Chapter 155

And no wonder he had always treated her like an egg.

The Ob-gyne had called it a miracle. Even his mother.

Things made sense now, she finally knew why Kendrick wanted her so much. Why he was so desperate?

"Hailey."

Devon's voice jolted her once again out of her trance. And Hailey kept staring at him with widened eyes.

The guy muttered every curse word he could think of, his expression regretful.

He held out his hand to her arm in a pacifying gesture. "This is all a mess," he said regretfully. "I swear I thought he told you everything. The way you guys acted at the hospital, I thought— shit! I'm screwed."

He let out another curse and looked away.

And after some seconds, he looked back at her and breathed out a heavy sigh.

"Hailey. Could you pretend you didn't hear anything?" He asked with a serious look but there was a pleading tone to his voice. "I don't know if he's just waiting for the right time or isn't planning to let you know at all. Please do me a favor and pretend thi