Not quite true.
There was a random scene where Derek and Hayley ran into one another with Derek acting a bit uncomfortable and concerned about her. She had mentioned that at this moment, they would be a group chat about some sporting event and that she missed being around all of them. Derek stated 'Ashley and I had recently met you and were still getting to know you.' so that told me that Hayley was a newer addition to the scene (maybe two years or so ago previously).
It was a throwaway scene, but I think the plan had always been to have Hayley be a con artist that entered the scene through an easy target, which was Naomi. And I think once Naomi had become good friends with Hayley.. she started introducing her to her others like her family, Jacob, Ashley, and Derek.
Hayley's 1:1's with both Jacob and Derek wouldn't those between two people that knew one another for years.. but more recent.
Also, when Bill had his stroke.. Ashley kept calling him Mr Hamilton and he gruffly said she could call him Bill, but she said 'I've known you for years so you'll always be Mr Hamilton to be.'
What I have figured out about this show is that MVJ tends to leave little clues in scenes that feel random, but when a plot twist pops up... you can think back and think 'This makes so much sense'. I mean Hayley's 'pregnancy' and 'miscarriage' seemed pretty random yet it was paced so well that viewers knew she was not on the up and up.. but didn't know in what way.
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