No More Waiting, She Chooses Love

Haley stood among the crowd, her pregnant belly prominent, a smirk of pride and defiance playing on her face.

Everyone's gaze was on her, Herschel's grip on my hand tightened noticeably, and Conrad started to stride towards her.

Haley was a master at buying time. In this brief moment, she spoke again, "Mr. Wagner, this child is yours, remember? You promised a life of comfort and luxury for him."

"Stop spouting nonsense," Jacqueline burst out, pointing her finger at Haley. "What does your child have to do with the Wagner family? Find the real father."

"Enough," Herschel hissed at Jacqueline, silencing her.

Conrad had quickly made his way to Haley, his face dark with anger. "What are you trying to pull?"

"Rad, if you won't marry me, if the Wagner family won't accept me, that's one thing. But how can you go back on your word and offer what was promised to me to someone else?" Haley said, turning her gaze towards me, "Or does Ms. Hudson just enjoy fighting over what's mine?"

Her brazen attitude reminded me of a saying: shamelessness is invincibility.

She had sunk to new lows for the sake of money.

"Haley, shut up," Conrad snapped at her.

public moment for her outburst, banking on the presence of the crowd to

scene was bound to be caught on video and go viral, making the Wagner family look like the main suspects if

clear, Haley would stop at nothing to secure her entry into the Wagner family and

didn't address her demands today, negative press about them and their business empire would flood the internet by tomorrow. "Why let her be silent? Let her speak," voices from the crowd encouraged

away, but the

palpable, and Herschel beside me was seething, his

boldly

her the amusement park, a claim so outrageous that it only highlighted her desperation, given Herschel's intention

family

was willing to sacrifice her own dignity and use her unborn child as a bargaining

stepped forward, “Haley, are you sure you want to make a

met my gaze, a flicker of panic briefly visible before she adopted a victim's demeanor, "It's not that I

by the wealthy. "Haley, the child you're carrying belongs to your late husband. Do we really need to talk about how he died right here and

she dared to

crying pitifully at me, "Fine, then say it. We live under the

was trying to