Unfortunately it did not seem like it would work again this time.“What is it, Elaine?” Caroline asked coldly.Hayden brought a hot cup of coffee and placed it before her. She nodded at Hayden in thanks. Hayden then sat down opposite her and started doing her work, not paying attention to Caroline taking her call. It had to be said that Hayden was unflappable, which was expected of the president of Queen Enterprise.“Ms. Caroline, please hurry back. The madam has refused to eat even a single bite since last night and has been in a foul mood.”Caroline was silent for a moment before she said, “My mother isn’t eating because she just isn’t hungry yet. It’ll be fine, just don’t disturb her. I have an appointment with a client and if I flake on them, I’ll end up pushing them Ms. Hunt’s way.”“Ms. Hunt” referred to Liberty. Elaine knew this too. Caroline was not lying either, she was treating Hayden to a meal later.“It’s not because she’s not hungry; it’s because she’s in a bad moo
“That’s true, but you don’t look like one at all. There are lots of girls who still like you. Their hearts broke when they learned you were a woman but they still can’t get over you.”Hayden was silent for a moment before she responded, “I never gave them a chance and never led them on. There’s nothing I can do about that.”She had always been famous throughout Jensburg for being cold and indifferent to women. In the past, people speculated it was because she was gay or unable to get it up. Now, everybody knew she was a woman. Of course, she did not like women and was indifferent to womanly charms—she liked men.“That’s true, it has nothing to do with you. It’s us who can’t control our hearts, which keep falling for you. To tell you the truth, even I was particularly interested when I first met you. If you were a man, you would have been the first man I was interested in.”Hayden smiled slightly. “I’m lucky I’m not a man, then. Mr. Fletcher would hate me otherwise.”Caroline gave
Hayden smiled. “There’ll be plenty of opportunities in the coming days.” After a pause, she continued, “It would be better if you weren’t the heir to the Fisher family.” The title of the Fisher family heir was an extremely heavy burden for Caroline to bear. It was suffocating. Caroline smiled too but did not reply. Instead, she accepted her mother’s call.“Caroline, come home. I need to talk to you about something.”“Alright.” After Caroline agreed, Belinda hung up.Shoving her phone back into her pants pocket, Caroline finished the rest of her coffee and stood up. Apologetically, she said to Hayden, “I’ll treat you to a meal some other day.”Hayden got up to walk her out, all the way to the first floor. After watching Caroline get into her car, Hayden walked toward her own car. Her parents were waiting for her to have dinner at home together.Kevin had gone over earlier to do the cooking himself. Every time he went to her home, he would take her private chef’s job, but the chef
“You might not have had much to drink, but you still had some, and it was hard liquor. It would already be considered driving under the influence. For your safety, I think you’d better get someone to drive you home. If you don’t want me to do it, it’s fine. This is your family’s hotel. You could just get anyone to drive you home.”Most of the hotel employees knew how to drive.After a moment of thought, Hugh agreed. “Alright, I’ll get someone to drive me home. I won’t drive. You haven’t eaten much and probably haven’t had your fill yet. You should go back.”Selena smiled. “I don’t have much of an appetite and I’m pretty full. It doesn’t matter if I eat or not, I just like spending time with my friends. Are you only taking today off?”Hugh nodded. “My sister just got back, so I can have a short break. After this, it’ll be back to the grind again.”Before Hayden and Kevin started dating, Hugh lived a very relaxed life. After all, his sister bore the heavy burden. Now that Kevin had
Hugh did not think he was treating Selena any differently. He knew Selena had not eaten much because she had been sitting right opposite him and he could see every single thing she did.Likewise, Selena had been able to see every move he made too, so it was normal that she was concerned about him. After all, they had been friends for many years now. He had even watched Selena go through three boyfriends during their friendship. Every time they broke up, it seemed to have been triggered by minor issues that blew up into major fights.Whenever Selena got into a relationship, he would stop inviting her to meet up, so that her boyfriend would not misunderstand. He had been very sensible about it, but whenever her ex-boyfriends bumped into him, their expressions would grow dark and they would refuse to acknowledge him, as if he was the cause of the break-ups.“You’re not that young anymore. You should settle down if you’ve met a good girl. Don’t always be so cynical and make Mr. Queen wo
In Fisher Manor, Belinda sat down on the sofa, tired from pacing. The ashtray before her was already filled with cigarette butts.“Madam.” Elaine entered the room and greeted Belinda respectfully after walking up to her.“What is it?” Belinda asked coldly.“Mr. Hunter is back. Should I let him in?”Belinda’s expression darkened. “I didn’t call him back. Who told him to come here?”Elaine said carefully, “Mr. Hunter might be able to take your mind off whatever’s causing your bad mood. He had always in the past kept you company whenever you were in a bad mood. Madam, regardless of what Mr. Hunter did wrong, he is your husband, after all. You’ve been married for decades and have children and grandchildren together. What can’t you forgive?”Belinda turned to glare at Elaine, who hung her head, not daring to meet her eyes.“How much has he paid you to speak in his favor like this? He did the one thing I can’t forgive. He is where he is today because of his own choices. He chose not t
Right as Elaine was about to leave, Belinda suddenly stopped her and instructed, “Let him in.”She was not in a good mood, so it would be helpful to have someone she could vent her anger on.“Alright, I’ll let him know.” Elaine was elated when Belinda heeded her advice and hurried to open the door for Hunter.“Has she eaten yet?” Hunter asked Elaine after getting out of the car.“No, not at all. She only had water and cigarettes.” Elaine sighed. “I don’t know what’s troubling her so badly she doesn’t even want to eat.”She had not been their butler for long, but she had been working at Fisher Manor for quite a long time now. Still, this was her first time seeing Belinda in such a state.Hunter was silent for a moment before he said, “Be careful doing things while she’s in a bad mood. Don’t piss her off. I’ll go in and take a look.”After taking a few steps, Hunter turned back and retrieved a bouquet of flowers and a red paper bag from the car. Inside the paper bag was a set of j
“Dad, Mom.” Caroline walked in and greeted her parents.Hunter looked at Caroline as if she was his savior when he saw her walk in. He hurriedly said, “Caroline, hurry and persuade your mother. She’s refusing to eat anything. You have to eat to have the strength to deal with whatever the issue is.” He wore a heartbroken expression.“That’s right. Caroline, hurry up and persuade Mom. She doesn’t want to eat anything,” Adrian and the rest echoed.However, Adrian did feel a little guilty upon seeing Caroline because of his scheme to get Liberty into an accident. He worried that she knew and would tattle on him to Belinda.Before Caroline could even sit down and speak, Belinda stood up and said seriously, “Caroline, come upstairs with me. The rest of you aren’t allowed to disturb us in the study without my permission.”Then, Belinda left her concerned husband and sons behind to go upstairs, with Caroline following her. Hunter looked at her hesitatingly, wanting to say something, but C