Chapter 163

“Miss Dalton, Mattie said with a cold, detached voice, “I have an irreconcilable grudge with Aiden

Hailey took a sip of her coffee, set down the spoon, wiped her lips, and remained expressionless, indifferent to other people’s histories.

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Had she not come back from another time, perhaps she would have felt sympathy. But now, after everything, she had grown cold and unfeeling.

“So, what exactly do you want from me?” Hailey asked.

Mattie smiled faintly. “Miss Dalton, I’m willing to give you my five percent stake in the company, but only if you force Aiden out of the Dalton family.”

Hailey replied without hesitation, “Okay.”

Her response was quick, likely because she already had this plan in mind, and with Mattie’s help, everything would go more smoothly.

Mattie was taken aback by Hailey’s swift agreement. She paused, then, seeing Hailey was serious, pulled out the prepared equity transfer agreement.

At first, Mattie hadn’t fully trusted Hailey, but after testing her the previous day, she realized Hailey had no emotional attachment to the Dalton family. That was when Mattie felt comfortable going through with the deal, knowing they both had the same goal.

The conversation went smoothly, and once the contract was signed, Mattie left early.

Hailey finished her coffee and left the private room.

As she stepped out, she collided with Owen, who was coming up the stairs.

It had been a few days since they last saw each other, and Owen seemed thinner.

He was accompanied by his assistant and two middle–aged men, likely here for business.

He wore a black suit, and his appearance was lean and tall, his features more chiseled than before, giving him a colder, more distant look. Even when he saw Hailey, his expression didn’t change.

Hailey found this reassuring, reminding herself it was for the best.

She lowered her head and walked past him, looking like two strangers who didn’t know each other,

is, until Owen grabbed

“Owen!” she whispered.

I need to take care of something personal.” Richard stepped forward and led the men into the private room.

Owen grabbed her wrist and pulled her into the adjacent

the room were drawn, and the atmosphere

could react, Owen had pinned her against the

in strength between a man and a woman was clear. Owen

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skilled, and completely

her violently, biting her

to push against his shoulder, but Owen easily trapped both of her hands above her head and kissed her again,

him, but Owen quickly grabbed her waist and, with a swift

echoed through the room, exposing her bare shoulder. Owen released

are you a dog?!”

softly, then reached over and turned on the light, filling

her face flushed, her eyes glistening with tears, lips swollen from his kiss. She looked utterly

suit was slightly disheveled, his Adam’s apple moving as he swallowed. His lips, smeared with her lipstick, had

Hailey growled, her voice tinged with anger

pulled

dark, intense eyes staring into

“This relationship isn’t something you can just end whenever

her go. When she regained her memory and immediately broke up with him at the hospital, he had been furious. How could someone be

her for two years, finally found her, and now she wanted to end things just like that?

faded, Owen regained his composure. He wasn’t going to let her

her voice cold, her eyes giving him nothing but ice.

said nothing, his gaze unrelenting.

much, Owen? With your status, you could

her words meant nothing

her frustration grow. “Can’t

told you,” Owen said calmly, “this relationship isn’t

word, Owen opened the door

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