In stark contrast to Kevin's agitation, the woman who'd been addressed remained ice-cold.
She didn't so much as look at Kevin.
Surrounded by her companions, she made to walk past him and leave.
A flash of shock crossed Kevin's face before he swiftly grabbed her wrist.
"Hailey..." Kevin devoured her with his gaze, his voice thick with longing.
Even now, his heart hadn't stopped racing. He was afraid this was nothing but a dream.
"If you have nothing else to say, I'll take my leave."
He jolted back to the present.
"How have you been all these years and..." Why didn't you come back?
The unspoken question burned in his chest.
He didn't dare voice it aloud. Because the more he investigated what had happened back then, the more he realized that perhaps everything had been part of Haile
