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.

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

while, Lily's

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

department and get some cooling patches later. They'll help

She'd only taken one day off. She'd thought this day would be the one where she'd finally get the divorce certificate with Xavier. After that, she could cut ties with him and

But now...

be thankful that Xavier had always looked down on

her downstairs and insisted on stopping by the ophthalmology department to

if Hayden woke up, it would be best for him not to see any family members for a while. The reminder of certain memories could be too much of

assigned to care for him, Hazel and

her outside. "I'll take you home,"

she could answer, she spotted Timothy standing by the curb. And behind

her head at Terence. "I... I'm not going back

noticed the car. He'd lost count of how