"Who the fuck is 'L'?

Emily was taken aback by her best friend’s unexpected outburst. She never imagined that Hayley would react in such a way.

"You deceitful, conniving bitch!" Hayley's furious words shattered the moment of tranquility between Emily and Ivy, causing the two of them to look at her in disbelief.

"Hayley," Emily called out, her voice laced with bewilderment as she struggled to comprehend her friend’s behavior.

Ivy pressed her palm against her face, trying to mask the sting of Hayley’s slap. Her heart felt as though it had shattered into fragments as she took in the furious expression of the woman before her. "H-Hayley? Why would you do this?" Ivy stammered, bewilderment replacing her earlier excitement. Ivy remained calm for one cause, she liked Hayley, and for the other, because she knew there must be some sort of explanation regarding this, knowing Hayley wouldn't just have acted on impulse when she had done nothing wrong. Ivy patiently awaited her explanation.

Hayley let out a scoff, s