Her Heart Her Terms (Lily and Xavier)

Chapter 138

Chapter 138

Lily's phone rang from the comer of the table. It was a call from the hospital.

"Hello, Ms. Joyner. Mr. Dawson asked me to inform you that you may visit the patient this afternoon."

"Alright. Thank you!" Lily's face lit up with joy. After hanging up, she requested a day off from Nadia and headed straight to the hospital.

She first met Xander at 2:00 p.m., the beginning of visiting hours. "Mr. Dawson, has my brother's condition improved?"

Xander adjusted his glasses. "Strictly speaking, there's no significant improvement in his condition based on our observations.

"Though he's become slightly more emotionally stable than when he arrived, lids overall state is still bad. He said he wanted to see you during my rounds this morning" Lily's heart tightened. "He specifically asked to see me?"

"Yes. I had asked if he wanted to see his parents, but he refused. He only wanted to see you." Xander paused momentarily before adding, "Kindly pay attention to his behavior when you see him. Also, try not to mention the car accident and watch closely for any unusual behavior."

and Hazel simply didn't like Lily. Yet, they showered Hayden with an overwhelming love

with them. It was often about their unfair treatment of Lily. However, the person he wanted to see now was her. A complex feeling stirred within Lily. She even felt a hint of nervousness. "Alright. I'll monitor him closely." Xander instructed a resident doctor to take her to Hayden's ward Lily hadn't seen him once since he had been admitted to the hospital

sound of the door. His dark eyes were fixed intently

a little more

e with

man before her was nothing like the cheerful

since the incident. She couldn't

His voice was calm and devoid

responded, "Hey.

in hers and looking at him intently. "Did you miss me?" His eyes were faintly shadowed with dark circles. They

all the energy had d been drained from him. When he wasn't speaking, his gaze was vacant and his face was stiffened. It was almost as if he

are so many things that I

as she leaned in

you poorly again?" Hayden leaned

softly in the quiet ward, their voices barely above