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.

found himself missing the

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

had no patience for

"Alright."

left to manage everything one by

At Jadeford Courthouse...

arrest, Lily hadn't seen

looked as though he had aged

vibrant, cheerful young man now

was pale and

his eyes immediately welled

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

comfort him. "I know. Don't worry, we'll find

Hayden could say anything else, the officers led him away to the defendant's

to her spot in the gallery. She cast a hopeful

was filled with tension. It echoed with the anguished cries of the victim's mother and stirred the

sharp glares toward

if the victim's relatives were provoked, they might come after them. Thus, all the hostility and insults were directed squarely at Lily. She felt as

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