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.

her, but she wouldn't listen. Then Hayden's accident happened, and I couldn't keep track

after Hayden

so the Joyner family could hold out a bit longer. Hopefully, during

wind was strong,

low wall, about four feet high, from which she could see most of Jadeford spread out below. She

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

two years. Only then could she expect

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

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

you." Terence wore an olive-green coat with

what else to say and

about all of this right away. The latter wasn't the type who could console her,

for some reason, seeing Terence there made her want to open up and vent

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