Chapter 128

She should have reserved her compliment to him for the appropriate time. Clever was an understatement. That guy was too sensitive. He must have sensed her desperation down there in the dining room.

And what did he do next? Urgh! He asked for the damned door to be locked.

That only meant one thing. Kendrick knew. Shit! He knew that she had her eyes on the bag. And the Butler had definitely told him of her attempt last time to look inside it.

And Hailey had a score to settle with the Butler. That man. She would make sure he spilled everything. But would he even? Even if she shouted and yell and seek for an answer for an entire day, she doubted if that man would even make a sound about it.

Hailey pulled at her hair and let out another groan. What the bloody hell was inside that bag for God's sake?

She paced in front of the study room, biting her fingernails with one fist clenched. Kendrick. Kendrick. Kendrick. That man!

And what was wrong with her? Why was she acting like this? Why co