Chapter 7. Hailey Dear 2

Hailey's eyes trailed past everyone in the huge space at every corner, searching for Dalton's presence in the large room. He had not uttered a word or made any gesture since she entered the room, which made her wonder if he was actually in there with them.

She saw an unlikely scene which was Dalton smirking at Aria with an unreadable emotion in his face, who was rolling her eyes contemptuously back at him with a sneer. If she didn't have to check once more to be sure that it was Aria, she would have mistaken her for Emma or another lady.

'What was going on that the hated wife of the house would look at Dalton in such a manner without getting a punishment? What in the world was going wrong?'

It really made Hailey uncomfortably wonder if the news that Ellen had told her was true, because what she could watch with her own eyes was far different from what she expected.

She knew well what went on in the mansion, that Aria's self-esteem and self value had been reduced bel