Hayden sat down next to Kevin. As he did, Kevin stopped gulping down his drinks so fast. After Hayden said something quietly to him, Kevin's face quickly turned upset and kind of mad."Why does Kevin look so mad? Did Mr. Hamilton say something to make him upset?" someone asked out loud.As soon as he said that, a bunch of people looked at him. "Are you crazy?" someone else snapped back. "This whole thing is run by StarCrest Entertainment. Kevin wouldn't risk making Mr. Hamilton mad. That'd be like messing up a good thing for himself.""Yeah, you're right... I just wasn't thinking straight.""But why is Kevin mad?"No one knew the answer. But when the cops suddenly arrived, everyone sensed something was off. Kevin quickly stood up to talk to them, while Hayden stayed seated, glancing at Wyneth as if he had a question."Did I see that right? Mr. Hamilton is looking your way, and he kinda looks... sorry or something," Yoyo whispered to Wyneth.Wyneth just rolled her eyes inside, th
People nearby heard their conversation. Wyneth held out the jacket, but Hayden did not take it. Instead, he just looked at her with serious eyes. The air felt tense.Hayden understood Wyneth's hint. She wanted to stay away from him. He knew he should let her because he made a mistake. He wanted to say something, but the words just got stuck. Finally, all he managed to ask was, "You really gonna keep score with me?"Hearing that, Wyneth paused. And she was not the only one. Everyone around them stared with big eyes, looking like they just heard a huge secret. Before this, with how distant Wyneth acted, everyone thought they got the story all wrong.Wyneth gave a fake smile and looked at Hayden as if to say, "Done with your drama?" But Hayden acted like he did not notice. Instead of looking back at her, he said, "I didn't want a thank you. Don't like the jacket? Just throw it away." He sounded a little hurt at the end.Wyneth said, "What?"Everyone around them stared with wide eyes.
"I've told you before. Except when we pretend around your grandma and grandpa, we're like strangers. You haven't forgotten, have you?"She asked him, and Hayden replied, "Haven't.""Haven't?" She sounded surprised. "Then why?"Hayden looked at her. "Things have changed."Wyneth stopped for a moment. Then she got it and laughed with a tease. "You mean when we were little?" Hayden did not say anything, but his face said he agreed. "If you mean those times, don't worry. We were just kids, and I don't remember much."When Hayden heard her, he looked surprised. "You forgot?" Wyneth did not answer. Hayden laughed a little. "If you forgot, why did you marry me later? Don't tell me you felt bad seeing someone really sick, thinking 'he's so unlucky', and chose to marry him out of pity. You even cared for him for three years and said you'd leave without taking anything if you split up?" With every word, Hayden moved closer to Wyneth. Soon, he was right in front of her, making her feel surro
Wyneth chuckled, sounding sarcastic. "Surprise? Really? Man, you're funny. If I didn't remember what you said back when we were little, I would've believed you."Years ago, when her parents split up, she always went to him, not worrying about grown-up stuff. She knew when her mother made up her mind, no one could change it. After all the papers were done, Wyneth went to live with her mother. Her mother did not take any of her six brothers, only Wyneth. Her father was okay with it.Soon, her mother wanted to move.When Wyneth learned she was moving and would not be able to see Hayden, she felt sad. Her mother said, "I get why you're sad. But he told me he won't see you anymore." Wyneth really did not want to believe what her mother had said. Her mother told her, "If you don't believe me, you can call him yourself." At first, Wyneth did not believe it, but her mother looked so sure. Wyneth felt scared and only wanted to cry. That night, she finally called him. She thought since it was
Hayden looked at Wyneth. "Admit what? That I didn't want to see you because I was annoyed?" Before she could reply, Hayden said, "Remember when I bought you a birthday cake? Or when we tried all the cool places to eat near school? I skipped going to the library just to spend time with you. We've been to every food place near school. I was thinking we could go somewhere new next time. And you think I was annoyed? You really are an ungrateful little girl."Wyneth was stunned by Hayden's words. She had known him for a long time, and even when they were younger, Hayden was always quiet. She used to think he was a bit cold, but he would take her out for tasty treats. She remembered him as someone cool who did not talk much. It surprised her when he spoke up like that, but what shocked her the most was when he called her an "ungrateful little girl".After Hayden spoke, Wyneth mostly forgot what he said, except for him calling her an "ungrateful little girl". She bit her lip, looking upset,
"What did you say?" Hayden asked."Well, everything you said was actually correct. I honestly can't find anything wrong with what you said and what you did. However, have you ever thought that we might end up losing contact and never seeing each other again in this lifetime?" said Wyneth.Hayden paused upon hearing that.Seeing the expression on his face, Wyneth paused."Am I right?"Hayden brought his brows closely together again."No, you're not."Wyneth was taken aback.Hayden asked, "How can you be so sure I haven't thought about that?"Wyneth replied, "Thought about it? So, you've thought about it and still chose to do it that way, am I right?"Hayden remained silent this time.Indeed, he had thought about it back then. He figured that Wyneth was still young and did not know a lot of things, but he was almost a grown man. He was confident that he could guide her in the right direction if they were to keep the relationship going.Just like her mother said, she did not f
The two people who had gone out together returned again.The look on Wyneth's face remained unchanged when she came back.However, Hayden's expression looked extremely gloomy and the aura surrounding him felt intensely cold. When he sat down, the faces of everyone around him changed as they lowered their heads, fearing that they would get in trouble if they looked at Hayden.Even those who were far away from him could sense Hayden's bad mood.So, Yoyo immediately asked Wyneth as soon as she sat back down, "What did you do to him? Why does he look like he hates the world after coming back?"Wyneth looked at her, puzzled.'Hates the world?'What makes her say that?'Yoyo blinked her eyes."Did I say something wrong? Mr. Hamilton looked like he was in a pretty good mood when he went out with you earlier, but now... he looks like he hates every single thing in this world. What exactly did you do to him?""What could I possibly do to a big man like him?" Wyneth took a sip of cocon
She frowned as she thought that Bruce had texted her again, but it turned out that it was from Hayden.[It's been so many years, and you still love drinks so much? You should eat something to fill your stomach.]Wyneth paused as she saw that message and she thought of the old times.Wyneth remembered that she had a particular fondness for colorful drinks and she would order at least two or three cups of them before eating whenever Hayden took her out for a meal when she was still a child.She would start drinking them immediately, but when the food arrived and the dishes were placed on the table, she would hold her stomach and say pitifully, "Hayden, I can't eat anymore.""The dishes have just been served," Hayden would say."Oh." She pouted and reluctantly ate a few bites of the food before wrinkling her nose. "Hayden, my stomach will probably explode if I take another bite."Hayden's lips twitched upon hearing that."Is that so? Why didn't you think of this when you were down