Chapter 555

Kendrick was rigid. He never lifted his hands to hug her back. He only lifted his hands to pull her away slightly, staring into her eyes.

"The engagement can't be canceled," he said it as a matter of fact. "I won't beat around the bush, Hailey. I no longer have a say in this."

He no longer had a say. Weren't his words similar to what Sharelene told her?

"I can't be your mistress." Hailey shook her head. That word sounded so bitter on her tongue that she detested saying it. "I'm your legal wife, Ken. I can never be your mistress."

"I thought we've been over that." Kendrick used both thumbs to wipe her tears. "This is the reality now, Hailey."

The reality?

"I told you I didn't sign those papers. I'm still your wife. Don't tell me there's no way you can't cancel this engagement. Unless you don't want to."

"Yes." Kendrick dropped his hands and nodded. "I don't want to cancel this engagement, Hailey."

The hurt was deeper than before. Hailey wanted to pinpoint its source. The emotions wer