Her Heart Her Terms (Lily and Xavier)

Chapter 412 Lily wondered if Xavier truly intended to stay. She shot that line of thought down quickly. Perhaps Xavier was just distrustful of her, not believing that she would keep up her end of the bargain.

She was forced to listen to him, but she didn't trust him. Xavier was different; not only did he not listen to her, but he also didn't trust her.

Lily wasn't lying when she said that she had hired a caretaker. When she went for her check-up earlier, she had stopped by the nurse station and voiced her request to the head nurse.

Lily never intended for Maryanne to stay. The latter was quite pampered, and she hated the smell of alcohol. Lily recalled a time when Marika had undergone a minor surgery-Maryanne had only stayed overnight at the hospital on the day of the surgery itself.

The rest of the ten days when Marika had been in the hospital, she had been cared for by the Devereux family's staff. Marika loved Maryanne very much and had been unwilling to allow her to be uncomfortable in the hospital.

After confirming that Marika had been alright, Maryanne hadn't spared a second thought for her mother. She wouldn't stay for more than an hour during visiting hours.

Lily knew that Maryanne's offer to stay had been sincere, but she also knew where to draw the line.

On the other hand, Xavier had made good on his word and stayed. He sat on the couch and worked, scribbling in his notebook every now and again.

The ward was so quiet. It was hard to breathe normally.

At the police station, Sarah had gone through a round of questioning and answered the officer's questions truthfully.

phone number belonged to her,

realized that someone else was manipulating the situation behind the scenes. However, since Bruce didn't have any phone recordings, the phone logs were

neared its end, a female police officer entered. She whispered something to the other officers in the room. The officers looked at her in

felt anxious, clenching her fists into tight balls on her thighs. Around five to six minutes went by before another female

been

Xyla there the other day. They had run into Lily

"Yes," Sarah answered truthfully.

color was your shirt that

looked down and pointed at herself. "I was wearing

last-minute arrangement. Sarah had gone to the restaurant directly from the company, so she hadn't

"What about your hairstyle?"

heart built up. She continued to answer as truthfully as possible. "The same as the hairstyle I have now.

phone and showed Sarah a photo.

photo was taken at the entrance of West Meadow Restaurant. It

back, it was

in

"That's me," Sarah replied.

while wearing a mask to meet Bruce