Hailey still looked pale, and she nodded at Armond stiffly. She seems scared. Is it because of him?

Nora was a bit of an airhead, so she didn’t notice Hailey’s expression. She turned to Armond. “This is Hailey, my friend. She lives in A City, just like me.”

Armond smiled gently at her. “Hello. It’s a pleasure to meet you.”

Hailey was trembling slightly as she shook his hand. “Hello,” she whispered almost inaudibly.

Thinking that Hailey was just being shy around strangers, Nora smiled. “She’s a shy one, so socializing’s not her forte. Alright, let’s start the barbecue. We’re starving here.”

Armond smiled and went into the kitchen, followed by Nora.

I grabbed Hailey, then she dragged me out of the kitchen. Her hands were as cold as ice, obviously shocked from the meeting. She then downed a glass of water to calm herself.

Instead of asking her straight off, I waited for her to get a hold of herself. A short while later, she looked at me. “He’s evil.”

I paused for a moment. I knew she was talking about Armond, so I asked, “Do you know him.”

sofa and looked at the kitchen. “I’ve seen

while Hannah and Chandler made sure the flames were still roaring. Since everyone was going to

but he didn’t seem to know

with you?” Hannah handed me

snapped out of it

squinted. “Indeed. I heard about your daughter.

you don’t have to do everything alone, Scarlett.”

a

and kidney transplant, doesn’t she? It

smashed the sauce bowl before her. She apologized and quickly cleaned it up, and Nora helped. “It’s

she was horrified about something. I

at me. “It won’t be easy to get a kidney transplant for a child, especially

“I am sure

his answer, but Armond only arched his eyebrow at me. “Let’s focus on the barbecue for now. We can talk about it after we’re

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