Her Heart Her Terms (Lily and Xavier)

Chapter 38

Chapter 38

Lily needed to report to Lupier tomorrow. She secured that work opportunity through immense effort, so she couldn't afford to make any mistakes.

"You must stay here." Terence shot her a reassuring look. "I'll handle things with Lupier. You can report to them after you get discharged from the hospital." Maryanne was afraid Lily would refuse again, so she joined in to convince Lily. "Your job shouldn't matter more than your health. Please stop acting tough and just let my brother handle it." Lily didn't want Lupier's employees to know she and Terence were acquainted. That would only give them the impression that she had gotten the job through connections.

She bit her lip in hesitation.

"You don't have to feel bad about it. My family couldn't enjoy the benefits of Terence's success when he left these past two years. Now that he's finally back, who else will he help if not me? "Besides, I'm the one who's asking him for the favor and owing him for his help. It has nothing to do with you," Maryanne declared.

She patted her chest reassuringly. Then, she waved Terence off, motioning him to sort out Lily's hospitalization procedures.

At that rate, Lily could only go along with the hospitalization.

It was 3:30 am when Lily finally got to her ward.

Maryanne stayed to accompany Lily. Terence had also remained, likely because he worried about leaving Maryanne behind. Although the two stayed in the ward with Lily, their presence couldn't fill the empty space in Lily's heart.

to call or text her. She figured he

thinking how long had passed, Lily felt there was a chance that Xavier and Sarah were busy making

where Lily had died if the accident was worse. Likewise, Xavier wouldn't have known

had dug herself into a hole. She knew she shouldn't have thought about Xavier. She shouldn't have made herself upset. Yet, she couldn't

long had passed, but the sky had brightened. The first morning light shined into the hospital

at the other side. She happened to meet Terrence's gaze. He was standing beside the

coat around Maryanne. Because of that, he was only in a dress shirt and a black vest. Warm sunlight enveloped his body, and a faint glow radiated around

the loose strands of hair on Lily's forehead. Yet, he quickly and subtly retracted his hand before he could tuck her hair behind her ear. Lily nodded.

Terence's face while he spoke with a gentle but low voice. "Maryanne will join you for your meal later. I'm heading back to

force through her hands. She had just straightened her upper body when dizziness overwhelmed her. It made her hold her forehead and shut

reached out to stabilize Lily's body, and spoke. "Lay down. You can just

Lily lay flat on her back before speedily retracting his

issues should they come up at work. Please don't

didn't want to cause trouble for Terence,

knows we're acquainted with each other. I'll arrange for the postponement of your first day at work through reasonable means. However, you can seek

my

involvement in Lupier."

to Lupier,