Love Is Fair By Kerri 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 itst? 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
t 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 st. 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 nket, 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 hourter, 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 ying 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 exin 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
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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
menacinglying 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.