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?”

with a sleazy grin, his eyes full of

closed in, cornering her. Suddenly, the

innocent look completely disappeared. Without hesitation, she kicked him square in the balls.

the floor and clutching his groin. “Holy shit, that

advantage of the other two guys being frozen in shock, Hailey moved fast. She

her left and slapped the guy on her

of the

back, groaning from the unexpected pain.

grabbed the two men by

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they tried to pull away, could

Thud- Thud-

heavy splashes, Hailey unceremoniously kicked both of

but the pool water still had a slight chill from the

and the air got

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

voice soft and almost ethereal, but

when their eyes locked. It was like he was afraid of her.

as he inched

next second, the three big guys were all

stood there by the pool, looking graceful and elegant in her gown, her hair styled to perfection.

If I ever catch you bullying someone weaker than you, I’ll make sure you never have a chance to pass

nodding in sync, silently agreeing that Hailey was not someone

slight smirk, then turned and walked away with

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

by the Daltons? With that attitude, it’s no surprise she’s the one doing the bullying He thought to himself. Though, she’s

even listening?” came the voice from

That’s it. Got

than the new project at work?” His gossip radar

acknowledge him and hung up the

totally caught off guard. After years of digging up gossip, he

with these pointless events, had actually shown up tonight. And while talking about the company’s new project, Owen had zoned out and straight–up

mind right then–he was going to find out exactly what

returned to the banquet hall when her stepmother, Rose, called her

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