Chapter 17.
Daciana braced herself for Hailey's incoming slap when she saw her hand raised.
However, after closing her eyes and waiting for impact... Nothing happened.
Confused, Daciana slowly opened her eyes, swerving her head only to meet Alan holding Hailey's wrist with an expressionless look on his face.
"That's unnecessary." He muttered, his voice calm.
Everyone in the room gawked at him speechlessly, including Daciana who felt like her head was spinning.
Alan... Alan was defending her?
Meanwhile, Hailey's face got redder than a tomato as she yanked her arm out of his grip, glaring at him.
"Are you seriously defending this–" Before she could complete her statement, Alan raised a finger.
"I'm not 'defending' her, Hailey. I'm telling you that what you were about to do was
