Chapter 600

Shane was a head taller than Edith. Yet, not only could he not fight back, but he even had to lower his head and let her pinch his cheek. Tamara watched as red marks appeared on his face, her anger boiling in her chest. But she couldn't express it. Shane rubbed his sore cheek and said gently to Edith, "Mom, calm down. Tamara just wanted to give Xavier some time to cool off. He went about things the wrong way with Lily. I, for one, think it's a good idea for both of them to have a cooling-off period." Edith rolled her eyes. "To hell with cooling off! By the time they've cooled off, Lily would have married another man!" She had already noticed that Terence seemed to have an interest in Lily. He was gentle, considerate, and knew exactly how to treat a woman. In fact, he was in a league way ahead of Xavier. At this point, the only advantage Xavier had over Terence was his shamelessness. If he didn't use the right approach and didn't have a thick skin, how was he supposed to win back L