Her Heart Her Terms (Lily and Xavier)

Chapter 196

Chapter 196

Tighing softly, Lily placed the cold natmeal back in the bowl and stirred it. "Hayden, for my sake, you have to hang on."

The only response she got was the usual silence.

She repeatedly brought the oatmeal to Hayden's mouth, and after an hour, she finally finished feeding him. Only then did she pick up the other bowl of cold oatmeal and eat it in large bites. By the time she finished treating him, it was already 10:00p.m.

The night air was biting cold, cutting through her thick winter coat and seeping into her bones. She stood at the bus stop, waiting for the last bus, her head lowered as she scrolled through her Instagram. Suddenly, Sarah's post caught her eye-an image of the Avelon Designs Competition judge's balge. The caption read, "To the candidates who passed the preliminary round, see you at the semifinals!"

A strand of hair fell from behind her ear, brushing the screen and briefly illuminating it before the light faded again.

Lily was a bit dazed. Her intuition told her that every time Sarah posted something, it was a subtle hint. But all she could do was wait. She bit her lip, her brows furrowing in thought.

looked up, she realized the last bus had already left. When the driver noticed no one or just

thoughts that she hadn't heard the horn, so the driver assumed she wasn't getting on and drove off. "Wait!" She stuffed her phone into her pocket and started running after

up with the bus on foot was futile. She fell farther behind, watching helplessly as

her hands on her knees, breathing

Maybach slowly pulled over to the side of the road. Timothy, in

Fulton, it's Mrs.

lazily raised his eyelids. Through the rearview mirror, he saw the empty

Timothy remarked, having seen someone chasing the bus earlier and only realizing it was Lily

through the mirror, waiting

deep in thought. Given their life paths, the chances of them running into each other by coincidence

into each other multiple times. So, was

Lily walked toward them. As she approached, she finally recognized

intense gaze inside the car. It reminded her of his expression when he saw her at

window suddenly rolled down when she was level with the driver's