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"And he's putting everything under my name." She gazed up at him and fluttered her eyes. "But I don't want anything to do with my father's achievements." She sighed softly. "All I want is a nice husband who will handle it the way he'll handle my heart. And in this vast city, only you are capable to do that.""That's absolutely right," one of her minions butted in, again."Ken and Maria are a match made in heaven. With your formidable backgrounds, your union is going to be the envy of every family in this city."Kendrick pushed the teacup away and rested back on his chair. "Jonah," he grumbled out the house steward's name. The man in a white uniform hurried up to him. "You called, Master. Do you need anything?"Kendrick's eyes swept across the three ladies and he opened his mouth. "I want a peaceful atmosphere and many bees are flying around. Fix it.""A–As you wish, Master," the man answered then he faced the ladies. "Master wants some rest, Ladies. Could you please excuse him for

Last night, Rob told her that they would have visitors. He said that was a reminder. And he'd told her to act good and be obedient. The visitors were his parents and she had to make a good impression. Although Rob didn't tell her when they would come, he told her to be prepared. And Hailey wondered where to start the preparation or what to do. And she couldn't just stay back at home, alone. She might as well go to the diner and ask Kara to explain the strange words she'd spoken on the phone. Rob had left the house not long ago after taking his breakfast. And Chloe was nowhere to be found.When Hailey woke up this morning, she expected to see Chloe. She waited for her at the dining table. But Chloe never came down.Eventually, Hailey got tired of waiting and decided to have a look upstairs. And she found Chloe's room empty. Most of her things were also gone. Hailey sighed and held her cheeks with both hands as she fixed her gaze on the TV. As much as she longed to go out at the m

"You see what I was talking about!?" His mother pointed a finger at her. "She didn't even care to receive us despite knowing that we were coming. She doesn't have an ounce of respect for us anyways. Rob, is this the way you'll allow your wife to treat us?""I– I'm so sorry for my carelessness." Taking Rob's silent command, Hailey stepped forward and apologized, "Please have some rest, Mum and Dad, while I prepare the food.""This is disrespectful.""She doesn't have the right to treat us like this.""And don't you dare call us that. Look at me, do I resemble your mother?"Hailey shook her head and lowered it. She thought that was the best thing to call them since Rob had used the same term to address them. "Ahh, enough with the drama, Mum." Cassie stood up from the couch and helped the woman up. "Dad, why don't we follow brother and have a tour of the house? Then we can choose any room we want.""You're right, Cassie," the man replied. "Sitting here with hunger and lashing at this u

It was as if the pills kept increasing. Why did it look like she would just begin taking the pills? They were filled up to the edge of the bottle.Hailey brought the bottle close to her eyes and read the writing on it. It said that she must strictly abide by taking two pills. She picked out two pills and swallowed them before taking a water bottle from the bedside table and emptying its content. And the next thing she knew was the darkness that overtook her. Her head felt heavy and her pulse was frantic. In this darkness, the voice of an older woman and man echoed in her senses. They were mad at her. They were berating her about something she'd done. The woman called her evil and accused her of wanting to destroy her son's life, and the man insisted on taking her away. Hailey could feel her fears in this dream. She could feel herself clinging to someone. A man. His arms were wrapped around her protectively, and he murmured soft reassuring words in her ears. That deep voice. Who d

***Hailey was awoken the next morning by the blaring sound of her phone's ring tone. The voice from the other end was harsh. Kara sounded very agitated. She reminded her about some arrangements. She told her that they had a deadline to meet. Hailey still couldn't pinpoint what Kara's call was about. But Kara threatened her to barge into the house. She said she would come and drag her out. She would wage a war and Hailey was going to get into trouble."Rob." Hailey hurried behind Rob when he came out of the closet. "Are you off to work? Could you take me to the diner? I want to go and meet Kara.""You want to go to the diner?" Rob asked. He looked slightly confused. "Yeah, I have to go." Hailey nodded eagerly. And she didn't have time to explain to him about Kara's plan to raid the house.It was already morning. Kara must be on her way now. The sun was about to come out. "Hailey." Rob took her hand. "You haven't even taken breakfast yet, why do you want to be at the diner? Are y