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.

her earlier words-"I can't get divorced now"-stopped him.

while, Lily's tears had

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

department and get some cooling patches later. They'll

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 begin a new life, split between

But now...

Xavier had always

her downstairs and insisted on stopping by the ophthalmology department

with her to see Hayden. The doctor told them that even if Hayden woke up, it would be best for him not to see any family members for a while. The reminder of

care for him, Hazel and Bobby had

heading out. Terence followed her outside. "I'll take you home," he said, pulling out his

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

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

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