Chapter 330

When she saw how business-like Nicholas was, the smile on her face wavered, but she quickly recovered herself. “I don’t know that much, but I can make an appointment to meet up with my classmate,” she said.

After dinner, they walked out of the restaurant together, and their striking appearance attracted the attention of many passersby. There were even some who whispered, saying that they were very compatible.

Hayley smiled alluringly as she heard those whispers and tilted her head at Nicholas. “Nicholas, it’s still early now. Would you like to go for a walk?” she asked.

He declined the offer immediately. “No, thank you. Greg is waiting for me to come home.”

However, his rejection didn’t strike her as a surprise because she was just trying her luck by asking earlier. “That’s okay. Since you’re not free, we’ll come out again next time,” she said, following him to where he parked his car. Afterward, she went straight to the passenger seat, opened the door, and sat inside.

Nicholas paused and frowned as he saw her actions while getting into the car.

D Naturally, Hayley felt the annoyance exuding from him, but she pretended not to notice and flashed him a smile. “I’ll have to trouble you to drop me home tonight, Nicholas. My driver went back after he dropped me off.”

He pursed his lips together at her explanation but didn’t refuse her a ride, and the car was completely silent when they were on the way.

At this moment, she turned her head, glanced at his sculptured features, and asked, “Nicholas, are you avoiding me?”

His brows knitted at the question, and he asked instead, “Why should I avoid you?”

“I thought that you have no reason to do that, too. After all, I’m not that scary, am I? It’s not like I’m a cannibal.”

She stared straight at him and didn’t hide the adoration in her eyes because she hoped that he would give her some response, but the man in front of her remained unmoved.

Finally, she couldn’t help but ask, “Nicholas, I don’t think I’m that bad, so why do you refuse to accept me? Are you concerned about Gregory? If that’s the case, you don’t have to worry about anything because I will care for him as if he is my own. So even if we’re married in the future, I can accept not having a biological child of my own.”

“Miss Stone, this has nothing to do with Greg, but I’m the one who’s unwilling.” Then, he cast a fleeting gaze at her, and he decided not to beat about the bush. “I don’t like playing games, and even more so for my marriage to be a chess piece for others.”

The expression on Hayley’s face turned sour, and she clutched her handbag tightly. After all her efforts for so long, this man didn’t have a sliver of feeling for her.

As though he didn’t see the look on her face, he continued, “Actually, with your conditions, you can have any man you want, so you don’t waste your efforts on me.”

“But you’re the one I want.” She looked at him determinedly as she bit her bottom lip.

However, that only made his tone turn icy cold. “But I don’t want you!”

Once again, the car slipped into complete silence, which made Hayley feel incredibly unbearable. This was the first time in her life that she was repeatedly rejected.

After a while, the car stopped in front of her house, and she couldn’t help but feel aggrieved when she saw the expressionless man in the driver’s seat. She placed both hands against the car window and asked, “If you don’t like a woman like me, then what type of woman do you like?”

“That has nothing to do with you.” Nicholas felt that this was his private affair, so he didn’t need to explain himself to anyone.

Hayley’s face twisted into a scowl as she felt mad with frustration, but it didn’t bother him one bit as he said before turning the car around to leave, “I hope that you won’t appear before me with this idea in your mind in the future. If you keep this up, I’ll send others to speak with you about work.”

As she watched the elegant, black Maybach disappear at the street’s end, she gradually calmed down.

Unfortunately for him, the more he turned her down, the more interest she had in him.