Chapter 232

Chapter 232 Karl Finally Reappears There were people calling her aunt, but no one had ever called her mother. Hailey looked up at Jeremy and snapped, “Do you want me to spank you?”

Jeremy wimped out and repeatedly shook his head. Pulling a straight face, Hailey continued to apply the medicine to his wound and sulked, “I’ve granted you a privilege to call me sister. Don’t push your luck.”

Jeremy meekly hummed and then asked, “Is the guy you brought here today your brother too?”

“Yeah,” after the job was done, Hailey cleaned her hands, put the cap back on, and said blandly, “my godbrother.”

Jeremy nodded and muttered, “You have so many brothers.”

“Don’t you have one too?” Hailey chuckled, thinking that he was admiring her, “Not everyone is as lucky as I am. Feel gratified that you have one.”

“Fair point.” Jeremy raised his head and smiled. After the ointment was applied, he stood up and said seriously, “My brother’s leg heals fast, thanks to you. When he comes back from the filming, we’ll treat you to dinner to express our gratitude.” “You’re welcome.” Hailey smiled nonchalantly, “Okay.”

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Back in the box, the three men had eaten and drunk to their hearts” content. The subject changed from Catherine to Hailey, and they looked at her in disappointment.

“Guys, you don’t know my mood when I went to pick her up in North City a few months ago. She ended her three-year marriage and left Moore Mansion penniless. It somehow delighted me,” Brook said.

“You should be.” Jared looked at her with drunken eyes, “Hailey is finally out of the misery. She no longer has to babysit that guy, which is worth celebrating Cheers!”

Holding the wine glass, he tottered to Hailey’s side, threw his arm around her shoulder, and handed her the wine. Hailey studied the wine glass and asked, “Is this used by you? 12 Jared glared at her. “What, you don’t like it?”

“I don’t.” Hailey nodded but tossed it off. The wine was ordered at the wine fair in Berny. Brewed at Chateau Cissac, it was not strong but tasted mellow.

After finishing off the wine, Hailey went back to her seat and said indifferently, “That was a long time ago and not worth mentioning again. Everyone has a dark past. Do you want me to dig up the dirt about you guys?”

To that, the three men just snorted, “There’s no dirt about us.”

Hailey sipped her soup and ran her eyes over them. “Ryan, you were about ten when my mother saved you. I hadn’t been born, but my dad told me that you were chased by a wolf in the mountains. Running and crying, you then found that it was just a deer.”

“Jared, when you were a child, you learned boxing and often went out to fight other boys. You bragged that you had never lost to anyone. Then a girl beat you and made you cry. You’ve been searching for years but still haven’t found her, right?”

“Brook, you cried a lot when you were a child, and I can’t even count it. I do remember that Mom dressed you up as a girl on Children’s Day. Your hair was braided, and you were wearing my dress to perform on stage. You were such a girl.”

“Did 1?” Brook pretended that he couldn’t remember it.

Ryan and Jared looked over, nodding. “You did.”

In the end, they burst into laughter. Brook was speechless. Why was he always the one who got hurt?

The party didn’t end until midnight. Before leaving the restaurant, everyone was drunk. They hadn’t had such a good time for long Jeremy hadn’t been waiting for Hailey.

Still sober, she came downstairs and saw him. “Jere? You still haven’t left? Come on, I’ll give you a ride.”

“It’s okay. I’ll drive my own car.” Jeremy helped her to walk, “Are you all right? You drank too much.”

“Yeah, I’m happy!” Hailey smiled. Brook hooked her away. Before leaving, she said goodbye to Jeremy, “Train hard and play hard. I hope you’ll become a world champion soon.”

Jeremy watched her leave. On his sides, his fists clenched. Time was what he needed the most.

Back at the Garden of Rose, Ryan went upstairs to see his unruly daughter. Hailey asked Lily about Eve’s condition. The housekeeper told her that Eve had been well-behaved today.

She nodded and said, “Please help me take care of her.”

“You drank a lot. I’ll tell the chet to make some sobering soup.” Lily just couldn’t spend a day without worrying about them.

“Thank you, Lily. Make one bowl for Ryan too,” Hailey chuckled. As soon as she entered her room, she received a call from the other coast. She looked at the screen, curled her lips, and pressed the answer button.

“Karl, finally remember your sister?”

A deep voice came from the other end of the phone. “Yeah.”

After taking off her shoes and jewelry, Hailey lied down on the king-size bed and said lazily, “We just came back from a party, and then you called. I’m suspecting if you have bugged you.”

“I have not.” The man confessed, “I have eyes and ears at the Garden of Rose.”

“Are you telling me this to challenge my authority? Can I kick them out?” Hailey paused, pouted, and complained helplessly like a child. The man asked, “Did you drink?”

“You bet!” Hailey grumbled, “Ryan, Jared, and Brook kept toasting me. By the way, have you received the wine I asked Kyle to mail you?”

Karl hummed.

“Good. Kyle paid the bills and I offered my regard,” Hailey said cheekily. “Money has value, but regard is priceless, right?”

A low laugh came from the other end. “Yeah.’

Hailey closed her eyes, listened to the background noise on the phone, and murmured dreamily, “Brother, I miss you so much. When will you come back…”

The phone slipped off her hand. She fell asleep, but the screen was still on. The man on the other end of the phone didn’t hang up. There was a note attached to the caller ID. “Karl is the best.”