Chapter 1242

Lily's hair cascaded down, brushing against Xavier's shoulder before touching his wrist. Crouching in front of him, she carefully zipped up his clothes, making sure to avoid touching anywhere she shouldn't. Once she finished dressing him up, he called Edith. The moment it started ringing, she hung up—only to immediately video call him instead. "You rascal! Where did you go? I've been home for two days, yet you haven't even come to see me!" Xavier smiled, trying to sound relaxed he replied, "I'm in Porthaven." Edith paused. "But your mom said you were busy at the company." "At the Porthaven branch," he replied evenly. "There's been a small issue here. I'll head back after a while." "Did you bring Lily with you?" Edith asked, looking perplexed. "Doesn't she have work?" Lily had been silent until Edith mentioned her name and Xavier glanced over at her. Only then did she approach him and enter the frame. "Hi, Edith. I can work online." Thanks to the Fulton family's exception