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.

shaking off Selena’s hand

knew what Selena was thinking Tve raised a ingrate, she

a superficial wound. After a check–up and bandaging, there was nothing else to worry about

lay in the hospital bed, looking calmly at Aiden in front

“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 let’s not tell Owen about this, okay?

plan to deal

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What’s there to deal with? She definitely didn’t mean it. I’ll have

tomorrow

a sneer, Hailey closed her eyes.

though Aiden had betrayed his previous marriage, he at least

was finally

she said, “Dad. I feel like my stepmom doesn’t like me. Maybe I should

good impression of you last time. Since he’s getting on in

care where she lived as long as she didn’t have to stay with that

birth mother during the last banquet. Maybe living with him

thought, she nodded.

finally smiled in relief, praising, “Our Hailey is so sweet. Remember to win Grandpa’s favor when you go there; he adores you very

inwardly. So that’s

pulled

eventually get married. He might as well use

instructions, he left the

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

by the window. Her figure was slim and looked lonely.

Owen opened the door, he saw this scene, and a pang of heartache surged from the bottom of his heart.

about Hailey’s accident half an hour ago, he immediately dropped what

room, he closed

appearance. She turned around and looked at him with confusion and

looking kinda gloomy. He strode over to Hailey, his face

tried to step back, but the

cool fingertips gently touched her forehead. In a low voice, he asked, “Does it

this, feeling something odd. She

heal soon.”

sounded like a statement

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