Chapter 199

How did she think that would be of good to her— or any of them?

He cursed under his breath and slouched down on his chair. Just when he thought everything was falling into place. When he thought he had got all things under control.

It was a bad idea to take her to see them. He shouldn't have expected her to cooperate. She was too naive to know what hole she'd dug for herself.

Even when he went back to speak with them, it was all futile. It was too late to pacify the couple. Now that she'd admitted it herself, his hands were tied.

But he couldn't just sit and watch. Not when he knew what his parents' next action might be.

He leaned back against the chair and wiped his face. Their next action which was more or less a decision– that didn't settle well with him.

She had been left off the hook because she was carrying his child. The couple wouldn't have batted an eye before making her live through hell. But their final decision—

He shook his head. Hailey was so unpredictable. And righ