Chapter 373
Halley froze for a moment. The hairpin she was wearing had been a gift from her aunt.
Hattie smirked. “You can just wear a 3,500–dollar Chanel hairpin like it’s nothing, but it would take Declan forever to earn that kind of money. think you two are a good match?”
Halley put her hands on her hips. “What does it matter to you if we’re a good match? You and Declan aren’t right for each other, anyway!”
Hattie fumed. “How dare you!”
At that moment, Declan looked at Hattie and said, “I don’t want to see you again. Don’t make me say it a third time!”
Hattie felt both love and fear toward Declan. As his cold, piercing gaze landed on her, she couldn’t help but shiver,
“I’ll just wait and see, Declan. You and Hailey won’t end well” With that, Hattie turned and left, taking her group with her
Hailey sighed in relief. “Finally, she’s gone. Don’t let her fool you, Declan. Don’t ever date her. She badmouthed you!”
Declan glanced at Hailey. “What did she say about me?”
Hailey didn’t want to hurt his pride, so she was vague. “She mentioned your family situation.”
Declan wasn’t surprised. His background wasn’t a secret, and he couldn’t care less what people said about it.
He looked at Hailey’s beautiful eyes and asked, “Is that why you fought with her?”
Hailey nodded. “Yes!”
Suddenly, Declan stepped closer. His tall figure loomed over her as he asked, “Do you have feelings for me
His question made Hailey’s heart race. She had never felt this way before. Her heartbeat went out of control, and her face was flushed with color.
With Ewan, everything had been calm and uneventful, but with Declan, just being near hirm made her cheeks burn.
Do you
It was the first time she had ever felt this way about a man. She had really developed feelings for Declan. She had been drawn to him the night he had appeared before her in the rain..
Hailey looked at him. “L”
Declan could already tell from the look in her eyes. He’d seen it from other ladies, including Hattle, who had pursued him with that same gaze.
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He took another step forward. “Do you want me to be your boyfriend?”
Hailey nervously tugged at her sleeve. She was shy, but he wasn’t one to hide her feelings. When she liked someone, she would voice it out.
She looked up at him. “So… would you?”
Would he be her boyfriend? Declan shook his head. “No.”
Hailey froze at once.
Declan’s face remained expressionless as he added, “Don’t waste your time on me. I don’t like you.” With that, he turned and walked away.
Hailey stood there, stunned. He didn’t like her? But then why did he ask?
As she watched his cold figure retreat, she stomped her foot in frustration. Why didn’t he like her?
