Chapter 87: The Owner of the Custom-made Ne


    When Noah heard Ste calling for him, his eyes immediately lit up. He left Joseph all by himself and


    darted in her directions while smiling fervently.


    Ste was really talkative as she started to describe what had transpired in the past two days, including


    what had happened on the ne, at the beach and the thunderstorm they encountered when they were


    at the sea. It felt like there would be no end to her incessant bbers.


    Joseph pulled out the chair next to Hayden nonchntly while asking purposely, “Do you mind me


    sitting here?”


    Hayden forced herself to curl up her lips and tell him that she didn’t mind, but deep down all she could


    wish for was for him to disappear out of her sight.


    Joseph didn’t read between the lines as he nodded in her direction to signify friendliness but his


    demeanour only prompted Hayden to boil over deep in her heart.


    As he watched the two of them giving off hints with their eyes as if showing their love, Freddie could


    only feel his heart freeze.


    He secretly thought about how Hayden had always seen him as her little brother during all those years


    and despite him covering up his intentions to marry her by making a joke out of it, she really took it at


    face value and just thought of this as their inside joke. Although he was always close to her, but an


    outsider could defeat him that easily, such as Joseph who seemed to be harbouring all sorts of


    intentions. His appearance worsened Freddie’s chances even further.


    The thought of this cunning fox enticing him into signing a contract with an agency which Joseph had


    his stakes made him grit his teeth with vehement hatred.


    Freddie couldn’t help throwing a sarcastic remark, “You are the high and mighty president of the ST


    Group, and I bet you are not here because you want to expand your business?”


    Joseph swept his gaze over him, “Your suggestion is not half-bad. If I have the time, I woulde here


    for business reasons too, but actually I’m here this time to bring my son on a mini-vacation.”


    “You could have brought your son to anywhere but why do you have to follow us all the way here? Isn’t


    this too big of a coincidence?”


    “It’s no coincidence.”


    Joseph’s expression was veryposed as he said without reservation, “Noah and I thought that this


    would be a great ce for our getaway.”


    Freddie immediately clenched his fists and retaliated with another question, “What’s so great about this


    ce?”


    “There are many people, and the whole ce is bustling with activity.”


    “You…”


    “Let’s eat.” Hayden suddenly interjected with an unnatural expression, “The dishes are getting cold.”


    Joseph’s brows slightly raised as he took a sip from his tea.


    Only Freddie had a hideous expression on his face as he persisted with his argument, “Aren’t you


    going to get married soon? Why are you not here with your fiancée?”


    His attack this time sessfully captured Hayden’s attention, and with the muscles on her face tensing


    up, she focused her hearing on what he was about to say.


    Joseph put down his cup and with a casual look, he began, “I don’t recall ever announcing my marriage


    to the outside word. Where did you hear that rumour about my fiancée?”


    Upon hearing that, Hayden’s expression froze. She subconsciously looked upwards in Joseph’s


    direction and verified that he was being serious without any hint of him joking. This fact caused her


    heart to race.


    Did he just say that he didn’t have any intention to marry Vi?


    “It is apparent that everyone in the industry has believed in this fact. Are you going to deny it now?”


    Freddie pursued with another question, which was what Hayden wanted to know too.


    “Then, are you saying that you are going to admit the rumour between you and that little-known star?”


    Joseph replied slowly while cutting his steak, “You don’t need the agency to clear up your name for you


    anymore, do you?”


    “You…”


    Freddie was rendered speechless by Joseph’s retort, and his face was flushed while he was fuming,


    “Stop using the agency to pressure me. If it were not for you employing some dirty tricks to lure me into


    signing that contract, I won’t engage your agency on my own.


    At this point, Hayden felt like she could no longer remain silent.


    “Freddie, Ray-Trace Media is a hugepany, and I have gone through your contract. As long as you


    don’t go against the terms, there won’t be any problem for you. Mr. Beckham is doing that for your own


    good, so why do you have to say that?”


    “Hayden, it is obvious he wants to threaten and control me! And yet, you are standing on his side.”


    “Threaten you?” Hayden was confused by this, “What is he going to threaten you for?”


    “Of course he’s going to threaten me for…” Freddie suddenly stopped his sentence half-way, but he


    gnashed his teeth and continued without actually answering her, “Anyway, it’s not something decent.


    When I earn enough money to break my contract, I will let you know nobody is going to just work


    quietly for your stupidpany.”


    As he said that, he shot Joseph a re. He was showing no signs of respect to his employer at all.


    Joseph wasn’t the least bit disturbed by Freddie’s unreasonable opinion at all. He maintained his cool


    demeanour as he ced a set of finely-sliced steak onto Noah’s te while pouring some water for


    Hayden.


    Due to the weather forecast foretelling a huge downpour in the afternoon in Maldives, although the sky


    was clear without a speck at the moment, the programme department didn’t dare to venture too far


    away from the hotel. They rescheduled their original n onto a beach near the hotel and they gave


    out missions for Noah and Ste to ovee. They let Freddie to dive into the sea to find some


    starfish.


    After lunch, Ste and Noah had changed into their swimwear, and they were dangling spades and


    pails as they flew towards the beach. Ste was radiating confidence as she scribbled on the sand with


    a stick with her another hand on her waist. She was giving out instructions to build a sand castle fit for


    a princess on the beach.


    Noah nodded seriously and they both got into work very soon.


    Behind them, Hayden was lying down on a long chair while wearing a yellow casual long dress. Joseph


    was lying down on next to her, with a table supporting some fruit juices separating them. A huge


    canopy was blocking out the sizzling sun from scorching them.


    “So, the rumours going around in thepany about your marriage with Vi is just a rumour?”


    Hayden finally put her doubts into words after restraining herself for some time.


    “It’s not just a rumour.”


    Joseph’s hoarse voice sounded from next to her, “However, I regretted my decision.”


    Hayden was startled to obtain this answer. Her mood was in tatters as she asked, “Why did you


    regret?”


    “I wanted to marry for Noah’s sake, but it seems that Noah is not fond of her.”


    ConTEent bel0ngs to N?v(e)lD/rama(.)Org .


    Joseph’s answer was straight to the point without any unnecessary excuses.


    Hayden suddenly felt like she had fallen from the clouds as a sense of disappointment enveloped her.


    For someone like Joseph, marriage was nothing important. He only treasured his son, therefore he


    could marry someone just for Noah’s sake, and he could go back on the marriage for the same reason.


    Did this mean that what he had done for her, how he had treated her previously was just for Noah’s


    sake?


    Not far away, it seemed that Ste and Noah was involved in a minor scuffle because of their


    sandcastle building. Ste was bbering about her own ideas while Noah was just remaining silent


    while making gestures that even adults would have a difficult time to understand.


    Hayden furrowed her brows to shun all of her messy thoughts away. She was trying to bring her train of


    thought back on normal track.


    A ringing tone from a phone broke her concentration.


    “Hello, is this Ms. Downey? I am the shop owner of Jewellery Inheritance Inc., Nanking East Road


    Store, do you still remember me?”


    From the other end of the phone, a sweet and sultry voice came through. After getting her introduction,


    Hayden felt herself brighten up as she moved away with the phone glued to her ears, “I remember you.


    Do you have any clues to my inquiryst time?”


    “That’s right, I have something for you.” The female shop owner sounded very confident about


    something.


    All of a sudden, Hayden felt the blood in her body shoot to the top of her head. Her breathing became


    irregr as she asked anxiously, “Have you found out who was the one who customized that


    ne? Who was it?”


    “We have looked through all custom-made orders in the past ten years, and we could say with certainty


    that this ne was made in April eight years ago. Mr. Beckham was the one who had ordered for


    this ne to be made.”


    “Mr. Beckham?” Hayden could feel every fibre of her muscle tense, “Which Beckham?”


    “I’m talking about the president of the ST Group, Joseph Beckham.”