Chapter 308

Hailey shut her eyes and tried to assure herself that the woman was just angry. She didn't need to be affected by her words.

"Tell me the truth, Hailey..." The woman blocked her path again before she could walk away. "Are you sure you are not seeing her already? And she is not teaching you all these tricks?"

"I'm afraid you're thinking too far." Hailey was having a hard time keeping still. If only she could push past the woman and walk away. But that would bring more harm to her.

"Whether I am thinking too far or not does not matter." Her stepmother chuckled darkly. "Because you see, Hailey. She was never a threat to me and whatever you do now will not threaten me." Then she grabbed her arm and lowered her voice, her eyes glinting with something Hailey could attest to as evil. "Didn't you know how I dealt with her? She thought she was smart enough to get engaged to your father. She thought that would earn her his love. However, her wish of marrying him never came true. I did that i