CHAPTER 24

　　PERCIE

　　“Hailey, where have you been? I’m worried hell, and you didn’t even check your phone for my call. You can’t just run away like you just went completely off the face of the earth.” I tried hard to calm my voice, but that asshole’s smirking before me had pissed me off.

　　“Hey, man. Hailey was with me the whole time.”

　　Piercing Hailey with my gaze, I had to turn my attention to the asshole who answered me instead. “What do you mean she was with you the whole time?”?

　　Hailey cleared her throat. “He saw me at the ice cream parlor.”Wow! How convenient??“We drove to the nearest park and ate ice cream there.”

　　My nose flared. My chest constricted. How could I be so fucking dumb? I couldn’t believe she spent time with him instead.

　　“And you have no plan texting me that you’re actually okay?” I faced Hailey again.

　　“Man, why are you angry with her? It’s not that you two are dating. She can go with anyone she likes.”