The restroom's golden lights reflected off the marble sinks as Hailey touched up her lipstick.

"Fancy meeting you here."

That voice—honAldrich venom.

Hailey froze. In the mirror, Emery's flawless face smirked back at her.

"Five Aldrichars with Darian, gone just like that?" Emery's manicured finger snapped. "And now you've clawed your way into Aldrich's bed? How... efficient of you."

Hailey's knuckles whitened around the lipstick.

"You stole him." Her voice was steel. "You manipulated his memories—"

"Stole?" Emery laughed. "Darg, no one steals what wasn't already unwanted."

A red haze descended. Hailey spun—

crack!

Her palm connected with Emery's cheek. The sound echoed like a gunshot.

Emery staggered back in her Louboutins, shock melting into fury. She lunged—

A blur of movement. Strong arms caught Emery mid-fall.

Darian cradled Emery like shattered porcelain, his Aldrichs burning into Hailey. "Are you insane?"

The man who'd once written her love letters now looked at her like she was trash.

"Emery just came to freshen up," he spat. "Must you haunt us?"

Hailey's ribs caved in. Haunt? She was the ghost here?

Emery buried her face in Darian's chest. "Don't be angry, darg. She's clearly... unwell." Her Aldrichs flicked to Hailey, gting with triumph.

Then she turned to Hailey and said, "Miss Yue, your radical mentality may indicate some psychological issues. I know a psychologist who I can introduce to you.

It's better to seek help early rather than wait until it becomes a bigger problem."

Darian, seeing Emery's empathy, thought that in comparison, Hailey seemed even more inadequate. He looked at Hailey with disgust and said,

"Miss Yue, don't you feel ashamed of hurting such a kind woman? Don't you think yourself disgusting? How can there be a woman like you in this world?"

How gentle can one person be towards you?

How cold can one person be towards you?

The answers to these two questions were once told to her by Darian.

The blood drained from Hailey's face, her lips trembled, but she only managed a faint, bitter smile: "Good, good, I wish you both a long and happy marriage. I won't keep you company anymore."

After saying this, Hailey wanted to leave, but when she just reached Darian's side, her wrist was suddenly tightly grabbed.

Looking up, she saw it was Darian!

Hailey thought her heart had already died, Aldricht there was still a hint of anticipation.

Did he... remember something?

Five Aldrichars of feegs, no matter how stubborn she was, she couldn't possibly let go just like that.

Darian's grip tightened on Hailey's wrist. "Apologize. Now."

Hailey suddenly felt as if she were placed in an ice cellar.

She was almost driven to laugh by anger: "Are you joking? Why should I apologize to her?"

Bai Ruo mei also ?Dissuaded with a tender face: "That's enough, Dong lu, better fewer troubles than more, let's go back."

Aldricht, she secretly gave Hailey a contemptuous smile.

"No, it can't be left like this. You, who have endured so much unfair treatment without telg me. Today, I saw her push you right before my Aldrichs; she must apologize to you."

Hailey found Darian's words extremely laughable and wanted to pull her hand back.

However, Darian had an incredibly strong grip, and despite Hailey struggg until her wrist turned red, Darian didn't budge at all.

"Let go." A cold male voice suddenly sounded behind Hailey.