Chapter 188

Chapter 188

In a flash, Hailey suddenly remembered something.

The night she returned to Wothaland and ran into Owen, he had come to this very place.

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Hailey thought, ‘Could it be that Owen had purposely left it here that night? But that didn’t make sense. Why would he do

that?‘

“Miss Dalton,” Gracie called again, her voice a bit louder this time.

Hailey took a deep breath and said, “Miss Burke, I just want to clarify–your boyfriend didn’t stay here last night

“No, he didn’t. But what about the night before? The night before that?” Gracie’s eyes reddened, and her beautiful face looked on the verge of breaking.

She said again, “Miss Dalton, from the moment you arrived, I felt something was off. But after being with Owen for so long, I’ve never seen him with anyone else special. I trusted him and I trusted you, but you both have betrayed my trust.

Hailey felt a shiver run down her spine. “Miss Burke, you’re mistaken.”

“Then tell me, what exactly is your relationship with Owen?” Gracie asked coldly.

“They’re cousins.” A voice came from the doorway. Raphael stood there, his tone detached and calm.

“Cousins?” Gracie raised an eyebrow, clearly surprised.

Raphael nodded, walking over to Hailey and putting an arm around her shoulder. “Yes, they’re cousins. If you don’t believe me, feel free to ask your boyfriend. I’m sure he’ll give you a straight answer.”

Gracie bit her lip but didn’t say anything more. She took the watch and walked out.

As Gracie left, Hailey’s body went limp with relief. She closed her eyes, her face pale, and a faint expression of pain crossed her features.

the sofa, saying softly, “Don’t worry, you didn’t do anything wrong. It’s Owen who’s been bothering you, and you’ve been

throbbing. She took a deep breath and

sighed silently, watching her with concern.

for the next month, Hailey didn’t run into Owen or Gracie

Kaiden had been avoiding her, while Mia, on the other hand, made sure to show off

wasn’t until one evening, after work, that Hailey finally figured out what was going on. She saw Mia walking arm–in–arm with Kaiden, leaving

odd

was absurd. She had never been interested in Kaiden, but these

glanced at her, almost as if he wanted to say he was only with Mia because he had no

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didn’t like Kaiden, and their antics didn’t affect her in the slightest. But when their relationship started to impact their work,

address it.

Hailey said with a slight frown as she stepped

the Translation Department stopped working

“She’s here! Finally!”

like Miss Dalton is finally going to deal with Mia.”

fully aware of the situation, walked over curiously.

Kaiden, but

Kaiden’s not bad–looking. Hailey might not show interest on the outside, but who knows what she’s thinking

those little thoughts. We know how it is.”

buzzed with

table

up, glancing at it. “Yeah, what’s

You missed a zero, Mia. Do you realize how big

double–checked after translating it. There’s no

marked the errors. You

as she realized the mistakes were obvious. These were basic errors, and it was embarrassing.

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