"Would you like me to call—""No need." Hailey cut her off. "You may leave."The maid nodded before she turned around and left for the stairs. And Hailey didn't waste time to knock. She pushed the door open and barged inside. Chloe sprang up from her bed. The phone in her hand fell and her expression paled as if she'd seen a ghost."Y–You, what are you doing here?" She pointed a shaking finger at Hailey. "I'll show you what I'm doing here." Hailey closed the door behind her and moved forward. "You evil bitch!" She didn't wait for Chloe to react and she sent two hard slaps across her face. Chloe yelped and fell on the floor."W–What is wrong with you!?" She held both her cheeks and moved away from Hailey. "Ahh, leave me alone!"Hailey sent another slap and several more until her lips bled. Then she grabbed her hair and forced her off the ground. Chloe tried to retaliate but Hailey gave her no room. She grabbed both her hands and tossed her across the room, and her back hit the wal
"Why don't you just kill me now?" Chloe chuckled. "You still won in the end, didn't you? Doesn't Rob still want you after everything—"Hailey shut her up with another slap. "Killing you now is showing you mercy! Chloe, you will be humiliated for eternity! Even after you die, everyone will remember the evil things you have done!"Rapid knocks sounded and a loud voice came from outside. "What is going on in there? Chloe! Hailey! Open the door!" The voice belonged to an older man, he sounded frantic. Hailey ignored the knocks. Her vision was clouded with anger and all she wanted was to rip the girl apart."Hailey!" The door opened with a bang and a middle-aged man stormed inside. Accompanying him was a middle-aged woman, and they stared at the scene with horror. "Oh, my God. My Baby!" The woman screamed and held her chest with both hands. "Mum, Dad!" Chloe sobbed and struggled away from Hailey. "She's gone crazy, Dad! Please help me!" Chloe ran into the couple's hands and her moth
"Honey!?" Chloe's mother's screams filled up the whole room and Hailey covered her ears. "What is the meaning of this? Didn't you hate this woman? Let's call the police, let's avenge what this crazy girl did to our daughter!"Hailey grabbed the bottle again and pointed it at them. "I won't repeat this, get out of my way right now!""Hailey!" The man scolded. "I am very disappointed in you. So it's true, you really destroyed your marriage. How could you do that!?" The man looked as if he would cry."When I heard the rumor a few days ago that your husband will choose a bride, I didn't believe it." He patted his chest and yelled, "Now, everything is clear. You really lost that man, Hailey. What have I ever done to deserve such treatment from you?"Her husband would choose a bride? Hailey spaced out for a few seconds. "Get out of my way!" She screamed and waved the edge of the bottle at them. "Get out of here right now! I swear I'm going to kill somebody! Just get out!"She held on to
"I know you have my phone with you," her mother continued. "If you need help, dial Kara's number, okay?""Okay." Hailey found herself hugging the woman again. They asked the taxi driver to stop and after paying him, her mother walked out and stopped another taxi. Hailey waved at her through the window until the taxi drove away."Where would you like to proceed to, Ma'am?" The taxi driver asked her.Hailey looked away from the window and sat properly on the seat. After giving the address to the man, her hand went to her chest and she sighed inside.This wasn't the time for heartbreak. This was the time for action. Whatever his reason was for him to want to take another wife, there was no way she would agree with it. The car ride was long and Hailey kept glancing out of the window. When the taxi arrived in front of the large building, he could only park the car at a distance due to the security men patrolling in front of the gates. Hailey didn't walk up to them. She brought out he
Sharelene stared at her for a few seconds. Her eyes squinted a bit then she dropped her juice glass and smiled. "Kendrick is your husband." She licked her lip and let out a soft laugh. "Well, that's quite interesting."Hailey watched her expression, hopefully. There were not many guests at the party. Also, Kendrick had sat close to her. They should know each other, right?"Of course, if you're referring to Ken, he and I are quite acquainted." Sharelene's voice dragged her attention. "Great." Hailey gave her a grateful smile. "Do you, perhaps, know of his whereabouts? Could you help me meet him? You must have a way to contact him, right?""Oh, I have a lot of ways." Sharelene smirked. And Hailey waited for her next words, eagerly. Her fingers curled around her blouse and she tapped her foot on the floor. Sharelene stared at her silently, and she picked up her juice then sipped it. She dropped the glass and picked her phone from the table before pressing on it. "You can find him th
"See my hand." Kara extended her arm, there were tiny bruises on it. Like finger marks. "He dared to force me to come with him, saying if he took me away, you would come to him. Shit! I was forced to sacrifice one of our precious chairs. I hit him on the head but that lunatic was too strong."It even led to a fight?Hailey held her chest to control her suddenly thumping heart. Was he crazy? How dare he go to the diner and attack her friend?"Mum." Hailey hurried up to her mother. "He didn't harm you, right? Are you alright?" "No, Dear. He didn't do anything to me," her mother answered. "He mostly argued with Kara. He told me that you guys are married and I should bring you out.""That boy is dangerous, Dear." Her mother held her shoulders. "You need to be careful, please. He only left when I threatened to call the police. I think he's going to come back. He believes we're hiding you.""Don't worry, Mum. He can't do anything to me. Kara–" She turned to Kara and said, "– I'm so sorry
...Hailey slept that night, hoping only for those happy times to come to her dream. Those happy memories with Kendrick. They'd become her comfort and her assurance that he cared about her. He still cared for her, and they were going to clear the misunderstandings. Hailey left the bed and when she walked out to the living room, she saw Kara and her mother about to leave for the diner. Last night, the two had planned to hire securities around the diner in case Rob came back again. And although they looked worried and told her, again and again, to be careful out there, it seemed to weigh heavily on them to ask her not to go out. After bidding them goodbye, Hailey sat at the dining table and ate her food. Her mother's phone was still with her, and her eyes never left that address on the screen. When she was done eating, she did the dishes and washed up quickly before changing into a dress.She picked up a bag and put the phone inside with the money Kara had given her. Then she put o
Also, she didn't want to return to that house. She hated the sight of that man. He didn't waste time believing Chloe's lies. He even said he was disappointed in her. Well, Chloe was right about one thing. Her father didn't like her. But Hailey didn't see only hate in his eyes. She also saw greediness. Her mind went back to the phone and she sighed for the umpteenth time. The phone wasn't even hers. How was she going to explain this to her mother? And that recording... Urgh! She should have backed it up in Kara's phone. She should have done that last night, or maybe she should have gone straight to the police with it. But she'd been anxious when her father spoke about Kendrick's plan to take a new wife. Also, she couldn't just go to the police like that. She needed to see Kendrick first. Hailey rubbed her temples, dreading the upcoming headache. She shut down the noises in her head and focused on those happy memories instead. Since she admitted that those hallucinations were, in