All Chapters of She's Mine To Claim: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

“They’ve admitted a relative of mine to the hospital because of their illness,” Hailey said. “I’m going to visit them.”She waved goodbye, ready to leave.“What hospital is it? I can take you,” Christian offered. “I’m heading home anyway.”“Oh, it’s okay, I’ll just call a taxi.”Christian shook his head. “Hey, you’re being too polite again. Aren’t we friends?”Hailey laughed. He just bought me lunch, and now he thinks I don’t see him as a friend. Silly.Unable to refuse, she told him the hospital’s name.“Wait here,” Christian said, gesturing toward the roadside. “I’ll get my car.”As he walked toward the parking lot, he pulled out his phone. “Professor Leslie, I’m sending a friend to your hospital to visit a relative. We’ll be there in about an hour—I’ll call when we’re close. Help me find out which patient she’s visiting.”“Do you just need the name?” Leslie Stewart, vice dean of Holtbay Hospital’s third branch, sounded puzzled.“Yes,” Christian said. “And if possible, find out their

The three women said nothing about Hailey’s clothes or the bag in her hand.Travis Blake had been right—what she thought of as expensive was, to them, nothing more than passable daywear. At least, passable enough to keep their opinions to themselves.Finally, they thought in unspoken agreement, the girl looks halfway decent. They remembered her earlier outfits with quiet disdain, each a mark of embarrassment for the Harvey family—as though they couldn’t even clothe their daughter-in-law properly.At last, the matriarch’s soft chanting came to an end. Lilian’s eyelids lifted, and her gaze settled on Hailey. Her expression lightened almost imperceptibly, as though pleased with what she saw. So, the girl has learned.“Well, why don’t you find a seat?” Lilian’s voice was calm but commanding. “Why are you standing there?”The words landed like a small shockwave. Even Thalia’s usually composed face flickered, just enough to betray surprise.Relief loosened the knot in Hailey’s chest. A seat.

Hailey held the contract papers in her hands, her emotions all tangled up.“Trust me,” Lilian told her. “It may feel terrible now, but one day you might be glad you kept it. Like I said earlier, you’re part of this family now—our own flesh and blood. We’ll share every triumph and defeat together. I don’t need a piece of paper to bind you. I only hope that in everything you do, you’ll think of the Harvey family’s best interest.”Everyone in the room heard the matriarch’s words and took them in their own way. Hailey stared at the dreaded contract that had been shoved back into her hands. For a long while she was blank, then she turned to look at her grandmother, confused and torn inside.She had always thought of her grandmother as outdated, too tied to tradition. But here was a woman who had done everything she could for her granddaughter—even paying a fortune-teller’s choice with a huge amount of money. The three older ladies still didn’t know how much, but surely others did.Her grand

“If you hadn’t been his wife, then I wouldn’t have been your daughter, right?” Hailey had recently regained her composure.Pretending an air of indifference, she continued, “You have done nothing wrong at all. I’m grateful that you brought me into this world. Don’t worry, I’m fine now. The Halliwell family hasn’t given me any trouble. Today, even Grandma declared she would provide me with a monthly allowance. Now, I have some things to take care of on my own. I’ll call back some other day.”For a long time after the call ended, Eva remained kneeling on the floor, silently crying. What a useless woman she was! She lost her husband due to an affair. And then, once her daughter had grown up, those two returned to drag her into hell.She couldn’t cry too loudly or for too long, in case her brother noticed that something was wrong. And so, she swallowed her own tears with all her might.Denver Stewart enjoyed a lavish party with his wife and daughter before returning home together. The hou

Hailey felt a little dizzy. She looked around and couldn’t find a trash can nearby.“Young lady, what are you looking for?” Katie asked with a smile.Hailey obediently replied, “I’m looking for a trash can.”The smile remained on Katie’s face as she said, “Just give me the item you want to throw away.”As she spoke, she reached out her hand. Hesitantly, Hailey placed the bottle of liquor in Katie’s hands and then said, “Thank you.”Katie led Hailey to Travis Blake’s room. Without Katie's guidance, Hailey likely would have lost her way. After all, she had already lost her way when she went out this morning.It wasn’t too late in the evening, and Travis Blake was reading in his study. He looked up to see Hailey, who opened the door after getting his permission.He asked, “Did you need something from me?”He knew very well that this woman wouldn’t seek him out if she didn’t need something from him. Seeing how quickly she fled during her day at the company was proof enough. Even at luncht