Chapter 557

Jillian fumbled for words before blurting out, "Would you like to know? I'll go find out now." "Never mind," Xavier said. He couldn't help but admit that Timothy was much more competent. "Timothy will be here this afternoon, so just leave everything to him then. You can return to your original post." "Understood," Jillian said, though she felt a bit wronged. After all, she hadn't expected that she would have to run so many personal errands for Xavier. She'd had to look into Lily's case and had even had to find out who the suspect was. … In the office next door, Roy placed the document Xavier had signed in front of Terence. "Mr. Devereux, Mr. Fulton has signed it." Flipping through the pages, Terence noticed how Xavier's signature mirrored his own personality—bold and unabashed. "What did he say?" A twinge of diffidence prickled at Roy. He hadn't planned to relay Xavier's message, since it would sound like he was purposely sowing discord between the two of them. But he'd