Only in certain situations did the ability to understand someone come into play. If Travis had strange fetishes, Hailey could never understand them. However, it was fortunate that he didn’t seem to have any for now. After sleeping with him for so long, Hailey was more than familiar with how to please him.This time she even took the first step, which made Travis very satisfied with the experience. He was so satisfied that he felt the need to prevent her from leaving his side without permission. At first, Hailey still had some resistance, but Travis couldn’t contain her and immobilized her, draining the little resistance she had left. She couldn’t even use any of the ridiculous words she wrote in her mind.“The pairing was just a matter of courtesy,” Hailey heard Travis say while she was still dazed. “If I rejected this one, they would still arrange another, and grandma would definitely continue thinking of more ways to pair me with another girl.”Travis did not know why he felt the ne
Both Hailey and Travis did not expect Rochelle’s sudden “attack” on them to help, let alone expose their relationship.Everyone now believed they were strongly against each other, expecting their next conflict to occur. No one would even suspect that they were friends with benefits for now.They checked each other, doubting this was happening.“Even though we got out of trouble this time, we can’t let our guard down,” Hailey said. “I’m still going to throw away your toothbrush.”Travis didn’t care about the toothbrush at all. He just wanted his second aunt to spy less on Hailey; otherwise, it would be inconvenient for him to come. However, he did not expect this, of all things, to be the outcome.He responded nonchalantly, “You can do whatever you want.”The toothbrushes he told Layla to buy were for Hailey to discard, anyway.***Hailey left for the day in order to do something else.William entered the secretary’s office and noticed that some of them had gathered, gossiping about so
It was fortunate that the card included nothing flirtatious; otherwise, Hailey thought she definitely had to throw away these flowers. She didn’t immediately text Christian to tell him she received the flowers. She wanted to say it in her head first.She didn’t want to bring the flowers home, so she didn’t bring the gift home even after leaving work.“Eh? Mrs. Stewart, aren’t you going to bring the flowers home?” Delilah had been paying close attention to Hailey’s actions all this time. Therefore, she instantly noticed that Hailey didn’t bring the flowers home.Hailey turned around with a smile. “No. If I do, I’ll be the only one who can enjoy their beauty. Anyway, it’s here in the office, I’ll leave it here for everyone to enjoy.”Delilah narrowed her eyes; this reason seemed too exaggerated. She really wanted to know why Hailey didn’t want to bring it back home.“Oh, and, Mrs. Stewart, didn’t you say we were welcome to come to your house at any time? We don’t have to choose a time,
The corner of Hailey’s mouth twitched. “What else?”“There’s only one answer,” she replied. “A friend.”“I was thinking you’d say that,” said Christian, seemingly regretful. “Ah, I wonder when I’ll rise to the status of being your boyfriend.”Hailey forced a fake smile. “You’re so straightforward about this. Aren’t you concerned that someone has tapped my phone?”Christian jumped. “What? Has it really been tapped?”Hailey laughed. “I’m just kidding.”She then changed her expression and said in a low voice, “But I hope you’re kidding about that too.”“You know how serious I am about this.” Christian didn’t want to hide his feelings for Hailey. “I never joke about such matters.”Hailey paused, looking out at the grass by the roadside. It was glowing under the dim streetlights.She spoke in a slow and serious tone, “Then I won’t joke with you either. I won’t go out with you, I mean it.”“I knew you’d say that.” Christian sounded slightly deflated.Hailey smiled helplessly. “I’ve been tel
Hailey waited until it was almost time to leave work to tell Luna where she had met.As it was rush hour, there was more traffic. Hailey wanted to meet in the city center, so she had to drive for over an hour to reach her destination.When she arrived, Luna had been waiting there for quite some time.Hailey was surprised, but she still kept her guard up. “This is too strange. Did Luna Michelle really wait for me with such patience? Did she not lose her temper when I arrived so late? I have to be careful, she might be up to something.”“Sorry for making you wait, the traffic was too heavy.” Hailey put on a fake but sweet smile.“Don’t worry, I just got here too.” Luna didn’t want Hailey to know that she had already been waiting for almost 20 minutes. No matter how many times she insulted Hailey in her mind, she still endured it.Hailey mocked in her mind. “Look at her attitude, she’s definitely up to something.”They both smiled cheerfully, but they both noticed the caution and rivalry
Before Hailey could finish her sentence, Luna changed the subject. “Since you have such excellent chances, you should be with... What’s his name? The man who saved you?”“We’re not even official yet.” Hailey smiled softly. “I can’t talk about things that are not official yet. If I talk about it and it doesn’t happen, it won’t look good.”Luna immediately said, “That’s true, so focus on becoming official. After that, you can enjoy life however you want.”She felt a headache coming on, blaming Hailey for all of this. She regretted attending this meeting; she shouldn’t torture herself.“That’s what I think too.” Hailey scanned her surroundings and noticed that the private room didn’t have attached bathrooms. She then turned to Luna and said, “Michelle, I need to use the restroom first. You can wait for me here, I’ll be back in a while.”“Okay.” Luna smiled.After Hailey left, Luna kicked the chair next to her hard. She even clenched her fingers around the chopsticks to release her anger.
Hailey was very tense at that moment. Travis placed one of his hands on her beautiful shoulder, recalling the precise spot where he had bitten her.Back then, this woman had successfully seduced him, but also prevented him from doing anything rash.He then bent down and bit Hailey’s shoulder without warning.At first, Hailey had her eyes half-closed in pleasure. However, she screamed in surprise at the sudden bite and opened her eyes.“Why did you bite me?” She looked at Travis in disbelief.Travis’s eyes seemed deep—as deep as an endless abyss. If he hadn’t bitten her first, she could have drowned in his beautiful eyes.“What are you, a dog?” she asked, clearly annoyed.There were visible teeth marks on her shoulder, but it was lucky that it didn’t leave a wound.“Even if I were a dog, wouldn’t you already know?” Travis squinted his eyes slightly.At first, he thought Hailey resembled Luna. But as he looked at her, he realized they were very different. Hailey was undoubtedly more bea
Luna booked a luxurious private room that was neither too large nor too small. Although the room was big for just two people, it was lovely and elegant. Of course, this was the most appropriate choice since she was the one inviting Travis to dinner. It would be impolite to have him sit outdoors or in a booth near the door, where people were constantly coming and going.Luna had cautiously approached Travis. They had eaten together several times, and except for the first time they went out, she was always the one choosing the place. Luna was skilled at choosing restaurants.She would never take Travis to five-star or high-class restaurants meant only for the rich and powerful. She didn’t fully understand those restaurants and was concerned about missing certain rules or etiquette.She might end up making a fool of herself. Typically, she chose restaurants that ordinary people were familiar with. Places like these could bring out her carefully cultivated veneer of refinement and give Tr
“The grandmother has already decided for Violet to leave the company.”That was all Hailey said in her report to Travis.Travis, who was currently attending a dinner, couldn’t help but laugh at the brief statement. He thought Hailey would at least give him a full report on what exactly Lilian had said, but she didn’t.She was a woman of few words, wasn’t she?“And the others?” Travis asked when she offered nothing else.Actually, receiving a call from his mother before Hailey came to him, he didn’t need her report to know what his grandmother had said. Thalia had told him everything.But Travis wanted to hear what Hailey had to say. He felt a little regretful about having to attend this dinner tonight.“You can ask your mother about the others,” Hailey replied.Travis inwardly sighed. She was really keeping him in suspense!“Mr. Blake,” a warm voice interrupted Travis’ thoughts.Looking up, he saw a young woman who seemed vaguely familiar, but he couldn’t remember who she was. He nodd
On this day, Hailey’s journey to the ancient chapel of the Blake matriarch was turbulent. First, she received a call from Rowena while on her way there.“What’s up with that video of Violet? Is it real or fake?” Rowena asked.Hailey was surprised. “You saw that video too?”“That video is all over her company right now. Why is it strange for me to see it too?” Rowena replied.“That video is real. Special effects were edited in, but the content is completely real,” Hailey responded.“You speak as if you were a personal witness to the incident.” Just as Rowena said that she halted. “It can’t be that you were the one who recorded the video, right?”Hailey covered up the truth, saying, “It had nothing to do with me. Someone else recorded it, but the content is true.”“Fine. Do you know what to say if your grandmother asks you about this?” Rowena asked.Mary Hewitt had played a good game, even shamelessly sending her niece to Travis. She had always exalted herself, and now she was going to
Hailey was stunned. What did he mean when he said he was disgusted with Violet that afternoon?“What’s wrong with him?” Hailey asked.Initially, she wanted to push Travis away. But when she heard his words, her resistant hands lightly settled on his waist.“During my lunch meeting, she hurried in, looking dirty, and asked for permission to go home and change clothes. It was really disgusting,” Travis said.Hailey knew Travis didn’t like Violet, but she didn’t expect him to feel disgusted by her as well. His obsession with cleanliness, which he was unwilling to admit, left her speechless.After giving it some thought, she couldn’t resist asking, “So, are you full now?”Travis was about to say he was fine, even if he wasn’t full, when a thought crossed his mind. He quickly changed his words.“No,” he said calmly.“So, would you like me to place an order for delivery?” Hailey inquired after a brief pause. Hailey inquired after a brief pause.“Forget it.” Travis hugged her without moving.
The middle-aged woman looked at Hailey, and she knew she was a secretary in the secretarial department. After a brief pause, she said, “That was the new secretary, right? When he passed by me, his leg twisted. He stumbled into me, causing my bucket to tip over. The dirty water from the bucket splashed on his body and dirtied his clothes.”Seeing that she was talking to someone from the secretarial department who could report to the boss on her behalf, the middle-aged woman recounted the dispute she had just had with Violet. She told the story vividly.Wiping away tears, she added sadly, “I can’t afford to compensate her with such expensive clothes, so she threatened to kill me. I’m uncertain about her intentions, but if Mr. Blake inquires about this incident, you were also present. Say something positive on my behalf.”Hailey was speechless. This cleaner had quite a talent for acting. Hailey thought Violet’s leg might have twisted because of the pain from her shoes. She might have acc
“I didn’t go for Mr. Blake’s sake. To fulfill my family’s task, I felt compelled to take part in the matchmaking party.”If Michelle had never said those words to Hailey, then even if the latter had found out that the former was interested in Travis, she wouldn’t have held a grudge. However, it was precisely because of those words that Hailey felt deceived. No one would feel comfortable with this kind of feeling, especially Hailey, who had fallen in love with Travis.Michelle was well aware of this. Although Michelle was unaware that Hailey also harbored feelings for Travis, that Michelle had deceived Hailey and planned to exploit her left a negative impression on this junior member of the Blake family.Even though Hailey didn’t hold a significant position in the family, she was still considered a young lady. Being part of the Blake family, she could meet the elders at any time. If she were to utter disparaging remarks about Michelle in their presence, she might face consequences.Mic
Helena listened to Travis’s words with fear. She had never mentioned Luna in front of Hailey, so the latter must have heard about her from others.“Mr. Blake, Mrs. Stewart asked me before if any participant required special care, but I didn’t tell her,” Helena said anxiously.“I didn’t ask you who revealed the news to her,” Travis replied.Mrs. Lilian learned about this matter from the moment she appointed Hailey as her secretary. Travis had no intention of assigning blame to anyone.And he continued, “I just wanted to tell you that in the future, if Hailey wants to know something about the competition, you can tell her everything. Luna is my friend, so I will take care of her specially. However, I want to avoid any rumors that suggest Luna and I are more than just friends.”Helena’s heart skipped a beat. Could it be that someone had told Hailey something they shouldn’t have? And did Travis also hear it? However, given his reluctance to probe into the source of the information, it’s l
“I am a person who is... practical and realistic. Hailey laughed and said, “If someone is ugly, then they are ugly, and vice versa.”Travis replied, “The range of people you think are charming is too broad.” He pointed with a finger at the hero’s face, where the video had stopped. “This guy is ugly. It’s a waste of time and life to look at them.”Hailey looked at Travis resentfully. Then, her gaze drifted to the ambiguous hero on the tablet. Suddenly, she felt that the TV drama she was currently watching was boring.The living Travis stood in front of her. He could defeat all the heroes with his looks and behavior. Indeed, his romance and sweetness paled compared to those of the drama heroes.At first, she didn’t find it difficult to eat or sleep without watching TV dramas. Sometimes, she found herself at a loss for what to do when she was with Travis. As a result, she would either play, read a book, or watch a TV drama as entertainment, just as she was doing now.She closed the video
If it were any other matter, Hailey would certainly accept it happily. She could learn many things from a project as it developed from scratch. Regrettably, the project required cooperation with Christian. She couldn’t meet Christian too often.“Let’s forget about it.” She pretended to consider it briefly before saying, “I don’t want to get involved with my friend at work.”Her response was in line with her attitude of always avoiding trouble. Therefore, Travis didn’t dwell on it too much.Hailey was reluctant, so he didn’t want to force her. Next time, he wouldn’t force Hailey to do something she didn’t want to. If Hailey didn’t want to supervise Christian’s new project, he would forget it.“By the way, Hailey. Do you know about Christian’s family background?” Matthew was curious and wanted to know if Hailey knew about Jodie.Hailey still had a blank look. “I don’t. I’ve never asked about that. I know his family established a company, and their family status is quite good. Regarding
“Yes,” Matthew said. “What did you talk about?”When Hailey heard Matthew’s question, she immediately perked up. Her eyes were still on her phone, but her attention was now fully on the conversation between Travis and Matthew.Travis described the conversation he had with Christian that day. In the end, he said, “I plan to accept his proposal and cooperate with the Ford family. Do you have any opinions?”Travis still hadn’t mentioned Jodie, Christian’s sister, to Hailey. Currently, Hailey held a grudge against Matthew. If Hailey learned that a celebrity was interested in Matthew, she might resort to the same tactic Matthew had used against them the previous day to exact revenge. The situation might lead to significant issues.Travis didn’t mention that. Certainly, Matthew also didn’t mention Jodie. Christian...Matthew said, “I have no opinions.” It is not possible to discuss those two distinct incidents simultaneously. We should distinguish between business and personal matters.Trav