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 him. Slowly,

a long while, Lily's tears

tissue, and she took it, wiping away the traces from her face. Her

ophthalmology department and get some cooling patches later. They'll help a lot,"

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 this day would be the one where she'd finally get the divorce certificate with Xavier. After that, she could cut ties

But now...

only be thankful that Xavier had always looked down on her, pressing

escorted her downstairs and insisted on stopping by the ophthalmology

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

care for him, Hazel and Bobby had

only briefly before heading out. Terence followed her outside. "I'll take

she spotted Timothy standing by the curb. And behind

shook her head at Terence. "I...

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