Hailey dear 1

Aria had to curb the impulsive urge to jump on Dalton at that moment, and tear his face into pieces because of what he had done to wreck her plans. He had succeeded in turning the tables against her and frustrating her plans, which she was never planning to give up on no matter what.

Still, she couldn't even understand why he would do that, when he really loathed the fact that they were both married together.

'Was he trying to frustrate her even till the last moments? Or was there anything else to the evil marriage contract that no one was telling her about?'

Dalton, who was satisfied by the confused look everyone in the room had on their faces, darted his eyes back to where Aria was standing to see the expression on her face. He would have so much expected to see a frustrated and pained appearance of her, but was rather disappointed to see her looking so prideful like everything was going her way.

He began to wonder in his mind what exactly was going on in her head, that made her possess so much confidence like she had turned the tables for her good.

She gave him a calculative smile and gazed so beautifully at him, that seemed to attract the attention of the reporters who were mentally stressed to their guts.

Their inward thoughts began to center on the rumors they had heard, about how Dalton hated his new wife and that was why he had never allowed her to follow him at any public gatherings. Surprisingly, they didn't even seem like couples who would argue endlessly in anger.

'They were probably putting on a facade right?'

Aria flashed a graceful smile at the reporters and turned to leave the room through the entryway, as she tried not to show the anger that was slowly erupting from within her.

Had she known that Dalton would be a demon till the very end of their collapsing marriage, she would have been the one to send the copy of stamped divorce papers to the media houses. Her mind began to question endlessly.

'Should she just run away from the house without bothering about even a divorce? No! Only a coward would do that without facing the problem head-on, and moreover, Dalton could find her anywhere in this world if he wanted, since his connections are really unfathomable,' her mind countered.

The reporters who had thought they had caught a big headline of news, would not leave so easily because they probably wanted to know more and satisfy their curiosity.

There was really nothing reasonable they would write that would incite people's inquisitiveness, except if they were going to embellish the news publication with their own ideas.

They couldn't even dare do that. Dalton would blot as many of them that committed defamation, from the surface of their jobs and social class to a reduction below what anyone could even imagine. To make things even more worse for them, they were not allowed to publish the pictures of Aria that they had excitedly spent their entire time taking.

The trained professional bodyguards that were standing outside of the room initially, had entered into the room and began to usher the reporters politely out of the room. There were still some reporters who would not give up, and demanded for more explanations from Alex who had turned out, as the last person to leave.

Knowing they couldn't mess further with the incredibly tall and widened shoulder men, they all began to respectfully move themselves out of the room and back to square one; The journey of endless walk from the huge and extremely beautiful mansion, back to the main gate where they had to leave through.

No one was going to do the favour of taking them back.

In less than thirty minutes, all the reporters were gone and far from the mansion with everything back to normal. Ellen, who was sitting in the dining room and had refused to leave since the reporters arrived, finally stood up when she saw her mother approaching the dining section.

Dalton who was still standing around was in a really foul mood, as Alex passed to him an information that his grandfather had sent through mail. His always focused mind suddenly became diverted between listening to what Alex had to say, and watching Aria walking out of the kitchen and holding in her hand a bottle of cold water. She didn't even seem to mind anyone.

They were all distracted by a voice that called out "Ellen!" as they all simultaneously turned to the direction from where it came from, to see who it was. As they would have it.

A young and beautiful brown haired lady that was smooth and fairer skinned, stood directly under the richly intricate chandelier, which reflected brightly on the luxurious gold heels she was wearing.

Her lips had the almost perfect heart curve, that was beautifully visible through the redundant red lipstick that glossed across her them. Her aura was a total one for a femme fatale.

"Hailey, how nice to see you," Mrs. Miller smiled the moment she saw who it was, "Come over here, dear."

"Hi mummy," she replied excitedly and walked elegantly to peck Mrs. Miller by the cheeks. Mrs. Eleanor Miller was obviously glad to see the beautiful lady of high class, that she fully approved of without any doubt.

'So, the old lady can smile,' Aria said in her mind and rolled her eyes.

The feeling in the room was so overt that Mrs. Miller preferred Hailey to Aria, as she did not bother to hide it in the slightest. She would have thrown Aria out of the house and of their lives, if it was that easy since the past two years that she had become Dalton's wife.

To her shocking discovery, the marriage agreement stated that the couples should stay married for three years, and then if they could still not live peacefully together they could agreeably divorce without any strings.

Three years was just too long for her to wait to get rid of Aria's bad energy, which she decided to result to violence and anger wreck upon the poor lady.

Mrs. Miller had always been so vicious towards Aria while trying every possible means, to make her breach the contract and leave on her own accord if she suffered for too long. Her expectations were constantly let down by Aria, who refused to leave the marriage no matter how hard.

Acting rashly would probably put her in a dire situation, where she might have to pay for a breach of contract that the consequences would be unbearable. It was never a wise move.

However, to everyone's bewilderment now, Aria seemed to be suddenly bent on divorcing right before the third year, and couldn't care less about contract breeches or whatsoever would be a problem. It was just an unexplainable reason for her to give up on her marriage, after enduring all the tortures for more than two years.

Mrs. Miller began to nurse more disturbing thoughts rather than Aria's change, about what her son was really up to right after rejecting Aria's proposal to divorce him, when it was so obvious that he had no emotion except loathe for her. It had never hers to question his authority about any decision making, as everyone just did their own ruling in the mansion without obstructing another's.

Spontaneously, Hailey turned to Ellen who was already close to where her mother was standing and stretched her arms out to hug her. The two friends really looked so delighted to see one another.

"I thought you are now mummy's bestie, since you did not seem to notice me at first," Ellen sulked unnecessary, feigning her anger.

"I would not dare to wake a sleeping cat," Hailey teased back. Their friendship wasn't one that started out of grown affections for one another.

Ellen Miller had always been the one that never liked to appear in public places, right from when she was a child which made her mother very worried.

How would a child of the Miller household not possess confidence?

That was how they made both of them become friends, by visiting each other's houses, studying together and attending family parties. It was during those good family times that Hailey had sighted Dalton only once, at his own birthday, that he was forced to attend when he had just turned eighteen.

The entire family loved her too those times, and had always considered her the perfect candidate for an in-law.

As time went by with everyone growing up into their own lives, both friends became distanced from each other because of Hailey's abroad studies. They later got back together again a few years later when Hailey came back, and continued their tagged best friend relationship.

Ellen, who had come out of her shell, had possessed so much confidence, and had even managed to garner millions of followers for herself due to her family's affluence. She had also succeeded in picking up the vicious traits of her mother too.

The two friends shared an adorable moment in front of everyone, which made Aria irked by the absurd formality that was going on in the room. It wasn't of her concern about anything that went on in the family anyways, as she waited patiently for the perfect time to leave their stuffy midst.