Chapter 2

The sky was drizzling sofily.

Lucia hurriedly shoved a bright red umbrella and a black cloth bag into Hailey’s hands “This is from your sister. Don’t let her tough talk fool you. She’s the one who cares about you the most, even if she doesn’t always show it.”

Hailey swallowed hard, her throat tight with emotion. She barely managed to whisper, “I know”

She stood in front of the house, staring at the closed door. Neither Lydia nor her adoptive father came out to see her off, but she knew they were watching her from behind the curtains.

Lucia gently wiped the tear from Hailey’s cheek with her rough hand. “When you get there, take care of yourself. And remember to call us once you’re settled”

Hailey nodded, wiped away the tears, opened the umbrella, and walked out of the yard, looking back three times before finally leaving.

At the bridge, her family was waiting.

Ethan Middleton, the old butler who’d served the Dalton family for over twenty years, stood by a black car. He was in his fifties now, his hair touched with gray.

“Miss Dalton,” he greeted calmly, then opened the car door for her.

Hailey didn’t say a word. She climbed into the car, her face blank, clutching the umbrella and cloth bag tightly.

Inside the car, she slowly opened the bag. It was stuffed with homemade jerky and all her favorite snacks.

The zipper on one side bulged a little. Hailey opened it, revealing a thick stack of bills.

Her eyes instantly filled with tears, which slid down her face in silence.

She was finally back to the Dalton family.

Five hours later, Hailey stood outside the gates of the Dalton family mansion.

She’d landed at five o’clock. After rushing from the airport, she barely made it to the mansion in under an hour.

It had rained all day in Hallon City yesterday, but today, the sky was clear, the sun shining bright like it had been scrubbed

clean.

Bay residential area, was massive, just like one’d expect from one of the four major families.

was a new villa they’d bought after their rise to power.

Calhoun family, the top dogs of the

had spent a fortune to buy a place

gates, gazing at

where it all ended for her in her last life. In this very villa. Now, standing here again, her heart felt

was parked by the side of

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Chapter 2

nose. His short hair was neatly styled, and his features were sharp with

with the outer corners lifting ever so

he wasn’t smiling, he looked cold and distant. But when he did smile, it was like warm spring

family. At just twenty–four, he had

taken over the Calhoun family at eighteen and, in just six years, turned them from the second–largest family to the biggest power in the city. He’d made their economic empire one of the strongest in Asia. If there

the ultimate business

genius wasn’t just a mastermind at business. He also had looks that could stop traffic. No wonder every

of guy who kept a low profile–way too low. He didn’t show up at those flashy parties where the city’s elites strutted around.

Still, a lot of

side, living so squeaky clean it

we’ve arrived,” the assistant up front said,

Just as he was about to get out of the

waist so tiny you

and in her hand was a bright red umbrella. No flashy brands, but there was something about her, a quiet elegance

thought that hit him. ‘Damn, this girl’s

full look at her face, but

in now,”

nodded, and pushed open the iron gate,

room. The second Hailey stepped in, the entire room fell silent, and every single eye turned

the Dalton family in her past life.

her own feet, crashing to the floor and

entrance, calm as could be. She tucked her umbrella away smoothly, changed her shoes: without missing a beat, and

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