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.

off Selena’s hand

Selena was thinking Tve raised a ingrate, she cursed inwardly.

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

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

major going on. How about I give you a week off? Rest at home, and

how do you plan to deal with Rose?” Hailey asked indifferently.

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didn’t mean it. I’ll have her come over to apologize to you.

tomorrow

Hailey closed her eyes.

though Aiden had betrayed his previous marriage, he at least cared about

was

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

Grandpa seemed to have a good impression of

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

Grandpa had mentioned her birth mother during the last banquet.

this thought, she

in relief, praising, “Our Hailey is so sweet. Remember to win

inwardly. So that’s

pulled the

Hailey would eventually get married.

a few casual instructions, he

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

by the window. Her figure was slim and looked

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

Hailey’s accident half an hour ago, he immediately dropped what he was doing, instructing

the room, he closed

She turned around and looked at him with

blank expression, looking kinda gloomy. He strode over to Hailey,

to such close contact and tried to step back,

touched her forehead. In a low voice, he

this, feeling something odd. She looked

heal soon.”

sounded like a statement

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