That night, Ian had to go up to the Arena and Hailee didn't want to go to Ian's house alone, so the only solution was to wait for the man to finish beating up his challengers.
Hailee did not need to doubt Ian's ability in this matter, because he would always come out as a champion in every battle he had participated.
It was just that, Hailee couldn't stop thinking, after witnessing Ian's explosive battle career, why in the world would people still want to challenge him in the Arena, couldn't they realize how futile their efforts would seem?
"Wait here, I'll be back in an hour," Ian said while changing his clothes, he had no problem being shirtless in front of Hailee while the girl's mind was too frantic to enjoy the view before her, where Ian was showing off his six pack abs for a moment before he put on the white shirt which he have to wear for the fight later.
After all, this wasn't the first time that Ian had changed his clothes in front of Hailee.
"Don't come out of this changing room and lock the door," Ian warned before walking out of the room, only after he saw that Hailee actually got up from her seat and walked some unsteady steps to close the door, did Ian walked away toward the arena.
Inside the dressing room was only a single sofa which was only enough for one person. Hailee curled up there and remembered what actually Aileen had told her when she was about to sell her.
"You think I've been liking you all this time? You don't even have any blood relation to me, "Aileen said while sneering at Hailee.
It was the first time for Hailee to see a glint filled with so much malice in the eyes of Aileen, the step sister whom she had always loved. Especially after the sudden departure of their parents, Hailee innocently thought that she only had Aileen in this world.
In reality she didn't have anyone, even Aileen was far more terrifying than an enemy.
"You are completely useless and very inappropriate to side with Theo," said Aileen.
As if hearing his name being called out, a tall man dressed like a high-class elite, approached Aileen and circled her small waist from behind while landing an affectionate kiss on top of her head.
He was Theodore Gevano, a successful young businessman in the city of T, aged twenty-nine, who just got engaged to Hailee a month ago while her parents were still alive, after two years of dating.
Theodore was a man who was chosen by Hailee's father exclusively. Seeing how skilled this man was at handling business, Mr. Tatum believed that Hailee would be happy with a guaranteed life if she was with Theodore.
"You think Theo has always loved you? The runny girl who only knows how to mess up, your attitude so far has embarrassed the Gevano family and the Tatum family! " Aileen scolded Hailee while hugging Theo, as if he was a trophy for her.
However, Aileen's triumphant smile faded when Hailee actually laughed when she heard her nonsense babble.
"Tatum family?" Hailee raised an eyebrow while laughing derisively at Aileen. "Aren't you overestimating yourself? You're just an orphanage girl who was lucky enough to be adopted by my parents as bait." Hailee sneered back at Aileen.
Even in such a state, Hailee still felt a little sorry for what she had said. Those words Hailee heard from the people around her, who for some reason always looked at Aileen with dismissive eyes and would always whisper that Aileen was just a 'bait' child, because even after Mr. and Mrs. Tatum's fifth anniversary, they are still not blessed with children.
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