Owned By Her Triplet Bullies
Chapter 87

Hailey's

POV

"Want some drinks ma'am?" a waiter asked, obstructing my view from Cole and his wife with a tray filled with glasses of champagne and wine. I tried to walk away from him towards the couple that were already living on the stage but he kept standing in my way. "Get out of my way. I'm not thirsty," I replied absent-mindedly, still trying to keep my gaze on them. I stepped on my long dress by mistake and slipped. I fell forward towards the waiter and the drinks all spilled on me. "What the hell?" I screeched in shock. The red wine stained my blue dress forming ugly patches. The waiter looked at me in shock.

"I...I'm so sorry ma'am, It was not on purpose," he pleaded as he stuttered anxiously.

"It was. How can you be so unprofessional? I told you countlessly that I didn't want your drinks," I replied angrily. People were beginning to stop and stare at us. I would have given him such a resounding slap before he even opened his mouth to apologize. But, I stopped myself because we were in a public place and we were already drawing attention to ourselves. I was fuming with anger on top of that, I lost the people I wanted to go after just because of this damn waiter. "I'm so sorry ma'am," he pleaded, pulling out wipes from his pocket to wipe my dress.

"Don't touch me! Is your sorry going to fix my dress or time that you've wasted? You don't know who you just messed with. You will be much more sorry by the time I'm done with you," I threatened furiously. He pulled away nervously as people began to whisper. "It wasn't the waiter's fault," I heard a voice say. Everyone became quiet as I turned around to see who just made the mistake of siding with the waiter. I glanced around but I didn't see anyone. My eyes trailed below only to be met with... a kid. I scoffed in disbelief. "Scurry away kid, nobody asked for your opinion," I said rudely.

"I was just saying what I saw. Isn't an eyewitness allowed to speak?" he retorted, removing his mask. I glared at him angrily.

"Didn't your parents teach you not to speak when elders are speaking? Where is your manners?" I inquired.

"My parents taught me not to keep quiet in the face of injustice. The drink spilling on you was not the waiter's fault but yours," he replied calmly. The nerve of the little rascal, I thought as I balled my hand into fists. I wanted to smack his little head. "Go away kid, this does not concern you," I said angry that he was stopping me from dealing with this waiter.

"Let the child speak. He must have seen everything and you must have misunderstood completely," one of the guests said. I glanced towards the small crowd gathered around us and got bigger by the second as they nodded in agreement.

"The waiter was asking you politely if you wanted a drink but you refused, you slipped on your dress and fell against him. You also spilled drinks on him, if anyone should be apologizing, it should be you not him," he explained.

"How dare you! You don't even know what you are talking about," I retorted.

"I said exactly what I saw. I saw everything clearly," he responded as he put his mask back on.

"What's going on here?" Someone asked. The crowd dispersed as I saw Cole Martinez walking towards us.

"Cole, it's good that you are here. This waiter of yours is so unprofessional. He spilled drinks all over my gown and is unwilling to apologize and this boy here is telling everyone that I'm lying," I complained to him. It was his party, he should be able to discipline his staff and this noisy boy.

"Do I know you ma'am?" he asked politely.

"I'm Hailey," I said with a smile as I removed my mask. He wouldn't have been able to recognize me with my mask on. He stared at me deep in thought.

"I'm not sure I know anyone by that name," he replied. My smile faltered as I stood in embarrassment.

"Mrs. Hailey Alexander Martinez," I introduced myself through gritted teeth. He pondered over it for a while before his eyes widened in realization. He removed his mask. I looked at his facial appearance carefully and I must admit, he was very handsome. "I'm sorry I didn't recognize you sooner Luna Hailey, did my son say anything to upset you?" he asked curiously.

I smiled when he referred to me by my title but that smile vanished when I heard the word son. This little brat was his son?

"Daddy, I didn't say anything wrong. I was just telling the truth. The waiter was treated unfairly. He wasn't at fault. We can all check the security footage if you think I'm not telling the truth" the boy replied confidently. I whipped my head towards the boy in surprise. I completely forgot that there were security cameras everywhere around the hall.

"That sounds about right to me. Does everyone agree with him?" Cole asked the waiter and me. The waiter nodded and I gave him a dirty glare.

"It's fine. I wouldn't want to cause a scene at your party because of a dress. I will just clean it up," I said to him not because I felt that way but because I knew the truth will be revealed when the footage is checked. Goddess forbid if I was asked to apologize to the waiter. I couldn't let that happen. I would be humiliated in front of everyone.

"Are you sure about this?" Cole asked and I nodded with a false smile.

"Completely sure," I replied.

"Fine then. See you and your husband around, enjoy the party," he said before taking the boy's hand, after which they left together.

"Where is your sister, Mason?" he asked.

"She was with mummy when I left her, look over there," Mason replied pointing towards the Ximena lady and a little girl.

"Where have you both been?" Ximena asked. I stared at her in shock. That voice. Why does she have that voice? I could recognize that voice even if I was asleep so I was sure this was not a dream or was it? I pinched myself countlessly to confirm as I stared at her. Calm down Hailey, I said to myself. I shouldn't just jump to conclusions. I have to confirm this new replaceing first before thinking of what to do.

Cole smiled as they both walked towards some guests chatting and smiling. I walked towards them. I was going to see the face behind that mask and no one is going to step in my way again. I will make sure of it. Ximena excused herself and walked towards a quiet area with her phone. I grabbed a glass of champagne from a waiter without looking away from her. I walked behind her slowly waiting for her to end her phone call.

She finally ended it and turned around. I bumped into her on purpose and spilled the drink on her chest and mask.

"What the f**k?" she cursed as she stared at her dress.

"I'm sorry, the drink slipped from my hand," I apologized coldly. If it was really who I thought it was, I would never apologize to her sincerely. She removed her wet mask and my heart stopped at the sight for a second.

"You don't sound like you are sorry," she replied, cleaning her stained dress with some wipes. I stared at her, my mouth agape in shock.

"Why are you staring at me like that? Is that how you apologize after spilling a drink on someone?" she asked. Why was she talking to me like that? Didn't she recognize me?

"E..mma?" I stuttered in shock. Saying the name out loud really meant this was reality. I was definitely not dreaming. It was really her. B..but she was dead, right? How come she's here?

She glanced around us. "What are you talking about?" she inquired.

I frowned. What the hell was going on here? Did Emma have a twin that we were unaware of? Was she pretending or did she really not recognize me?

She wiped her mask before turning around to leave. I grabbed her arm, roughly stopping her in her steps.

"Where do you think you are going?" I asked harshly.

"What type of crazy psychopath did Cole invite to this party? Let me go," she ordered. I held her hand firmly in place.

"Won't you let go?" she asked as she roughly removed her hand from mine, making me stagger back. She stared at me before shaking her head and walking away. That was really Emma. She was married to Cole now with Kids? I thought in disbelief. I turned around and suddenly saw the boys walking towards me. I glanced toward Emma and the boys. She was not wearing her mask and they would be able to recognize her even from a far distance. I glanced at them worriedly. I can't let them see each other. What do I do?