“Her pain?” Brett scoffed. “You do not even let her make friends. You do not let her follow her dreams. You control her all the time. How does that make her happy?” Hailey knew he was right about that. She sulked and turned to her mother. “He isn’t wrong, you know,” she said. “I know what’s best for you,” her mother snapped at her. “Trust me, okay?!” Hailey nodded and went back to back up her mother. Brett was done with both of them. He picked up his luggage and left for his new apartment. He needed to win Hailey's custody at all costs. He didn’t care how long it took or what it entailed. It hurts to see his daughter in such a condition and he couldn’t bear it anymore. After a brief conversation with his lawyer, his mind wandered to Naya. Perhaps Naya could also help him get custody of the child. He wasn’t sure of how he would convince her to help him, but he knew that he needed to take action. He had to take action. He searched for Naya’s beauty salon, but got discouraged by the

Naya arrived at the Rose Garden, feeling desperate to see who this urgent client was. She's gotten her official outfit ready and ensured her make up was spotless just for this meetup. When she walked into the garden with a positive glamor, she ordered her guards to stand at the garden entrance and wait for her. This was unlike her since she was always cautious of people after her. “Are you sure?” Her body guard asked. “Have I never been sure of something?” She answered a question with a question. He let her be and ordered his other men to stay in position. “Good.” She smirked before walking further into the garden. There was a nice tent which had a nice dinner area. But she caught sight of no one. Who the hell was this guest who wanted to see Naya and why was she late? Naya bit her lips in anger since she hated her time being wasted. “Naya,” Brett's voice said as he walked towards the tent to join her. Her eyes widened in shock. She stood up from where she sat immediately and tried

The Fashion Show started later in the afternoon of that weekend. As usual, Lovelyn made a promise she wouldn’t keep. “I am going to be there for you dear,” Lovelyn promised with a friendly tone. Hailey took it as mere words. Lovelyn wasn’t going to be there. The lady was never there for her and might never be there for her. The person she instead saw was her father who waved at her from the seat she sat. It’s been a week since she saw him and his cute childish smile hadn’t left yet. Hailey felt excited by his sight even though she showed a serious face upfront. “Thank you for coming,” she said in her head before walking to the session for the students. “You look beautiful, my date,” Ryan complimented her long silver gown. She felt a bit disgusted and gazed around to be sure no one heard. “Don’t tell me that!” She snapped, as she gazed around in embarrassment. “You’re making me feel uncomfortable.” “I am sorry,” he apologized, turning away from her. “But you do look very lovely th

Naya gestured to Brett to be calm but he wasn’t. “Why would you talk to your mother that way?! She freaking shot someone just for you! Is this how you would repay her?!”Hailey was surprised. “She shot someone? What do you mean?” Hailey asked. “When you were three years old, some robbers came to our house and tried to kill you. Hailey risked her life to save yours. That’s one of the reasons she went to jail!” Brett informed her, causing Hailey confusion. “What?! She did that?” Hailey couldn’t hide her shock. “Did you really do that?” Naya nodded in reluctance. Hailey got deeply disappointed in Lovelyn. “All Lovelyn does is lie to you, Hailey,” Brett informed her. “She doesn’t love you. Do not believe any word she says. Believe us instead. Stay with us. We will make you happy. We care about you more than you can imagine.”Hailey gazed at them one last time before walking out on them. ***“Let me guess, you didn’t win the most fashionable for this session,” Lovelyn said to her as

The dinner was so fun that Hailey didn’t realize so much time had gone. She immediately hurried out to meet Frank who was waiting for her on the car. “Wait!” Ryan stopped her. She turned back to him as she was about to open his car door. “Thank you for coming today.” “Thank you too,” she smiled. “You showed what a healthy family looks like.” He smiled and nodded. “It’s fine. Your family can be healthy too. You’ve just got to recognize those who deeply love you,” he advised. “At this point, I am okay by myself. I do not think I can trust anyone at this point. Everyone in my life seems to be lying to me…except you,” Hailey informed him. “I know it can be tough,” he advised as he took her hands in his. “But you’ve got to recognize those to trust. Believe me, it’s not everyone who is lying to you. Some people really care about you. You’ve just got to recognize them.” She thanked him and gazed into his eyes for a while before leaning to peck him on the cheek. “Thank you for tonight