Love Is Fair

Chapter 55

Chapter 055 Bring My Daughter-In-Law Back Eve was unaware that the room had been monitored, much less knew that Hailey had seen everything. Brook watched the whole process and clicked his tongue. “I thought you were cruel. To my surprise, your cousins, Eve, in particular, are not good-natured either! You treated them so well when you were kids, sharing food and drinks with them. In the end, you got yourself two ingrates. You really can’t be nice to certain people. They bite the hand that feeds them.”

Hailey had enough of it, turned off the monitor, and said indifferently, “It’s not

too late to know it now. After seeing her true color, I will pull no punches.” “Eve is led astray by her dad. She’s jealous of anyone who has a better life than she does, but Ava is different,” Brook said. “I know about certain things. Ever since Reid married that vicious woman, Ava has been in a difficult situation and almost lost her chance to enter college. Even the tuition fees are earned by her through doing part- time jobs. I heard that it has been three years since she went home. Reid doesn’t care about her. His attention is all on his second wife and their son.”

Hailey leaned back on the sofa and sneered, “Reid clings to the old concept, preferring boys to girls. It has been his wish to have a son. Flattering himself as someone with superior genes.” “Or he dreams of becoming an emperor someday and passing on the throne to his heir.”

Hailey shook his head helplessly. “It’s no longer the feudal age, and he is still so

pedantic. He is beyond hope.” Brook asked, “So what now? Your cousins are watching and biding their time to

topple you.”

Hailey picked up her coffee, had a sip, and said nonchalantly, “Rebellion will add interest to our mundane life.” She would just deal with them one by one.

Owen had been in meetings all day. When it was finally over, he grabbed his phone and headed out. The phone had been muted during the meeting, and there were several missed calls, Polly and Eliza were among the callers. He

ignored the latter and called his mother back. “Twas in a meeting. What’s wrong?”

Exchanging pleasantries had never been the thing for the mother and son. Polly went straight to the point, “I heard that you went to Poya. How is your talk with Hailey? When are you going to remarry?” It had been such a long meeting that Owen felt a tightness in his chest. He loosened his tie and replied solemnly, “Hailey and I have divorced.” “I know. I’m asking you when you’re going to remarry.” Polly thought her logic was sound. Met with his silence, she continued, “Got rebuffed? Well, that’s normal given how you treated Hailey. If I were her, I would give you a cold shoulder as well. In fact, she’s merciful enough not to hit you. Listen up, put up with it no matter how she treats you. Bear with her scolding or beating. In short, I don’t care what methods you use. You will bring my daughter-in-law back! Are we clear?”

Owen’s face darkened. He wondered if he was adopted and if Hailey was the

biological one. Chris knocked on the door and came in with a stack of newspapers in his arms. Out of breath, he said, “Mr. Moore, I’ve found the information you asked for.”.

The newspapers thudded on the coffee table, raising a cloud of dust. Owen wrinkled his brows with disdain. “Where did you find them?” © 2024 Nôv/el/Dram/a.Org.

“Don’t underestimate my effort. I retrieved these from an old newsstand. Since the news online is either gone or incomplete, I have to look for relevant newspapers.” Chris sighed with emotions. “Paper media exist for a reason.”

Owen sat down on the sofa and flipped through the dusty old newspapers. At that moment, the germophobe no longer cared if they were clean or not. He was desperate to find out the truth. What

made Hailey decide to marry him back then? It was a special year three years ago, full of major events. A financial crisis swept through the business world. The investment downturn left many companies on the brink of bankruptcy. The Browns were judged as dishonest debtors.

Almost killed in a car accident, he was frequently covered in the news. Before his accident, there was another serious car accident that caused a nationwide and global sensation.

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The victims were the president of Crystaldale and his wife. The story was covered for a whole month and hit the headlines. Even Interpol was involved in the investigation. The results showed that someone had planted a time tomb in the car to fake an accident. The couple and the driver were disfigured and killed in the explosion.

Everyone in the country lamented the tragedy. Many people suspected that the crash was orchestrated by the rivals of the Newman family, and Mazedew Group was the prime suspect. They were even summoned by the police.

In a branch company, Owen was leading the team to work on a project in another city. He wasn’t at the headquarters back then. His focus was to help the Brown family pay off the debts, and he didn’t pay much attention to the accident.

He remembered the broadcast of Mr. and Mrs. Newman’s funeral. In mourning, their only daughter didn’t reveal her face to the camera. Only her back appeared on the screen. He still remembered that thin yet indomitable figure. Then something that happened when he was discharged from the hospital

crossed his mind. His mother asked him to select one of the medical staff to be his wife. The doctors and nurses were surprised or evasive with different expressions on their faces.

Hailey, however, was expressionless and indifferent to his argument with his mother. She was just silently working on the ointment at the window with her back toward him.

He pointed to her and said, “I’ll choose her.” Amidst the gasps from the crowd, Hailey looked back and stiffened at the sight of his outstretched finger. Her

eyes were filled with astonishment and delight. She replied readily, “Accepted.” For some unknown reason, he had a familiar feeling the moment Hailey appeared in front of him. It came from her back, face, eyes, and the way she looked at him. Ryker once told him that Hailey had a crush on a man for ten years and that he was likely to be the man. “Mr. Moore, these are your footprints ten years ago.” Chris handed over a pile of

files and added, “You were serving in the army and on missions in the deep forests. The situation was dangerous, and I don’t think you could have any romantic encounter.”

That was the confusing part. Before marrying Hailey, he had barely maintained

contact with any woman. Even when he was dating Eliza, their meetings were numbered and close to zero after he served in the army. How could he possibly meet Hailey ten years ago?

Owen checked out the files and his footprints. As Chris had said, he was in remote mountains and deep forests. There was no way Hailey would go to that kind of place. He was lost in thought as scenes in the past flashed across his mind until a place named Groyfast lingered. He remembered a girl. The

14-year-old girl was kidnapped back then.

“14..” Owen murmured and closed his eyes. The dirty face of the girl resurfaced

in his mind. With a broad smile, she said, “Sir, may I know your name? You saved me. I’ll repay you when I grow up.” Her eyes overlapped with another pair. He suddenly opened his eyes and asked

Chris, “How old is Hailey?” .