Her Heart Her Terms (Lily and Xavier)

Chapter 42

Chapter 43

Chapter

43

"Who are we dealing with?"

Xavier's voice was laced with icy sharpness as he placed the file aside and fixed a piercing gaze on Timothy.

Timothy shook his head and replied, "There's limited surveillance around the scene, and the dashcam didn't fully capture the perpetrator's face. The police are hoping to find leads from the driver."

The culprit must be a person with mental illness to scare people on a road in the middle of the night or someone who was holding a grudge against Lily. The specifics remained unclear. After a few moments of silence, Xavier said softly, "Have them start investigating the victim's family from Hayden's case. If they find nothing, then they can approach Mrs. Fulton to verify

details."

Hayden's trial was unfolding as expected, and a guilty verdict seemed inevitable.

He could already imagine Lily sulking, burdened with worry over both Hayden's case and the accident.

Coming home to a resentful wife every night wasn't something Xavier looked forward to.

missing the days when

Alan that if Sarah's neighbors are willing to settle, raise the compensation to the

had no patience for

"Alright."

instruction and left to

At Jadeford Courthouse...

arrest, Lily hadn't

just a few days, it looked as though he

cheerful young man now seemed

was shaved down to a buzz cut, his face was pale and lifeless, and a layer

Hayden saw Lily, his eyes

didn't mean to... It was her who

gripping the bars as she tried to comfort him. "I know. Don't worry, we'll

else, the officers led him away to the defendant's

her spot in the gallery. She cast

anguished cries of the victim's mother and stirred

sharp glares

they might come after them. Thus, all the hostility and insults were directed squarely at Lily. She felt as if she were being sliced apart by a thousand blades, but she stayed strong

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