A Second Chance at Forever

Chapter 1215

Hailey stepped out of the elevator and just as she rounded the comer through the lobby, she saw Hertha, slowing her stride.

Upon seeing her, Hertha removed her sunglasses and approached Hailey again.

“Ms. Vulpe, there are some truths you should know about. Let’s find a place where I can fill you in,” she said.

Faced with Hertha’s round two of truth-telling, Hailey found her untrustworthy.

“I don’t have the time, and I’m not interested in your so-called truth.”

Attempting to sidestep Hertha, she made to leave, but Hertha stopped her in her tracks.

“Hailey, if you’re hell-bent on marrying Cedric without a second thought, then be my guest,” she said, pulling out a voice recorder. “But you should know the truth.”

She thrust the recorder into Hailey’s hand.

“This is proof of what I was forced to explain after Latonia threatened me.”

The cold recorder in her hand sent a chill up her spine.

“So you’re saying your previous explanation was coerced by his mother?”

“Yes,” Hertha answered, expressionless, nodding her head. “If I hadn’t complied, I would have been attacked and my parents would have been hurt.”

To prove her point, Hertha lifted her shirt, grabbed Hailey’s hand, and placed it on her own ribs.

several of my ribs are

limp ring finger in

finger was permanently

pulled back her high-collared shirt to reveal a patch

these marks, they were made by Latonia’s

this, her eyes flash with defiance, her lips curled in

with her son, and she went all out against me. She did all this to help her son win you back…

from Hertha’s ribs after hearing

don’t believe

she didn’t believe it, but her hand gripping the voice recorder tightened unconsciously.

give it a listen,” Hertha said, her

eyes for a few seconds, then returned

recording can be faked. How do I know you’re not just trying to

think the recording is fake, confront Latonia. She’s always been one to take

Hertha’s determination and solemn vows, Hailey’s

expression, Hertha smirked internally, but outwardly she pushed the recorder back into Hailey’s

to see me because I did have sex with Cedric that day. I anticipated they would come after me, so I thought I’d better cover my back. Little did I know it

Cedric had been intimate, Hailey’s heart raced, then she felt like she was

for a moment, she grabbed the recorder, turned on her

in the garden, Hailey sat down on

Hertha’s screams for mercy, the rough movements of

recorder, chilling Hailey to the bone.

explanation, the so-called truth, the so-called reality, were all just a

And Cedric…