“You’re curious why I came to see Hayden?” Ethan asked as if he could read my mind.Since I couldn’t make a sound anymore, I just nodded my head softly at him instead. Something about Ethan felt different but for the life of me, I couldn’t figure out what it was. As he continued laughing softly at me, I stared at him in pure confusion. If I had to put it, I would say that for some reason Ethan looked more approachable and friendly than before. Did something…happen while I was sleeping for three days?“Yes…what did you talk to Hayden about?” I managed to say in a shaky voice.“You can ask him that yourself. You’re here to see him, right?” Ethan replied smoothly. So, he’s not going to answer me after all. If I didn’t have any options left, then I’ll just ask Hayden about it. Something really seems off but hopefully it wasn’t something bad. “Congratulations on your marriage,” Ethan said before he smiled warmly at me.The way his green eyes held mine told me that his words were sincere

“Why do you look so shocked?” Hayden asked before offering me his arm.I quickly looped my arms around his as I leaned in closer to him. He doesn’t just look good; he smells good too. Hayden looked down at me and caught me staring up at his angelic face. “Are you ok…or do we need to get your brain checked?” Hayden asked teasingly.“I’m ok! Let’s…go home…” I quickly replied before he made his joke a reality. We made it back to the mansion without incident. The last time we left the mansion, we were headed to the church where we were supposed to get married. Who would have thought that it was more than a week after that before we could return back here again. Also, we didn’t get married at the church. I wondered how fate could be so cruel to me to have my church wedding fail two times in a row. Thankfully, we were married already as far as we were concerned. I glanced at Hayden who was seated leisurely on his sofa while I wondered what was supposed to happen next between us. Are we s

“All you have to do is sign here and that’s it. We’re done!” the boss announced loudly. Hayden didn’t seem at all surprised at how his father seemed to be rushing and impatient about everything. Instead of bothering us to travel to the city hall, the boss had a representative from the city hall turn up to our mansion with our marriage registry ready for signing. The thin and frail middle-aged man who had the misfortune to be selected for this task looked like he couldn’t wait to get this over and done with so that he could go home. The ride to this mansion with a blindfold on must have been harsh on him psychologically if not physically as well considering his age. I fully sympathized with him, and I had to say that from my experience I could understand what it really felt like. The way the man trembled as he stood in front of us reminded me of the old and unfortunate priest that was supposed to wed us twice at the church. I wished that our union wouldn’t need to involve any more un

“Well, if there are no questions. Let’s start the discussion. Ethan, why don’t you try to tell everyone why this is such a great idea…” the boss said as he waved his hand at Ethan to stand up. Ethan’s face clearly showed that he didn’t expect that he had to make a speech of any kind. Regardless, he stood up and smiled around at everyone at the room. When he started speaking, I was awestruck by how mature he sounded and looked. Had he always been like this? Probably not. He’s changed so much from the time that we were together and probably in a way that was better for him and the gang that he now leads and controls. I didn’t focus on what he was saying at all because I was too busy admiring the man that he had become. Sure, he turned out very differently from what I imagined he would be like in our future together during the time that we were together. However, I doubt that I turned out the way that he had imagined me either. “Stop gawking at him or I’m going to make sure that this

All eyes were on Hayden’s raised hand including my own. The silence that dominated the room made it feel like time had stopped. Suddenly, many more hands shot up into the air at the same time and it was like time had resumed itself again. Although Hayden had told me that something of this effect would take place, I still found myself a little stunned at the almost comical scene in front of me. This whole thing was pretty much rigged for sure from the start. It was like the managers didn’t even put any thought in the partnership and was just blindly following Hayden and his choice. That being said, not every manager of Torex hand their hands up in the air. It was just like before, not all managers seemed to be on Hayden’s side or in favor of him taking over. Although that was the case, I could tell that there were more than enough hands in the air for this proposal to pass. “Thank you. If there is no one else, then we will proceed forward. May I ask everyone who votes against his pro