Chapter 826
Everyone in the car fell silent. Jonah took out his phone and pulled up Hailey’s WhatsApp contact. He wanted to send her a message , but when he reached the input box, he hesitated-he had no idea what to say. Hailey returned home. James had already been discharged from the hospital, and he was sitting in the living room with Miranda. He stood up and asked, “Hailey, why are you home so late?” Hailey quickly replied, “Dad, please sit down. I went to talk to Mr. Morrison today. He said he won’t terminate his partnership with us.” Miranda lit up. “Really? That’s great news.
Hailey, did you go talk to Mr. Morrison on your own?” Hailey nodded. “Dad, Mom, I ran into Mr. Pilsner. He helped me out.” “Mr. Pilsner? The rising business star, Jonah Pilsner?” James had definitely heard of Jonah. The business world wasn’t that big, and someone who had gotten a company listed in just three years would surely get people talking. —- Hailey nodded. “Yes, it’s him.” James looked puzzled. “But Hailey, there’s no connection between you two. Why would he help you out?” Hailey didn’t want to keep it from her parents, so she explained, “Dad, Mom…
Jonah Pilsner is Declan Zamora.” “What?” James froze in shock. Miranda blurted, “Declan Zamora? Isn’t he the classmate you were dating three years ago?” Back then, when Hailey was dating Declan, Miranda had been abroad. The moment she heard her daughter was seeing someone, she flew home-only to find that Declan had vanished. She had never even gotten to meet him. Hailey nodded. “That’s him.” James muttered thoughtfully, “No wonder. I’d been wondering how someone like Jonah could suddenly appear out of nowhere. Turns out it was Declan all along.
“I knew from the start he wasn’t some ordinary kid. Now that he’s stepped into the business world, it’s no surprise that he’s excelling. He’s truly a young man with great potential.” He nodded approvingly. Meanwhile, Miranda was more concerned about her daughter’s love life. She took Hailey’s hand and asked, ” Hailey, are you and Mr. Pilsner back together?” Hailey’s lashes trembled, and then she shook her head. “No.” —- “Why not? I know you haven’t stopped thinking about him all these years,” Miranda said.
Hailey fell silent for a moment, then said softly, “He has a girlfriend now.” “What?” Miranda was stunned. Hailey stood up. “Dad, Mom… I’m tired. I’ll be retiring upstairs now.” Miranda quickly responded, “Go on, sweetie.” Hailey went upstairs, entered her room, and walked into the bathroom. After removing her clothes, she stood in front of the bathroom mirror and saw the marks on her neck. They were the results of Jonah’s kisses. The scenes of them entwined in the bathroom earlier flashed back through her mind. Hailey leaned against the wall and slowly slid down to sit on the floor.
She still didn’t know what she had done wrong. Three years ago, he ended things with her without a word, and she had watched him marry someone else. Three years later, without any explanation, he returned- already with someone new.