Chapter 220

Compared to Xavier's cold and authoritarian attitude, Terence was far more approachable and easy to talk to. She recalled the mistakenly sent photo earlier, and seeing no reply from Xavier, Lily assumed it had gone unnoticed. So, she decided to forward it to Bobby instead. She had just told Bobby that Lily marrying Terence wouldn't be bad when Bobby called her, yelling at her. "The Devereux family may not be as powerful as the Fulton family, but they're certainly not at the point where they have to pick up Xavier's leftovers! What are you dreaming about?" One sentence was enough to jolt Hazel awake. She realized she had to completely cut off any chance of Lily and Terence being together. "Mrs. Joyner, she has the right and freedom to make her own friends. Neither Xavier nor you have the right to interfere," Terence said, his tone softening as he spoke patiently. "Lily and I are just friends." He added "for now" silently in his mind. Hazel scoffed. "What freedom? I'm her mother.