Her Heart Her Terms (Lily and Xavier)

Chapter 23

Chapter 23

Lily was tidying up her hair, and she was caught off guard by Maryanne's question. She paused mid-motion and replied, "Not yet. We'll have to reschedule to another time."

Maryanne scoffed. "Xavier the Hound must be too busy handling that bitch's case to divorce you. The whole city's in an uproar over a dog while his own brother-in-law is facing criminal charges-imagine the scandal if people found out!" Maryanne had wanted to vent since she first saw the news but held back all night, worried about hurting Lily's feelings. Still, she could not contain herself any longer.

Lily tied her hair into a ponytail and managed a small smile, pretending not to care. "It works out since I don't have time for the divorce either.

She o

grabbed her purse and left, planning to visit the police station to check on any surveillance footage from around the accident site. Just as she merged into traffic, her phone rang.

and the urgent ringtone made Lily's heart skip a beat. After that morning's ultimatum, another call so soon

as Lily answered the call, Hazel's panicked voice mixed with angry shouts came through. "Lily, get to Jadeford General Hospital quickly! They're here,

off abruptly. Lily could not tell whether "they" meant the victim's family or angry Internet vigilantes. She immediately made a U-turn and

close to the hospital, Lily arrived within ten minutes. Before she could even

impossible to move. Through the windshield, she could barely

her car, intending to get more security guards, but before she could take two steps, Bobby lowered his window slightly and shouted, "That's my daughter-go

window gap and hit him in the mouth just as he finished speaking, forcing him

about Lily?" Hazel asked

"She's young and can take a few hits! Maybe this will motivate her to resolve Hayden's case faster. Hayden's suffering more in detention anyway..."

toward Lily, he quickly started the engine and drove

the guise of justice. Lily tried to run but collided with someone and fell. The crowd pelted her with vegetables, water

held back the mob,