Hailey's Perspective
As our stay in the apartment grew longer, Mellie's contact lenses were nearly due for replacement.
The longer we delayed, the harder it would be for the police to investigate Cole's attack.
I constantly mulled over how to report it, especially since my feelings for Nash had cooled after his reluctance to support me in reporting Cole.
Cole had hurt me, and I thought Nash would back me up. Instead, he wanted to keep things quiet.
Given that, I didn't need his permission to report it anymore.
Today, I decided to take Mellie to get new contact lenses and then head straight to the governor's office to report Cole's crime!
Returning to this state was partly for the governor's benefit for single mothers and partly for the safe environment he had created.
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