Chapter 1431


    Chapter 1431


    Hayden Quirk arrived half an hour earlier than Ste did on their first date.


    “You’re much earlier than I expected,” he joked as Ste walked in.


    Ste was actually on time, but she still felt a little guilty when she saw him already waiting for her when


    she arrived.


    “The traffic is terrible today,” she said.


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    “Don’t worry about it,” Hayden said, handing her the menu. “Mr. Ford expected me to wait for you for at


    least an hour.”


    “I seriously don’t know what you guys are up to,” she grumbled, exasperated, “but I hope it will at least


    be over soon. Just don’t drag it out and cause me any trouble.”


    She ordered a few dishes, then handed the menu back to him. Hayden took it from her, ordered a few


    more signature dishes that the restaurant was popr for, then Mooked at Ste with a faint smile.


    “Did you think this is all just a joke?” he asked.


    “What else could it be?”


    “I am serious about this,” he told her, his voice suddenly turning grave. “Since even Mr. Ford agreed that


    we should try dating each other, then why don’t we give this a proper try? After all… I actually secretly


    liked you three years ago.”


    Ste paused. She had no idea how to respond, so she picked up her cup and took a


    sip.


    “I don’t think this kind of joke is funny,” she said.


    “You even speak like him,” Hayden said, looking at Ste with a half–smile.


    She did not have to ask him who he meant by ‘him.‘


    “It’s just a coincidence,” she replied with a slight frown.


    “Ste,” he suddenly looked straight into her eyes, “I mean it. Weston promised that


    he would not get in the way of our rtionship. You should really take a chance and seriously consider


    me as your potential partner.”


    Ste sighed.


    “…Okay,” she agreed.


    She wanted to know what Weston was really up to anyway.


    And so Ste and Hayden started to date each other officially.


    Even Roger found it surprising.


    “You’re not actually getting serious with him, right?”


    Ste did not give him a definite answer, but after thinking about it for a while, she told him, “I just want to


    see how things go and let nature take its course. Besides, I really do need to start getting to know some


    men now.”


    Her words eventually reached Weston’s ears.


    “Mr. Ford…” Ben reported cautiously, “Madam’s rtionship with Dr. Quirk seems to be developing


    steadily.”


    He then briefly described their most recent date, and when he noticed Weston’s expressions turning icy


    cold, he braced himself, hurried through the rest of his report, and walked straight out of the office.


    Not much can be discerned from Weston’s countenance. He calmly opened a drawer and pulled out the


    medicine bottle inside it. He then poured almost the entire content of the bottle into his hands and


    swallowed all the pills without any water to wash them down.


    Traces of the white pills got stuck in his throat. It tasted awfully bitter.


    On the weekend, Weston decided to visit Elias and Emma. This was the only proper excuse he had to


    see Ste now. But to his surprise, as soon as he arrived, he heard a familiar voice of a man in the


    distance, and this voice seemed to be mixed with the voice of children from the inside as if they were


    ying happily together.


    Weston froze in his steps. He stood stiffly at the door for a long time without moving. He only regained


    his senses when Ste, who was carrying Emma, and Hayden, holding Elias’s hand, bumped into him at


    the door.


    Ste froze for a while when she saw Weston. She did not expect him to be here at all.


    “You should’ve called before you came…” she said, feeling a little awkward when she realized that he


    must havee over to see the children, yet she had just promised them she would take them out to


    y.


    Weston tugged at his cor, finding it a little hard to breathe.


    “You only just started dating him, and you’re already bringing him back home?” he asked. “The kids are


    still so young! Can’t you wait before you introduce him to them?”


    Ste had intended to speak nicely with him initially, but she quickly turned cold and impatient when she


    heard what Weston just said.


    “You’re the one who suggested that I date him,” she snapped, “and now you’re


    saying all these things to me? Seriously, Weston, are you sure you don’t have a split personality?”