Chapter 158

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Hailey gave a small, knowing smile, as if she’d just discovered something. The mischievous grin on her lips was exactly like the one from two years ago. “I’m Hailey Dalton,” she said, her tone casual.

“Are you also from the Dalton family?” the housekeeper asked, her curiosity piqued.

Hailey tilted her head slightly, appearing innocent and approachable. “Yes, are you the new housekeeper here? The Dalton family should recognize me.”

She looked so sweet and demure, it was hard not to like her.

The housekeeper instantly warmed to her and was about to speak when Selena, still on the ground, suddenly interjected, “You’re not from the Dalton family.”

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The housekeeper froze, finally realizing something was off. She quickly fell silent and stood aside, watching the exchange carefully.

Hailey’s brows furrowed slightly, her expression softening say that?” she asked, her voice low and pitiful.

as though she were the one hurt by the words. “Why would you

Selena’s voice dripped with disdain as she glared up at Hailey. “You’re not from the Dalton family. Aiden said you’re the bastard child Valerie had with some other man.

Hailey, I can’t believe you’re still alive. You’ve been dead for two years, and now you have the nerve to show up here? You’re nothing but a bastard!”

Hailey thought, ‘I’ve always known I’m not part of the Dalton family. I’ve always felt like his daughter with Finley, but with the Daltons…

‘Before coming here, I looked up the Dalton family online. I don’t see any resemblance between them and me. Especially that man who’s supposed to be my father, Aiden.’

‘Even though I know this deep down, it doesn’t mean I’m going just to sit here and let someone call me a bastard without reacting!‘

Raphael, silently observing, stepped forward, seemingly ready to intervene.

anything, he watched in surprise as the usually quiet Hailey bent down, gripping

twisted in

cold as ice. “If your mouth keeps spitting filth like that, I’ll happily wash it out for

in sudden recognition, her pupils contracting,

the shift, a subtle surprise flashing in her gaze. She thought, ‘It looks like Selena has been on the losing end of a confrontation with

rushing back into the mansion, not even bothering to retrieve the

had lost in

left ajar. Hailey glanced briefly at the confused housekeeper, then offered a

beauty, and for a moment, she couldn’t find the words to refuse. It was as if she

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the housekeeper inside, while Raphael, seeing that Hailey had everything under control, waited outside.

lavishly decorated, its

over her. She thought, This feeling of familiarity… but it’s fear. Why am 1 afraid of this place?

room. The living room was empty at this time except for

suddenly cut off. Rose, who had previously thought Selena was simply out of her mind, went pale, her face filled with terror as she looked at the person entering

a white dress that reached her calves, the fitted fabric accentuating her slender waist. Her hair was tied back with

exuding a quiet, cold elegance. She walked in slowly, as if a messenger from

table. A slow, knowing smile curved her lips. The smile was radiant, almost blinding, as if lighting up the

like they were staring into the face of a

“Why the screams? I’m not here

to suppress her fear, and asked in a shaky voice, “Are you… human, or

mocking laugh. “Do

down at the floor. There, at her feet, was Hailey’s small, distinct

shifting into one of icy coldness. “Hailey, how dare you return? You’re not even a true daughter of the Dalton family”

the truth after

offered him, Valerie had already been pregnant when she married him, and the child in her womb was nothing more than

bastard.

finally rid herself of her once and for all. It

like the passing wind. She focused on

are you even listening to Rose?” Selena shouted, her voice sharp and irritation as she approached Hailey, grabbing her

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