Her Heart Her Terms (Lily and Xavier)

Chapter 289

Chapter 289

Over the weekend, Lily took a day off. She visited Hayden at the hospital and ran Into Rowan

Rowan said, "The patient's condition is quite stable now. Whether he pulls through depends on this final attempt."

""How do we do it?" she asked in retum.

"Stimulate him and see if he can pull himself out of his emotional state. If he can, he wins. But if not..." He sighed. "It's over.

Her heart tightened as she looked at Hayden in the ward

Through the window, she saw him, bathed in the morning sunlight. He was sitting on the hospital bed in a thin fleece pajama, his short hair grown out a little, and his skin pale with a sickly hue. Though he wasn't fully back to his old self, she could still spot some traces of the sunny young man be used to be

"Are you betting on it?" Rowan glanced in the direction of her gaze. Hayden was a bright and cheerful young man, so it was heartbreaking to see him like this.

Lily nodded

e a week to

leaned toward him, bending slightly. "Thank you,

as a doctor." He laughed, adding, "You should thank someone

Xavier, having completely forgotten that he owed Terence a

and the situation allows, I'll take Hayden to thank you with a

the ward

so

but it felt distant to be frank about him to dinner and said, "I'd like to talk to

hanging up, he had his secretary cancel his evening appointments and reschedule an international meeting, adjusting

meet at noon, but Lily stayed at the hospital all attemoon. In the evening, she went

the venue, a popular Kronion restaurant near the university, known

hour early, and Terence showed up only

rushed out, wearing only a thin sult. By the time he walked from the car to the

meet with me already makes me happy." She joked, signaling the waiter to bring the

warm smile as he handed the decision-making to her. "Maryanne told me you come here often. It's supposed to be very good. I've never been. Please,