The Divorce Prescription Chapter 296
The Divorce Prescription
It wasnât long before Declan was serving the sweet and sour pork ribs. It looked and smelled delicious. He had also cooked some cucumber, which was less heavy on the taste buds. Hailey hadnât been hungry at first, but now she had started to feel hungry.
Suddenly a cold voice sounded above her head. âArenât you planning to leave?â
Huh? Halley quickly looked up. There was confusion in her pretty eyes when she met Declanâs eyes.
She didnât know when Declan had come up beside her. He was looking at her coldly.
Halley was slightly embarrassed. She quickly said, âMrs. Zamora, Aileen, my dad called me and asked me to return home now.â
Panela and Alleen couldnât keep her there if that were the case. âAlright, miss. You can come and visit us again next time.â
With that, Hailey walked out and waved hack at them sweetly, âAlright, byeâbye.â
Halley returned the way she had come. The alleys here were very muddy, and she could only lift up the hem of her skirt as she carefully stepped on cleaner areas.
Suddenly, a large man walked up in front of her. He was drunk and smelled of . His eyes lit up when he saw Hailey.
âWhere did this little come from? Come. Have a drink with me.â
The fear of facing Storm Killer last night was still fresh in Halleyâs mind. Now that she had gotten herself involved with a drunkard, thought fast and quickly turned to run away.
âStop running!â The man quickly caught up to her. He cursed as he ran, âLittle bitch, if you donât come willingly, Iâll make you! Just wait and see how Iâll deal with you once I catch you â
Hailey screamed in fright, âHelp! Helpâ¦ahh!â
Suddenly, she ran into someone. When she looked up, the cold but handsome face seemed larger than life in her eyes. It Declan. Declan had come. It was like Halley had found a lifeboat in the middle of the ocean.
âDeclan, help me!â
The large man had caught up too. He stopped when he saw Declan âOh, itâs you, Declan.â
The man was Declanâs neighbor, and they knew each other.
Declan remained expressionless as he lifted an arm and put it around Haileyâs shoulders, pulling her into his embrace. Hailey froze Even though she had been engaged to Ewan before, they hadnât even held hands, never mind embracing each other.
Right now, Declanâs arm was slung over her shoulders. Her body could feel the strength of his as heartbeat started to quicken.
The man looked at Declan and laughed. âDeclan, is this your girlfriend?
His girlfriend? Suddenly, Halley heard Declanâs chilly .
arm through the thin fabric of her clothing. Haileyâs He was saying that she was his girlfriend? Halley looked up at Declan in shock.
Declan didnât look at her, but his gaze was fixed on the drunken man. From the angle Halley was looking up at him, she could only see his cold handsome side profile.
apologies, Declan. I didnât recognize her just now. Thatâs good, youâre in university r now, itâs about time you got a The man laughed. âHaha, my apologie girlfriend to.â
Declan looked at the man coldly and didnât speak The man said, âIâm leaving then.â
away, he spat and muttered, âHeâs just a drug dealerâs little bastard, what right does he have to act He turned and left. When he had walked some distance av all high and mighty like that?â