Chapter 192

Chapter 192

A cold splash of water hit Hailey’s face, snapping her back to consciousness,

The woman lying on the floor twitched her lashes before slowly opening her eyes.

As soon as she regained her senses, a sharp pain struck the back of her head. The air was heavy with the smell of rust.

In her blurry vision, the outline of a woman emerged.

She was sitting in a leather chair, wearing a white dress.

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Years had passed, and the woman before Hailey was no longer the same. She had become thinner, like a skeleton, lacking the vitality she once had.

“Alice, long time no see,” Hailey said faintly as she sat up from the floor, gazing at the woman who had almost lost her original appearance.

Alice sneered, her voice low and cold, “Yes, Hailey, long time no see.”

Five years in a psychiatric hospital, and she had managed to escape–all driven by the hatred she felt for Hailey.

In a twisted way, she even had to thank Hailey.

Alice’s eyes gleamed with malice as she looked down at the woman on the floor.

These five years had been a living nightmare for Alice, while Hailey had lived a comfortable life.

Hailey was bound, her head pounding with excruciating pain. She could feel the blood soaking her back, her whole body drenched in it.

Alice held a baseball bat in her hand, standing up. The bat scraped against the floor with a metallic sound.

“Hailey, looks like you’re not doing so well either. I thought you and Owen would last, after all, he sent me to the psych ward for you. But now, look at you, you’re just as disappointing as I am,” Alice taunted.

Hailey’s breath came in shallow gasps as she closed her eyes.

She had lost so much blood, and her body felt weak.

Alice’s eyes turned wild and furious as she glared at Hailey. “Tell me, if I kill you here today, do you think Owen will come to avenge you?”

girlfriend now, so he probably won’t care about you

closed her eyes, trying to block out Alice’s cruel words.

that the man who once sent someone to the psych ward for

spoke softly, her voice barely above a whisper, “He hasn’t moved on. He’s not

But sadly, I doubt

Hailey didn’t respond.

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པས་ད ་ཪ AL

Chapter 192

“Let’s make a bet, Hailey, If Owen can find you within twelve hours, I’ll let you go. If he can’t find

at her but

was completely at Alice’s mercy, unable to fight back. Her hands

a photo and sent it to

around

coughed a couple of times before

if Owen would come.

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received the message, he was at the

widened in shock as

his phone

was from

Calhoun, something’s wrong! Miss Gibbs is missing!” the person on the other end said,

know,” Owen

Gracie called out from

her, his expression cold and distant. “She’s in

face filled with concern.

ask anything, Owen turned on his

slowly, each second

drained of strength, as if she

hours had passed, and still, there was no word

Hailey had no

that would be at least four hours. Hailey had no

would die here.

to life… Hailey couldn’t help but feel a sense of shame.

a brilliant life, to make everyone happy. But now, everything had

met her mother, and she couldn’t bring herself to honor someone who nearly killed

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