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.

cold wind blew past, snapping her out of her thoughts. When she looked up, 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 anyone

in her thoughts that she hadn't heard the horn, so the driver assumed she wasn't getting on and drove

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

stopped, leaning forward with her hands on her knees, breathing heavily, her mouth slightly open as she caught

side of the road.

Fulton, it's

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

the

through the mirror,

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

days after bringing up the divorce, they had run into each other multiple times. So,

pondered, Lily walked toward them. As she approached, she

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 up

rolled down when she was