Her Heart Her Terms (Lily and Xavier)

Chapter 19

Chapter 19

Lily's resolve to divorce Xavier grew stronger with each passing moment.

But for now, her priority was saving Hayden. The divorce would have to wait.

As news about Hayden's accident hit the trending charts, it was quickly followed by another story about a dog belonging to Sarah, Nova Group's vice president, being attacked by an unreasonable neighbor. Both stories fought for the top spot.

The public's attention was heavily focused on Hayden's accident, and most leaned toward sympathizing with the deceased.

Without knowing all the facts, many jumped to conclusions, labeling Hayden as just another spoiled rich kid.

The public speculated that it was either drunk driving or Hayden's temper causing the crash.

Several damaging rumors about Hayden surfaced, painting him in an even worse light.

Meanwhile, the dog incident sparked its own heated debate, with pet owners passionately defending Sarah, condemning the neighbor for using excessive force to break the dog's rib. Many rallied behind Sarah, urging her to fight back.

Lily had no time to follow the news. She was busy managing the chaos around her, especially after receiving a call from Hazel.

"Lily, your father's health has worsened, and he's in the hospital. You need to handle

Hayden's case from here on..."

he?" Lily's voice trembled with

didn't answer her questions directly. "It's not life-threatening. Don't worry, just focus on Hayden's

came back

overwhelmed, tried to steady herself. She would follow Sylvester's advice, splitting up to handle things from two aspects. Sylvester would handle things at the police station, while Lily would go to the hospital to

had been hospitalized due

and some supplements

she heard faint sobbing through the half-open door.

frozen for a

dear Clarissa, why did it have to happen this way?" The woman's voice was heavy with grief. "My poor grandchild... She's only

her mother."!

as she reached for the hospital ward door,

Lily learned the identity of the victim.

32 years old.

who was only

and young children to care for, no one could accept something like

such a woman be involved in a

hospital room, she even briefly wondered if it wasn't a staged suicide,

carefully reviewing the dash cam footage, she saw that although Hayden was driving pretty fast, it was within the speed

breath and

grieving by the bedside. Beside her was a man in his 40s, with a balding head and red-rimmed

of them looked up at her,

loss. I'm Hayden's sister, Lily Joyner, and I..." she began, but

do you want?" the woman screamed, her emotions spiking. She grabbed a pillow from the bed and hurled it at Lily. "I want that murderer