When Annie received the call from her sister Cynthia, she was on the verge of exploding with anger. She grabbed a vase and threw it to the ground out of pure fury.Cynthia heard shattering from the other end of the line, and she knew instantly that her brother had broken something.“What’s the point of destroying your things?” She anxiously shouted over the phone. “Hurry and leave that woman! What’s the use of keeping a woman like her by your side?”“You don’t have to worry about my business. Leave me alone!” Annie roared.“I’m doing this for your own benefit!”“Is yelling at me all you know how to do?”Cynthia cried out of frustration and anger. “I always wanted Hailey to be my sister-in-law, but now it seems better not to be with you. If I were her, I wouldn’t want to be with you either! I won’t worry about you anymore in the future! Just wait until that woman deceives you!”Annie was upset that he almost smashed his phone. Later, he picked up the phone again to call Luna.First, he
Sonny responded calmly, “I just came to buy the paintings. There’s no need to explain our relationship, right?”“There is,” Gary said firmly. “I am her friend, and I will not sell her paintings to strangers.”Sonny raised an eyebrow. “I’ll have to ask for further instructions. Please wait a moment.”Gary frowned, watching Sonny walk away to make a private call. Because he had to ask for instructions, he wasn’t the one who wanted to buy the paintings. Who did it?Hailey knew the identity of the buyer. Unfortunately, she didn’t reveal who this man was. She even told Gary to be ruthless in setting a fair price for the paintings.Gary didn’t want to cause Hailey any unnecessary trouble because of her portraits. Although he had promised not to ask, he ended up doing so.Sonny promptly sought Travis’ opinion on the matter and received a straightforward instruction. “Tell him the truth.”Obviously, the truth wouldn’t include the genuine relationship betweenTravis and Hailey. There was no ne
“There’s no need for that.” Travis had Katie dismiss the designer. Just leave the clothes.He then returned to his conversation with Sonny. “Where are the paintings?”“In the downstairs living room,” Sonny replied.“Bring it up for me to see.” Travis wanted to see how Hailey looked when others painted her.With the help of another servant, Sonny eased all the paintings into Travis’s studio. Removing the packaging revealed six paintings of various sizes.In five of the six paintings, Hailey wore various elegant and soft, modern and lively, or ethereally charming outfits. The last portrait consisted solely of her head with an exaggerated headdress. Each portrait featured a harmonious arrangement with well-combined designs and patterns. Gary Wellner was not an art teacher who made art on a whim; he had genuine talent.Travis’s gaze fell on the portrait of Hailey in a traditional dress. This portrait was the largest of all the paintings, measuring 600x900. Hailey leaned against a window,
Hailey didn’t realize Travis’s internal situation. She also didn’t feel like she had said anything wrong.She hadn’t forgotten that Travis had sent his men to block her way out of the hallway where Luna and Annie had carried out their engagement ceremony before.Fortunately, the relationship between her and Travis was just an agreement. If Travis were actually her husband, the anger she felt that night would have shattered her. The scene from last night, with Luna in his arms, would have pushed Hailey to the brink of fury.Speaking of gifts, Hailey suddenly exclaimed, “You want to give them a gift. Does that mean you will also attend the wedding?”Travis hadn’t even attended Luna’s engagement ceremony, so he couldn’t attend Gary and Cynthia’s wedding either, right? After all, he wasn’t familiar with the couple.A hint of uncertainty slipped into his voice as he asked, “You’re not thinking of going, are you?”.Travis found he was slowly learning to read some of Hailey’s expressions and
“I’m not sure,” Travis said.Hailey was surprised. “What the hell is ‘I’m not sure’?”“Who knows?” Travis said as he started unbuttoning Hailey’s shirt.Hailey stopped him. “You...”“Just because you don’t want this doesn’t mean I don’t either.” Travis interrupted her sentence and moved his hands away, doing whatever he pleased.They hadn’t been together for long, but it was enough time to understand each other’s bodies well. At first, Hailey wasn’t quite in the mood because of the questions in her mind, but Travis aroused her in just a few minutes.Seeing her clear eyes clouded with lust, Travis also became more and more excited.His fingers traced her curves as he thought about the pictures Gary had drawn of Hailey.Hailey was undoubtedly exquisite in those pictures, so Travis couldn’t help but wonder if Gary had been in love with Hailey before.“Have you dated Gary Wellner before?” he asked, unable to suppress his curiosity any longer.“Huh?” Hailey didn’t hear him clearly, so she
After they finished with the bath, Travis got out of the tub and dried himself with a towel. Hailey didn’t wait for him to carry her; instead, she followed him out of the tub. She also acted modestly, not daring to look too much. She hadn’t felt so suffocated when she was with Travis for a long time.“It’s all because he’s been acting too weird today,” Hailey thought as she hurriedly dried herself with another towel.Travis looked at Hailey, wrapped in the towel, in confusion. “Are you comfortable in that?”“The towel is wet, why would I be comfortable?”“More or less.” Hailey awkwardly smiled. Her cheeks were burning, and she did not dare look into Travis’s eyes either. It was fortunate that she had just taken a warm bath, making her whole body appear flushed, so her blush wouldn’t be obvious at all.Travis raised an eyebrow, gently removing the towel from Hailey and placing it on the nearby rack. Subsequently, he carried Hailey Bridal Style, leaving her stunned by the removal of the
Hailey did not expect Cynthia to be so determined. Given the significance of Cirrus embroidery and the Lynch family’s future, Hailey refrained from interfering with Cynthia’s decision. After all, it was not as if Cynthia was joining the fun competition. Hailey did not expect Cynthia, who had never been interested in fashion and opted to get a degree in finance, to make that decision for the sake of her family’s legacy. Hailey couldn’t help but remember the times when she was still a disciple at Cirrus embroidery. She only snapped back to reality when they arrived at the Blake mansion. She headed straight to the old lady’s chapel after getting out of the car, intending to ask for permission before going to the hospital.“Hey, isn’t that Rowena?” When Hailey was about to turn the corner, she heard Maria’s voice coming from the front garden. She halted. This showed that she would encounter Rowena and Mary if she walked further. It was fortunate that the mansion had a Victorian style, so
After leaving the mansion, Hailey still felt strange. She couldn’t quite describe how she felt at that moment, so she just pushed it aside as a strange emotion. All the family members seemed to put in a lot of effort for Travis’s matching ceremony. Rowena and Mary were doing their best to find suitable candidates for him, let alone for his mother.Hailey was eager to attend the ceremony, curious to see which of the rich girls would be present. Even though Travis himself stated he wasn’t ready to settle down yet, Hailey couldn’t help but wonder if he had never truly fallen in love with one of the many beauties around.“Is he really giving his whole heart to Michelle?” She shook her head, pushing this repugnant thought out of her mind.“I’m outside already,” she called Travis.“Where are you now?”Travis glanced at the hospital entrance. “I’m already at the hospital, just come.” Since there were many people there, Travis thought Hailey didn’t want to expose their relationship and went a
“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