Her Heart Her Terms (Lily and Xavier) novel Chapter 178

Chapter 178 

Regret? Xavier clenched his fist under his chin. He never knew the words “regret” and “regretful“. 

Yet, from this brief conversation, he had keenly sensed that Terence’s feelings for Lily were more than just about Maryanne, 

Lily… really knew how to get him into trouble. One thing after another–first the situation, now a person involved… 

Lily had reviewed the surveillance footage and immediately recognized it was Jasmine. 

e was just an ordinary person, not smart enough or capable enough to track down which hospital Hayden was in, let alone the exact ward. 

However, how she arrived at the hospital and avoided the nurses, heading straight to Hayden’s ward, meant someone must have pointed her in that 

direction 

Her intentions were clear–she came for money, accusing Hayden of being a murderer who had killed Bianca 

Hayden went from explaining himself to silence, then painfully admitting, “I killed her. She was only in her 20s. It’s all my fault!” 

The surveillance footage wasn’t in a full 360–degree view, so it didn’t show his expressions. But in those few minutes, Lily couldn’t imagine the amount of pain and mental pressure he had been under to the point of contemplating suicide. 

Verbal provocation leading to someone’s suicide would require distinguishing between various situations to determine whether it would constitute a 

crime. 

She took a screenshot of the footage, planning to send it to the police. Even if they didn’t arrest Jasmine, she wanted Jasmine to receive a warning. 

She reached into her pocket and realized it was empty. Only then did she remember her phone was still in the car. 

She rushed downstairs, climbed into the car, and struggled to pull her phone from between the seats. There were several missed calls, mostly from Nadia 

She quickly returned the call. “Sorry, I had something urgent just now, so I couldn’t come or answer the phone.” 

“Your brother’s suicide isn’t a small matter. Ms. Lynde understands. Just focus on taking care of him.” 

To Lily’s surprise, Nadia wasn’t angry with her. 

She paused for a moment, her brows furrowed tightly. “How do you know my brother tried to commit suicide?” 

“Ms. Lynde told me,” Nadia replied, then suddenly realized something was off 

Based on the timeline, Lily was on her way to the meeting when she received the call about Hayden’s incident and left. 

However, she was with Sarah the entire time, and Sarah did not receive any calls during that period. How could Sarah have known about Hayden’s suicide attempt? 

Then, she recalled how Sarah had chosen such a distant location for their meeting… A chilling thought crossed her mind. 

Lily’s thoughts raced as she remembered Sarah mentioning Hayden that night, saying she would regret it if she didn’t care for him. 

In that instant, she knew exactly what was going on. She hung up the phone with Nadia and ran her fingers through her long hair, thinking deeply, Sarah wasn’t just trying to make things difficult for her. She was playing a much darker game, 

Staying with Xavier for money was too risky. She couldn’t afford to take that risk. But without taking the risk, where would the money Just as she was on edge, her phone rang again. It was an unfamiliar number, but she recognized it–Hazel’s new number. 

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