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Hayden seemed surpised to see me. “What are you doing here, Thaddeus? Are you here to see Lia about something?”
My eyes fell on the breakfast he was holding It was clearly for Ophelia. She had me buy breakest just to mess with me even though someone else had already taken care of it. Thoudied past Hayden without omsponding and walked toward the door. Ophelia’s voice came from behind me. “Hayden, you’re here! I’ve been waiting for your breakfast” Hayken chuckled waim “Yeah, traffic was terrible this morning Socry for being late. I hope you weren’t starving”
“Not at all. I’ve been waiting to have berakfast with you.”
With that, she pulled Hayden into the office,
I heard their voces behind me and could almost picture their sweet interaction how Ophelia and I used to be, but those days were long gone. Regret was all that was lett. A pang af pain struck me I wondered if this was the team she wanted me around. Was it to make it easier to torment me whenever she felt like it?
Hook a deep breath and went back to the car. Then, closed my eyes to rest
After some time, a knock came at the door. I rolled it down to see Hayden standing beside the car with a grin
“you’ve pulled out all the stops just to get close to Lia again, haven’t you? I heard you couldn’t got money from Dad, so now you’re clinging to Lia and hoping to win her back.”
My failure to get money from my father was a win for Hayden. It meant that he could have a bigger inheritance. That my presence here also meant that Ophelia hadn’t forgotten me. Hayden wat keenly aware that he’donly gotten close toOphelia because he’d stepped in during her most vulnerable moments. Deep down, he knew her well enough to know that her heart
Even if she hated me now, I tried significant place in her heart
| smirked. “What’s the matter? You seem pretty uneasy about my return. Are you worried that I’ll steal the inheritance of Lia?
“No way_Don’t you trust yourself? Or are you also aware that cience never in her heart to begin with?”
con. The cameras will
My words seemed to hit a nerve, as he grabbed my car. It seemed as if he could barely contain his anger, but I gestured toward the surveillance camera and said, “Go on 11 capture everything, and call the cops right away.
“ok, that’s night. Thank you for workingsider the years spreading rumors about me being a gambling addict. Thank you for painting me as a mess. But don’t you remember what you
expression changed drauturally He released his grip intero and stiggled to keep his composure.
Of course far remembered He’d been the one who’d done
Tcontinued. “Tin just an Ophelia’s diver, yet you’re already this you. What do you think she’d do if I admitted my mistakes?”
Haplen glaredat me in fany without saying a word. He wasn’t sure what Ophelia’s reaction would be id 1 were to apologize.
1 Laughed when I noticed his usease. “Tulas. Don’t mess with me All I want is to earn a paycheck quietly. Besides, things are over between me and Ophella ”
Hayden’s Head snapperup, and he nanowed his eyes. “Are you sure you won’t try anything**
I jaded up the window “Larrything town between us
