Her Heart Her Terms (Lily and Xavier) novel Chapter 142

Chapter 142 

It accentuated the pallor of her already fair complexion. The red and swollen bump on her forehead was a stark and shocking sight. 

Her reflection in the glass was cold and steeped in sorrow. Her mind was filled with Xander’s words earlier. 

“Ms. Joyner, your brother’s condition requires patience. It needs to be addressed step by step. Any emotional outbursts or extreme behaviors are highly likely during the process. The caregiver will monitor him around the clock, all you can do is wait.” 

Wait? The hardest part in any situation was to wait. 

She could envision countless outcomes. Hayden’s recovery was the only good news. However, the bad outcomes were too many to count. 

Hayden had finally calmed down and was asleep on the hospital bed 

Lily sat in the chair with her legs resting against its frame. She lifted her head as she stared at the dazzling neon lights of the city’s nightscape outside 

the window. 

Her mind was blank. She was unsure even of what to think. There were too many tangled thoughts like a chaotic mess that she couldn’t unravel. She 

didn’t know what to do next. 

Meanwhile, Xavier stood with his hands in his pockets outside the ward. His gaze was indifferent. He looked at her silhouette for a while before glancing 

at his watch. 

He pulled out his phone and sent Lily a message after a moment of hesitation. “What time will you be home?” 

It was still early now and was before 7:00 pm. Lily normally wouldn’t be home by this time anyway. 

Xavier had never taken the initiative to ask her before. 

Lily stared at the message and was lost in thoughts. He was probably just trying to confirm whether or not she would be home tonight. 

It was not like he cared about what she had been through or why she was at the hospital. He probably didn’t feel a shred of sympathy for her when she crouched in the comer crying 

So… why did he bother asking if she would come home? 

er expression turned cold as she deleted the message and closed her phone. 

Her 

Xavier stood parallel to the entrance outside the door, unaware of her reaction. He assumed she was too upset to check her text message when no reply 

He brushed his thumb Lightly against the phone screen. His brow furrowed slightly. 

The neon lights at the end of the hallway streamed in, stretching his tall silhouette into a long shadow. 

Another hour had passed. Lily’s body stiffened from sitting in the same position for too long. She lowered her legs, straightened up, and turned around to look at Xavier. 

The ward’s door burst open with a loud bang at that moment. Bobby and Hazell walled in one after another. They rushed toward Hayden’s bod 

“Hayden, how is he? Weren’t things already stable these past few days? How could be suddenly have such an emotional outburst?” 

“What happened to his face?” 

The two red marks on Hayden’s face were scratches left by his own hand during his episode when he hit himself. 

Hazel immediately caught them. She instantly directed both her questioning gaze and words straight at Lily. “What were you doing here in the hospital? Didn’t the doctor say no visitors were allowed?” 

“He asked to see me,” Lily replied hoarsely