Her Heart Her Terms (Lily and Xavier)

Chapter 215

Chapter 215

"This is my daughter's house. Why can't 1 be here?" Hazel declared brightly as she maneuvered past Maryanne and slipped inside.

Upon hearing the commotion, Lily came over but was too late to intervene.

"Lily, I bought some bread. Just a little something tor breakfast. You don't need to worry about me. Go ahead with your plans,"

Hazel camed her bags of instant food straight to the kitchen Inside, she opened the fridge and filled the empty shelves with her favorite snacks and meals as if settling in for the long haul. Maryanne's eyes widened, darting to Lily in silent question "What is happening?"

"It's fine." Lily muttered, glancing at Hazel

She could feel the frustration rising inside her, yet she was at a loss for approaching the situation,

Despite her anger, Lily felt a pang of pity for Hazel. Even as her patience wore thin, she couldn't bring herself to react too harshly.

the bags were unpacked, Hazel gave them a triumphant smile before

whispered. "Won't that make it awkward if we eat

impossible to speak freely with Hazel lurking in the

go out for barbeque instead?" Lily suggested after a moment's

grabbed her bag from the sofa, threw on her coat, and was halfway

holding two heavy grocery

glancing back at

for the

replied, his knuckles white as he gripped

the bags were an assortment of barbeque ingredients and a few bottles of cocktails, light

house and

now awkwardly dressed for an outing. "What's going on? Where are you headed?" Maryanne

Terence wamed,

like that!"

mom's here, so we thought we'd grab the groceries and head to Maryanne's place instead. That way, we're not in her way." Hazel's voice suddenly cut through the conversation. "Going to Maryanne's place again? What a hassle." The door to the guest bedroom creaked open, and Hazel poked her head out, eyeing Terence appraisingly. "Let's just eat here.

Terence greeted politely, but his gaze flickered with mild discomfort as he glanced at Lily. His timing