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
Sophia laughed. “Even if the phone is turned off, they can still come knocking on our doors. Well, we gave birth to a daughter, and we’re not afraid of what others might ask.”Even so, Sophia still took out her phone and turned it off.Not to mention how shocked the upper-class society of Jensburg would be when they attended the banquet tonight, even Hayden’s bodyguards and the workers of the Queen family were dumbfounded when they saw Hayden in women’s clothing.The housekeeper hesitated many times, wanting to say something but held back.After the bodyguards snapped out of their daze, they also hesitated to speak, but in the end, not a single person dared to say anything.However, judging from their dissatisfied looks at Kevin, anyone could guess what they were thinking—not only did Kevin lead Mr. Hayden astray but also made him crossdress.This bastard was bullying Mr. Hayden too much.However, seeing Hayden hand in hand with Kevin being so affectionate and no different from ot
It could be seen that she had successfully disguised herself as a man, deeply ingrained the image in people’s minds.The driver and the bodyguard both breathed a sigh of relief.After all, Mr. Hayden was clearly a man. Now, due to being in a same-sex relationship with Mr. Kevin, he cross-dressed for his sake. This was just a bit of romantic playfulness between couples.They could not bear to watch, but they had to.If someone said their boss was originally a woman, would that not imply they were all blind? They had been with their boss for seven-odd years without knowing whether their boss was a man or a woman.The relieved expression of the bodyguards made Hayden somewhat speechless.She thought that revealing her true identity as a woman would shock everyone, but it turned out that people’s first thought was her cross-dressing for Kevin.It seemed that she had to start growing her hair.When her hair reached her waist, everyone should be able to believe it then.That was p
Austin replied, “Both Mr. Louis and Mr. Phillip woke up very early, especially Mr. Phillip. He gets up earlier than Mr. Louis every morning. It’s really hard on him, getting up so early in such cold weather.”Sometimes, he himself felt like staying in bed a little longer, reluctant to leave the warm comfort of his blankets.Even after the New Year, Satbury remained quite cold. In contrast, over in Wiltspoon, the temperatures had begun to reach a high of over seventy degrees Fahrenheit in the daytime, with nighttime lows around fifty degrees.The two provinces and cities were simply incomparable. The temperatures in Wiltspoon were just so very comfortable for Satbury locals.Isabella smiled and said, “Phillip is just afraid he’ll get here too late and that you’ll assume he’s not coming over for breakfast, then not prepare any for him. He's such a little foodie.”The house was never short of snacks for the little ones. In fact, any goodies were always reserved for them first.Yet,
Even when she attended banquets, she would show up in formal clothing. Isabella did not remember the last time she wore a dress. Perhaps it was when she was in third grade. In fact, she liked wearing pretty princessy dresses when she was young. Her mother had told her that.As Isabella was the first child and extremely adorable, Delphine had dolled her up like a princess. Her pretty dresses filled the closet. Her parents, aunts, uncles, and relatives would always gift her many beautiful dresses. As she grew up, perhaps when she was in fourth grade, she stopped wearing dresses. Regardless of who gave her new pieces, she would refuse to wear them and give them to her cousins instead. After everyone realized she disliked dresses, they gradually stopped giving her them. Delphine had asked Isabella why she disliked wearing dresses. Isabella reasoned that she could not walk quickly enough while wearing one. She valued speed and efficiency. Delphine said she had alway
While the private chefs Ms. Isabella had hired in the past were respectful, they were leaning toward flattery instead of sincere dedication, like how Austin was toward Ms. Isabella.Dominic was experienced. He could sense that Ms. Isabella treated Austin differently. She was also a special existence to Austin. It was normal for young people to be attracted to each other. Initially, Dominic wanted to advise Austin not to even think about dating Ms. Isabella. However, upon discovering that Austin was a young master of a wealthy family, he decided not to interfere. Dominic was glad that he did nothing.Austin returned to the house. Instead of heading straight to the kitchen, he went upstairs. He stopped outside of Isabella’s room and knocked on the door lightly. No response came from within the room. Perhaps Austin was too soft when he knocked. He knocked on the door again with more force and asked, “Are you up yet, Ms. Isabella? It’s time to have breakfast.”Isabella w
Austin was extremely patient with the boys. Although they occasionally caused trouble, most of them were minor issues. They would never do something they were not allowed to do.After breakfast, Austin brought them their bags. With a boy in each hand, he left the house. It was to prevent the boys from saying he was playing favorites. Dominic was used to that scene. Initially, Austin was simply Ms. Isabella’s private chef. However, he gradually took on more responsibilities.He would take the two young masters to school. If he had time in the evening, he would also fetch them from school. Austin also made sure Louis and Phillip did their homework, supervised their hobby classes, and played with them. Sometimes, he would even teach them martial arts and train with them. Dominic felt Austin was an all-rounder. It seemed like there was nothing Austin could not do. No wonder Ms. Isabella thought highly of Austin. However, Austin was a young master of a wealthy family. He w
Louis and Phillip were downstairs having the breakfast Austin had prepared for them. The food was different every morning, and everything was delicious.Having gotten used to Austin’s cooking, Louis and Phillip could no longer stand the food provided in the school. They thought the food there was terrible. Louis was enrolled in an elementary school not far from home. As he was a first grader, he did not need to stay in the dormitories and could have his lunch and dinner at home. Phillip, who was a year younger than him, was still in preschool. He would have breakfast and dinner at home. Actually, the preschool did provide breakfast, but Phillip refused to eat in school and insisted on having breakfast at home. In order to eat the breakfast Austin made, he would get up early in the morning without the adults waking him. After putting on his clothes and washing up, he would head to Louis’s place with his bag. “Austin.”Louis suddenly asked, “Did my sister come back last n
Isabella had always thought Tati was teasing her. Therefore, she did not take her words seriously. She thought it was completely normal for Austin to treat her well as she was his boss. From Austin’s perspective, she was his source of income. Now that Isabella pondered about it deeper, she realized perhaps Austin did come to Satbury for her. It was not just to be her chef. He always said Grandma May only gave the York lads a year to pursue their fiancées. However, Austin had never left since he started working for Isabella. Even if he did, it was to accompany her on business trips. He was busy feeding and taking care of her every day and had never gone to pursue his so-called fiancée. He did not even try to gather information on her. Was he not anxious?A year would go by pretty quickly. Although it felt like it had not been long since Austin started working for Isabella, three months had passed. Time really flew. Three months had gone by in the blink of an eye. Neve
When Austin reached the door, he stopped and turned to say, “Ms. Isabella, I only care about my future wife. Other young women are simply strangers to me.“I’m polite to other women when I need to be. If they’re unimportant, I’ll ignore them. Even if that woman is my boss, I won’t cross any lines. If I do, there must be a reason behind it.“Get some rest, Ms. Isabella. You might have a headache when you wake up tomorrow. I’ll prepare a warm honey drink for you in the morning.”After speaking, Austin left. Isabella turned to look at where he last stood. What did his words mean?He said he only cared about his future wife.Aside from this lady, he would not step out of line with any other young woman, even if she were his boss. What did he mean by crossing lines?Was it showing concern? Did he mean that if his boss was a young woman but not his fiancée, he would simply do what was required of him without any personal feelings involved? Was that what he meant?If so, was
Isabella was cold sometimes, but that was not her true personality. She was a reasonable person. Austin was not worried that he would be mistreated as a live-in son-in-law. “Ms. Isabella.”Isabella looked toward him and waited for him to speak. He asked, “This may be abrupt, but may I ask what your ideal type is?”Isabella was stunned. Why did the question come to her? What was the type of man she liked?‘Someone like Austin,’ she thought. After a moment of silence, she said, “I like men who are capable, responsible, and have correct values. Even if his family isn’t as financially well-off as mine, I don’t mind so long as he’s honest, competent, and sincere about his feelings for me.“Of course, it’ll be great if we have the same social status. That way, we’ll have similar perspectives and more common topics. If we get married, we’ll be joining forces instead of it being a one-way financial aid.”“Although you can accept someone who isn’t from a similar family backgrou
After a moment of silence, Isabella said, “It’s okay. I know I was forcing it.”There was no point in asking Austin if he did not want to reveal anything. If he wanted to tell her, he would do so without her asking. However, her curiosity spiked with his silence. She was eager to know who his fiancée was. He was already so protective of his fiancée even though he had not met her before. It made Isabella jealous. It was her first time feeling that kind of emotion throughout her life. Although it was not a strong feeling, she still felt it. “You weren’t forcing me to tell you. You were simply curious. Most people have a curious side. It’s only natural for you to be inquisitive as well.”Austin said gently, “It’s not just you. Those who knew that my nana had chosen fiancées for my brothers and me were also curious about who the ladies were.“To be honest, we didn’t even know Nana had been choosing fiancées for us since a few years ago until she handed their pictures to us