These weren't questions. They were statements.
Declan froze.
"Don't deny it because I already know the answer. Denying it would just be lying. Declan, you like me, and I like you too!"
As she spoke, Hailey lifted her head and kissed his thin lips without hesitation.
Declan was stunned. He hadn't expected her to be so bold. He instinctively tried to push her away. "Hailey…"
But it was useless. Hailey wrapped her arms tightly around his neck, holding on with all her strength. Just as he opened his mouth, she deepened the kiss.
Her soft tongue slid in, dominant yet playful, entwining with his.
Declan was still inexperienced when it came to intimacy, and her teasing sent an immediate shiver down his spine.
A tingling sensation spread from his lower back, surging through his limbs and making the corners of his eyes redden.
Hailey kissed him fiercely, tasting the strong liquor on his lips—a wild, fiery, untamed flavor that made her dizzy with excitement.
In the end, Declan still managed to push her away. "Hailey, what are you doing?"
Hailey's lips were glistening from the kiss. They were so close that her long lashes trembled slightly. "Have you ever kissed Stella?"
Declan didn't answer. Instead, he tried to remove her hands from around his neck.
But Hailey suddenly stood on her tiptoes and bit the corner of his lips.
He frowned and said hoarsely, "Hailey, don't bite me! Someone might see."
He didn't want her to bite him.
His gaze darkened with deep conflict. He hesitated, weighing his choices, unsure of what to say. "Hailey, I…"
"Declan, if you let me go again and push me toward another man, then I will be with someone else this time. Can you live with that?"
The answer was no. How could he possibly live with that? But…
Hailey wrapped her arms around him. "Declan, I don't believe a single word you said before. I don't believe you'd just fall for someone else. There's no way you're really with Stella.
"You must have your reasons, don't you? You can tell me. Whatever it is, we'll face it together. As long as we're together, we can get through anything."
Declan felt his heart soften instantly.
He had said so many cold, heartless things before, yet she didn't believe any of them.
She believed in him. But could he tell her the truth?

Comments
The readers' comments on the novel: The Divorce Prescription (Celina and Adam)
Such a wack writer....
And now we're onto another sets of characters that weren't included from the beginning....
Nathan and Michelle???...
Thought Celine got pregnant before Hailey…..how come Celine is 3 months and Hailey 7?...
if there is already a surveillance video as evidence for the poisoning of Hailey, why go all the trouble of pretending? Celine is also pregnant right? What is happening to them, and what about Adam's headaches ......
Why is this writer like this! Seems it’s going to be a never ending story!!! Rebecca or Melody, why is she here again!!! Don’t these female characters move on!!! Goshhhhh...
A man with a team of invisible bodyguards that only appear on orders and disappear in time of troubles. Hmm😆🤏...
When will Hailey show that she is Adam's cousin and be ruthless? Joanne needs to be put in her place and realize Jonah does not want her. Ewan is just as bad as she is. Hailey needs to get help from Celine or Adam if she doesn't want Jonah to find out what's happening....
If the focus has to go on other characters in the book, at least make it more interesting! They were separated for three years, and still having love rivals! Especially one from the past!!! Why can’t Ewan and Joanne move in together and move on!!...
Imagine the long read if they decide to switch back to Adam and Celine. Not reading this with the same enthusiasm from the beginning....