Chapter 94
~ Hailey ~
I was very angry. Furious, actually. Walking outside the building with no clear destination in mind, just needing to get away. Away from the staring eyes. Away from the laughter. Away from the humiliation.
Away from everything.
"Hailey! Hold on!" Nathaniel's voice called from behind me.
I didn't stop. Didn't slow down. Just kept walking, my heels clicking against the pavement, champagne still dripping from my hair onto my ruined dress.
"Please, don't follow me," I said without turning around. "I'm fine. I just need space."
It was a lie. I wasn't fine. But I didn't want him to see me this way. Didn't want anyone to see me with my ruined face, my smeared makeup, my complete and utter breakdown of composure.
I'd come to this event trying to prove I belonged. Tryi
