Liberty did not know what to say. She simply hugged Duncan in silence. After some time, Duncan pushed her away and said gently, “Go rest. It’s late. Good night.”“Good night. Rest well. You still have to travel back to Wiltspoon tomorrow.”After wishing each other, Liberty left Duncan’s room. He saw her out in his wheelchair and only closed the door when she entered her room next door. The night passed. Duncan left Fortress Hotel after breakfast the next morning with Liberty seeing him off. She did not send him to the airport. She just watched from the hotel’s entrance as he got into the car and left. If she followed him to the airport, she would probably find the separation more unbearable. When Duncan’s car was no longer in sight, Liberty brought her bodyguards to the two cars she was temporarily using. Duncan left for Wiltspoon. She had to continue working as well. Time passed quickly when one was immersed in work. Daylight was consumed by the night sky in the bl
Hugh was better. He would at least interact with his female friends often and hang out with them. On the other hand, Mr. Hayden was truly ruined. So what if Kevin was an outstanding man from the wealthiest family in Wiltspoon?“In your dreams. These flowers aren’t for you. Is your brother not around?”Kevin asked, “Did he go out?”Hugh was not angry at Kevin for slapping his hand away. He deliberately teased him, “It seems like you haven’t clung yourself tight enough to my brother. You don’t even know where he went and that he didn’t return to the company this evening.”Kevin stayed silent. He did not know about that. He recalled Hayden telling him to pick her up in the evening to accompany her to the banquet. The banquet Hayden would be held in the manor that belonged to a wealthy family in Jensburg and not a hotel. Therefore, Kevin rushed over after finishing his work. He did not even change his clothes. There was no need to anyway. He was in a suit every day. Even if
Kevin’s call gave Hayden an excuse to rest. She whispered to her mom, who had been overseeing her practice to walk like a lady, “Mom, it’s Kevin.”Sophia hummed in acknowledgment. Hayden walked to the sofa in large strides and sat. The way she walked made Sophia frown. She followed her daughter with a resigned expression. Despite being used to dressing up as a man, Hayden still could walk after changing into women’s clothes and wearing high heels. However, she was unable to walk as elegantly as Sophia wanted. Her pace was too fast.While at it, she would even stumble and look as if she was about to sprain her ankle. Anyway, Sophia was greatly unsatisfied with the way Hayden walked in heels. After sitting on the sofa, Hayden immediately removed the shoes. Sophia was not being considerate at all. She had gotten heels that were too high for a first-timer. She wanted Hayden to practice walking in them even though the heels she would be wearing to the banquet were a different
“Don’t worry. I’m an experienced driver. Get ready. We can go to the banquet once I arrive.”Hayden said, “I’ll wait for you at home then.”“Okay. See you later.”Since Hayden said he could find out why she rested for half a day when he arrived, Kevin did not ask further. He had to head to Queen Manor first. After ending the call, Hayden was about to put the phone down when she saw her mother sitting opposite her. She withdrew her hand and pretended to message Kevin. “Stop acting.”Sophia stood up and took Hayden’s phone away. She placed it on the coffee table. “I can’t leave my phone, Mom. There’ll be people looking for me to talk about work.”Hayden wanted to use the phone as an excuse. Sophia replied, “Didn’t you hand over everything to Hugh? Let him handle it. He doesn’t have to attend the banquet tonight anyway.“He’s not much younger than you, just by ten minutes. He’s a man, and he should bear the heavier responsibility.”Hayden smiled. “That’s such old-fashione
After a while, Sophia said, “Forget it, I can’t control you. Do whatever you want. I still want to live a good, long life.”“Mom, I’m a good daughter.”Sophia said, “I didn’t say you weren’t, but if I continue interfering with the revealing of your identity as a woman, I might be driven to death with anger. So, for the sake of my longevity, and to have you as my daughter, and to see you getting married and having children, I have decided not to meddle in your affairs anymore.“Whether you want to be identified as a woman or a man, and since you both don’t care about what others think, then why should I bother? A grown woman doesn’t need her mother to dictate her life. You’ve long been beyond my control.”Sophia then got up and walked out.“Mom, where are you going?”"To get a breather, to clear my mind, and to chat with your dad.”Donald was watering the plants outside.Hayden said, “Go on then. After chatting with Dad, you’ll realize I‘m still the best.”Feeling both angry an
Kevin had already seen the Maybach that Hayden often used when he was parking his car.“She’s inside. You can go in and find her.”Sophia wanted to help carry things inside but on second thought, she stuffed the items back into Kevin’s hands and said, “I’ll help Donnie water the flowers before going in. Look, it’s getting dark. Head in by yourself.”Anyway, Kevin often came by and had long regarded the Queen family as his second home. He was very familiar with it.Kevin went inside alone.Upon entering, he saw a woman sitting on the sofa, holding a phone and texting.That woman looked exactly like his Hayden, almost identical.If Hayden wore women’s clothes and put on a wig, she would look just like that.Hayden did not plan to wear a wig. After hearing Kevin speak of it, she put it on, wanting to see his reaction.This was the second time she had dressed as a woman in front of Kevin.Back then, she thought the first time would be the only time. Little did she expect it to ha
Hayden said, “Shameless. I still care about my reputation.”Kevin chuckled. “I am shameless indeed. If I cared about my reputation, I wouldn’t have been able to win my wife over. I learned this from Zachary. In fact, he has never pursued his wife, but he always said you need a thick skin. My big bro used to be very concerned about his image. After getting together with Serenity, he gradually stopped caring.”During the initial period of their marriage, the both of them had a lot of fights, and often gave each other the cold shoulder.Kevin knew about it but did not dare to pry.Sometimes, when they gave each other the cold shoulder, even Grandma May had to step in.Hayden could not help but burst into laughter. “When Mr. Zachary hears that you call him shameless, you might be in trouble.”According to her knowledge, the young masters of the York family had a special respect for the eldest in their generation, Zachary. They were also afraid of him.Zachary maintained a cold and a
Hayden hooked her arm around Kevin’s, holding her handbag with her phone inside. She then said to Kevin, “Let’s go, Kev.”“Will the bodyguards follow us?” Kevin asked.Hayden smiled. “Of course, otherwise, how can I prove that I am Hayden?”Even though she was Hayden, attending the banquet tonight as a woman might make many people doubt her true identity. By having the bodyguards around, with their familiar faces, they might be more inclined to believe that she was indeed Hayden.The two walked out of the main house hand in hand. Donald and his wife, who were still pretending to water the plants outside, noticed them coming out.Seeing Hayden still wearing the evening gown she had chosen, Sophia breathed a sigh of relief.However, upon seeing her daughter’s extremely short haircut, she sighed and muttered under her breath, “We have so many wigs, why won’t she just use one?”Glancing down at her daughter’s feet, even though the hem of the dress was a bit long, anyone could still