Chapter 8
After returning home, Hailey received a call from the editor.
“Hails, your comic became a huge hit as soon as it was released. Now, readers are eager to see the sequel. What are your thoughts on this?”
These days Hailey has been busy at the hospital, and only just found out about it.
The editors both in the conversation and outside were urging her to strike while the iron was hot and draw a sequel, but she politely declined.
Because the entire comic is based on her and Bryan’s real love story, she set the ending before discovering the truth.
If we continue to draw, it would just be a futile effort.
Hailey opened her long–unused Twitter and looked at the rapidly increasing comments in the background, a smile appeared in her
eyes.
Seeing that she was finally happy, Bryan also approached and teased her, “The comic had a good response? How about I throw a celebration party for my talented comic artist at home?”
Before Hailey could stop him, he had already sent numerous messages.
She could only swallow back the words of rejection and found another topic: “Have you read the comic?”
“No, I couldn’t get into reading shoujo manga. What did it depict? Just tell me about it.”
Did not even watch, and said to hold a celebration banquet?
It was just a pretense to see Caroline.
Watching Bryan’s fingers swiftly tapping on the keyboard, with a nonchalant expression on his face.
Hailey didn’t waste her words and got up to return to her room.
The celebration banquet this time was held in the hotel lobby.
Caroline did indeed come, but not alone.
She brought a male companion and the two of them chatted non–stop, with their arms linked.
When Bryan saw it, he almost crushed the cup in his hand.
Hailey ignored his feelings and got up to go to the bathroom.
When she came out again, she caught sight of a sign being repaired at the entrance and was wondering if something had happened. Suddenly, a figure appeared in the corner.
It was Caroline’s male companion who blocked her way, looking at her with a lewd gaze and continuously whistling.
Hailey frowned and tried to avoid him, but he grabbed her hand and pressed his alcohol–scented mouth onto her face.
This sudden action scared her so much that her face turned pale, and she instinctively raised her hand to resist.
“What were you doing!”
The man raised an eyebrow, his smile revealing arrogance and vulgarity.
“What’s the point of pretending to be a chaste and virtuous woman? Caroline already told me that you’re in need of a man, right? Don’t compete with her, how about being with me instead?”
He pressed her against the sink, using his height and strength to forcefully molest her.
Hailey struggled desperately, but she couldn’t break free.
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As he was about to pull open her collar, she suddenly felt a flowerpot on the table and without thinking, she picked it up and smashed it on the back of his head.
With a loud bang, the man grimaced and fell to the ground, limp.
After successfully saving herself, Hailey dared not even look at him and walked out of the bathroom with a stiff expression.
As she came out, she saw Caroline waiting outside.
Hailey was well protected by her family since she was young. She was a very gentle girl, but even though she was gentle, she couldn’t control her emotions after experiencing a prearranged molestation.
Remembering what the man had just said, Hailey didn’t hesitate and raised her hand, slapping her hard across the face.
“Caroline, did you do it on purpose?”
After being beaten, Caroline was not angry at all, even able to laugh while looking at her furious appearance.
“You said that male companion, so what if I intentionally found him? I also care about you. Look, ever since I came back, you, as my substitute, have been living alone in an empty house. Aren’t you lonely? Mr. Parker has been a player in the social scene for many years, he can definitely fulfill your needs…”
Listening to her insults, Hailey, who was furious, couldn’t hold back anymore and raised her hand again.
This time, before the slap could land on Caroline’s face, it was stopped by someone.
Hailey turned her head and saw Bryan with a gloomy face.
The people who were supposed to wait, waited. Caroline immediately put on a look of grievance and threw herself into his arms, streaming down her face.
“Bry, does your girlfriend really hate me? I just blocked her way and she wanted to hit me, sob sob sob.”
tears
Seeing the person in his arms crying so pitifully, Bryan’s face instantly darkened. “Hailey, why did you pick on someone for no reason? Did Austin teach you this? Did I teach you this?”
Hailey’s eyes turned red with anger, and her voice trembled with fear as she said, “For no reason? There are surveillance cameras in the hallway, go and see for yourself. Why would I hit her? What did she do?”
She had intended to present the facts and provide evidence.
Who would have thought that Bryan, on the other hand, unconditionally believed that Caroline was innocent and didn’t even want to look at any surveillance footage.
No matter what happened, you should not have hit someone! Besides, Caroline and you only met once, what could she do to you? You must apologize to her!
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