Owned By Her Triplet Bullies
Chapter 62

Hailey's POV

I glared angrily at her. She just insulted me. This little tramp that is not even worth the dirt under my expensive stilettos dared to insult me. "Did I say anything?" she asked, looking all innocent, which made me angrier.

"You did," I replied through gritted teeth.

"Really? I didn't realize that I did. Maybe you were hearing things," she denied shamelessly. How I want to drag her out of that sofa by her hair.

"Liar, I'm sure everyone here heard you, didn't you boys?" I asked, glancing toward the boys who were sitting quietly and watching our little exchange. I waited for a response to my question for a while, but they were all quiet.

"Boys!" I yelled, stomping my feet angrily. How can they ignore me and sit there watching her disrespect me?

"Stop yelling Hailey, we have more things to worry about than what Emma said or didn't say," Julian said, sounding irritated.

I gasped in shock. "B...but, she insulted me,"

"What are you doing here, Hailey? I thought I asked you to go away earlier," Alexander said coldly. I hurriedly moved toward where they were sitting.

"How can you say that? We've always had arguments since we were kids, and we always resolved them, right? It was just a pointless argument, you all know I have a hot temper and I tend to say things I don't mean during an argument. Let's not let what happened this morning or outsiders come in between us," I flicked my hair behind me and gave Emma a dirty glare when I mentioned the word 'outsiders'.

I hurriedly moved over to Philip and grabbed both of his hands. "Phil, are you okay? I saw the news. I wanted to come earlier, but I was still very hurt by your words this morning. But I'm here now, I'm over it," I gently caressed his hands with a smile. "I'm fine," he responded.

"Are you sure? You know you can always confide in me about anything. Just like you always have. I will be here to listen," I mutter softly.

Xander snickered and I whipped my head towards him.

"Is something funny, Xander?" I asked with a scowl. He pointed towards himself.

"Me?" he mutters.

"Is there anyone else here that laughed, or is there someone here by the name Xander?" I said, giving him a baleful look.

"I was just thinking that someone here is totally a hypocrite," he utters nonchalantly.

"Excuse me? Are you referring to me?" I scoffed in disbelief. He smiled.

"Glad to hear you realized I was talking about you immediately. I remember vividly seeing someone crying and complaining about the triplets. You looked furious at the fact that they picked Emma's side over yours. You even brought up the incident that happened five years ago and miraculously, the same news appeared in the media," he said. My face fell. "Are you saying I did it?" I asked, glaring at him.

"I never said that. I was just telling everyone what we discussed about. Everyone can decide whether they think you did it or not. I only voiced out my opinion," he said with a smirk. I know Xander and he is crazy. He's saying all this to get me angry so that I say what I'm not supposed to say.

"Well, your opinion isn't relevant. Why the hell are you here anyway?" I asked, irritated by the stupid smirk on his face. Philip removed his hand from mine, making me turn toward him immediately. "Why aren't you refuting his words?" he asked, gazing at me intently.

"You honestly don't believe a word that comes out of his mouth, right? He betrayed your trust. He was the reason why your reputation was sullied- twice!" I said, trying to take his hand again. He pulled away.

"That was not the question. Did you or did you not discuss what happened five years ago with Xander right before it got to the media?" Julian asked.

The room became silent as everyone waited for my answer. Emma looked at me curiously, while Xander still had that stupid smirk on his face.

"You boys know I tend to say stuff I don't mean out of rage whenever I'm angry...,"

"It is a yes or no question, Hailey, stop stalling," Alexander said impatiently. I glanced around the room again, and I frowned when I noticed something I should have immediately walked in.

"Why the hell is she wearing your clothes?" I asked Philip, my tone livid. Emma stared at me unbelievably.

"You are being asked an important question right now and all you can think about is whose clothes I'm wearing?" she inquired, looking dumbfounded.

"I wasn't speaking to you. How dare..."

"Answer the f*****g question!" Philip yelled and I flinched.

"Yes, I mentioned that to him. B...but it was just because I was seeing him after a long time, and I was mad at him for what happened. I wanted to make him feel guilty, that's all. I didn't have any ill intentions, and I definitely am not involved in what happened. I would never want Philip to recall such a horrible incident. It was merely all a coincidence," I explained nervously.

"Coincidences do exist, Hailey, but not to this extent," Alexander retorted.

"Alex," I gasped, covering my mouth with my hands as I stared at him wide-eyed. "You really think that I would do something like this just to get back at you? I only said that to him out of anger. Why would I do that to you? It's still me, Hailey. Your best friend," I said as my eyes welled up in tears.

"H...how could you even think that I would do something so awful? This just shows how little trust you have in me. Anyone could say something about me to you, and you would believe them without giving it a second thought," I said to them, shaking my head out of disappointment.

"Thank you for making me realize how little you really care about me. A...all this just shows how you really feel," I burst into tears and ran out of the room quickly. I shut the door behind me with a bang. I glanced around, still sobbing quietly. Satisfied that no one was watching, I wiped my face with a smile and checked my image in my mirror.

I really did not post that article. Everything turned out to be a coincidence, but that does not mean I didn't know who did it. I dialed a number on my phone and patiently waited for it to connect.

"Hello," the person said, picking up after the third ring.

"You posted the article, didn't you?" I asked coldly.

"Who is this? What article are you talking about?" he replied.

"Don't play dumb with me, you and I know that you did it. You are the only one I know who had a grudge against the triplets," I said.

"So what if I did? Are you going to oust me out to them?" he asked, his tone indifferent.

"You overheard the conversation Xander and I had, right? You knew they were angry at me, and you knew I mentioned that incident, that was how you found out, and you posted it," I said, analyzing everything that happened carefully, that was the only way he could have known.

He laughs coldly, but it didn't phase me, "You are way smarter than I gave you credit for,"

"It was quite easy, you were the person who came to my mind right away. You sure chose the perfect timing, so the boys could suspect me instead," I snickered.

"What can I say? I learned from the best," he replied.

"Don't get so cocky now. If I could replace you, the boys will think of you soon enough. I have your back, but you have to be extra careful. Lie low...,"

"Hailey?" I heard a voice call. I hurriedly hung up. My face paled as I wondered if I had gotten caught, but I composed myself and turned around sadly.

"Mum, what a nice surprise" I replied, trying to sound cheerful. It's the boy's mother, but I call her mum too since she practically raised me. What was she doing here?

"Hailey dear, what are you doing out here?" she asked curiously. I breathe a sigh of relief, she didn't hear anything I said.

"I was speaking to my dad since he was worried about me getting into an accident," I said. She gasped.

"An accident? Why didn't I hear anything about this? Are you okay?" she asked worriedly. My eyes brimmed with unshed tears.

"Why are you crying, dear? What's wrong?" she asked.

"Oh, mother!" I sobbed loudly, running into her arms. She patted my hair fondly.

"Why are you out here crying alone? Where are the boys?" she asked worriedly. I continued to sob but I had a sinister smile on my face that she could not see. She is going to be the key to solving all my problems.