Chapter 314
Never since that night five years ago had he experienced such a dream.
The face of the woman in his bed, revealed in the dream, was shockingly Haley.
He dreamt of a passionate encounter with Haley on the expansive hotel bed.
Ivan got up and splashed his face with cold water in the bathroom.
Somewhat sobered, his mind wandered back to that familiar scent he had caught on Haley.
Five years prior, the woman he had spent the night with bore that same fragrance.
Haley and Emily, though sisters, weren't from the same mother. They wouldn't have the same smell.
'Could it be...' An outrageous thought surfaced in Ivan's mind, refusing to be suppressed.
He wondered of the date of Haley's eighteenth birthday celebration, that summer night five years ago.
Ivan immediately grabbed his phone to search for the news.
Stories of Cuenca's most beautiful woman filled the internet, and those provocative photos from five years ago still hung on some websites.
Ivan swiftly scanned through all the related news, disbelief mounting on his face.
He made a call.
After a lengthy ring, the phone was answered by an angry voice. "Ivan, do you know what time it is? You ring me up in the middle of the night, and if this isn't about something serious, I swear I'll come over and give you hell tomorrow!"
"Louis, do you remember what happened that day five years ago?"
"What about five years ago?" grumbled Louis, begrudgingly rising from his bed. Darn it. It was three o'clock in the morning. He just wanted to sleep.
"Five years ago, you got me drunk on purpose and then sent a woman to my room. Do you even remember who she was?" he probed.
"No, why are you asking me this? The girl bore you two children; how can you not know who she is? Actually, I had no clue who she was back then, either. You've kept Keith and Owen's mother's identity so under wraps that not even I, your best friend, had any idea."
Ivan pinched the bridge of his nose.
It seemed Louis was also in the dark about the identity of the woman from back then. The face in his dream was identical to Haley's. But Haley and Emily were sisters; of course, they resembled each other. He started to wonder if he was overthinking.
Ivan asked in a softer tone, "You know, Granger Group is a major shareholder in King's Hotel. Can you help me get the surveillance footage from five years ago?"
"What do you need that for?" Louis inquired.
"Just tell me if you can get it."
"Yeah, I guess." Louis yawned. "I'll ask the hotel staff later..."
After hanging up the phone, Ivan stepped out onto the balcony.
That night five years ago, he and a few buddies from Louis's clique were drinking at a club across from King's Hotel. At the same time, Haley's eighteenth birthday celebration was happening in the King's Hotel's grand lobby. After being plied with drinks, Louis planted a woman in his room.
The next day, photographs of Haley's scandalous evening with a mystery man hit the headlines.
'Can it be a coincidence, in the same hotel, on the same night?'
...
Dawn was breaking.
Haley struggled to open her eyes. She had dreamt of that night five years ago again; it was another sleepless night plagued by nightmares. She covered the dark circles under her eyes with thick concealer, went through her morning routine, and then dropped off the kids at preschool.
No sooner had she watched her children enter the preschool than her phone began to vibrate.
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