Her Heart Her Terms (Lily and Xavier)

Chapter 86

Chapter

86

Before Lily could release Hayden, Hazel tugged at her arm and pulled Hayden away from her.

Hazel's heart broke when she saw how thin he'd become.

"Hayden, it's all your sister's fault for not getting you out of prison sooner! You've lost so much weight. Come on, let's go home. I'll cook something nice for you," Hazel exclaimed.

"Alright, alright! Don't start nagging now. It's freezing out here. Let's just get Hayden in the car first," Bobby quickly interjected.

Hayden seemed to be lost in a daze. He just allowed them to pull him along.

The three of them got into the car and drove off to the Joyner residence.

It was early winter, so the temperature dropped as evening approached, making the air feel colder. Nevertheless, the cold outside was nothing compared to the coldness in Lily's heart. She watched as the car disappeared down the road-her parents had taken Hayden and left without her.

located in the suburbs, making it hard to catch

the sidewalk, hoping she might get lucky and spot a cab. When

Fulton, should I ask Mrs. Fulton to get in the

and turned his

specially made this trip here

swiftly was due to the evidence Lily had gathered-and Xavier

was clear that Xavier cared deeply for Lily. Therefore, Timothy didn't understand why he was so determined to keep his

started the engine and began to drive off. Within seconds, the Maybach had closed

jolted forward and winced in pain as his head knocked

beside Lily. Xavier,

her face from earlier was still evident, but it was quickly

but wonder what

especially during rush hour," Xavier said. He raised a brow and added coldly, "If you beg me, I'm willing

was willing to send her back to Bayview Gardens, she'd willingly

feared he might misunderstand her and think she'd give in to his request of calling

"There isn't another car here for miles. If you walk back, I can guarantee that you'll either collapse from exhaustion or freeze to death!