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.

beat. After that morning's ultimatum, another call so soon could not

voice mixed with angry shouts came through. "Lily,

whether "they" meant the victim's family or

the hospital, Lily arrived within ten minutes. Before she could even enter the parking lot, she saw a crowd surrounding

car, making it impossible to move. Through the

jumped out of her car, intending to get more security guards, but before she could take two steps,

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

Lily?"

and wiped his mouth. "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..." Chap

saw the crowd turning toward Lily, he quickly started the engine

than the victim's family, and they were looking for an outlet for their pent-up frustrations under the guise of justice. Lily

arrived and held back the mob, who