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."

left you there. I know you're angry at him,

to check on Lily; she was worried

be involved if it concerns Hayden, not you, Dad, or the family,"

already seen videos of her being mobbed online, as bystanders had

favor -many reasonable people online are saying that attacking innocent people is wrong, regardless of the situation." "Thank you, Mr. Hammock, but I feel useless since I haven't done anything meaningful yet. Is there anything specific you need

curled up on the couch, hugging her knees. Her petite frame looked so vulnerable, though

had already

cases of suicide staged as accidents for insurance money, the victims

ill or facing severe problems and wanted to leave money for their

check the hospitals for the victim's medical records and investigate her life in the months

around Lily. Since Lily had already shown her face in public,

hospital in Jadeford was no simple task. It was impossible with the Joyner family's resources, but it could certainly be done with the Fulton family's