Chapter 7

Chapter 7

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In her past life, at that extravagant banquet thrown by the Dalton family. Hailey had been humiliated and bullied by others.

Back then, she was a scared little mouse, too terrified to even think about standing up for herself.

The Dalton family members watched her suffer, and instead of offering help, they shamelessly berated her in front of all the guests.

From that moment on, the name Hailey Dalton became a running joke in Hallon City.

It was also at that same banquet where Selena, pretending to care, offered a few half–assed pleas for help.

Of course, it didn’t do a thing, but back then, Hailey, in her naive innocence, actually thought of Selena as a good sister and followed her around like a lost puppy.

As Hailey thought back to all that, a cold, deadly gleam flashed in her eyes.

She took her time walking over to a quiet corner, sipped her orange juice, and after finishing half of it, grabbed a delicate piece of cake.

Out of the corner of her eye, she noticed a few guys heading her way

Here they come.

Knowing full well that the ballroom wasn’t the right place to deal with this, Hailey deliberately stood up and started heading toward a quieter part of the venue.

The three guys immediately followed her.

The place was huge, and tucked away at the back was a small pool. The area around the pool was surprisingly quiet, a sharp contrast to the chaos and noise in the main hall.

Hailey casually walked toward the poolside. The men picked up the pace, quickly catching up with her.

“Hey, Miss Dalton, one of them called out.

Hailey turned around. pretending to be confused, her face innocent as she asked, “What do you want?*

The guys blocked her path, and one bold jerk reached out to touch her shoulder.

Hailey effortlessly dodged his disgusting hand, acting shocked as she asked, “What the hell are you guys trying to do?”

a sleazy grin, his eyes

guys closed in, cornering her. Suddenly, the blonde guy lunged for her

Hailey’s innocent look completely disappeared. Without hesitation, she kicked him square

pain, dropping to the floor and clutching

the other two guys being frozen in shock,

the guy on her right hard

of the

staggered back, groaning from

grabbed the two men by their hair and dragged them toward

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unreal how strong she was. The two large men, no matter how hard they tried to pull away, could escape bee iron grip. They were practically dragged, their

Thud- Thud-

two heavy splashes, Hailey unceremoniously kicked both of them into the

still had

air got cooler, getting shoved into the water out of nowhere still

the guy still standing at the poolside, a teasing smile curving her lips as she arched a brow. “You gonna jump in yourself, or do you want me to give you a

her voice soft

locked. It was like

steps shaky as he inched toward the edge.

next second, the three big guys were all

looking graceful and elegant in her gown, her hair styled to perfection.

and composed, but when she spoke, her words were ice–cold. “Consider this a little warning If I ever catch you bullying someone weaker than you, I’ll make sure you never have a chance

three guys turned white as ghosts, nodding in sync, silently

out a slight smirk, then turned and walked away

casually against the wall, his handsome, aloof face breaking into a sofi, amused smile. He’d been looking for a quiet

she’s being bullied by the Daltons? With that attitude, it’s no surprise she’s the one doing the bullying He thought to himself. Though, she’s not completely

listening?” came the voice from the

That’s it. Got stuff

hint right away. “What’s more important than the new project at work?”

him and

was left blinking, totally caught off guard. After years of digging up

events, had actually shown up tonight. And while talking about the company’s new project, Owen

made up his mind right then–he was going to find out exactly what was going on

returned to the banquet hall when her stepmother, Rose,

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