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.

Lily's heart skip a beat. After that morning's ultimatum, another call so soon could not

answered the call, Hazel's panicked voice mixed with angry shouts came through. "Lily, get to

abruptly. Lily could not tell whether "they" meant the victim's family

Before she could even enter the parking lot, she saw a crowd surrounding

was throwing eggs and vegetables at the car, making it impossible to move. Through the windshield, she could barely make

could take two steps, Bobby lowered his window slightly and shouted,

egg flew through the window gap and hit him in the mouth just as he

Lily?" Hazel asked

can take a few hits! Maybe this will motivate her to resolve Hayden's

toward Lily, he quickly started

and they were looking for an outlet for their pent-up frustrations under the guise of justice. Lily tried to run but collided with someone and fell. The crowd pelted her

arrived and held