Even when the food was served, Hayden's face remained frozen in a scowl, his hands clenched into fists under the table as he intently watched the two people, making others wary of approaching him.Wyneth could feel his gaze as sharp as a knife without even looking at him. She took a sip of her drink and wet her lips. It was strange to her that he was still there, even though he seemed really mad. She wondered if he was getting better at keeping his cool."Here." Luke suddenly served her some soup. "Don't just drink your soda, have some hot soup first."Wyneth regained her focus and saw the bowl of soup in front of her. She paused for a moment, then looked up at Luke, into his eyes. For a brief moment, Wyneth thought she saw an unidentifiable emotion, but it quickly vanished. She hesitated, wondering if she had misinterpreted it. "Thank you, Luke," she said.Wyneth sipped her soup leisurely. Suddenly, Hayden stood up and walked out. As she watched him walk away, Wyneth narrowed her
Wyneth looked up, a bit confused. "What?"Luke clenched his jaw. "I mean, next time we eat, will he not cause any trouble again?"Hearing this, Wyneth sat still, staring blankly at him. This time, she saw confusing feelings in Luke's eyes that lasted longer. It made her realize they were feelings he was trying to hide. 'Does he like me? When did that start? His past behavior and actions didn't show that. He seemed like he didn't like me much, maybe even a bit annoyed. I did accidentally upset him after all.' Wyneth was surprised by this and did not know how to respond.Seeing her silent, Luke became somewhat anxious. "I mean, you..."Ring-ring!Luke's phone suddenly rang at a bad time. Luke could not help but frown, thinking, 'Why is someone calling now?' He glanced at his phone and then at Wyneth.Wyneth blinked. "You should answer your phone first."Luke looked at her for a moment, thinking, 'There's a lot to talk about today. I should take the call and give her some time to t
After a brief moment of shock, Wyneth tried to free herself."It's me."A familiar deep voice echoed in her ear as Wyneth was pulled into a stall.The restroom of the fancy restaurant was spotless and did not smell weird. Hayden held her against the wall, his hands on her waist, holding a bit too tight. Wyneth looked up into his deep, dark eyes filled with strong emotions that almost swallowed her up.She felt scared and asked, "What are you doing?" Hayden, with his lips tightly closed, just looked at her. After looking into his eyes for a little bit, Wyneth could not help but look away. "Let go of me."Wyneth kind of thought that Hayden made Luke leave all of a sudden. Since Hayden was so capable, making something like that happen would be a piece of cake for him. But she was surprised to find him waiting for her here.Hayden did not let go, even though she asked him to. When Wyneth saw he was not letting go, she made a frowny face and tried to push his hands away from her waist
Hayden's eyes hinted at satisfaction, likely due to what happened just now. "Don't we need to talk about what just happened?"Wyneth looked confused. "What do you mean?"Hayden held the back of Wyneth's neck with his other hand, fingers entwined in strands of her hair. His gaze intensified, and he moved his face closer to hers. "You did respond to me just now," he said quietly."Who resp..." Wyneth started to say "Who responded to you?" but stopped halfway, suddenly remembering something that made her less confident. At first, she had resisted Hayden. However, he had somehow managed to make her give in quickly. She had even responded a little before she quickly came to her senses and pushed him away. Now, he was acting like it was a big deal.Hayden found it funny when Wyneth stopped talking mid-sentence. He had been in a really bad mood because of Luke showing up, and it felt like nothing could make it better. But now, he felt happier because Wyneth had responded a little and was
Wyneth could feel Hayden's heartbeat, strong and clear, even through their winter clothes. His actions took her by surprise. He had transformed into someone else, hugging her with a force that bordered on crushing, yet, somehow, it did not hurt. After a moment, he released her, taking her hand as they stepped outside.Wyneth, likely still stunned by Hayden's sudden transformation, allowed herself to be led outside. As they exited, two men entered the restroom, their eyes widening in surprise at the sight of her trailing behind Hayden. Sensing their gaze, Wyneth's expression shifted, and she instinctively lowered her head. Without missing a beat, Hayden pulled her close, shielding her as they made their way out.The two men stood frozen, dumbfounded for a moment, before one turned to his friend and asked, "Did my eyes deceive me, or did that woman kinda look like Wyneth Walford?"His friend, who had not gotten a good look at Wyneth's face, dismissed the idea with a wave of his hand.
'Why is he suddenly acting like this again? His expression makes it seem like I'm the bad person who hurt his feelings.'The server who stood around there probably was not expecting to see anything like that at all. Hayden was a tall, handsome, aloof, and classy man, yet he was acting so humbly for a woman. Then, she could not help but say sympathetically, "Miss, I have no idea what happened between you and this gentleman over here, but he came here very long ago to wait for you and even paid the bill for you. He's really treating you well."Wyneth was speechless.She had not expected that even a server would speak up for Hayden.Wyneth glanced at the server and realized that she was a young woman. The server looked at Hayden with a pitiful expression when she was speaking as if she felt very bad for him.'Pfft.'Wyneth scoffed inwardly. 'She's only doing that because he's handsome.'I'm impressed by how popular he is among ladies.'"So, Miss, why don't you give in and allow th
Someone was looking at them from the right side, leaving Wyneth no choice but to turn around and face Hayden. Then, she gritted her teeth in frustration.Wyneth got angry as soon as she saw Hayden's face, and she directly asked, "Hayden Hamilton, are you okay? Do you have to stand here and wait with me?"Hayden looked somewhat helpless and said, "It's so late at night, and it'll be dangerous for you to go back alone. I can only stay here and wait for a cab with you since you won't let me drive you back."'So late at night?'Wyneth asked, "What time is it now?""It doesn't matter what time it is. It's already dark, so it's not safe."Hayden defended his irrational argument."There are so many streetlights and people here in Stello Studios. How is it not safe?"Wyneth suddenly realized something after saying that. 'Why am I arguing with him? He's clearly doing this on purpose. He's not concerned about my safety; he's just using it as an excuse to stay with me.'For some reason,
Wyneth's cheeks were squishy like jelly. Hayden never liked that but found it very cute on Wyneth."Because my face will deform if you keep pinching it, and then I won't be cute anymore!"Little Wyneth noticed that he was still pinching her cheeks as she spoke and became even angrier. "Hayden! Can you please stop pinching me?!"She got so mad that she even stopped eating just to say that.Young Hayden only switched to patting her head upon seeing that she seemed genuinely angry."Little girl, I've bought you so much food, yet I can't even pinch you?""Yes, you can't. Hmph!" little Wyneth said determinedly.Hayden snapped out of his thoughts and looked at Wyneth's face. It had been so many years, and the baby fat on her face had long disappeared. She now had a typical oval face, and perhaps because she was slim, her chin also looked a little pointed.She just looked very different from when she was a child.She became less innocent, but also more beautiful.However, he figured