(Caroline's POV)
Hailey is sitting alone at a small table, wearing a cocktail dress but somehow looking like she doesn't belong. She's watching Wendy with an expression I can't quite read.
Understanding dawns.
Samuel invited her. Of course he did. But he doesn't want either Wendy or Hailey in the spotlight.
So he tucked her away in the shadows, where she can't be seen by the important people. Where she won't raise questions or cause gossip.
For a moment—just a moment—I feel a flicker of something that might be pity.
Hailey destroyed my marriage. Betrayed me in the worst possible way. I have every right to hate her.
But seeing her now, relegated to the darkest corner while Samuel parades around with me on his arm, I can't help but see the truth.
She never meant anything to him. She
