Her muscles tensed as he replied, watching the look in his eyes. Had it been Clark or Tony or any number of other people, she would have felt afraid in that moment. Instead, she slowly relaxed and tried again to forget the monster he was a couple weeks before. He wasn't her father and he never would be in any way, which was a good thing for Hayley.

"I'm going to remember that," she replied with a small smile, trying to make the commentary more lighthearted to hide how deeply it affected her.