First Love's Return, Heiress Strikes Back

Chapter 411

Hailie had just landed in New York, and Mariela was driving to pick her up.

In the afternoon, when Hailie sent her flight details, Mariela had already told her she would pick her up at the airport.

Hailie said it was unnecessary and that she could just take a taxi to the hotel.

But since Hailie was new to the city with no family or friends here, Mariela insisted on picking her up and helping her settle in.

The airport was in a remote suburb, about a forty–minute drive from downtown New York.

Feeling a bit stuffy in the car, Mariela rolled the window down slightly, letting the outside airflow in.

It was late March, and the temperature in New York was starting to warm up.

lost its winter chill,

the car. As Mariela thought about everything

contentment.

Meng

partners and new colleagues seemed easy to get along with. Several well–known and capable lawyers had already joined. And now, her former assistant, Hailie, was coming to work

falling

rising sun, full of

one step closer to her dream.

through the traffic, leaving the bustling downtown behind and entering the

this remote stretch of road was

for about ten minutes, Mariela suddenly noticed a black car trailing

only lead to the airport, having another car behind her would not be unusual. The other driver

her mind when she caught sight of that black

car before, back in

had been parked diagonally behind her car.