Her words sent him laughing more than he should. Kill him? Was she going to fight him in this washroom? Would she even be able to? Surely, she was still stupid. Her newfound confidence would definitely be her destruction. "Let go of me!" She warned again. "You pervert. Did you think following me here is going to be of advantage to you? I will give my life to bring you down. Tonight, I'll avenge all that you have done to me."And Kendrick let her go. Whatever he did next, she surely had it coming. He didn't need to take any action, she surely had it coming. She started it first. And she was going to get it. He didn't fight women, but he'd love to see what she could do.And for a moment, Kendrick was taken off balance. The moment he released her, her fist made contact with his jaw. He didn't see it coming."This is for harassing me." She threw another punch at him. "And this– this is for my baby." She aimed for his eye but her fist ended on his jaw. "And this one is for calling me
~~~All Hailey could remember of last night was being in the car with Kara. The things that happened after were blurry. She couldn't recall them clearly. Kara must have given her something to calm her headache. Because she woke up this morning, and instead of feeling like rocks were being thrown at her head, she felt lightheaded. The voices had stopped. She was again back to normal. "Hailey, thank God you're awake." A door opened and Kara walked inside. Hailey frowned and looked at her surroundings. Did Kara bring her to her place? This place... This apartment. It looked familiar. "Are you feeling alright, now?" Kara sat beside her on the bed and touched her forehead. "I stopped by a pharmacy on our way back and bought you some drugs. I hope they worked, Hailey."They did work. Hailey was not having headaches anymore. "Hailey, what is going on?" A big frown appeared on Kara's face. "I'm still confused about those things you told me last night. Is there something you're not tell
The car soon arrived at the silent neighborhood and as it drove deeper into the area, a new fear emerged in Hailey's heart. The fear of coming face-to-face with Rob's parents. She held on tight to the straps of her bag and when the car came to a stop in front of the gate, she paid the driver and walked out hesitantly. Hailey took some minutes pacing in front of the gates. She peeked inside the house through the narrow opening of the gate. She couldn't see much. All she could see was a car. Rob was at home, there was no doubt. He didn't even put his car inside the garage.But the knowledge that Rob must be at home didn't ease Hailey's fears a bit. It didn't make any difference if Rob was around. His mother could roast her anyhow she wanted.And his presence at home also meant that they could incite him to hit her.Even though Rob promised not to hit her again, Hailey wasn't sure about that. She wasn't sure that his parents wouldn't make him do that.But standing here at the gate w
"W–Well." Hailey shifted away and cleared her throat. Then she told him about the event and how she'd left home to go to the diner. She told him everything including those hallucinations and headaches. She didn't leave anything out from the start to the finish. The only thing Hailey left out was her encounter with her former Boss. She knew Rob wouldn't like to hear that. Rob would have preferred she stayed far away from that man."Hailey." After listening to her silently, Rob looked more confused than convinced."You said you met a strange girl at the mall?" He asked and Hailey nodded."You also said a lady invited you to cook at her party. The president's daughter?"Hailey nodded to his question again. "And you also mentioned that this morning you woke up in Kara's apartment and came back home by yourself?" "Yeah," Hailey answered. "That is the truth, Rob. I didn't want to make you worried. I'm sorry I left without informing anyone. I was just scared that your parents would stop
"Get some rest, My Love." Rob made her lie on the bed and tucked her under the blanket. "I'll take you to the hospital later and the doctor will address your problem."But Hailey wasn't feeling sleepy. But as Rob's soft voices floated in her ears, her eyelids slowly became heavy. A cold soothing breeze drifted by and sleep took over her. Hailey fell into a deep slumber. And the noises began... This time, she could make out each voice. This time, that deep voice was prominent. It told her harsh words and called her horrible names. Sometimes, the voice was low and sometimes it was high.Then in the dark hollow of her dreams, a blurry building began taking shape. Inside the building were so many rooms. And gradually, rays of light shone on the surroundings. There was a long narrow hallway. There was a bright light coming from the ceiling. Standing in the hallway, strong hands were pinning her to the wall. Those hands felt familiar, and that voice sounded familiar. "You are not sup
...Despite being in a hurry, Hailey had deemed it necessary to enter the bathroom and take another bath.She had sweated too much without any reason. She didn't want to believe that it was because of the anxiousness she had felt in her dreams. After taking her bath, Hailey changed into new clothes. She carefully folded Kara's cloth and put it in a bag then dropped it in a secure place in the closet. When she left the bedroom, she headed down to the stairs and went directly to the dining area. Rob had told her food was ready, he must have been preparing it in the kitchen when she came back.And Hailey's heart was finally at rest. The house was once again peaceful and things would go back to the way they had been before. She was on her way to the dining room but she stopped in her footsteps. There were voices. Rob's voice was prominent and there was also a female voice. Hailey frowned and picked up her space. She hadn't mistaken that voice after all. And the instant she reached t
"Hailey and I are going out," Rob said. "She won't be able to receive your gift. Keep them until we return.""Sister, you're going out?" Chloe's eyes shone with confusion. Her confusing look was directed more at Rob."Yeah, Rob and I will go to the—""And make sure you don't spoil anything in the house while we're gone, Chloe," Rob said before Hailey could finish her words. "Do I look like a baby to you?" Chloe gave him a taunting look. "More like I shouldn't snoop around the house while you're gone.""Yeah, you shouldn't do that.""Well, I'll have to disappoint you." Chloe gave him a sweet smile. "Because once you're gone, I'm going to start snooping around. And I'll dig out whatever you've been hiding.""And you're going to receive a great reward for that, Chloe." Rob grinned. "I can't wait for you to dig things out."Hailey wished she could finish eating immediately so they could take off soon. She couldn't stop thinking about that dream and she was worried. Maybe she should conf
Sharelene signed the contract and Rosslyn came forward and took it. "The contract is finalized. Could we begin work immediately?""I don't see why not." Kendrick relaxed back on his chair. "Unless you have other things that need to be taken care of.""This is my priority at the moment." Sharlene leaned forward and held his gaze. "Unless other things get in the way, Ken.""You switch formalities casually. Should I call that as interesting?""The meeting is over." Sharelene chuckled. "Unless you'd like to extend it."Right. The meeting was over. "I have to agree with you," he replied. "Good." Sharelene sat straight and smiled at him. "Could your assistant excuse us? If you don't mind."Kendrick nodded at Rosslyn and she promptly left the room. "Remember this is work hours. I might have some important things to be doing." "I don't see things like that," Sharelene replied. "You look to be relaxing all day, Ken. Your eyes gave you away the moment you walked in. So–" she leaned back in