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.

hand and

she surely knew what Selena was thinking Tve raised a ingrate, she

was just a superficial wound. After a check–up and bandaging, there was

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

doesn’t seem like there’s anything major going on. How about I give you a week off? Rest at home, and let’s

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

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to deal with? She definitely didn’t mean

tomorrow

a sneer, Hailey closed her

even though Aiden had betrayed his previous

was

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

own or move to the old house? Grandpa seemed to have a good impression of you last time. Since he’s getting on in years

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

that Grandpa had mentioned her birth mother during the last banquet. Maybe living with him would let her learn

this thought,

is so sweet. Remember to win Grandpa’s favor when you go there; he adores you

So that’s what you had

eyes and pulled the blanket over her

eventually get married. He might as well use

casual instructions,

lights off. Outside, the

in a hospital gown, stood alone by the

this scene, and a pang of heartache surged from the bottom

hour ago, he immediately dropped what

room, he closed the

seemed startled at his appearance. She turned around and looked at him

gloomy. He strode over to Hailey, his face serious as he examined the injury

tried to step back, but the

touched her forehead. In a

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

heal soon.”

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