Chapter 568

"Ouch!" exclaimed Lily. She collided into someone just as she entered the building. When she took a closer look, she realized it was Maryanne, who'd been skulking around the staircase. Maryanne had only just poked her head out when Lily crashed into her. She was knocked to the ground, her limbs akimbo. "Ouch! Lily, that hurts!" "What are you doing here?" Lily helped Maryanne get back on her feet. She pressed the button to call the elevator and pulled Maryanne in when the doors slid open. Maryanne rubbed at her sore behind. "I was worried he would bully you. But he didn't." Lily let go of her after the elevator doors slid shut. "How would he bully me?" Despite his sharp tongue, Xavier was known to never lay a finger on a woman. In fact, it appeared that his sharp tongue had lost its edge recently. But even if he still made unreasonable demands, Lily was no longer the person she was in the past. She wasn't going to let him hurt her anymore. "You just want me to admit that I w