Her Heart Her Terms (Lily and Xavier)

Chapter 213

Chapter

213

Lily was initially concemed about Rowan's condition. But she knew he was fine after seeing him still clinging to Xavier and crying his heart out.

So why should she stick around? To watch Xavier carry her back home and pick up where they left off?

She stormed out of the hospital, hailed a cab, and headed straight for Bayview Gardens.

On the way, she quickly blocked Xavier on WhatsApp and her phone. Next time she went our, she'd make sure to carry pepper spray. She couldn't handle his relentless advances anymore. This time, she'd been lucky Rowan showed up when he did. Otherwise... no, she couldn't let herself fall into that trap again, not when it would only make her look down on Xavier even more.

She stepped out of the tax at 1:30p.m. She wrapped her down jacket Lighter around herself to protect her body from the biting cold and headed toward her apartment complex However, she'd barely taken a few steps when she spotted Bobby and Hazel coming out of the building.

trailing behind Bobby, clutching a bag and eagerly chatting away. "Honey, I really did a good job this time, didn't I? It's all be thanks to me that Lily going back! "Sure, she's got a temper, but as I'm her mother, she listens to

Bobby didn't glance at her. His expression was impatient as he

strained smile and fell silent. As they approached, they

could crush a fly. "What are you doing back here?" "She must've come to grab her things," Hazel chimed in, bypassing Bobby and approaching Lily. "Wasn't Xavier supposed to come back with

raised a brow, wondering if Bobby had actually kicked Hazel out or if the whole thing had been a charade. Either way, it didn't matter now. "This is my home. Where else

face dropped, and she grabbed Lily's arm. "What's going on? Didn't

palpable. His gaze could we burned a

ignoring the freezing temperature. It wasn't the cold that made her heart ache-it

a

her jacket tighter and walked into

there,

after her, but Hazel held him back "Honey,

made some real money. Instead, she had to throw a tantrum at the Fulton family. Who does she

her had only grown. Lily had no idea where she stood.