Her Heart Her Terms (Lily and Xavier)

Chapter 142

Chapter 142

It accentuated the pallor of her already fair complexion. The red and swollen bump on her forehead was a stark and shocking sight.

Her reflection in the glass was cold and steeped in sorrow. Her mind was filled with Xander's words earlier.

"Ms. Joyner, your brother's condition requires patience. It needs to be addressed step by step. Any emotional outbursts or extreme behaviors are highly likely during the process. The caregiver will monitor him around the clock, all you can do is wait." Wait? The hardest part in any situation was to wait.

She could envision countless outcomes. Hayden's recovery was the only good news. However, the bad outcomes were too many to count.

Hayden had finally calmed down and was asleep on the hospital bed

Lily sat in the chair with her legs resting against its frame. She lifted her head as she stared at the dazzling neon lights of the city's nightscape outside the window.

Her mind was blank. She was unsure even of what to think. There were too many tangled thoughts like a chaotic mess that she couldn't unravel. She didn't know what to do next.

Meanwhile, Xavier stood with his hands in his pockets outside the ward. His gaze was indifferent. He looked at her silhouette for a while before glancing at his watch.

and sent Lily a message after a

was still early now and was before 7:00 pm. Lily normally

taken the initiative to

was probably just trying to confirm whether or not she would

been through or why she was at the hospital. He probably didn't feel a shred of

deleted the message and closed

Her

door, unaware of her reaction. He assumed she was too upset to check her

against the

the end of the hallway streamed in, stretching his tall silhouette into a long

for too long. She lowered

that moment. Bobby and Hazell walled in one after another. They rushed toward

Weren't things already stable these past few days? How could be suddenly have such an

to his

two red marks on Hayden's face were scratches left by his own hand during his episode

Lily. "What were you doing here