Chapter 185

Since things hadn't worked out, the meal wasn't as delicious. The dishes were lavish, but the atmosphere was unmistakably cold. Barely half an hour in, the atmosphere was already winding down. "Hailey, I still need to take my little one to visit her grandma this afternoon, so I'll have to head out early," Juliet said, glancing at the time as she got up to settle the bill. That "visit" was likely just a polite excuse. If Juliet hadn't been Hailey's friend, Michael probably wouldn't even have made it to this meal. "Alright, that's fine. We'll head back too." Hailey nodded, rising to her feet. Not long after, Juliet went her own way while Yarrick, Hailey, and Michael drove off together. "Michael, you came on a little too strong today," Hailey said, breaking the silence as she glanced back at him in the back seat. "Yeah, I know, Hailey… Ugh, it's all my fault," Michael muttered. He had been stuck in his head ever since they got in the car, drowning in regret. "Regretting it now, hu