Chapter 852

Lily had just settled by the window, her gaze fixed on the entrance of her apartment building. It brought back memories of the countless times Xavier had appeared there. She nodded in response to Hayden, then turned back to her laptop. Xavier was much busier than she was. Perhaps, since his discharge, he'd been so swamped with work that he hadn't even had the chance to text her. As her mind wandered, the lawyer Cameron introduced her to—Wesley Henderson—sent her a message. The agreement for Lily to get emancipated from Bobby had already been drafted. Wesley told her to take it and talk to Bobby first, so she sent the digital copy of the agreement to the latter and urged him to sign it. "In your dreams," Bobby texted back. Lily replied, "Name your terms." But after that, there was no response from Bobby. Lily couldn't tell whether he was determined not to sign it or was considering her offer. It wasn't something that could be rushed. Deciding to give him enough time to think,