Her Heart Her Terms (Lily and Xavier)

Lily asked Naomi, "Could you please check if my primary physician is here?"

Naomi went to the nurses' station to inquire. A short moment after, she came back and reported, "He's here."

"Please get me a cardigan. I want to talk to the doctor about my injury."

Lily got out of her bed. She had been refraining from asking Xavier the entire night.

Naomi took a cardigan and put it on for Lily. Then, she accompanied her to Marvin's office.

Marvin looked a little awkward when Lily showed up. "Ms. Joyner, you shouldn't be moving about right now."

"I injured my hand, not my legs."

Lily sat down across from Marvin. She asked, "May I know if my examination results are out? What were your findings?"

Even though she inquired in a roundabout manner, she was well aware that the imaging results could actually be obtained immediately.

Marvin hesitated for a few seconds before answering, "Indeed, your examination results are out, but I have updated your husband about your condition. You may ask him if you wish to find out more."

"You can tell me directly."

Lily could understand if a nurse was unaware of her condition and directed her to check with Xavier. But why was Marvin also asking her to talk to Xavier about it?

Marvin was about to respond when a couple of knocks sounded at the door. A few doctors in white lab coats walked in.

"Your injury is a little complex. I have shared a treatment plan with your husband. It'll take quite a while to explain it to you, and I have other matters to handle."

While Marvin spoke, he got to his feet and picked up two sets of medical records from his table.

The few doctors who entered the room simply stood in wait for Marvin. Upon seeing that, Lily had no choice but to stand to her feet too.

Even so, she made another attempt to insist, "Could you just tell me directly if I will still be able to hold a pen for drawing or use a mouse frequently in the future?"

"We can't know for sure."

Marvin maintained his stance, so Lily had no choice but to leave.

Naomi followed behind her as she provided support by holding her left hand. "Ms. Joyner, are you an artist? It's such a pity that you injured your right hand. Though, it's fortunate that you have a husband to take care of you in the future."

"You've got it wrong. He's not my husband," Lily clarified.

Naomi hummed an acknowledgment. Despite having a look of disbelief on her face, she was sharp-witted enough not to argue.

Lily wasn't in a good mood. It seemed like the only way for her to find out about her condition was to go to Xavier.

Just as she was thinking that Xavier only hired Naomi because he wasn't going to be back for the time being, he actually returned.

He was still wearing the same shirt as before, indicating that he probably hadn't even left the hospital.

As it happened to be lunch hour, Naomi went out to buy lunch, leaving Lily and Xavier to be the only ones in the hospital ward.

Lily said, "Dr. Barker said that he's told you about my treatment plan. What's going on with my hand? How much of a recovery will I be able to achieve?"

Xavier glanced at Lily with a tired gaze.

She clutched onto the hem of her shirt tightly with her left hand as she asked those questions. It was obvious that she was nervous and unnerved.

"Don't you think you should be more concerned over Bruce's case?"

Lily thought of arguing that updates on Bruce's case were no longer trending. Even if she wanted to follow updates on the case, she wouldn't be able to do so.

"I'm only concerned about my hand and whether I'll be able to continue working as a designer."

"Is that important?"

Xavier interlocked his fingers as he

rested his elbows on his knees.

Studying Lily, he continued, "The conclusion of Bruce's case will show whether or not Sarah is innocent. Don't you wish to find out if she was the one who wanted to harm you?"

Lily was completely uninterested in discussing this topic with him. She had a

feeling that he wasn't keen to talk to her about it.

She hadn't expected him to look and sound as if he had finally gotten an opportunity to talk to her about this after holding himself back for such a long time.

"Rather than wanting to find out if she wanted to hurt me, I would rather know if I

will still be able to make a living as a designer."

A frosty look came across Xavier's sharp face. "Are you worried about not being able to make a living when you are my wife?"noveldrama