Chapter 116

"Hailey." Kendrick's voice stopped her.

Hailey turned around after telling Kara to go on. Whatever embarrassing thing Kendrick wanted to do, she didn't want Kara to witness it.

And she knew what he was about to do because as she stepped toward him, he didn't waste time to touch her bump.

"I hope you are not hiding anything from me," he said softly. However, Hailey could feel the threat in his voice.

Shit! Did he notice something? Did Kara accidentally tell him something? Wait— did he hear them while he was walking down the stairs?

"W–Why did you say that?" She stared up at him and asked. If she avoided his gaze, he would surely suspect something. She had to act normal, and hell! She was finding it hard doing that

"Your friend, she's hiding something," Kendrick replied, his eyes narrowed.

And Hailey's heart almost stopped beating. Urgh! She should have known better. Kendrick was good at reading people. He hadn't only summoned Kara to threaten her, but also to investigate her. What