Chapter 158
Chapter 158
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Hailey gave a small, knowing smile, as if she'd just discovered something. The mischievous grin on her lips was
exactly like the one from two years ago. “I'm Hailey Dalton,” she said, her tone casual.
“Are you also from the Dalton family?” the housekeeper asked, her curiosity piqued.
Hailey tilted her head slightly, appearing innocent and approachable. “Yes, are you the new housekeeper here?
The Dalton family should recognize me.”
She looked so sweet and demure, it was hard not to like her.
The housekeeper instantly warmed to her and was about to speak when Selena, still on the ground, suddenly
interjected, “You're not from the Dalton family.”
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The housekeeper froze, finally realizing something was off. She quickly fell silent and stood aside, watching the
exchange carefully.
Hailey’s brows furrowed slightly, her expression softening say that?” she asked, her voice low and pitiful.
as though she were the one hurt by the words. “Why would you
Selena’s voice dripped with disdain as she glared up at Hailey. “You're not from the Dalton family. Aiden said
you're the bastard child Valerie had with sother man.
Hailey, | can’t believe you're still alive. You've been dead for two years, and now you have the nerve to show up
here? You're nothing but a bastard!”
Hailey thought, ‘I've always known I’m not part of the Dalton family. I've always felt like his daughter with Finley,
but with the Daltons...
‘Before coming here, | looked up the Dalton family online. | don’t see any resemblance between them and me.
Especially that man who's supposed to be my father, Aiden.”
‘Even though | know this deep down, it doesn’t mean I'm going just to sit here and let someone calla bastard
without reacting!”
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Raphael, silently observing, stepped forward, seemingly ready to intervene.
But before he could do anything, he watched in surprise as the usually quiet Hailey bent down, gripping Selena’s
chin forcefully.
Selena’s face twisted in pain.
Hailey’s voice was chilling, cold as ice. “If your mouth keeps spitting filth like that, I'll happily wash it out for
you.”
Selena’s eyes widened in sudden recognition, her pupils contracting, and she instinctively shrank back, as if
afraid.
Hailey couldn't help but notice the shift, a subtle surprise flashing in her gaze. She thought, ‘It looks like Selena
has been on the losing end of a confrontation with me. Otherwise, she wouldn't be so terrified ofnow.”
Hailey let go, and Selena scrambled to her feet, rushing back into the mansion, not even bothering to retrieve
the high heel
she had lost in her haste.
The front door of the mansion was left ajar. Hailey glanced briefly at the confused housekeeper, then offered a
small smile. “Could you letin?”
The housekeeper hesitated, taken aback by Hailey’s beauty, and for a moment, she couldn't find the words to
refuse. It was as if she were under sspell, and she nodded slowly.
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Hailey followed the housekeeper inside, while Raphael, seeing that Hailey had everything under control, waited
outside.
The mansion was lavishly decorated, its grandeur impossible to miss.
As Halley uapped inside, a sudden sense of familiarity washed over her. She thought, This feeling of familiarity...
but it’s fear. Why am 1 afraid of this place?
Hailey suppressed her emotions as she walked slowly into the room. The living room was empty at this time
except for a few **rvants, Selena, and Rone,
When Halley entered, Selena urgently told Rose that Hailey had survived the accident. The words suddenly cut
off. Rose, who had previously thought Selena was simply out of her mind, went pale, her face filled with terror as
she looked at the person entering the room.
Hailey wore a white dress that reached her calves, the fitted fabric accentuating her slender waist. Her hair was
tied back with * red ribbon, exposing her smooth, pale forehead.
Her features were delicate and ethereal, exuding a quiet, cold elegance. She walked in slowly, as if a messenger
from heaven.
Her gaze swept the room with clarity, eventually settling on the two women by the coffee table. A slow, knowing
smile curved her lips. The smile was radiant, almost blinding, as if lighting up the entire world, making hearts
beat.
But to the two women, it was like they were staring into the face of a vengeful spirit from hell. They both
screamed in unison.
Hailey lazily raised a hand to rub her ear. “Why the screams? I'm not here to eat anyone.”
Rose swallowed hard, unable to suppress her fear, and asked in a shaky voice, “Are you... human, or a ghost?”
Hailey let out a soft, mocking laugh. “Do I look like | have no shadow?”
Rose cautiously looked down at the floor. There, at her feet, was Hailey’s small, distinct shadow.
Kose let out a breath of relief, her pale face shifting into one of icy coldness. “Hailey, how dare you return? You're
not even a true daughter of the Dalton family”
Rose had only recently learned the truth after overhearing a drunken confession from Aiden.
It turned out that Aiden’s marriage to Valerie wasn’t driven by love, but by the immense favors the Medrano
family had offered him, Valerie had already been pregnant when she married him, and the child in her womb was
nothing more than a
bastard.
Hailey had been a thorn in Rose's side for so long, but now, with this revelation, she could finally rid herself of
her once and for all. It was a victory Rose savored, a sense of satisfaction coursing through her.
But Hailey paid her no mind, treating her words like the passing wind. She focused on that faint, familiar pull in
her mind and began walking toward the stairs.
“Hailey, are you even listening to Rose?” Selena shouted, her voice sharp and irritation as she approached
Hailey, grabbing her wrist.
Hailey’s response was swift and icy. She yanked her arm away and hissed through clenched teeth, “Get lost!”
Selena’s face darkened, fury flooding her features. “How dare you act this way in the Dalton family? You must be
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Selena swung her hand toward Hailey’s face without warning, but Hailey’s reflexes were lightning-fast. Hailey
seized Selena’s wrist in a vice-like grip and, with a single, fluid motion, returned the slap with a force that made
the room fall silent.
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Selena’s face swelled visibly, and she staggered back, crashing into a delicate porcelain vase, shattering it.
A soft shuffle from the staircase caught Hailey’s attention. Her pupils contracted slightly, and she stepped
forward without hesitation, descending into the lower levels.
There was something unsettlingly familiar about this place-yet it filled her with dread. The closer she got, the
heavier the feeling of fear became.
Selena and Rose exchanged glances, clearly surprised to find a hidden basement. Realizing that Hailey was
heading deeper, they quickly followed, anxious that there might be something valuable hidden away that they
could lose to her.
The basement was suffocatingly dark, with only a few dim lights flickering weakly. About ten large safes were
lined up in one corner. Hailey barely glanced at them, uninterested.
Suddenly, fragmented images began to flicker through her mind: a worn-out bed, a frail girl, a computer. The
girl's skin was pale, almost translucent, and her legs seemed weak-she could only curl up, typing feverishly at
the computer as though trying to pour all the bitterness from her soul into the keys.
A sharp pain pulsed in Hailey’s head, and beads of cold sweat formed on her forehead.
Hailey thought, “The memories are fragmented, disjointed. Sometimes | see the girl lying alone on the bed, other
times she’s smiling absentmindedly, and then there are moments when she’s crying in despair.”
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