Chapter 505

On the drive back, Grace glanced at Yarrick and asked, "Yarry, have Hailey's parents gone back to Blaketon yet?" "Not yet," he said. "They don't plan to for now. Harold will be coming back to Jillburg soon to look for a job." "Oh..." Grace paused. "They're getting a little too greedy. Just like that, they got two villas from Hailey." Grace still hadn't quite let go of the whole villa thing. Every time it came up, she had to say a few words about it. "It's alright," Yarrick said. "Hailey's not short on money." "It's not about the money," Grace said. "It's Eleanor. She's just taking advantage of Hailey. I guess that's what happens when it's not your own daughter." "True. A stepmother isn't the same as a biological mother," Yarrick replied. They talked the whole way and reached the suburban villa close to noon. After lunch, Yarrick left soon after and went back to the office, while Grace stayed home to keep Hailey company. ... Driving down the road, Yarrick thought for a moment,