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.

anything wrong. It’s Owen who’s been bothering you, and you’ve been

space, her head throbbing. She took a deep breath and

silently, watching her

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

while Mia, on the other hand, made sure to show off

until one evening, after work, that Hailey finally figured out what was going on. She saw Mia

she understood the odd behavior

been interested in Kaiden, but these two were constantly putting on a show in front

her, almost as if he wanted to say he was only with Mia because he had no choice. Meanwhile, Mia would boast about

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their little game, she couldn’t be bothered to care. After all, she didn’t like Kaiden, and their antics didn’t affect her in the

address it.

in for a moment.” Hailey said with a slight frown as she stepped out of her office.

soon as Mia entered, the colleagues in the Translation Department

“She’s here! Finally!”

is finally going to deal with Mia.”

A male colleague, not fully aware

in Kaiden, but Mia keeps showing off all the

interest on the outside, but who knows what she’s thinking on the inside? Maybe she’s secretly holding a grudge against

always have those little thoughts. We know how it

office buzzed with

threw an important document onto the table and said, “This file

at it.

with the figures. You missed a zero, Mia. Do you realize

“No way. I double–checked after translating it. There’s no

already marked the errors.

document, her face falling as she realized the mistakes were obvious. These were basic errors, and

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