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."

handle it; that's why he left you there. I know

calling to check on Lily; she was worried that

concerns Hayden, not you, Dad, or

had already seen videos of her being mobbed online, as bystanders had uploaded footage that quickly went

careful when you go out. However, this incident might work in our 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

up on the couch, hugging her knees. Her petite frame looked so vulnerable, though her face was blank, and her eyes had a faraway,

Sylvester replied. He had already negotiated with the police, who agreed to give them

suicide staged as accidents for insurance

or facing severe problems and wanted to leave money

investigate her life in the months before her death," Sylvester stated as he emphasized the words "have

Since Lily had already shown her face in

in Jadeford was no simple task. It was impossible with the Joyner family's resources,