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.

she realized the last bus had already left. When the driver noticed no one or just one person at the bus stop, they would hank to ask if

assumed she wasn't getting on and drove off. "Wait!" She stuffed her phone into her pocket and started running after

on foot was futile. She fell farther

forward with her hands on her knees, breathing heavily, her mouth

slowly pulled over to the side

it's Mrs.

mirror, he saw the empty street and the thin, frail

bus, Timothy remarked, having seen someone chasing the bus earlier and only

through the mirror, waiting for his

in thought. Given their life paths, the chances of them running into each

they had run into each

As she approached, she finally recognized that

dark. She could vaguely sense his intense gaze inside the car. It reminded her of his expression when he saw her at the hospital last time and his words. Xavier didn't want to see her. She was clear about that much, so she straightened

when she was