On her way to the kitchen, she almost bumped into one of the staff. At that, she slowed down her footsteps to calm her heartbeat. She shouldn't be so much afraid of Kendrick's anger to the point of endangering herself. Maybe she should try forming an alliance with the Butler. It had failed several times, she didn't believe that she wouldn't win him over someday. "Shit! You almost got me into trouble. What if she found out?" That was Kara's voice coming from the kitchen. Hailey stopped walking as she was already near the door. Why did Kara sound so agitated? And it seemed like she was scolding one of the staff."I'm so sorry, Ma'am. I didn't know she would come today. I thought we could share the cupcakes after work." "Well, you should have hidden them somewhere else and not the fridge. You could even take them home. Don't you know she almost ate them? Imagine what would have happened.""Please forgive me, Ma'am. It is my fault. I promise this will never repeat itself." Kara's voic
The car arrived at the mansion and stopped in the parking lot. Hailey alighted the car and after bidding the bodyguard goodbye, she made her way into the house. A notification sounded in her phone and she quickly brought it out from her bag. But on seeing the commercial message, her shoulders fell and she pursed her lip. Was Kendrick busy even at this time? Why hadn't he called her yet? And what was with the stupid rule of not phoning him first? Hailey's gaze lingered on the phone's screen as she strolled into the house. She scrolled through her contacts list lazily and with each second that passed by, she began to find Kendrick's order more ridiculous. Her thoughts were still on Kendrick then her eyes caught a contact's name. Chloe.Her sister hadn't returned her call yet. This was disturbing. Hailey paused under the stairs and couldn't look away from Chloe's contact. And she tried again. She dialed her number again, however, it only took seconds before the familiar electronic
Her stomach made a strange noise and she gave it a gentle pat and chuckled. "I also think he's a meanie, Baby. He doesn't have the right to ignore us—" Right on cue, Hailey jumped up as her phone started ringing. Ignoring the dizziness that came with her abrupt movement, her eyes searched around and she located her phone on the bedside table. She grabbed it while her eyes widened at the displayed name. Then her heart started thumping and her hands trembled a bit. Th–That was Kendrick calling. Why was she suddenly nervous? Hailey fiddled with the phone and struggled to hold it properly. Then she took in a deep breath to calm her erratic beating heart. This wasn't the first time she had spoken with Kendrick on the phone. Why did she feel as if she was about to set out for war? Why couldn't she get a hold of herself?Hailey took in another deep breath and made up her mind. Shit! She wasn't supposed to be nervous? She was supposed to be questioning Kendrick on why he had ignored her a
Kendrick didn't let her finish her words and his smile widened. And Hailey almost fell off the bed. Crap! Was that what he thought?Hailey's heart rate ran into another frenzy and one hand flew to her chest. Then a realization dawned on her. Kendrick had pointed out that she was blushing because of the kiss. Could that really be the reason for her nervousness? Hadn't she been basking in shame this morning? Hailey was hopeless and she was afraid Kendrick was right. And now that she had known the source of this weird feeling, she couldn't look away anymore. She could only blink at the camera. Kendrick's chuckles snapped her out of her daze and Hailey pursed her lips. "So tell me I'm right." He taunted. But of course, Hailey wouldn't do that. She'd be damned to say he was right. "How could that be, Kendrick." She gave him an innocent look. "I just took a warm bath, my cheeks should be understandably tinted." Now that she'd known the source of her nervousness, the feeling was stran
"You shouldn't worry about that, Kendrick." Hailey's back ached from leaning against the headboard so she lay down properly on the bed. "I was on my toes all day anticipating your call. I thought you were ignoring me," she mumbled. "I wasn't." Kendrick gave a soft laugh. "I couldn't wait to speak with you.""Really?" Hailey smiled."Really." Kendrick nodded. Hailey bit her lips and ducked her head. Did that mean Kendrick also missed her? He said he couldn't wait to speak with her. Did that mean he'd been thinking about her all day? "Kendrick." His eyes never left her when she looked up. "You... Do you really care about me?" "Is that even a question?" Kendrick tilted his head. "Right now, you're my only priority, Hailey." His voice echoed in the room, the lights were turning dimmer. It was already late into the night. At his words, Hailey suppressed a sigh and one hand wandered to her chest. His only priority. Hailey already knew that. There were a lot of reasons for that. Yet,
That brought a smile to his face and Hailey sighed in relief. The worry in his eyes disappeared and his features softened. His question was probably to see if she was worried that they might not have another baby. And maybe that was true. But it would be harsh to voice that out. Hailey wasn't cruel to that extent. "Yeah, it's still early," Kendrick agreed. "Kendrick," Hailey murmured. "We can't lose hope. I'm sure you'll have more babies." That should make him feel better, and it really did; staring at his expression. "Now that you've known why she preferred girls." Kendrick brought her back to her earlier question. "I bet you'll strengthen your resolve on wanting a girl." Hailey looked away for a few seconds and she shook her head. "I won't change my resolve." She shrugged. "I won't also mind if it turns out to be a boy." She put on a small smile. "Really?" Kendrick asked."Really." She nodded. Maybe he had expected her to say the opposite. Hailey sighed inside before giving
Hailey's lips tugged up at the corner before pressing the exit button. Her call logs with Kendrick disappeared and on her home screen were several missed call notifications. And they were all from the same person.Her brows furrowed at that and she carefully sat on the bed. It seemed like all those calls came in while she was conversing with Kendrick last night. Why would Kara give her these many calls? Even in the middle of the night at that? Did something happen to her? She must have left the diner before calling her. Was she alright? Without dwelling on her thoughts, Hailey quickly pressed the callback button. It was weird enough that Kara had called her in the middle of the night. What was even weirder was the several missed calls. Hopefully, she was alright.The phone rang several times, then the beeping sound came. No response from the other end. And Hailey glanced at the bedside clock. Kara must already be at the diner by now. She must be busy cooking.Hailey hoped so. Her
"Hailey?" Kara called out to her but Hailey couldn't form a response. And Kara called out again. She called out several times. Hailey had lost count of it.Whether it was the lack of breakfast or the enormity that came with Kara's words, the sudden dizziness that hit her had an unexplainable source. And she staggered. She staggered toward the bed and gripped the headboard. "Hailey." Kara kept calling out to her. "Hailey, are you alright? Shit! This is a mess. I knew I shouldn't have told you. I'm so sorry, Hailey. Please don't do anything scary, keep a firm grip on your emotions, and please don't faint. I know this is hard to digest, but don't think too much. Hailey, can you hear me?" Hailey was already on the bed after catching the headboard on time. And she could hear all her friend was saying from the other end, but she couldn't register it. She just felt... Sick. "Talk to me, Hailey. Please let me know if you're alright. Do you need me to get help? Do you want me to get your