Chapter 17

Hearing the shout, Rose snapped back to reality and looked toward the don

Aiden had just gotten off work. Holding a briefcase, he stood at the entrance with a furious expression

vas petrified on the spot, flustered, and glanced down at her feet.

Hailey lay pale on the ground, her forehead cracked, with bright red blood streaking down her fowless cheeks.

“It wasn’t me… Rose immediately denied.

Aiden stormed over, glaring fiercely at Rose, and quickly helped Hailey up from the ground, yelling for the butler to call 911 51L

Hailey was soon rushed to the hospital.

As she was being put on a stretcher, Hailey suddenly opened her eyes, which showed no trace of pain, only liveliness.

She looked at Rose and gave a remarkably bright smile.

Rose’s eyes widened, her anger flaring, and she started cursing at Hailey like a madwoman, raising her hand to strike

Aiden, along with other medical staff, hurriedly shielded Hailey. The living room was thrown into a chaotic mess.

Protected by everyone, Hailey was taken to the ambulance

Meanwhile, Rose’s hair was disheveled, her expression ferocious, looking more like a shrew than a rich lady.

For the first time, she was so deceived, yet no one believed her

Rose was almost driven mad, curing Hailey inwardly as a wicked bitch.

When the living room finally quieted down with no one else around. Selena came down from the second floor, feigning concem. “Mom, are you okay?”

“Why didn’t you come down earlier?” Rose looked up coldly at her.

Selena’s eyes flickered with guilt.

With so many people around, if she had been there too, the news would definitely have damaged her reputation.

“Sorry, Mom, I was practicing the piano and didn’t hear anything Hailey is really too much,” she said.

sneered, shaking off Selena’s hand and

surely knew what Selena was thinking Tve raised a ingrate,

After a check–up and bandaging, there was nothing else

bed, looking calmly at Aiden

toward Hailey a little ingratiating “Hailey, my dear, it doesn’t seem like there’s anything major going on. How about I give you a week off? Rest at home, and

you plan to deal with

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She definitely didn’t mean it. I’ll have her come over

tomorrow

a sneer, Hailey closed her eyes.

though Aiden had betrayed his previous

was finally wide

my stepmom doesn’t like me. Maybe I should move out.”

to live on your own or move to the old house? Grandpa seemed to have a good impression of you last time.

she lived as long as she didn’t have to stay with that mother and daughter.

her birth mother during the last banquet. Maybe

this thought,

Hailey is so sweet. Remember to win Grandpa’s favor

didn’t respond, sneering inwardly. So that’s what

and pulled the blanket over her

say anything else. After all, Hailey would eventually get married. He might

casual instructions,

the ward got dark with the lights off. Outside, the city lights twinkled brilliantly against the

gown, stood alone by the window. Her figure was slim and looked lonely.

door, he saw this scene, and a

hour ago, he immediately dropped what he was doing, instructing his assistant to locate her

closed

appearance. She turned around and looked at him

He strode over to Hailey, his face serious as he examined the injury on her forehead.

to such close contact and tried to step back, but the wall behind her blocked

her forehead. In a low voice, he asked, “Does it hurt?”

feeling something odd. She looked away and said, “It’s just a

heal soon.”

like a

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