208. Her Hideout

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Why would he take her away?

She'd only spent a night.

Wasn't that journey too tiresome for a little girl?

How could he be so cruel?

Why?

Despite all the reasons he'd given her, Haley couldn't bring herself to believe any of them.

No reason was strong enough for him to take her away.

She'd looked forward to meeting her baby,

But then, he just had to crush her happiness by sending her away behind her back.

“Still mad at me?” He came inside the room, his tall frame towering behind her.

Haley didn't move or glance at him.

Sitting on the edge of the bed, she fiddled with the little hair clip in her hands… the only reminder of Lannie.

“I said I'm sorry…” He sat beside her, sighing heavily. “It has been three days already… let it go.”

Let it go?

How could she let it go?

Wasn't Lannie their child?

Why would he treat a little girl that way?

Haley shifted away from him, inching closer to the bed’s headboard.

“Come on, we're the only two people in this house,” he said helplessly. “I'll die