Her Heart Her Terms (Lily and Xavier)

Chapter 174

Chapter 174

Life couldn't imagine just how big of a challenge Sarah was about to present her with today. Her body had already begun reacting unusually, anticipating what was coming.

The location Sarah had chosen for the meeting was itself a challenge. It was a club in the eastern suburbs, at least an hour and a half away from Lupier. As she parked her car outside the club, her phone suddenly rang. It was a call from the caregiver. She leaned on the car door with one hand while answering the phone with the other.

"Ms. Joyner, something's happened. You need to come to the hospital quickly!"

Lily's eyelid twitched even harder. "What happened?"

Without hesitation, she returned to the car, closed the door, and started the car engine.

showed up, saying your brother needs to pay for her daughter's life. Your brother was so upset...

the phone slipped from Lily's hand and fell into the seat gap, but she could

are trying to save him. How soon can

making it hard for her to speak. "You contact my parents first. I'll

an hour to get to the hospital. She didn't even bother retrieving the phone from under the seat. With one foot on the accelerator, she

a buzzing noise filled her ears.

know how much time had passed before the ringing stopped, leaving only the roaring sound of the

It was Xavier. His brows were furrowed, his eyes dark and intense as he helped her sit in a chair. Breathing heavily, she instinctively gripped his arm and said,

commit suicide by cutting his wrists in the bathroom. The bathroom door wasn't locked, but he didn't make a sound from the

long because of the blood transfusion and because the patient

to explain the situation. Bobby and Hazel had gone in to see him and, upon coming out, had retreated to a comer, tears streaming down

finger and looked up at him, tears that had not fallen during the entire journey now welling up in her eyes. He pulled out his phone and dialed Rowan. "Get ready. She wants to see Hayden