Chapter 359



"You want him?!"

The audacity she had to claim that.

I looked at her pitiful face, my voice dropping a few degrees colder. "Haley, you misspoke. You're not after Conrad for him. You're after the status, the fortune that comes with his name."

Haley replied, "I won't deny that, but..." She paused, then delivered a blow straight to the heart, "But over these past days, he's been just as kind to me as Aiden ever was. I've truly fallen for him. I do want a life with him."

She was making it clear - Conrad was the one for her, and in her eyes, I was still the rival for his affection.

But still, here she was, asking for my help and rubbing salt in my wound at the same time. Did she actually think I was such a pushover?

A smirk crossed my lips as I said, "Conrad might have been good to you, but he ran away, didn't he?"

Haley's face stiffened at my counter. I pressed on with a mocking tone, "Are you sure he wants a life with you too?"

"As long as he comes back, I have a way," Haley murmured, almost in despair.

slightly, "Then find a way to bring him back.

on the verge of collapse. My words seemed to snuff out her last hope, and she

a tragedy, really, when a woman blames another for a man's lack

giving a mocking laugh, "If that's what you want

at a loss for

for the baby. You should stand up; I'm leaving," I glanced at the car's clock

if you don't call Conrad, I'll keep kneeling here," Haley threatened, resorting to a tactic I

even the bravest

against a relentless

moment, I understood why Conrad might have

just a

but also

keep kneeling," I revved the

action but clung tighter to the

was determined to have a standoff, believing I wouldn't dare to drive away, to actually hurt

If you were to

eyes widened in

if you were out of the picture, that'd be a celebration for the Wagner family,

shifted, finally sitting down on the curb, not daring to

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