"On the phone, you asked me if I had a mother, Kara." So many questions threatened to spill out. Hailey didn't think she could wait until they got to the hospital. "Do I have my own mother? And where is she?""You have your own mother, Hailey," Kara said. "In fact, I've informed her already so she's speeding up her journey. She might arrive today or tomorrow, I'm not sure. But she promised to be here immediately.""Hailey, the most important thing now is you're safe." Kara gave her a reassuring look. "Let's get you to a hospital first and see what the doctors can do. Every other thing can wait."Her questions could wait. Hailey nodded obediently and stared out of the car. The image of Rob and Chloe flashed in her mind. Chloe treated her nicely on the surface, what kind of relationship did they actually have? She breathed a deep sigh and placed a hand on her stomach. Her baby. Was it true that she almost gave birth? Then what went wrong? Why did she lose her baby?If those bad dre
"Aren't those things with Rob?" Kara asked her after hanging up. And Hailey nodded. Those pills were in Rob's house."Damnit!" Kara let out a curse and slapped the steering wheel. "What are we gonna do now, Hailey? How can we retrieve it?" How to retrieve it? Hailey didn't like the idea of going back to Rob's house. But the doctor said that it was important to take the drugs with her so the psychiatrist could see what kind of medication Rob had put her on. That would make it easy for him to analyze a cure for her. "D–Do you think we should tell the authorities?" She looked up and asked."The authorities?" Kara sank into deep thought. "That guy is cunning, Hailey. We can't give him out to the authorities without tangible evidence."Right. They needed evidence. "But don't worry. We'll go to my apartment and figure things out," Kara said. "By the way, there's something I have to show you, Hailey.""Okay." Hailey nodded.And instead of the diner, Kara drove down the city straight to
"But what if you don't find anything within those three days?" Kara was still apprehensive. "We'll communicate on the phone, Kara," Hailey said. "I will keep you updated on whatever is happening."And right now, finding the clues was more important. Even if it took her more than three days, Hailey would make sure she found them. "Make sure you keep that phone safe, Hailey. Never let him see it. Don't let anyone see it including your sister whenever she visits.""Visit?" Hailey chuckled sadly. "Chloe doesn't visit. She lives with us, Kara."Kara blinked and her jaw dropped. "And you can't believe what is going on..." As Hailey recounted everything to Kara, her heart became lighter. The grief no longer weighed on her that much. What if Rob was sleeping with Chloe? They could both rot in hell. She didn't care about it. All she wanted was to get those damned people out of her life, especially Rob. "The heck!?" Kara exclaimed and covered her mouth. "You saw that with your own eyes?" S
It started raining not long after and Hailey still had more searching to do. Then something snapped in her head as if a fragment of her memory, or some sort of imagination. She could see herself standing in Rob's study room. Then, she was suddenly sitting on his chair and facing his computer. And moments later, Rob walked inside. His voice was what made her look up.Hailey returned to her senses and shook her head. Was that part of the hallucinations or actually her memory?However, she couldn't waste time. Hailey headed in the direction of his study room, she couldn't remember if she'd ever been here unless that sudden imagination was actually a part of her memory. She held the doorknob and pushed at the door. It didn't budge. It was locked. Hailey cursed inside and rested her back against the door. While would Rob lock his study room? Unless there was something he was hiding in there. Then it was going to be a hassle for her to gain access to the study room. That would only h
After getting ready for bed, Hailey buried herself inside the sheets and closed her eyes. It didn't take long before the sounds of footsteps reached her ears. She could hear him walking toward her side of the bed, then the sound of him opening the drawer reached her ears. And he fumbled with the bag as if checking out the tablets. Then he touched her hair and rearranged the sheets on her before moving to his side and laying down.Hailey's senses were on high alert. She placed a hand on her chest to control her ragged heartbeat, and she took in slow breaths to make it seem convincing that she was sleeping. Some minutes passed by, then the bedsheets moved. Hailey could feel him standing up. Then his footsteps faded to the door. The door made a soft sound, and she could no longer feel his presence. Hailey moved the bedsheets carefully and she opened her eyes. Rob was no longer on the bed. She sighed in relief then sat up, ignoring the slight ache in her stomach. After making sure
~~~The next morning, Hailey found it hard to leave the bed. She started with a terrible ache in her stomach. The sudden ache came to her as a shock. She could remember experiencing some slight aches in her stomach, but not this much. Did it have something to do with her wound?Hailey caressed the scar on her stomach and waited for a while for the pain to subside. Rob was laying beside her on the bed, still sleeping. And she carefully left the bed then entered the bathroom and washed up. She came out of the bathroom and saw Rob sitting on the bed. "My Love." He stood up and approached her. "Are you alright, you don't look fine."Hailey held the bathrobe around her, tighter. "I'm fine," she replied. And before he could speak further, she walked away and entered the closet. Hailey chose a cloth that had pockets attached to it. And she put her phone inside the pocket. She walked out and headed downstairs. Kara asked her to be careful, but she had the urge to leave the house immedi
Hailey opened her mouth but no words came out. Maybe it was because she had already lost the ability to, or maybe because of the fear in her heart. Why would Chloe poison her? Did she hate her this much?"Sister, don't stare at me that way," Chloe sighed and mumbled. "In fact, I only did this to free you of this suffering. Your mother abandoned you since you were only an infant. Mum and Dad don't care about you. And your husband divorced you the moment you gave birth and your baby passed away."Was that why Kendrick divorced her? Hailey sobbed and wriggled her hand again but Chloe held it tighter. "Sister." Her hand left Hailey's hair and she used her thumb to wipe her tears. "You're also aware that Grandpa will disown you once he learns of the divorce. After that, you will be left with no one, and you will be left with nothing." She paused for a few seconds. "I also know that you've already seen me with Rob. So you see, even if Rob decides to keep you forever, that image won't l
And Hailey didn't need to strain her ears to hear what they were saying. She didn't need to walk closer but she found herself doing exactly that. It was as if their words were pulling her forward. As if even if she ran, it was only going to be useless. "Are you out of your mind, Chloe!? How can she suffer from a fever for five days straight? The doctor confirmed that she was poisoned! Just admit it!""How can you think that I would poison my own sister?""Chloe, you can do worse than that.""Then what do you want me to admit!" Chloe yelled. "Do you want me to admit it so you can chase me out of your life? Is that your plan? Do you want to keep her with you forever!?""Just admit that you poisoned her!""You promised me, Rob!" Chloe cried. "You promised me you'd only take vengeance on her for betraying you with another man. I worked hard to help you ruin her marriage! You said you were going to marry me after our job is done.""Don't change the topic—""I'm not changing the topic! I'm