Her Heart Her Terms (Lily and Xavier)

Chapter 96

Chapter 96

"Lily..." Hazel called out as she saw Lily getting ready to leave, her eyes filling with tears again.

"Enough with the crying!" Bobby snapped, "Calling after her won't do any good. She and Xavier are about to get divorced!"

Hazel gasped. "How could she be so irresponsible, upsetting Xavier at a time like this? What about Hayden's medical expenses and our family?"

Bobby was frantic, pacing around like a caged animal. "Why are you asking me? How would I know? Why did I end up with a wife like you and a daughter who can't get things right, dragging poor Hayden into this mess?" He ranted, and Hazel didn't dare interrupt. She only shrank back and listened.

"I told you to take Lily to the doctor to check why she's not pregnant yet. Have you taken her there?"

Bobby thought about how Lily had been married for two years but had yet to get pregnant. Of course, the Fulton family wouldn't keep her around.

tried to convince her, but she wouldn't listen. Then Hayden's accident

nurse to look after Hayden here. Go and handle this now!" Bobby

hadn't signed the divorce agreement yet, so the Joyner family could hold out a bit longer. Hopefully, during this

hospital rooftop, the wind was strong, blowing Lily's coat around her like a

see most of Jadeford spread out below. She looked calm, but her mind was racing, desperately searching for a way out of this

just started her job, her salary as an intern was only 2,000 dollars a month. In three months, when she became a permanent

it would take at least two years. Only then could she expect to make

each month for Hayden's treatment. Her dry lips parted slightly as she stared blankly

He slowed his steps when he saw her standing there, so still. His footsteps were soft. She only noticed him when he was close by. "Terence," she whispered, almost convinced

something to do at the hospital and heard about Hayden. I wanted to check on you." Terence wore an olive-green coat with a black shirt underneath. He stepped in front of her,

say and turned her gaze back to the distant

away. The latter wasn't the type who could console

Yet, for some reason, seeing Terence

held back. He wasn't her real brother. He wasn't someone she could rely on