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.

anxious and angry. "I tried to convince her, but she wouldn't listen. Then Hayden's accident happened,

after Hayden

the divorce agreement yet, so the Joyner family could hold out a bit longer. Hopefully, during this time, Lily would get her act together

strong, blowing Lily's coat around her

four feet high, from which she could see most of Jadeford spread out below. She looked calm, but her mind

salary as an intern was only 2,000 dollars a month. In

take at least two years. Only then could she expect to make 7,000 dollars

of the amount needed each month for Hayden's treatment. Her dry lips parted slightly as she stared blankly into

out. 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

Terence wore an olive-green coat with a black shirt underneath. He stepped in front of her, blocking the chilly wind. The gusts touseled

else to say and turned her gaze back to the distant

about all of this right away. The latter wasn't the type who

some time alone. Yet, for some reason, seeing Terence there made her want to open up

been there for her so much lately. But she held back. He wasn't her real brother. He wasn't someone she could rely on