Chapter 294

However, Lily's phone rang just as she started work in the afternoon. It was a call from Rowan. She stepped outside to take it. "Dr. Blackwood." "Ms. Joyner, do you have time to visit the hospital?" Rowan's voice sounded like he was on the street, judging from the traffic noise in the background. She tightened her grip on the phone. "I'm at work. Is there something urgent?" He sighed. "The hospital has contacted your father twice about the payment. He insisted that they contact you, saying you would pay for Hayden. The payment office doesn't want to delay any longer, and they've issued a discharge notice for Hayden..." For Xavier's sake, he had held them off all morning, trying to get them to communicate with Bobby again. But Bobby refused to come, and Rowan couldn't hold them back any longer, so he called Lily. She pressed her hand to her forehead, tears welling up, and faint veins appeared on her temples. "Thank you. I'll be there in half an hour." She hung up, and as she tur