Chapter 853

As Xavier sensed Lily's hesitation, his face fell. He settled in the seat across from her, hints of grief seeping through his cold mask of indifference as he muttered, "Don't worry. I won't use the fact that I saved your life to coerce you into remarrying me." Lily's eyes widened. The words caught in her throat before she finally said, "I just wanted to thank you. I heard you were injured badly, but then you were discharged soon after… Take care, okay?" As soon as the words left her mouth, her heart sank. Xavier didn't feel any better either. "Where's Hayden?" He perched on his seat, looking as if he were about to leave anytime. Little did Lily know that this was the only position he could sit in without hurting his wound. "Something came up at his office, so he couldn't make it," she replied. "He wanted to treat you to dinner as a token of gratitude, but it's fine for me to do that in his stead, right?" Xavier nodded. He took the tablet with the menu from the server and sele