Her Heart Her Terms (Lily and Xavier)

Chapter 97

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chapter 97

"L... I have nothing to repay you with," Lily said, her eyes misting with tears. She knew Terence wanted to help her without expecting anything in return. Whatever he'd ask of her, it would surely be something simple-something she could easily do.

Terence looked at her, his deep eyes growing more complex. He didn't press her; with everything she was going through, he didn't want to scare her away. "If you don't want my help, then at least lean on my shoulder. Cry if you need to," he offered, stepping closer to her. She turned her head, her gaze landing on his shoulder. It was broad and strong, offering a rare sense of security.

She blinked, and as the tears spilled over, she lowered her head, resting her forehead on his shoulder.

The large drops fell onto his sleeve, darkening the green fabric. As one tear after another fell, her body trembled lightly.

It was all of it-the resentment, sadness, worry, and pain that Hayden's situation had caused.

to pull her into an embrace. But her earlier words-"I can't get divorced now"-stopped him. Slowly,

Lily's tears had finally

her a tissue, and she took it, wiping away the traces from her face. Her almond-shaped eyes were

cooling patches later. They'll help a

deep breath, and cleared her throat. After gathering herself, she finally said, "I'm going back to check on Hayden, but I'll head home early tonight. I have work tomorrow." She'd only taken one day off. She'd thought

But now...

always

by the ophthalmology department to get two cooling patches for

it would be best for him not to see any

nurse assigned to care for him,

heading out. Terence followed her outside. "I'll

Timothy standing by the

at Terence. "I... I'm not going back to Bayview

He'd lost count of how many times he'd seen Xavier's car