The Forgotten Girl Is Back For Revenge

Chapter 174

Hailey smiled and said, “No need for that. It’s too early, and | might not even be awake by then?

Owen raised an eyebrow, “Then calltomorrow when you wake up.”

Hailey nodded in agreement and was about to open the car door to leave when Owen suddenly yanked her back,

a frown on his face. “You don’t even feel bad about leaving me? Hailey, have you stopped loving me?”

Hailey was momentarily stunned. “Owen, why are you acting so childish?”

It had only been two years without contact. How had Owen becsuch a different person?

She reached up and playfully rubbed his handsface, teasing, “Have you been possessed? Con, tell me,

who are you really?”

Owen swatted her hand away, looking frustrated. “No sense of fun.”

Hailey couldn't hold back a laugh. “You're such a fool. Ill call you tomorrow. I'm going now”

Owen pulled her back again, holding her tightly and kissing her passionately before letting her go.

Hailey rolled her eyes at him, feeling a bit exasperated, and touched her swollen lips, sighing inwardly. How was

she supposed to go back now?

Dalton Mansion was quiet when she arrived. Hailey glanced at the time-Thomas was probably taking his

afternoon nap.

She was about to tiptoe up to her room when someone called her name.

It was Isaac, hiding in the kitchen.

“Why are you here?” Hailey hurried downstairs.

Isaac was busy making oatmeal, wearing an apron and looking like the perfect homemaker.

He said, “Grandpa hasn’t had much of an appetite lately, so I'm making soatmeal for him. Don’t you have

class today?”

The news of Hailey’s three-day hospital stay hadn't been spread to anyone else. She had kept it quiet to avoid

worrying them, so she just nodded.

Isaac asked, “Have you had lunch yet? If not, we can eat together.”

Hailey looked at Isaac’s slim profile, her mind wandering to other things.

Noticing she didn’t answer right away, Isaac couldn't help but ask again, “So, have you eaten?”

“Not yet,” Hailey quickly responded.

“The oatmeal’s ready. You can sit over there, I'll serve it,” Isaac said.

Hailey nodded absentmindedly, clearly preoccupied with something.

Isaac brought over two bowls of oatmeal. “Try it.”

Hailey tasted it. It was sweet, and the oatmeal tasted really good. She finished it quickly, set the spoon down,

and looked at Isaac, her expression a bit conflicted. “Isaac, are you really planning to marry into the Davidson

family?”

Isaac froze for a moment, a small smile curling his lips. “Yes, | am.”

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“What about Holly? You obviously like Holly,” Hailey pressed, her lips tightening. “This situation was caused by

me, and | won't let you make sacrifices for it.”

“Hailey, don’t overthink it,” Isaac said, his tone calm. “The Dalton Group is unstable. Even if it wasn’t this time,

there would have been another crisis. If it wasn’t Owen, it would have been someone else. It's not because of

you”

“The Dalton Group is Dad and Grandpa's legacy. | can’t just watch it fall apart. Hailey, tiris really doesn’t have

much to do with you,” Isaac explained.

Hailey lowered her head, letting out a deep, weary sigh.

She could have asked Owen for help, but for sreason, she felt uncomfortable doing so.

The Dalton family, after all, wasn’t really her family. It was just Isaac’s family, and Thomas, who had been kind to

her. The only family she wanted to get back at was Aiden’s, but she couldn't let that hate spread to the rest of

the Dalton family.

Besides, her relationship with Owen wasn’t legitimate, and she had no reason to ask him for help.

The Dalton family’s problems should be solved by the Dalton family.

“No matter what, this situation is still my fault,” Hailey said with a deep sigh. “Don’t rush into the engagement

with the Davidson family. I'll figure something out.”

“Hailey,” Isaac frowned slightly.

“Marriage is a lifetcommitment. You can’t make this decision so recklessly. And it’s not fair to Holly. Are you

really going to just end things with her like this?”

Isaac lowered his head, biting his lip. After a long pause, he raised his hand and rubbed his forehead, clearly

conflicted. “I'm the one who's wrong by her.”

Hailey sighed softly. “So, don’t make any decisions yet.”

Isaac was about to respond when his phone rang. It was his assistant calling.

“What?” Isaac asked, his voice filled with disbelief. He looked up at Hailey, his expression changing.

“What's wrong?” Hailey asked, concerned.

“Alright, I understand.” Isaac hung up the phone and looked at Hailey with a complex expression. “Owen wants

to establish a long-term partnership with the Dalton Group.”

Hailey froze for a moment.

If Owen was willing to partner with the Dalton Group, the company’s crisis could be completely resolved. Isaac

wouldn't need to marry into the Davidson family anymore.

“Since Owen is willing, then you should make your decision based on the company’s situation,” Hailey said, her

tone calm. “I still stand by what | said-no matter how you feel about Holly right now, | don’t want you marrying

someone you don’t love.

“And | don’t want you to use your marriage to save the company. The Davidson Group did help the Dalton Group

when it was in crisis, and we should be grateful. But there are other ways to repay them-marriage isn’t the only

option.”

Isaac took a deep breath, thinking for a moment, before looking up at Hailey and giving her a small smile. “I

understand.”

Hailey finally smiled back, feeling a little lighter in her heart.

After lunch, Isaac left for the company.

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Hailey went back to her room to rest.

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For the next few days, there was little left to do. With Rose dead and Aiden facing prison time, the Dalton

family’s troubles seemed to be over. Selena wasn’t part of the Dalton family by blood, and her future looked

bleak.

Now, there was only one person left to deal with: Mateo.

Hailey lay on her bed, her expression growing a little cold.

Two years ago, when she had been abruptly taken away, Mateo had been humiliated at school. Though he had

been mocked. he hadn't done anything against the rules, and he had still been able to take the SATs.

Hailey didn’t know where Mateo was now. If he never appeared before her again, she wouldn't waste time

looking for him.

The past life was over, and she had already taken enough revenge.

Two days later, a piece of news shocked the entire city.

Aiden, suspected of murdering his wife and disposing of her body, was detained. After a grueling interrogation,

he had confessed to everything, and he would be handed over to the court for trial in a week.

Thomas, the elderly chairman of the Dalton Group, personally held a press conference announcing that the

Dalton Group was severing all ties with Aiden, and he would also be cutting all ties with Aiden as his son.

Upon hearing this news in prison, Aiden erupted in fury, cursing Thomas.

After the press conference, as Thomas left the venue, he collapsed and was rushed to the hospital.

Thomas never recovered from the iliness that followed.

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