Her Heart Her Terms (Lily and Xavier) novel Chapter 196

Chapter 196 

Tighing softly, Lily placed the cold natmeal back in the bowl and stirred it. “Hayden, for my sake, you have to hang on.” 

The only response she got was the usual silence. 

She repeatedly brought the oatmeal to Hayden’s mouth, and after an hour, she finally finished feeding him. Only then did she pick up the other bowl of cold oatmeal and eat it in large bites. 

By the time she finished treating him, it was already 10:00p.m. 

The night air was biting cold, cutting through her thick winter coat and seeping into her bones. She stood at the bus stop, waiting for the last bus, her head lowered as she scrolled through her Instagram. 

Suddenly, Sarah’s post caught her eye–an image of the Avelon Designs Competition judge’s balge. The caption read, “To the candidates who passed the preliminary round, see you at the semifinals!” 

A strand of hair fell from behind her ear, brushing the screen and briefly illuminating it before the light faded again. 

Lily was a bit dazed. Her intuition told her that every time Sarah posted something, it was a subtle hint. But all she could do was wait. 

She bit her lip, her brows furrowing in thought. 

Just then, a gust of cold wind blew past, snapping her out of her thoughts. When she looked up, she realized the last bus had already left. 

When the driver noticed no one or just one person at the bus stop, they would hank to ask if anyone was boarding 

Lily had been so absorbed in her thoughts that she hadn’t heard the horn, so the driver assumed she wasn’t getting on and drove off. 

“Wait!” She stuffed her phone into her pocket and started running after the bus. 

Trying to catch up with the bus on foot was futile. She fell farther behind, watching helplessly as the bus disappeared around the corner. 

She stopped, leaning forward with her hands on her knees, breathing heavily, her mouth slightly open as she caught her breath. 

Not far away, a Maybach slowly pulled over to the side of the road. Timothy, in the passenger seat, spoke up 

“Mr. Fulton, it’s Mrs. Fulton.” 

Xavier lazily raised his eyelids. Through the rearview mirror, he saw the empty street and the thin, frail figure of the wainan 

“It seems she missed the bus, Timothy remarked, having seen someone chasing the bus earlier and only realizing it was Lily after she got closer. 

He looked at Xavier through the mirror, waiting for his command. 

Xavier was deep in thought. Given their life paths, the chances of them running into each other by coincidence were slim. 

But just a few days after bringing up the divorce, they had run into each other multiple times. So, was it really that much of a coincidence? 

As he pondered, Lily walked toward them. As she approached, she finally recognized that it was Xavier’s car. 

The car was idling, the headlights on, but the interior was dark. She could vaguely sense his intense gaze inside the car. It reminded her of his expression when he saw her at the hospital last time and his words. 

Xavier didn’t want to see her. She was clear about that much, so she straightened up and continued walking