Chapter 994
Upon entering. Hailey noticed that Yeager appeared somewhat nervous, standing up with an expression as if he had committed a grave mistake, looking utterly bewildered. “Hailey, did Dr. Terrill tell you everything that happened today?” Yeager initiated the conversation, surprising Hailey, who had expected him to act nonchalant
“Mhm,” she nodded, approaching Yeager ‘Are you waiting here to tell me something?”
Hailey wanted to hear Yeager’s explanation of the situation
Yeager didn’t go into detail but simply said, “Liana told the truth I did indeed use Garett Falsey to taunt Bernard Laurence”
Upon hearing this, Hailey fell into deep silence before speaking. “Bernard came to see you not to meddle in our affairs but because his brother was treated unfairly and ended up in the emergency room due to distress. He just wanted to clarify the matter with you. From the beginning, he told you that he wanted a fair resolution and even allowed you to suggest the solution yourself. He did that in the hopes of getting an apology from you for the misunderstanding, but you chose to retaliate with Garett Yeager lowered his head and questioned, “Cedric Laurence was the one who harassed you first. The person who should apologize is him, not me Why should I apologize to Bernard?”
Looking directly at him, Hailey replied, “You’re right, Cedric was indeed in the wrong initially. However, you could have been firm and, when Bernard asked for a solution, suggested that Cedric apologize to you first. I believe Bernard is a reasonable person, even if he isn’t, he would agree to your request for my sake. But instead, you chose to provoke Bernard with Garett. Do you think that by doing so, you can stop Bernard from seeking justice for his brother’s mistreatment, while also standing on the moral high ground to condemn all three of them for their past actions?
Yeager opened his mouth but found no words to refute. He had indeed wanted to stand on the moral high ground and condemn those who wielded power and influence Seeing his silence, Hailey calmed down and said gently: “You know, Garett and Eleanor are the closest people to me in this world. We’ve shared many years together, missing out on much due to misunderstandings It’s a regret. But now Eleanor and Bernard are married, which means their issues have been settled. But you still use Garett to mock Eleanor’s husband, did you ever think about how awkward this makes me feel”
As she spoke, a hint of doubt flashed in Hailey’s eyes. “Do you truly love me?”
If he really loved her, he should have defended her when his friends badmouthed her, right?
If he really loved her he should have thought about her feelings before doing or saying anything, right?
However… it seemed like Yeager didn’t do that He was just fighting with Cedric
Hearing her doubts, Yeager’s heartbeat quickened, he quickly held Hailey’s shoulders and said, “Hailey, I truly love you. Don’t question my feelings for you because of this. I admit part of why I did this was to challenge authority, but I didn’t consider how it would bother you, how it would affect your feelings. That was my mistake”
He took Hailey’s hand and placed it on his cheek, “Or how about this, you hit me a few times, let off some steam?”
Last time when he seemed weak and helpless, Hailey had been soft hearted and forgiven him. But this time, Hailey remained unmoved and asked, “How did you know Cedric was harassing me?”
Except for that time at the hotel when Cedric mistakenly thought they were sharing a room and angrily barged in to harass her. After that incident, Cedric hadn’t bothered her again. It was only when they bumped into each other on the golf course and Cedric saw her kissing Yeager that he lost it and came after her again. But Yeager wasn’t there at the time, how did he know?
Asked by Hailey, Yeager felt a bit uneasy and looked away. The kiss on the golf course was actually on purpose. He knew Cedric hadn’t left, so he deliberately kissed Hailey Only in this way could he prove that he was better than Cedric, and he guessed that Cedric would bother Hailey because of the kiss.
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Loved the story, many times caught in so much actually crying with the situation. Wish had more chapters to a better ending....
It's weird that the story went from narrative to slang use. Good story so far though...