Her Heart Her Terms (Lily and Xavier)

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.

himself missing the

the compensation to the maximum and resolve it as

totally had no patience

"Alright."

noted down each instruction and left to manage everything

At Jadeford Courthouse...

Lily hadn't seen

few days, it looked as

vibrant, cheerful young man now

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

Hayden saw Lily, his

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

leaned closer while gripping the bars as she tried to comfort him. "I know. Don't worry, we'll find the evidence and get you out of

say anything else, the officers led him

to return to her spot in the gallery. She cast a hopeful glance at

with the anguished cries of the victim's mother and stirred the emotions

turned their sharp

for Hayden. However, they chose to sit further back because they feared 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 if she were being sliced apart by a thousand blades, but she stayed strong and sat as close