Hailey closed her eyes. “How could she say that as a mother?” However, she didn’t want her mother to know that they needed to spend over three hundred thousand dollars to regain their freedom.
“It’s not that simple,” she replied.
“It wasn’t complicated in the first place, right?” Eva was a little scared.
“We don’t want your money; we can pay it back. Your uncle doesn’t even need to live in such a pleasant neighborhood, and we can repay him.”
“And we can ask Mr. Ford to help us find a suitable heart donor, right?” Hailey interrupted her mother, reading Eva’s mind before she could finish her sentence.
Eva was embarrassed. Her eyes reddened.
“I know. I know things haven’t gone well for you at the Halliwells. I know I was wrong back then. I shouldn’t have pushed you into this he
Christian had an elegant smile, as beautiful as the weather outside. However, Hailey found it too bright for her eyes. She lowered her gaze and smiled softly. “No, we can only be friends.”Her response did not surprise Christian, and he didn’t appear defeated in the least. Instead, he asked patiently, “Is it because the Halliwell family won’t let you go?”Hailey’s smile instantly disappeared. Her eyes widened. “You...”Christian looked her directly in the eyes and apologized. “I’m sorry. My friend from the hospital told me that someone from that family helped change your uncle’s room to VIP. That’s why I looked into your relationship with the Halliwell family, and it was quite shocking to know they are so conservative. It’s the 21st century, for God’s sake, but they still had someone
Travis Blake brushed off the dust from his finger, visibly annoyed. Out of the corner of her eye, Hailey noticed something slipping from Travis Blake’s hands and disappearing into the wind. Instantly, she realized she had overreacted and tried to think of ways to remedy this mistake. She smiled awkwardly.“Oh right. I wanted to ask you something. What should I wear to work?”In reality, she knew exactly what she should wear. Regrettably, Travis Blake appeared to dislike all her old clothes. Travis Blake was still somewhat upset. He looked at Hailey with disdain. “Don’t wear the clothes you’re wearing now.”“Has this woman not thrown away all her old clothes? Her sense of fashion needs more improvement.” Hailey thought, “I’m only wearing my old clothes because I had to see Annie. I wasn’t expecting you today either. Plu
Later, Hailey asked Travis Blake to tell her who paid the hospital bills for this month. As a result, Travis Blake instructed William to send her pictures of the bills that Denver had signed every month. Upon seeing the photos, Hailey felt a sense of relief. She called her mother. After finishing that, she studied her reflection in the mirror. She looks natural and elegant. She was excited to see the stylist, curious about how he would style her. They had agreed to meet at a cafe in Cityplaza, known for selling luxury products.The stylist was Spencer Watkins, a flamboyant man who liked to raise his pinky while talking. “Mrs. Stewart, do you remember my voice?” Spencer casually inquired after Sonny had introduced him to Hailey.Hailey stared at Spencer, slightly confused. Then she remembered that someone had called her some time ago, saying Sonny recommended them.“Oh, now I remember. You called
“Are you used to living outdoors?” Lilian asked, cradling Hailey’s hand.“More or less.”Hailey then informed the old woman of everything she had done. It all came out naturally. Lilian didn’t even need to ask.Lilian asked another question. “How is your uncle doing?”He’s been quite stable lately. He seemed lively the last time I visited.“That’s good,” Lilian said. “You’ll be starting work on Monday. Work hard and don’t embarrass the Blakes, okay?”“I will,” Hailey obediently replied.“Good, good.” The old woman turned to take out a small box from her drawer and handed it to Hailey. “This is for you, to congratulate you on your new job.”Hailey froze, not daring to accept it. She had received enough before.Despite never having
Maria fell silent. She knew her jealousy had crossed the line. Hailey’s car was the exact model she wanted, but her husband refused to let her get it. Secretly, she slapped herself and thought, “Ugh, why did I have to get jealous? It’s just a car, no big deal! If I cannot travel abroad next month, wouldn’t that result in me losing face in the eyes of my closest friends? She paced back and forth in her room.”“If I really can’t go, I’ll pretend to be sick. I even agreed to go shopping with my girls! We said we would buy watches, jewelry, bags, clothes, and all that jazz! If they find out my husband is punishing me and my spending is cut short, how can I maintain my reputation as a leader?”Mary regretted everything and cursed Hailey over and over. “Why did she have to gain that model? And it’s in the same color I wanted! Lilian said little to Hailey about the car. However
Scarlet rarely asked her son about such small matters. She just thought she’d bring it up since they ran into each other today.Travis Blake replied, “It’s nothing, really. I didn’t hit her either.” Even though he wanted to do it out of anger twice, he controlled his temper. His opinion of Hailey was strictly his own business. He didn’t need to explain it to anyone. Since he said little, Scarlet didn’t ask further.She simply added, “Don’t be too harsh on her when she works at your company. No matter how you see it, she’s just a pitiful soul. Just take it as giving yourself positive karma by being kinder to her.”Travis Blake pondered, “It’s okay for mom to think that way. If someone in the family mistreats Hailey, it also affects me.”After that, they both left in separate cars. Travis Blake had other things to attend to, an
Delilah looked at Travis Blake’s car in shock. To think that the boss would arrive so early today! Honestly, I couldn’t believe. Another surprise came when she saw the car slowing down before fully entering her parking spot. At that moment, Guillermo and Sonny got out of the car. William quickly approached Hailey’s car, while Sonny turned around to take his place in the driver’s seat and stopped the car completely. Delilah was speechless. William was being too reckless now, surely. Did William dart out of a moving vehicle in such a manner merely to glimpse Hailey?She frowned despite herself. She had heard some gossip about those two, but when she considered how Hailey had come to this company in person, pushing aside William and asserting herself to Mr. Blake. This suggested to her that even if Hailey and William were an item, their relationship was already falling apart. Hailey believed she had better p
It would be some time before the official office hours began. Hailey and Delilah were now in the office, along with a third person. Hailey glanced towards Travis Blake’s office, wondering if he had really arrived early today for her first day here. Delilah gave Hailey a sidelong glance. She felt lucky today because Travis Blake had arrived early, allowing her to enter the office with him as if they had come together. She chuckled quietly to herself and glanced at her rival’s desk.She wasn’t here yet. Oh, joy! Hailey’s sudden appearance had slightly tarnished this otherwise perfect morning, but things were going splendidly.Travis Blake liked to have a cup of coffee in the morning after arriving at work. Delilah had already prepared a pot of his favorite blend and brought it to him. The moment Travis Blake saw her, he said, “Leave that and bring Hailey here. I want to see both of you.”
“The grandmother has already decided for Violet to leave the company.”That was all Hailey said in her report to Travis.Travis, who was currently attending a dinner, couldn’t help but laugh at the brief statement. He thought Hailey would at least give him a full report on what exactly Lilian had said, but she didn’t.She was a woman of few words, wasn’t she?“And the others?” Travis asked when she offered nothing else.Actually, receiving a call from his mother before Hailey came to him, he didn’t need her report to know what his grandmother had said. Thalia had told him everything.But Travis wanted to hear what Hailey had to say. He felt a little regretful about having to attend this dinner tonight.“You can ask your mother about the others,” Hailey replied.Travis inwardly sighed. She was really keeping him in suspense!“Mr. Blake,” a warm voice interrupted Travis’ thoughts.Looking up, he saw a young woman who seemed vaguely familiar, but he couldn’t remember who she was. He nodd
On this day, Hailey’s journey to the ancient chapel of the Blake matriarch was turbulent. First, she received a call from Rowena while on her way there.“What’s up with that video of Violet? Is it real or fake?” Rowena asked.Hailey was surprised. “You saw that video too?”“That video is all over her company right now. Why is it strange for me to see it too?” Rowena replied.“That video is real. Special effects were edited in, but the content is completely real,” Hailey responded.“You speak as if you were a personal witness to the incident.” Just as Rowena said that she halted. “It can’t be that you were the one who recorded the video, right?”Hailey covered up the truth, saying, “It had nothing to do with me. Someone else recorded it, but the content is true.”“Fine. Do you know what to say if your grandmother asks you about this?” Rowena asked.Mary Hewitt had played a good game, even shamelessly sending her niece to Travis. She had always exalted herself, and now she was going to
Hailey was stunned. What did he mean when he said he was disgusted with Violet that afternoon?“What’s wrong with him?” Hailey asked.Initially, she wanted to push Travis away. But when she heard his words, her resistant hands lightly settled on his waist.“During my lunch meeting, she hurried in, looking dirty, and asked for permission to go home and change clothes. It was really disgusting,” Travis said.Hailey knew Travis didn’t like Violet, but she didn’t expect him to feel disgusted by her as well. His obsession with cleanliness, which he was unwilling to admit, left her speechless.After giving it some thought, she couldn’t resist asking, “So, are you full now?”Travis was about to say he was fine, even if he wasn’t full, when a thought crossed his mind. He quickly changed his words.“No,” he said calmly.“So, would you like me to place an order for delivery?” Hailey inquired after a brief pause. Hailey inquired after a brief pause.“Forget it.” Travis hugged her without moving.
The middle-aged woman looked at Hailey, and she knew she was a secretary in the secretarial department. After a brief pause, she said, “That was the new secretary, right? When he passed by me, his leg twisted. He stumbled into me, causing my bucket to tip over. The dirty water from the bucket splashed on his body and dirtied his clothes.”Seeing that she was talking to someone from the secretarial department who could report to the boss on her behalf, the middle-aged woman recounted the dispute she had just had with Violet. She told the story vividly.Wiping away tears, she added sadly, “I can’t afford to compensate her with such expensive clothes, so she threatened to kill me. I’m uncertain about her intentions, but if Mr. Blake inquires about this incident, you were also present. Say something positive on my behalf.”Hailey was speechless. This cleaner had quite a talent for acting. Hailey thought Violet’s leg might have twisted because of the pain from her shoes. She might have acc
“I didn’t go for Mr. Blake’s sake. To fulfill my family’s task, I felt compelled to take part in the matchmaking party.”If Michelle had never said those words to Hailey, then even if the latter had found out that the former was interested in Travis, she wouldn’t have held a grudge. However, it was precisely because of those words that Hailey felt deceived. No one would feel comfortable with this kind of feeling, especially Hailey, who had fallen in love with Travis.Michelle was well aware of this. Although Michelle was unaware that Hailey also harbored feelings for Travis, that Michelle had deceived Hailey and planned to exploit her left a negative impression on this junior member of the Blake family.Even though Hailey didn’t hold a significant position in the family, she was still considered a young lady. Being part of the Blake family, she could meet the elders at any time. If she were to utter disparaging remarks about Michelle in their presence, she might face consequences.Mic
Helena listened to Travis’s words with fear. She had never mentioned Luna in front of Hailey, so the latter must have heard about her from others.“Mr. Blake, Mrs. Stewart asked me before if any participant required special care, but I didn’t tell her,” Helena said anxiously.“I didn’t ask you who revealed the news to her,” Travis replied.Mrs. Lilian learned about this matter from the moment she appointed Hailey as her secretary. Travis had no intention of assigning blame to anyone.And he continued, “I just wanted to tell you that in the future, if Hailey wants to know something about the competition, you can tell her everything. Luna is my friend, so I will take care of her specially. However, I want to avoid any rumors that suggest Luna and I are more than just friends.”Helena’s heart skipped a beat. Could it be that someone had told Hailey something they shouldn’t have? And did Travis also hear it? However, given his reluctance to probe into the source of the information, it’s l
“I am a person who is... practical and realistic. Hailey laughed and said, “If someone is ugly, then they are ugly, and vice versa.”Travis replied, “The range of people you think are charming is too broad.” He pointed with a finger at the hero’s face, where the video had stopped. “This guy is ugly. It’s a waste of time and life to look at them.”Hailey looked at Travis resentfully. Then, her gaze drifted to the ambiguous hero on the tablet. Suddenly, she felt that the TV drama she was currently watching was boring.The living Travis stood in front of her. He could defeat all the heroes with his looks and behavior. Indeed, his romance and sweetness paled compared to those of the drama heroes.At first, she didn’t find it difficult to eat or sleep without watching TV dramas. Sometimes, she found herself at a loss for what to do when she was with Travis. As a result, she would either play, read a book, or watch a TV drama as entertainment, just as she was doing now.She closed the video
If it were any other matter, Hailey would certainly accept it happily. She could learn many things from a project as it developed from scratch. Regrettably, the project required cooperation with Christian. She couldn’t meet Christian too often.“Let’s forget about it.” She pretended to consider it briefly before saying, “I don’t want to get involved with my friend at work.”Her response was in line with her attitude of always avoiding trouble. Therefore, Travis didn’t dwell on it too much.Hailey was reluctant, so he didn’t want to force her. Next time, he wouldn’t force Hailey to do something she didn’t want to. If Hailey didn’t want to supervise Christian’s new project, he would forget it.“By the way, Hailey. Do you know about Christian’s family background?” Matthew was curious and wanted to know if Hailey knew about Jodie.Hailey still had a blank look. “I don’t. I’ve never asked about that. I know his family established a company, and their family status is quite good. Regarding
“Yes,” Matthew said. “What did you talk about?”When Hailey heard Matthew’s question, she immediately perked up. Her eyes were still on her phone, but her attention was now fully on the conversation between Travis and Matthew.Travis described the conversation he had with Christian that day. In the end, he said, “I plan to accept his proposal and cooperate with the Ford family. Do you have any opinions?”Travis still hadn’t mentioned Jodie, Christian’s sister, to Hailey. Currently, Hailey held a grudge against Matthew. If Hailey learned that a celebrity was interested in Matthew, she might resort to the same tactic Matthew had used against them the previous day to exact revenge. The situation might lead to significant issues.Travis didn’t mention that. Certainly, Matthew also didn’t mention Jodie. Christian...Matthew said, “I have no opinions.” It is not possible to discuss those two distinct incidents simultaneously. We should distinguish between business and personal matters.Trav