As soon as Eleanor processed things, she immediately dialed Hailey's number.
Hailey picked up, "Eleanor, what's up?"
Hearing Hailey's voice, Eleanor felt a bit relieved, "Hailey, where are you right now?"
Walking out of the airport with sunglasses on, Hailey softly replied, "I'm in M Country now."
Eleanor asked, puzzled, "Why did you suddenly go to M Country?"
Hailey hesitated for a moment but decided to tell her anyway, "Garett just had his surgery, he needs someone to take care of him."
Mentioning Garett caused a slight change in Eleanor's expression, but she quickly regained her composure, "Did his surgery go well?"
Hailey nodded, "The surgery went well, we'll have to see how he recovers though. But there's a high chance he'll be able to walk again."
Hearing that Garett might be able to stand up again, Eleanor sighed in relief, "That's good to hear. When do you think you guys will be able to come back?"
Hailey responded, "He just had his surgery, he needs some time to recover. Probably a month. Once he's mostly healed, we'll come back for physical therapy."
After she got a clear picture of the situation, Eleanor finally brought up Cedric, "Hailey, did you reject Cedric because his parents talked to you behind his back?"
Hailey knew what Eleanor was calling about and took a deep breath, "His mom was right. We're just not right for each other."
Eleanor was about to say something but was cut off by Hailey, "Eleanor, there's no chance for me and Cedric anymore. Stop worrying about us."
After that, Hailey looked into the distance and saw Colter Clowers waving at her. She quickly waved back and told Eleanor, "Colter's here to pick me up. Gotta go."
"Wai-..."
So, in Cedric's eyes, he could sleep with her or Hertha, love her or Hertha. So, what was the difference between her and Hertha?
Hailey thought for a long time and found the only difference. She was willing to give Cedric freedom.
Someone like Cedric should live freely, not confined by marriage.
After crying, she looked at herself in the mirror. Her face was streaked with tears and distorted with pain. She looked hideous, like a woman who has been abandoned.
She was always afraid she would end up like this ever since she started dating Cedric. But when her fear became reality, she had no choice but to accept it.
But she still didn't understand why, despite only giving a part of her love, she was still so hurt by him that she had to resort to running away to numb herself?
Hailey couldn't make sense of it all, she comforted herself, it's okay, hiding for a month, and she could forget him. Then they could go their separate ways, not bothering each other anymore.
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