Her Heart Her Terms (Lily and Xavier)

Chapter 148

Chapter 148

Terence saw right through Lily's pretense. He grasped her wrist and guided her through the crowd to a quiet corner of the exhibition hall.

"It's fine that you don't have any expectations. However, you should demand absolute fairness and justice when it comes to competition. You don't have to tell me what happened, but you can't just give up like that.

Not giving up? Lily pursed her lips lightly and averted her gaze.

She couldn't muster the courage to seek fairness and justice, let alone look him in the eye. However, she didn't want to show her grievances in front Terence either.

"Fairness and justice aren't something everyone is qualified to pursue."

Terence was even more puzzled. "But you're different. You have Xavier. How could you" How could she not have the right to pursue fairness and justice?

disbelief reflected in his gentle eyes. Upon seeing his expression, Lily knew he had pieced it together. A faint blush spread across her cheeks, embarrassment washing over as if her secret had been exposed "I'm sorry.

only the crown of her hair bathed in

her, it couldn't conceal the sadness and heaviness

her head but thought better. Instead, he gently tucked

found it easy to shake off her emotions whenever she was

head and forced a smile. "You don't even need to pry. Some things can be understood without the need to

herself the fact that Xavier had sent her

want? just to

She shook her head and smiled

mindset. She had no choice but to compromise

Hayden's illness would eventually be cured. She would eventually be free. It

matter of time.

at least you still have the right to decide whether to continue viewing this exhibition." Terence changed the topic. He glanced toward the crowd. "So, shall we keep going?"

work wasn't. She had to keep learning. She would never give up on a career in