Her Heart Her Terms (Lily and Xavier)

Chapter 229

Chapter 229

It was Hazel calling Maryanne fell silent aftersensing the tension.

Lily answered the call, swing, "Moni"

"Lily, why haven't you come back yet? Hazel's voice was filled with concem. "It's so late, and you're pregnant. It's not safe for you to be out there." "I'll be home soon," be replied, guessing Hazel was ging her to return, but she didn't really focus on the rest of the conversation.

After hanging up, Marvane drove her home. At the complex's entrance, Maryanne honked the hom to get the security guard to raise the barrier.

The gundambled wer with a cigarette in hand. "This isn't a car from this neighborhood. It can't come in."

*Str, I've been heur many times, and every time, my brother has driven in," Maryanne sald, rolling down the window and smiling at him.

The good, looking half-asleep, replied, "You can't go in."

"Hey, you..." Maryanne unbuckled her seatbelt and exited the car, pretending to argue,

her bag and followed. "It's late just drop

"This neighborhood is huge. It'll take at least ten minutes to walk to the farthest building. Let me go

him!

guard leisurely walked off, and it seemed like Lily and Maryanne were having

pulled her aside, and looked her over with concem "Lily, are

taken aback by Hazel's

Hazel without bothering to chase after the

Deveroux, what's this all abour?" Hazel's toe was stem, almost hostile. "Pulling and

But now, with

Mom, Maryanne was just dropping me off. There wasn't any pulling or tugging," Lily said, feeling uncomfortable with Hazel's sudden overreaction. Hazel med to glare at her. "What do you

was a

that, but Maryanne understood. Lily was in a state of confusion-uncertain about her divorce and clearly

mood

to make things worse, Maryanne waved her hand and started walking back to the car. "Mrs. Fulton's right. You need to stay happy. Let's not argue over something so small.

few steps forward

cold skin and pulled her back

was forcefully guided back into the house, where Hazel