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

me e a week to

bending slightly. "Thank you, Dr.

thank me? This is what I'm supposed to do as a doctor." He laughed, adding, "You should thank

was referring to Xavier, having completely forgotten that he

image and said, "I should thank him, too, but your efforts cannot go unappreciated. If you have time and the situation allows, I'll

entered the ward to

so she

mentioning Terence to Rowan, she decided to meet him for a meal. She needed to thank him for so much, but it felt distant to be frank about

his evening appointments and

attemoon. In the evening, she went straight to where she had agreed to

Kronion restaurant near the university, known for its affordable prices

arrived half an hour early, and Terence showed up only

time he walked from the car to the restaurant, his hands, beautiful as they were, had already started to redden from the

took time out of your busy schedule to meet with me already makes me happy." She joked, signaling the waiter to bring

decision-making to her. "Maryanne told me