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?”

probably won’t care about you anymore,” Alice mused with a twisted

eyes, trying to block out Alice’s

once sent

whisper, “He hasn’t moved on.

him?” Alice sneered. “How pathetic. But sadly, I doubt he’d go

Hailey didn’t respond.

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པས་ད ་ཪ AL

Chapter 192

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

her but didn’t

Her hands and legs were tightly bound,

photo and sent

stood up, walking around the warehouse, sprinkling gasoline everywhere.

air, and Hailey coughed a couple of times before instinctively lowering her head and holding her

if Owen would come. Hailey wasn’t

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the message, he was at the airport.

in shock as

his

was from

Gibbs is missing!” the person on the other end said,

know,” Owen replied coldly.

time to board,” Gracie called

expression

froze, her face filled

anything, Owen turned on his

second feeling like an

vision blurred. She felt dizzy, her body drained of strength, as if she

hours had passed, and still, there was

place seemed like an abandoned warehouse, but Hailey had no idea where it was

to west took hours. Round trip, that would be at least four hours. Hailey had no idea how

would die

couldn’t help

vowed to live a brilliant life, to make

family was insurmountable. She had never even met her mother, and she couldn’t bring herself to honor someone who

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