Chapter 1073

"No." Richard changed his mind. "I want you to get close to Lily. Tell her Nicole is in my hands, that you were forced into this, and beg her to save you both." Right now, Richard's number one enemy was no longer Terence. There was still some time before Terence's wedding to Chantelle, and with the project on hold, everything in the Devereux family had come to a standstill. Instead, it was Xavier's sudden move that disrupted his original plans. Thus, Richard had to find a way to make him back off. Since Xavier took action because of Lily, it stood to reason he would back off because of her too. Nicole's hand paused mid-bite, but she quickly returned to chewing without tasting a thing. She carried on as if she hadn't heard a word of their conversation and continued eating quietly on her own. "Not only do you want me to be a homewrecker, but now you want me to play the victim as well? Have you even seen me as a person?" Cory's attitude was one of resistance. Richard knew all too w