Chapter 49. He Knew

Michael knew that it was Hailey the moment she went into his arms.

How could he not? She was the woman that he loved. It would be impossible for him not to know that it was her.

She looked so beautiful that his heart skipped a beat. It was the first time he had seen her so radiant. When she was a teenager, she never cared about makeup and beautiful clothes. She was so simple in her tastes that it was endearing.

He could still remember the day she went to the prom barefaced and wearing the most gaudy, obnoxious dress he had ever seen.

At that time, he wished that he could erase the horrifying sight from his memory, but it was perfect to use that time to tease her about it. Sometimes she would get annoyed with him, and sometimes she would laugh along with him. It was so refreshing to be around someone like her. There was no pretense, no unnecessary drama, and no prejudice.

Now, that same young girl was now a mature woman. A woman so beautiful that it took his br