Her Heart Her Terms (Lily and Xavier) novel Chapter 424

After Lily had done the examination the other day, Terence had gone to see Marvin too. He'd happened to bump into Xavier then.

Marvin had been very straightforward with his prognosis. Lily's recovery could only be up to the point where she would be able to manage regular daily living with no issues.

During the early days of recovery, she would have trouble gripping onto her cutlery. Upon recovery, she wouldn't be able to use her right hand for fine motor movements, laborious work, or for long hours.

In other words, she would only be able to use her hand for approximately ten minutes when she fed herself.

Xavier's face had dropped after Marvin had explained Lily's condition to him.

In the end, Marvin had added, "She might get a little better if she's lucky."

It had been obvious that Marvin had simply said that to console Xavier.

At that instant, both Xavier's and Terence's faces had fallen.

When Lily had first been given a bad prognosis for her hand, they had looked for a better physician, feeling hopeful. But now, they had been told that her hand could never make a full recovery.

"Mr. Fulton, would you like to explain this to the patient, or should I?" Marvin had asked Xavier for his thoughts while he'd organized his patient charts.

Before Xavier could answer, Terence had chimed in, "Keep this from her for now."

Both Xavier and Terence were on the same page about hiding the truth from Lily.

Nevertheless, Terence had been aware that they wouldn't be able to keep this from her in the long term. So, he'd asked Maryanne to sound Lily out over that call.

"Lily doesn't feel it yet because it hasn't sunk in for her. She's gone through too much recently. I'm afraid that she might not be able to take it if we drop another bombshell on her."

Lying prone on the couch, Maryanne lifted her head as she lamented over how unfair God was toward Lily.

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Just as Lily hung up the call, Xavier entered the room.

He was carrying a thermos that contained food that the Fultons had sent over for lunch. Without saying a word, he put up a bed tray, opened the thermos, and then laid out the dishes before Lily.

He quickly studied Lily's face. Perhaps due to the serious conversation she'd just had, she still had a slightly worried look on her face.