Chapter 4

Faced with Hailey's furious demand for an answer.

One of my friends started to step forward and take the blame.

But I stopped him.

I told her, "I didn't hit him."

"You didn't hit him?"

"I walked in and saw you pinning him to the floor."

"Then how did the marks on his face get there?"

"Don't tell me he did that to himself."

Before I could say a word.

Hailey's eyes went cold as ice.

As if something she loved had been destroyed.

And it wasn't only cold.

There was endless anger in it too.

"How many times have I told you?"

"Jack isn't well."

"Are you doing this just to spite me?"

I said nothing.

My friend couldn't stand it, and spoke up for me. "Hailey, whether or not James hit him, you shouldn't be screaming at James like this. He's your fiancé. You two are the couple here, and you're defending some other man."

"Doesn't that seem wrong to you?"

Hailey was too far gone in the moment.

How could she hear any explanation now?

She even turned and snapped at my friend on the spot.

"What does this have to do with you?"

"Who asked for your nonsense?"

My friend took it hard.

Then, in no time.

Hailey glared straight at me.

"Apologize!"

I froze, and asked, "Apologize for what?"

"Apologize to Jack."

"Hailey, my patience has a limit too."

"I'm your fiancé."

"You're taking his side, and now you want me to apologize to him?"

"Hitting someone is wrong."

"If it's wrong, you apologize."

"And if I don't?"

"Then I call the police."

Hearing my own fiancée threaten to call the police to defend another man.

I was stunned.

And to think I'd gone to a lawyer to arrange for my entire fortune to go to her.

I couldn't spend the rest of her life with her.

But all I'd wanted was to make it up to her.

And her?

For another man, she was pressing in on me in public, with no thought for my face or my dignity.

Seeing that I stayed silent.

Hailey said coldly, "You think I'm joking?"

The next second.

She really did pull out her phone and call the police.

"Hello, yes, I need to report something."

"My friend's been assaulted."

I stared at her, dazed.

My friends were all frozen in shock.

Twenty minutes later.

Several officers came into the room.

Hailey pointed at me and told the officer in charge, "He assaulted my friend. Arrest him!"