Chapter 239

Chapter 239 The Key to Courting Women What took one to fall in love with another person? He was nice and considerate or there was something about him attracting you to him?

Hailey didn’t have the clue. She only knew that she used to be like Catherine. She had fallen in love with a man for no reason. She had been drowning in it. How long could it last? She used to truly love him. Now she no longer loved him. “Mr. Moore,” Hailey said slowly with a smile, “is this a joke?”

Owen’s heartbeat skipped a beat. He had been prepared for her flat rejection, but she showed such a mood. She was doubtful and sarcastic. She was like saying, “Spending Valentine’s Day with you? Dream on!”

Owen was neither a headstrong youth nor a cheeky person like Matthew. Matthew was right about something though. Being brazen was the key to courting women. It was said that there would be a bigger world in front of one if he took a step back. For Owen, the one step was too difficult. There was no room for it.

He curled his lips and said solemnly, “Hailey, I’m not kidding. I really want to spend Valentine’s Day with you.”

Hailey looked at him and groaned in her heart. He just didn’t get it.

She had to put it more bluntly.

“Mr. Moore, we are divorced,” she enunciated, stressing her tone.

“Now we’re partners rather than a couple. I made Valentine’s Day the date of the opening just for luck’s sake, nothing more.” Did this guy think that she was implying something?

“I know.” Owen gazed at her, “I don’t expect you to forgive me or that we can go back. I only hope that you’ll give me a chance. We can start over.”

Hailey was unperturbed. “Mr. Moore, you’ve said it many times. In fact, we can just talk about business. Private matters are unnecessary.”

Her patience had worn thin. She didn’t want to talk to him again.

Leaning against the seat, she closed her eyes. She didn’t give him another chance to speak. Owen didn’t dare to utter another sound lest she should be annoyed and get off. He was content to have her by his side even if she wouldn’t talk to him.

The air conditioner was on full blast. In a thin blouse, Hailey defensively put her right hand on her left arm. Owen signaled the driver to turn down the air conditioner, pulled over a blanket, and draped it over her. He remained silent for fear of waking her up.

She would flip out.

The car was running steadily toward Moore Mansion. Leaning on the seat, Owen slightly turned sideways and stared at her side face in such a way as if he was going to engrave her image in his mind. He would keep it all to himself.

He hoped that the car would run slower so that he could stay with Hailey longer. Unfortunately, Moore Mansion was not far away from Mazedew Museum. It was a 30-minute drive even if they took a detour.

Half an hour later, the cars stopped at the entrance of Moore Mansion. In the living room, Catherine was sitting cross-legged on the sofa. She was having a good time playing video games with Matthew. The noise from the courtyard scared her so much that she threw herself into Matthew’s arms like a rabbit.

Holding the gamepad, she widened her eyes and muttered, “This is My father and aunt are here! Matt, help me!” Matthew intended to push her away but feared that she would fall.

He was torn and grumbled in his heart, ‘Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda.

Deep down, he was also scared and anxious. Expressionless, he urged her, “Get down, or we’ll find it hard to explain this.”

“No, you gotta protect me. No kidding, my dad and aunt are terrifying!” Catherine was bold when she ran away from home.

Now she wimped out.

Matthew’s neck was firmly hooked by the girl’s arms. He groaned desperately in his heart, ‘I know how frightening they are, so why don’t you get off now?’ For fear of scaring the girl, he had to coax her patiently, “Come on, get off, we can talk it out.”

Catherine was reluctant. Those people had gotten out of the car and strode over. The scene made her heart thump like a drum. In her desperation, she cowered, buried her head in Matthew’s shoulder, and pretended that she was not there.

“They can’t see me…” she muttered to herself. Matthew was speechless. This was called self-deception. He found it both funny and annoying.

Ryan and Hailey came in, only to see Matthew holding Catherine in his arms. The smile on his face was lewd, and they bristled.

“Matthew, what are you doing? Let her go!”

“Catherine, what are you doing? Get off!”

They snarled at the same time, equally angered. One step slower, Brook had to swallow back his words. Appalled, Catherine dropped the gamepad and cocked her ears like a rabbit. She craned, saw their sullen faces, and cowered. Matthew stiffened. Hailey’s shouting scared the hell out of him.

Suddenly, a faint voice came into his ears. “Matt, will you look down on me if I go over, kneel at their feet, and admit my mistake?”

“No,” Matthew blurted out. Not to mention her, he wanted to go over and kneel himself. After getting his confirmation, Catherine took her chance to get out of his arms and kneel just as Ryan and Hailey were menacingly coming over to catch her.

Pinching her earlobes, she admitted her mistake, “Dad, Hailey, Brook, I was wrong!”

Before they could say anything, she looked up pitifully and said, “Don’t hit me.”

None of them had ever hit her. Ryan, Hailey, and Brook were livid.

They looked at Catherine for a moment and then at the face of the man standing behind her. Their gaze made his skin crawl.

Matthew wondered if he should also go over and kneel, but he hadn’t done anything wrong. “So, you are Catherine.” The deep voice of a man suddenly rang out, interrupting the awkward atmosphere. Her attention was diverted from the three seniors to a handsome man beside them.

This man was pretty hot. He was just slightly inferior to Matt.