Her Heart Her Terms (Lily and Xavier)

Chapter 25

Chapter 25

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Lily had thought her heart died when she saw the video of Xavier's affair and heard his cruel words. Yet now, she realized that Xavier could hurt her even more deeply than before, making the physical pain from her wounds seem trivial in comparison. After the doctor finished treating her injuries and prescribed some medication, she thanked him and left. Xavier's betrayal cut deeper than her parents abandoning her as a target for the mob.

Then again, she was not surprised by Bobby's actions. After all, he had always been capable of abandoning his daughter to save himself.

She went back to Maryanne's place to shower, and as soon as she got out, Hazel called. "Lily, you got away safely, right?"

Lily made a non-committal sound. "Mm-hmm."

he left you there. I know you're

was not calling to check on Lily; she was worried that Lily might stop

if it concerns Hayden, not you, Dad, or the family," Lily said before hanging up and

seen videos of her being mobbed online, as bystanders had

reasonable people online are saying that attacking innocent people is wrong, regardless of the situation." "Thank you, Mr. Hammock,

so

we need to investigate," Sylvester replied. He had already negotiated with the police, who agreed to

suicide staged as accidents for insurance

problems and wanted to leave money

investigate her life in the months before

knew anything, they would likely be on guard around Lily. Since Lily had already shown her face in public, the deceased's relatives could recognize her

with the Joyner family's resources, but