Chapter 866

Xavier was unbelievably conversational that night. His eyes would stray toward Lily every now and again. Hayden's anticipation was through the roof after hearing Xavier's words. He couldn't wait for Xavier to search for the game code once they were done with dinner. Lily rose to her feet to clear the table once they were finished with their meal. She even washed the plates and utensils before placing them back in place in the cabinets. Meanwhile in the living room, Maryanne was trying her best to reason with Hayden. "You can get the answers you need from Terence as well! He's usually very inspired whenever the subject is related to design—" "Terence is too busy," Hayden answered in a flippant tone, his eyes straying occasionally toward the second floor, where Xavier had disappeared to. "Are you saying that Xavier isn't busy?" Maryanne placed both hands on her hips and glared at him with wide eyes. "He's even busier than Terence! He only started a conversation with you because he