Her Heart Her Terms (Lily and Xavier)

Chapter 29

Chapter 29

Before Lily could finish speaking, Xavier shook off her weakened grip. He strode toward the bedroom door, saying, "I'll have Timothy handle it!"

Though Timothy, as Xavier's representative, would certainly handle Hayden's case well, Lily could not help but feel a cold emptiness in her chest. She had not expected Xavier to manage Hayden's case personally, but it stung to see him rushing around for Sarah while leaving her own matters to Timothy.

Unable to sleep, Lily called Timothy to ensure he would coordinate with Sylvester to

investigate Hayden's case. With Timothy taking over completely, Lily suddenly found herself with nothing to do.

She got up and went downstairs to retrieve her long-dead phone from her purse in the foyer. As soon as it powered on, it flooded with messages and missed calls, mostly from a worried Marvanne. When Lily called Maryanne back, she noticed her friend's response was not as panicked as expected.

"I'm... at Xavier's place," Lily mumbled, bracing for Maryanne's reaction.

saw Xavier's

*station."

but spotted Timothy there with Sylvester, discussing Hayden's case. Xavier's involvement in Hayden's situation was enough to tell her where Lily had gone. her off

explanation" Maryanne started, but Lily cut ly cut I'm not staying with

steps, stopped suddenly. Then, she broke into a grin.

share her friend's enthusiasm and instead felt anxious. After all, Xavier was not someone who could be easily manipulated, and she needed to prepare for

interview at Lupier. She had completely forgotten about it over the past day, and Lupier had not contacted

herself and began apologizing, but the woman's gentle voice interrupted her. "Ms. Joyner,

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your interview?"

Lily said,

at Xavier's house, she had to settle for presentable jeans

found the receptionist. The building's first floor was for reception, the second for designers' offices, and the third housed