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..."

trembled with anxiety. "Which hospital is

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

again, everything came back to

She would follow Sylvester's advice, splitting up to handle things from two aspects. Sylvester would

mother had been hospitalized

and some supplements and made her way

arrived at the hospital, she heard faint sobbing through

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 three years old and has

her mother."!

the hospital ward door, instinctively

Lily learned the identity of the victim. She

32 years old.

who was only

to care for, no

could such a woman be involved in

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

driving pretty fast, it was within the speed limit, and he hadn't been distracted by a phone call. The woman had rushed

took a deep breath and pushed the door

by the bedside. Beside her was a man

up at her, eyes filled with pain

I'm Hayden's sister, Lily Joyner, and I..." she began, but the woman immediately

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