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?”

his eyes full of

the blonde guy lunged for

look completely disappeared. Without hesitation, she kicked

and

guys being frozen in shock, Hailey moved fast. She slammed

slapped the guy on her right hard across the

of the

staggered back, groaning from the unexpected

She grabbed the two men by their hair

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men, no matter how hard they tried to pull away, could escape bee iron grip. They were practically dragged, their scalps stinging from

Thud- Thud-

splashes, Hailey unceremoniously kicked both of them into the

summer heat was oppressive, but the pool water still had

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

her lips as she arched a brow. “You

flawless, her voice soft

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

jump,” he stammered, clearly nervous, his steps shaky as he inched toward the

big guys were

elegant in her gown, her hair styled

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

sync, silently agreeing that Hailey was

let out a slight smirk, then turned and walked away with

wall, his handsome, aloof face breaking into a sofi, amused smile. He’d been looking for a quiet spot to take a call, but had accidentally stumbled into a

little liar claims she’s being bullied by the Daltons? With that attitude, it’s no surprise she’s the one doing the

are you even listening?” came the voice from

replied calmly, That’s it. Got stuff to do.”

new project at work?” His gossip radar was pinging, and he could sense

him and

up gossip, he knew something was

had actually shown up tonight. And while talking about the company’s

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

banquet hall

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