The Forgotten Girl Is Back For Revenge

Chapter 26

Chapter 26

Owen suddenly leaned in, making Hailey flinch. She exclaimed, “What are you doing?”

Owen looked up, his gaze deep and unreadable, “Buckling your seatbelt, he replied.

Hailey realized she had overreacted, and warmth crept up her face. Then Owen pulled the seatbelt over and dicked it into place.

Owen had never thought anyone could captivate him like this. She wasn’t doing anything, just sitting there, and yes, she had him utterly mesmerized. Like a spell he couldn’t break free from.

‘How long is she going to make me wait?‘ Owen thought. ‘Because I’m running, out of patience!

As Owen leaned in, his cool, crisp scent surrounded her completely. Hailey’s heartbeat raced. She lowered her gaze, or daring to look up.

But he moved away just as quickly, and Hailey let out a quiet breath.

“Nervous?” Owen’s voice broke the silence.

“Huh?” Hailey turned to look at him instinctively–only to meet his eyes directly. Her breath caught. Panicking, the turned away, staring out the window. “No.”

A soft chuckle came from beside her–low, lazy, and ridiculously pleasant to the ear. Hailey muttered, Damn it. Why does his voice have to sound so good?‘

But Hailey’s face burned hotter. It felt like Owen was teasing her.

The car rolled forward again, and before long, they reached the school gates. “Thanks for the ride,” Hailey murmured, reaching for the seatbelt buckle. “I’ll head in now.”

same time, Owen leaned over to help her. Their hands brushed against each other.

looked up, and before she could react, their lips

there in shock, staring

as reality hit, Hailey jerked back. “Mr. Calhoun,

watched her retreating figure, running a thumb over his lips. A slow, amused smile tugged at the

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thinking about this. Not at all:

the public restroom, a soda bottle was suddenly thrown out, narrowly missing

turned toward the source. A group of girls stood near

women’s restroom.

this time. Instead, it was Beatrix–the school’s resident troublemaker, her makeup heavy and sharp. The rest of the girls, equally caked in makeup, flanked her like

of school. In her past life, Beatrix had

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liked him. But Mateo had always been protective

again, if Mateo really protected Hailey, how could he let her be bullied by Beatrix?

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assigned herself the role of his bodyguard,

favor, Beatrix was a very overbearing person. But in the face of love, she was extremely humble

knew that Mateo liked Selena, so she dared not do anything to Selena. She

had beaten Mateo in the exams and forced him out of Class

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