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Hailey was in bed when Nolan finally arrives the next morning. She heard Mrs. June and the other servants going about and trying to make everything in the mansion impeccable so he would have nothing to complain about but she didn't stand up from where she slept and merely rested on the bed quietly with her arms below her head.

She recalled what Max said when he came and her expression became even more downcast. She could not help but think about when she first arrived. He had been so folding back then and she wasn't even allowed to come near him or even touch his wheelchair.

Later on, he told her it was because he feared she would find out he wasn't crippled and was pretending but it still was unable to make her reassured. She was afraid that he might have only seemed jovial to her but might not even have her in his heart

She also feared he would just suddenly change one day and would even be willing to address or talk to her. That he might her just as coldly as he always did back th