StarNovelJust then, Celine and Bella ran over. "Hailey, what happened?" Hailey reassured her, "Celine, I'm fine." She turned back to look at the masked man, but he had already taken off the moment he finished dealing with the two attackers.
"Who are you?" Hailey called out.
The masked man hesitated for a brief moment but didn't turn around.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtWatching him disappear into the distance, Hailey spoke again, "Who are you? Do we know each other?" Yet, there was no answer.
Hailey added, "Thank you for saving me..." Still, the man didn't respond. He simply walked away, leaving her with nothing but a cold and distant silhouette.
Celine had already called the police. She stepped forward, studying Hailey. "Hailey, do you know the man who saved you?" Hailey shook her head. "I don't know." Bella spoke up. "Hailey, I'm glad you're okay." Hailey gently patted Bella's little head.
Celine looked at Hailey with concern. "Hailey, the police will handle this. These men cafter you with knives. I'll find out who hired them. Let's go hfor now." Celine tried to lead Hailey away, but Hailey stopped. "Celine, I have something to do. I'll go ahead." Celine grabbed Hailey's arm. "Hailey, where are you going? Are you going to find that man?" Hailey stayed silent.
Celine narrowed her eyes. "The man who saved you looked a bit like Declan." Hailey turned and ran off without a word.
Bella looked up at Celine in confusion. "Mommy, what's going on? Hailey seems really in a hurry." Celine knew Declan well. The man who had just saved Hailey definitely resembled him.
Hailey had said she had moved on but seeing someone who looked so much like him made Hailey run after him. After all, Hailey had never truly forgotten Declan. fo Children often don't understand the world of adults. Celine sighed and scooped Bella into her arms. "Hailey is going to find the man who saved her." Bella asked innocently, "Does Hailey really like that man?" Celine smiled faintly. "Yes."
Meanwhile, Melody hid in the shadows, seething with anger. She had hired the two men to run m Hailey's beautiful, delicate face. She was so close to succeeding, yet a masked man suddenly appeared and saved Hailey, ruining everything.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmHailey ran out of the restaurant and into the busy street. People bustled around her, and she weaved through the crowd, searching for that familiar figure. She wondered if the man who saved her was Declan, but the crowded street had already swallowed any trace of him.
Hailey pushed through the crowd, calling out, "Declan? Declan!" No one answered.
Then, across the street, Hailey spotted that familiar figure again. Without hesitation, she darted across the road.
Just as she was halfway across, a sharp honking noise, oise sounded Hailey turned just in tto see a car ET speeding toward her.
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