Her Heart Her Terms (Lily and Xavier)

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.

Bruce had provided phone logs to the police. The phone number belonged to her, but she had never called Bruce.

Sarah slowly realized that someone else was manipulating the situation behind the scenes. However, since Bruce didn't have any phone recordings, the phone logs were insufficient evidence to prove her guilt.

As the interrogation neared its end, a female police officer entered. She whispered something to the other officers in the room. The officers looked at her in unison before following her out of the room.

Sarah felt anxious, clenching her fists into tight balls on her thighs. Around five to six minutes went by before another female police officer entered the room.

She asked, "Have you been to West Meadow Restaurant recently?"

West Meadow Restaurant-Xavier had taken Sarah and Xyla there the other day. They had run into Lily and the Devereux family there.

"Yes," Sarah answered truthfully.

"What color was your shirt that day?" the female officer asked again.

Sarah looked down and pointed at herself. "I was wearing this same shirt."

The meal had been a last-minute arrangement. Sarah had gone to the restaurant directly from the company, so she hadn't had time to change.noveldrama

"What about your hairstyle?"

The anxiety in Sarah's heart built up. She continued to answer as truthfully as possible. "The same as the hairstyle I have now. I always look like this when I'm working."

The female officer took out a phone and showed Sarah a photo. "Look, is this you?"

The photo was taken at the entrance of West Meadow Restaurant. It showed Sarah walking into the restaurant. Even though the photo

was of her back, it was enorme

identify the person in it as her

"That's me," Sarah replied.

"We obtained this footage from a surveillance camera. At 1:20 pm, you walked out of the restaurant while wearing a mask to meet Bruce Thompson in the parking lot. Your entire conversation with him was recorded by his dashboard camera. I'thplay the recording for you now."

"That gave me a shock! Why did you come here? If you have something to say,

just call me!" Bruce's voice echoed from the recording.

Sarah was the next to speak in the recording. "If things go south and you snitch on me, I'll ruin your life!"

"Weren't you the one who said this was a flawless plan? And even if the plan doesn't work out, what are you so afraid of? You're Mrs. Fulton. You were so confident when you proposed the plan to me."

"Of course, my plan is flawless! If anything goes wrong, it'll be because of you and

your incompetence. I'm just here to warn you!"

"I got it!"

They bickered for a little while more before there came the sound of Sarah

leaving.

Bruce rolled up the window. His tone was full of contempt when he scolded, "If you weren't Xavier's wife, I wouldn't give you any time of the day."