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."

know you're angry at him, but you can't abandon Hayden-he loves you more than

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

not you, Dad, or the family," Lily said before hanging

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

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 me to do?"

looked so

Sylvester replied. He had already negotiated with

suicide staged as accidents for insurance money, the victims were usually

severe problems and wanted to leave money for their

victim's medical records and investigate her life in the months before her death," Sylvester

Since Lily had already shown her face in public, the deceased's relatives could

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