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
"Give me back my baby! You idiot!" Hailey didn't know where the sudden energy came from, and she sent several more slaps across his face. She fisted her hands and beat hard at his chest, but she knew that no matter how much she punched him, nothing would be compared with the ache in her heart. "You monster! I hate you! If I don't kill you back, I don't deserve to live in this world!"He was the most evil being in existence. How could he kill her baby and still look at her as if she was the rarest gem on earth? And how could she have been In a relationship with someone like him in the past? "I hate you, Rob. I hate you both!" Her eyes darted to Chloe who had appeared in the hallway. "Both of you, give me back my baby. Give me back my husband! I hate you both! You're going to rot in hell! You don't deserve to live a good life!""Hailey." Rob held her hands and held her in place. "Stop doing that, you're going to hurt yourself."Chloe simply hissed and disappeared into her room befor
She must get out of this place that reeked of evil, and she had to reorganize herself and pull her strength together. She had to seek justice for her baby. "Hailey." Rob was standing by the door with his hands folded across his chest. "Stop doing that. You will endanger yourself."Hailey glared at him. She sprang up from the bed and dashed toward him. But no amount of beating made his expression change. He only watched her helplessly then held her hands."Stop with your tantrums, Hailey." Rob sighed and said softly. "You have to realize that it is never going to change anything. We are now married and you are my wife—""Liar!" Hailey used her legs to kick him. "Who is your wife, you maniac? Just leave me alone. I will make sure you never—""You're not going to do anything." Rob forced her into his embrace. "Just focus on recovering from the poison, okay? After that, you'll keep on taking your drugs and you will forget this pain.""Forget!" Hailey cried. "Are you not shameless enoug
"Your baby was in the way, Hailey. I had to do what was necessary." Rob didn't release her hand. "Because of it, you wanted to sacrifice our love, what we had. If I didn't get rid of it, you were never going to acknowledge the bond we shared in the past. I knew I had to take action immediately, I couldn't stay back and watch you being taken away from me—""Shut up! Just shut up already!" Hailey was fed up with his stupid confessions. Their love. Had she ever loved him, even?What kind of mistake had she committed in the past to associate with someone like him? "If you don't give me back my phone's contacts, I'll—""There's nothing you'll do." Rob stared at her helplessly. "You're weak, Love. Enough with the arguments." He suddenly picked her up the floor and flung her over his shoulder. "I promise you I won't see your sister again. If you wish, I'll never see other women in my entire life. My only wish is that you're happy, Hailey."He walked back into the bedroom and put her on the
Hailey could see the big street ahead. It wasn't so far now. Rob caught her hand and she wriggled it free. Hailey picked up her speed and almost ran into a car driving past. The car stopped with a screech and the window rolled down. "Hey, watch where you're going—"A guy was sitting inside the car. He stopped in his words and gave her a once-over. "Please help me, Mister." Hailey grabbed the window. "That man." She glanced over her shoulder. "That man is trying to abduct me."Rob reached her side and caught her waist. "What is going on, Man?" The guy frowned and glanced at Hailey. "Do you know this lady?""Don't mind her." Rob's hand tightened around her waist and he smiled. "Just a troublesome wife.""No, I don't know him." Hailey wouldn't let go of the window shield. "He's not my husband! He killed my baby! And he's going to kill me too!""Man, this is serious." The guy turned off his car's engine and said, "Are you sure you know this lady?""I told you she's my wife!" Hailey co