As we drove away from the party, Hailey looked at us with a mix of confusion and fear. "What's going on, Aunt Valerie?" her tiny, innocent voice asked me, "Where are we going?"I smiled, trying to reassure her. "Don't worry, Hailey. I'm going to take you somewhere safe, okay?" The little girl nodded her head, still sipping her fruit drink.Tristan glanced at me from the rearview mirror, his eyes warning me to be careful. We couldn't let Hailey suspect that we had kidnapped her and that we were using her as leverage against her father - Jordan.Meanwhile, back at the party, Aurelia was starting to panic. She looked around frantically, searching for her daughter. "Hailey! Hailey, where are you?" she called out, but there was no response.She rushed over to Jordan, her voice trembling. "Jordan, Hailey's gone missing! I can't find her anywhere!"Jordan's face turned red with anger. "What do you mean she's gone missing? She was just here a minute ago!"Aurelia's eyes welled up with tears.
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