Her Heart Her Terms (Lily and Xavier) novel Chapter 404

Xavier's dark gaze and sullen expression made Xyla forget to cry or whine. Even the tears on her face seemed to freeze in place.

"Ms. Lynde, please follow us!"

Heaving a sigh of relief, the police immediately demanded Sarah's presence at the police station.

The hope in Sarah's eyes dwindled and eventually vanished.

She walked up to Xavier and asked, "Do you not believe me?"

He glanced at her. "Why does it matter?"

"Of course it does!" she blurted out. "All your thoughts and decisions matter a lot to me!"

Remembering that Sarah hadn't denied Bruce's claim that she was also in love with him, Xavier felt uneasy.

He'd never expected her, a work partner he'd meticulously groomed and trusted, to actually have romantic feelings for him. Their relationship was supposed to be strictly professional.

"The truth matters most to me," he replied coldly, promptly turning around and ignoring her.

Sarah's heart sank.

She knew even though Bruce's false accusations were clarified, they could never go back to how things were in the past—her feelings for Xavier had been exposed.

But as long as Xyla was still around, there was no way he could cut ties with her. She still had a chance!

"I'll cooperate. Let's go," Sarah said, exiting the ward.

The police trailed after her, leaving Xyla and Xavier alone in the ward.

It was until then that Xyla finally snapped back to her senses. She sprang to her feet and was about to dash out when Xavier stopped her.

One morning was all it took for Bruce's arrest to be all over the internet. The news hadn't gone viral in the first place, since he was notorious for his crimes.

But once the media revealed that Sarah was also related to the incident, the case immediately made it to the headlines.

Five minutes ago, some media outlets started a live broadcast in front of the hospital. They were livestreaming the scene where Sarah was taken away by the police.

"Damn it! I have to see this!" Maryanne yelled, grabbing her phone and darting outside. "I'd like to see how Xavier is going to defend her in public!"

She sprinted as fast as she could, worried that the police might be dismissed if she arrived a second late.

Yet, it didn't take long for her to return.

Lily got out of her bed. Before she could spot anything wrong with the crowd of reporters in front of the hospital, Maryanne was back.

"Did the police leave already? I'm not surprised," Lily remarked, a sarcastic smirk playing on her lips. "He has lots of ways to bail Sarah out."