Chapter 139: It Seemed Like My Dad Wasn’t Dumb at All


    Freddie cared very much about Hayden, and Hayden never dodged from his care.


    But the care Freddie had for Hayden was mostly because of when she helped him escaped from the


    underground boxing life. It was a life transformation. Therefore, the more he achieved, the more he felt


    grateful for Hayden.


    Freddie was still young, but he had seen too many that made him lost interest in his peers. However,


    Hayden was the factor that his life transformed, and she became his belief.


    Hayden wasn’t qualified to tell Freddie if what he felt for her was love, but she knew that Freddie was


    just a little brother for her.


    “I understand,” Freddie seemed down, and he looked awkward when he stood up.


    Hayden followed him to the exit of the dressing. Freddie turned around.


    “Hayden, can I ask for a hug, as an encouragement?”


    Hayden was stunned for a second, then she opened her arms and smiled. She gave him a big hug,


    “Break a leg!”


    “Thanks.”


    …


    “Freddie, good show!”


    “Freddie, I love you.”


    “Freddie!!”


    During the concert, Ste stood among Freddie’s fans and tried her hardest to shook the glow stick she


    was holding. The fans were encouraged by her and started to scream Freddie’s name at the top of their


    lung.


    Everybody was screaming for an encore at the end of the concert.


    Hayden almost couldn’t stand the screaming of the fans. She raised her voice and told Benjamin,


    “Ste is crazy. You should leave first if you can’t stand it.”


    Benjamin smiled and handed her a pair of earplugs.


    “Genius!”


    Hayden was surprised. She wore the earplugs under her hair and blocked the noises out.


    The screaming got even worse when Freddie returned onto the stage. Haden looked at the stage’s


    direction in afortable look. She nodded her head along with the music as if she could really hear


    them.


    Freddie wore a white shirt and carried his guitar on the stage. He smiled in Hayden’s direction.


    “This is a song for the most important person in my life. She changed my life. I used to think she was


    my belief, but she reminded me that my initial belief was freedom. It shouldn’t be anything else…”


    The pink neon light was like waves in the sea. They grooved along with the music. The auditorium


    became so quiet that only Freddie’s song was flowing in the air and into everybody’s heart.


    His belief was written in the song, and it touched his fans. However, it didn’t touch Hayden. She still


    looked calm and awkward when she grooved with the music. Earplugs caused Hayden to miss out on a


    romantic confession.


    Ste’s voice turned hoarse after the concert ended. She fell asleep on Benjamin’s shoulder before


    they arrived in the car park area.


    “Let’s go to your house first. Let me help you to send Ste back home first, then I’ll call the cab to the


    hotel.”


    “It’s okay. yna’s home. I’ll send Ste home to sleep first, then send you back to the hotel. It’s not


    too far,” Hayden buckled up and drove the car onto the highway.


    The concert was held in a sports stadium, and it was located rather far away from the city. It took


    Hayden one-and-a-half hour to arrive in the city centre, which was why she needed to take a half-day


    leave in the afternoon.


    Right after Hayden’s car drove out for the car park area, a little boy shrugged off a man’s hand and


    chased after her car. He tried his best to run near the car, but he couldn''t catch up with a vehicle’s


    speed. The car disappeared from his sight not long after he started running.


    “Noah.”


    Joseph quickly followed Noah and tried to hold his hand.


    Noah red at him and shrugged off his hand again. He wrote something down on his drawing board


    and showed Joseph in anger.


    “Why didn’t you stop mommy and Ste?”


    Noah had seen Hayden as her mother after Hayden and Joseph were officially in a rtionship. He


    liked to refer to Hayden as ‘mommy’ rather than ‘aunt’.


    Joseph took a deep breath and said to Noah, “Didn’t you see that they came with another man to watch


    the concert? She didn’t even ask if you wanted toe, and you are still calling her ‘mommy’?”


    “I like calling her ‘mommy’!” Noah raised his drawing board again with a proud look on his face.


    “Let’s go home.”


    Noah crossed his arm and red at Joseph. His reluctance was written all over his face.


    Joseph was frustrated, “You can stay if you don’t want to go home with me. Go, chase after her car


    now.”


    Noah pursed his lips and sat on the floor. There were tears in his eyes.


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    Joseph only wanted to scare Noah. He turned around after taking a step in front. Joseph''s expression


    softened when he saw Noah sat on the floor. He squatted down, “Alright. I’ll invite Ste and her for


    dinner this Thursday.”


    There weren''t tears in Noah''s eyes anymore. He immediately stopped frowning after hearing what


    Joseph said, and raised his drawing board.


    “Mommy’s birthday.”


    Joseph frowned, “How would you know?”


    Noah didn’t answer him. He stood up and walked towards Joseph’s car. He didn’t even need Joseph’s


    help to get into the car. Noah disyed an attitude as a winner in this ‘game’ with his father.


    Of course, it was Ste who told him about Hayden’s birthday. If it was just an ordinary date, why didn’t


    he invite them over on weekends? Although he didn’t remember the exact date of Hayden’s birthday,


    he could rte when Joseph mentioned Thursday.


    It seemed like my dad wasn’t dumb at all.


    …


    Hayden applied for a day off on Thursday. She brought Ste to the cemetery to visit her mother.


    Hayden was stunned when she saw a bouquet of Ca Lily in front of the tombstone. She looked


    around, but there weren’t other people. Maybe it was a friend of her mother, Hayden thought. It had


    been years since she passed away. Hayden appreciated the kind gesture.


    The tombstone was clean, as it was constantly taken care of. Hayden carefully wiped the dust off the


    tombstone.


    “Mom, this is Ste, your granddaughter. I’m sorry for leaving in rushst time, and we’ve only


    managed toe back to visit you now.”


    Ste was too young to understand life and death. She looked at the picture on the tombstone and


    praised, “Grandma looked pretty. Oh, you look a lot like her.”


    Hayden smiled, “Yes, your uncle said that too.”


    She immediately understood who ced the Ca Lily here when she said ‘uncle’.


    There won’t be another person who still remembered her mother in the family other than her uncle.


    Hayden left the cemetery with Ste after spending some time in the ce. Before they arrived at the


    entrance of the cemetery, Hayden saw a person she used to know. The woman was wearing a set of


    grey dresses and put on much lighter makeup than usual. Hayden almost didn’t recognize the woman.


    “Aunt?” Hayden’s expression changed.


    Hayden’s aunt, Scarlett, raised her head and took a glimpse at her. She was as mean as Hayden


    remembered.


    “What’s with that surprised look? Can’t Ie to visit your mother?”


    “That’s not what I meant. Thank you, aunt.”


    “Stop that,” Scarlett realized Ste’s existence. She stunned for a second and asked awkwardly, “Is she


    your daughter?”