A Second Chance at Forever

The photo showed a woman, cradling a toddler who looked to be about a year old

Hailey stared at the pictures, thinking at first that they were sent to her by mistake as she didn’t recognize the people in them.

But then she saw Yeager in one of the photos and she was stunned

What the hell?

She was about to question the sender, brow furrowed in confusion, when a message popped up in the chat box

[This is Yeager’s ex–girlfriend, Bernice, and their child together]

Yeager had an ex and a kid?

As Hailey was still recovering from the shocking revelations, a voice message was delivered to her.

She stared at the audio note for a few moments before pressing play with trembling fingers.

Yeager’s voice filled the air “If she had something to hide, she wouldn’t be able to withstand your interrogation. Why are you still doubting her?“–

That was followed by the scornful tone of Janice. “Just look at her demeanor, her physique, even her gait exudes sensuality A woman as striking and attention–grabbing as her, I refuse to believe she doesn’t have something to hide.”

“She indeed is exquisite. Any average man would be enticed by her, let alone the kind of men found in nightclubs. Any influential man could easily manipulate her. Hence, any word

playing at the restaurant when she had met Yeager’s parents. Undoubtedly,

–

her?’ and ‘Mom,

its

a suit and tie, acting the perfect gentleman as he

did he show a different side when she wasn’t looking?

photos, they all played back in

reached her, he took her hand and found it cold, “Hailey, what’s

concerned, reaching out to feel her forehead. After a moment, he frowned, “You don’t have a fever, but why are

meet his, staring at the man whose outward appearance didn’t match his true nature. The face of her ex–husband, Austin Zimmer, suddenly overlapped with Yeager’s in her vision, leaving her momentanly unable to distinguish between the two men. Or perhaps,

And what about Yeager? What had he deceived

with concern, “Hailey,

composure, smiling slightly, “No, I’m just surprised. You prepared such a

felt like a mere ripple on a calm

that she didn’t care, but she’d thought she’d finally found someone who truly loved her. It turned out that it was all a facade.

concerns, “Since you find it special, would you please

him to the