Daughter-in-law Strikes Harder

Aria went back to the house late in the evening and sighted both Ellen and Hailey, taking a tour around the house like it wasn’t a place they were used to. Ellen just looked away without any words to say unlike the way she normally acted, while Hailey gave her the same disgusted look even in her elegance.

The billionaire’s wife could sense that the obnoxious daughter of the family had become very calm, and just grinned inwardly to what was happening without her best friend’s knowledge. It made her elated that she had succeeded in putting her in her place.

Dalton was surprisingly at home earlier than usual that day, and that was exactly why Hailey was at the mansion. She had sent emails and text messages to him, which he rarely replied to. It really made her so anxious that she could not wait till the five weeks she had planned elapsed, as she flew back to the country as fast as she could.

On her way to the first and main stairs that led to the hallway that led to everyone’s room , she decided to ask the question that had been troubling her so much from her friend who seemed absent minded, “Aren’t Dalton and that lady divorcing anymore? What is she still doing here?”

“I do not know why my brother is not divorcing her, even she has asked for the divorce herself. Worst of all, she now talks back at everyone however she likes. Mother cannot even dare to touch her again, because Dalton now seemingly has her back,” Ellen explained in the exact way the description of every looked like to her, forgetting that she was sad about a minute ago because of everything.

“Why is that? I thought he doesn’t like her. I mean it was a forced marriage,” Hailey asked with a somewhat shaky voice, now that she had seen what her friend had really been talking about. They talk few times on phone and also chatted, but Hailey’s schedules were so busy to even engage in anything intense.

“To be honest, I don’t even know anything anymore. They bicker and fight all the time, but he does not have that repulsive look in his eyes for her any longer. It is, more, or like something… Hunhhh,” Ellen paused, and thought of the right word to say, “Can I say tender?”

“Is that not outrageous to say?!” Hailey spat and fired instantly, “He has not even been replying my texts more often now. What exactly is going on?”

“He has been so busy with the company affairs and productivity, investments, company purchasing and the internet uproar. He is doing more than he should as a young man, who is still suppose to be out in the streets of something. Maybe you should try speaking to him physically. He’s probably love starved,” Ellen stated, and then bursted into laughter at her own words, letting go of her initial gloominess.

Though she and Hailey started as situational friends, but there were still so many things they could talk about. They also had so many differences and little things in common, but their friendship setting had been working fine even if it was flawed.

“Dalton acts so tough, but I think he needs love. I mean, who doesn’t need love?” Ellen said again, and that statement took her back into her forlorn.

The love she had few weeks ago with a stranger was gone. Her sister too fell in love with that same stranger, and could not even have an happy ending. Eva never had someone to call her own even to begin with, while their mother’s companion which was their own father had died.

“I think I should go to him now. I hope he is not too engaged with office work,” Hailey said hopefully with a smile, when Ellen talked about Dalton needing someone to care. She was certain that no matter how hard he tried to resist her, he would give in at last.

And with the discuss ending in that matter, Hailey walked to the front of Dalton’s room and rang the bell. First, she had ruined everything and gotten him so pissed by causing noise to the room. He knew immediately that it was not Alex. Thinking it was Aria, he feigned the anger that was refusing to come and opened the door. His expression changed immediately.

“Dalton. It is so nice to see you after a long time,” Hailey called out to him so happily as she tried to control her excitement, and moved closer to hug him so warmly.

The feeling of his hard chest against her head, the nice scent of intoxicating cologne and how warm the embrace was made it hard for her to pull off quickly. Still, he hated her brazen attitude.

Aria would never do that and greet him with a smile, rather would she like to remain in such position with him. He hated that she was like that to only him, but would have been rather delighted if she was the one that hugged him.

Without saying any word, he made his way back into the room and Hailey perfunctorily followed him. He was neither going to tell her to leave or welcome her. Though they had been family friends and had shared some childhood memories, he couldn’t bring what they had ended in the past to the future. The time frame was too far.

“You did not reply my texts and emails. Heard you have been so busy. How are you fairing?” Hailey would started her conversation with the pressing question she was dying to hear and answer to, quickly switched the logic and out his wellbeing next.

“Very well. Have you seen mother?” Dalton asked her with the thought that, she was probably mistaken about who she had really come to see. His mother doted on her, and it was an evident fact.

“I missed you, Dalton. It has been a very long time. Did you not miss me?” Hailey’s endearing voice spoke out eloquent words, that could melt a heart that was stubbornly hardened.

Her legs moved in slow motions and walked closer to him, while trying to be so dignified in her manner of approach. It was really hard to know how to act whenever she was with him. He hated ladies that were cheap and trued to seduce him, so she remained by his side as a good friend and acquaintance yet he didn’t see her.

“Is there any reason I should miss you?” His voice was somewhat rude and harsh, that struck painfully on a part in her heart.

“Are you still going to divorce her?” Hailey didn’t care again, and just asked every questions she was curious about.

“And why should that be your bother?”

“Do you love her?” Hailey asked again, the question that was so disgusting to even get own heart and ears. She just wanted to be sure that things were not really going wrong.

The door that forced open had disrupted then as both heads turned to see whom it was, as Aria who had not seen them properly entered inside. It was in the same rude manner in which she usually stormed into her own room, and she had promised him a tit for tat in everything he would do to her.

She immediately realized who was there and paused on her tracks immediately, as she began to contemplate in her mind immediately of what to do. The fact that Hailey was the one standing before Dalton, was making her pissed off in a way that she could not explain.

She wanted to probably turn and leave, yet her legs would not move away from the floor. She could not stand the two of them being together.Copyright Nôv/el/Dra/ma.Org.

Hailey saw who had entered into the room as her eyes flickered of intense anger, as she hated the fact that the despicable woman could barge into the room however she liked. And the manner at which she was even staring at both of them, was the one to overthrow one to the ground if it could. Her emotions got the best of her.

“Do you really love that woman?!” Hailey’s voice was louder this time enough for Aria to hear, who wondered what they had been talking about before she came inside. She hated that Hailey’s finger was pointing directly to her, and had the desire to snap the bones into two.

Still lost in her malicious fantasy of how to break Hailey’s fingers, the next thing she could sense was her head that raised up, and her lips that crashed another’s.