The Forgotten Girl Is Back For Revenge

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.

family’s villa, located in the prestigious Midnight Bay residential area, was

It was a new villa they’d bought

Because the Calhoun family, the top dogs of the four, lived right next door.

had spent a fortune to buy a place

at the grand villa with a

In this very villa. Now, standing here again, her heart felt

was parked by the side

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Chapter 2

wore a custom–made black suit, gold–rimmed glasses perched on his nose. His short hair was neatly styled, and his features were sharp with a chiseled jawline and

eyes were especially captivating–slightly almond–shaped, with the outer

But when he did smile, it was like warm

Calhoun family. At just twenty–four,

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 was a way to make

was the ultimate

this genius wasn’t just a mastermind at business. He also had looks that could stop traffic. No wonder every rich girl dreamed of becoming Mrs. Calhoun.

Owen was the kind of guy who kept a low profile–way too low. He didn’t show up at those flashy parties

Still, a lot of the city’s socialites would do

been an open book–no one by his side, living so squeaky clean it made people raise an eyebrow. Some even

arrived,” the assistant up front said, bringing him out of his thoughts.

eyes, and gave a short nod. Just as he was about to get out of the car, his eyes landed on a

was wearing a simple black T–shirt and denim shorts, her waist so tiny you could barely see it, and legs that

bright red umbrella. No

this girl’s skin is so fair

stood sideways, so he couldn’t get a full look at her face, but he couldn’t forget that

can go in now,” Ethan Middleton said quietly beside her.

snapped out of her daze, nodded, and

out in the living room. The second Hailey stepped in, the entire room

of when she first returned to the Dalton family in her past life. The whole room went dead

tripping over her own feet, crashing to the floor and getting

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