Hayley Cole suddenly came back and then ran away again. Mia Cole couldn't keep this matter from Hazel Bennett.
Of course, Mia Cole was worried that Hazel Bennett might not be able to handle the shock, so she first told Frederick Cole, letting her father inform her mother.
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"She took all her luggage?" Hazel Bennett, after listening to Frederick Cole, felt bitterness welling up in her eyes.
"Did she find somewhere to live outside?" Hazel Bennett asked anxiously, "Do you know where she's staying now?"
"At James Reed's house." Frederick Cole knew some details, though he hadn't investigated specifically.
"Hayley really has been won over by James." Hazel Bennett said sorrowfully.
"Should I..."
"No need." Hazel Bennett interrupted Frederick Cole, shaking her head and saying, "Approaching Hayley now would only make her act even more extreme; let her calm down outside for now."
