Chapter 173

Hailey went silent and focused on the news instead. Then her eyes inadvertently diverted to the wall clock and she gasped.

Shit! She had promised Kendrick she'd return early.

"I have to go, Kara." She rose to her feet with her eyes still on her wristwatch. Kendrick must have taken his drugs by now. He should be asleep.

"Why, Hailey? But it's not even closing time." Kara stared at her with a confused look. But Hailey was already out of the table. She had to pick up her bag from where she had left it in the kitchen. Rick was standing against a wall at the entrance. His eyes were on her. And she gestured him to go get the car ready.

"Hailey." Kara followed her into the kitchen, the confusion still on her face. "Why are you in a hurry?" She asked.

Hailey didn't want to tell Kara why she was in a hurry. Otherwise, her friend would misread everything. It was a promise she had made out of desperation. And she had to fulfill it. She was desperate at that time to get Kendrick's permission t