Her Heart Her Terms (Lily and Xavier)

Chapter 169

Chapter

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get Lily to come back right now, and we can go look for Hayden's attending doctor-Terence took out his phone, but before he could unlock the serisch, Rowan stopped him.

Rowan spouted nonsense with a straight face and said, "The doctors are all off duty by now. He's called Hayden Joyner, right? I can check his derails tomorrow, and I'll contact you immediately if there are any updates or questions " "That's fine too." Terence put his phone away. "I won't disturb your off-hours anymore, then. I'll see you again."

With that, Terence left in a hurry. He had hoped to inform Lily of the good news

right away.

He nished to the hospital entrance in time to see Lily hailing a cab by the roadside. And to Lily's right, a sleek, striking Maybach was parked, with the Talat outline of a tall figure visible inside.

Terence fell back when he saw the car. As a man, he understood how Xavier would feel. He didn't want to cause trouble for Lily and turned back toward the hospital parking lot.

It wasn't easy to get a cab at the hospital entrance. While Lily walked out, she took out her phone to book a ride. But since it was rush hour, it was difficult to even get an Uber. She tried flagging a cab while waiting

noticed that Xavier hadn't left. Xavier rolled the window halfway down, and he gestured for her to get in.

when he saw her frozen

""Get in the car."

and climbed in. She fastened

didn't notice her strange

"You're not willing to let the Devereux family into the real estate market because

in return, "Are you pleading

"I just

Terence. Lily knew she was in no position to interfere

real estate depended on their capabilities. She only wanted to be sure

at her for thinking too highly of herself or for

restore your full allowance. So think

out the window. The buildings rushing past seemed far less chaotic than the emotions that clashed within her. Her living expenses had already been slashed by half, and she used a portion of it to pay for Hayden's medical fees. Now

rub at her stiff face, and she turned around to smile

her sideways. He didn't understand why he wasn't happy when she kept a stern face, and when she smiled at him like now, his mood didn't

she was a different person after receiving her living expenses.

replied indifferently,