Chapter 179: We Are Now Separated


    The scariest part about Clevnd was that he was able to pinpoint your weakness even after knowing


    you for a very brief amount of time. To top it off, he was able to relentless attack that weak spot openly.


    Just earlier on, he had mocked her rtionship with Joseph,menting that the root of the problem


    was never her sister. In fact, the basis of their rtionship was already shaky from the start, so that’s


    why they could be easily separated.


    At the same time, Hayden couldn’t stop rolling her eyes as she couldn’t suppress bouts ofughter as


    she mocked herself for having her eyes on an oblivious guy. And she was even thinking to change this


    part of him.


    In the end, the two of them didn’t want to take a step back. They were neck to neck when it came to


    spouting vicious and deprecating words.


    The situation persisted until Joseph appeared and they were stopped by Elizabeth.


    “When you see your beloved man having such a good rtionship with his ex-fiancee and her family,


    do you feel aggrieved?”


    “You can shut up now.” Hayden swept her gaze over Clevnd, “If I have known that you are


    connected to Addison, I would never have given you my attention in Guangdong.”


    This family was evil-hearted.


    Clevnd raised his eyebrows, looking unconcerned as he continued to tease, “If you want, I can help


    you to turn the tables.”


    “How so?”


    Before she could get her answer, Joseph was done exchanging greetings with Clevnd’s mother on


    the other side, and he was now heading towards them.


    “Why are you here?”


    Joseph stood in front of them, and his aura was really impressive.


    Hayden answered with some annoyance, “Do I need to tell you everything about my whereabouts?


    Don’t forget that I am not working in the hotel anymore.”


    “You have been frozen, not by resignation.” Joseph corrected her with a cold face.


    “After my tenure of being frozen ends, I will resign anymore. It doesn’t make a difference…”


    Joseph was about tounch into a rage but the corner of his eyes caught Clevnd. He then tried to


    defuse his rage as he grabbed Hayden’s arms, “Come with me.”


    “Wait a minute.” Clevnd’s voice sounded behind Joseph, “Joseph, where are you nning to bring


    someone else’s girlfriend to?”


    Girlfriend?


    Hayden’s expression changed drastically as she shot an astonished look at Clevnd.


    This man had a look of nonchnce on her face. He didn’t even hesitate to spout such outright lies.


    “If you are just joking, I will pretend not to hear anything.” Joseph red at Clevnd with an unfriendly


    expression.


    “Stop being in a hurry, I never said that she is my girlfriend.”


    Clevnd looked strangely calm, “It’s just that Freddie had told me that she is his girlfriend.”


    Hayden felt a jolt of shock in her heart. Clevnd was really a cunning and devilish fox.


    He was trying to not attract any troubles to himself as he diverted everything risky to others.


    As expected, Joseph’s face darkened almost instantly. Without taking into ount the onlookers, he


    dragged her into a rest room without any room for argument. After mming the door, he hurled her


    onto a sofa.


    Hayden’s spine crash to the sofa and it made her take in a breath involuntarily. She raised her head


    while trying to get her messy hair in order, “What are you doing?”


    “I remember you telling me that Freddie and you are just siblings. Nothing more.”


    Joseph ced his palms firmly onto the armrest of the sofa and trapped Hayden. His domineering


    demeanour really struck fear and restlessness into her heart.


    Hayden swallowed hard and exined with much difficulty, “We really are siblings, and even if we are


    not that, what does it have to do with you? We have already broken up.”


    “I-Never-Agree-To-That.”


    He articted those words with force, not nning to give Hayden any chance to refute.


    He was bent over her, casting a shadow on Hayden’s face. There was a fragrance floating in the air,


    and her brain suddenly conjured Addison’s wretched face in her imagination.


    Her face immediately darkened, “Give me some space.”


    Her fragile hands pressed against his chest as she said with frustration, “I don’t like how you smell right


    now.”


    Joseph noticed the disgusted look on her face and suddenly realized something. Without saying


    anything, he straightened himself and sat down beside her, looking considerably calmer.


    “What about Clevnd? How did you know him?”


    “I knew him on the ne when I went on an outing.” Hayden sounded very disengaged.


    A sh of arrogance shed in Joseph’s eyes as he warned, “He’s never one to approach someone


    without a reason. You better leave him alone.”


    “So do you think that your ex-girlfriend doesn’t have any ulterior motive by approaching you?”


    Hayden looked like she had a lot to say beforeing at him with another question, “Do you really


    think that she is selfless when she saved Noah? Do you really think that all she thinks is about you?”


    Joseph frowned, “There must be some hidden truth within that incident. I am investigating it.”


    “Of course I know that you’re investigating it.”


    Hayden’s gaze slowly lost its glint, “There is nothing that can blindsided you, yet your first instinct is to


    doubt me. Am I right?”


    She never doubted Joseph’s intelligence and judgmental skills. After that matter, he naturally would


    dispatch someone to investigate the details thoroughly. He’s not a fool, and since she could discover


    some anomalies in that matter, it was not possible for him to miss that.


    Therefore, she never worried that the truth would be forever sunken into the depths of the ocean.


    By plunging their rtionship into such an awkward state was his way of resolving that matter.


    “What happens after you are done with your investigation? You know that it is not a coincidence for


    Addison to appear in the back kitchen, so what do you n to do? Are you really willing to use her


    of meddling with that matter?”


    Hayden lowered her head as she ironed out the creases on her evening dress with her hands. She


    took in a deep breath and answered with her back straight, “Of course you won’t. Just solely based on


    the fact that you would take care of Addison and her mother’s dignity, you won’t suspect her.”


    Clevnd’s words that painted a picture of him as close to Addison’s mother like real mother and son


    told me only one thing. No matter what Addison did, she would forever be forgiven by Joseph.


    Joseph was always sentimental when it came to Addison, yet he was very sensible when it came to


    Hayden.


    That was the difference.


    Joseph felt more and more agitated as he raised his head lightly and directed his gaze on this woman,


    “My rtionship with Addison is not thatplicated, you don’t have to use that as an excuse to vent


    your anger. It’s my fault for ming you without getting the whole picture of that incident, but I still have


    something I want to ask you.”


    “Whatever you want to ask.”


    “If therees a day when something happens to both Ste and Noah, who would you save first?”


    “You should ask yourself the same thing.”


    Hayden refuted him without any reservation, “Who would you save?”


    “Noah.” Joseph answered without a second thought.Content ? N?velDrama.Org 2024.


    Despite knowing full well what answer Joseph woulde up with, at the moment Hayden heard it with


    her own ears, she still felt a sudden coldness washed over her. It was as if her whole body was


    confined to the deep freeze section of the fridge.


    “Your question alone is cruel in nature. I don’t care whether you would take my word for it, but I really


    see Noah like my own son. Despite that, this question is put me in between a rock and a hard ce.”


    Hayden stared at Joseph with an emotionless and distant look, “But you are different from me. You are


    so straightforward and decisive. I bet you never see Ste as your own daughter since the beginning.”


    There wasn’t any trace of resentment when she spout those words. She was trying her best not to spill


    the truth just yet. She wondered if Joseph had known that those two were his biological children, would


    he regret himself for asking such a question?


    Perhaps, he would be speechless for some time or even felt frustrated, but she couldn’t bear the


    consequences of telling him the whole truth just yet, at least not now.


    “No matter how I am doing with Freddie or with Clevnd, or just any men, it has nothing to do


    anymore. I have said again and again, we are now separated.”