Chapter 146



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After a passionate night, they both fell asleep and woke up when the sun rose the next day.

“What time is it?” Hayden rolled her body over on the bed and looked sleepily at the figure on the edge of the bed.

Joseph was putting on his watch when he looked back at her, “It’s already eleven o’clock.”

“Eleven o’clock?” Hayden woke up immediately and sat up from the bed, “Why didn’t you wake me?”.

It was his first time here in the old Beckham Family mansion and yet he woke up so late. If Mr. Beckham had heard about this, his impression would definitely be affected.

“The servants came to call you three times. You didn’t wake up at all.”

. “That’s impossible.” Hayden refuted as he dressed, “I didn’t hear anything at all. Don’t fool me.”

“That’s because you were too tired last night. You went down like a lead.”

“Who’s tired?” Hayden blushed and muttered, “Don’t be so smug.”

“Really? Then you should have heard what I said to my servant a moment ago.” Joseph turned away and leaned against the edge of the table. Then he slowly sneered at her, “I said you were too tired last night, so you couldn’t eat with Grandpa today.”

Hearing that, Hayden lifted her head in an instant and was furious, “Scoundrel!”

How insensitive was this man? How could he say these words while keeping such a serious face?

“Are you angry?” Joseph looked at her and pretended not to understand, “So, do you still want to eat with Grandpa?”.

Hayden was so angry that she couldn’t say anything. He got out of bed and went straight to the bathroom.

galnoνℯls.com is your update source His cheeks were red after he looked at himself in the mirror. His neck was covered with many hickeys. “Joseph!” He opened the bathroom door and exclaimed, “Look what you’ve done!”.

These couldn’t go away in a few days, how was she going to work like this?

Joseph was sitting in a chair looking at a magazine when he heard Hayden’s words. He stared at it for a while. Then, unable to help himself, he cocked his head to one side and shrugged, “Hayden, this is beyond your control, but you could get even and do the same to me.”

“You…” Hayden gritted his teeth as he spat out a sentence after a moment, “Get my makeup here.”

“Okay.”

Joseph had a smile on his face as he raised his eyebrows and opened his bag.

Hayden was standing in front of the bathroom mirror. Her white blouse was buttoned up, but the two hickeys were still visible. She didn’t know if her foundation could conceal them, so she could only try.

After a while, Joseph headed for the bathroom door.

“Did you find it?” She didn’t look back at all.

“What’s this?” Joseph asked her.

Hayden looked back and saw the purple satin box in her hand. He was a little startled, “Is it an accessory? I told you to bring me my makeup, and instead you brought me this? Someone gave it to me. It’s quite expensive, so don’t lose it. Give it back.”

When Joseph saw Hayden’s nervous reaction, he felt a little tense and asked, “Who gave this to you?”

“Jen…”. Saying this, Hayden suddenly felt a hint of jealousy in Joseph’s words. He turned and grabbed the foundation he was holding in his other hand. Then, she faced the mirror and began applying it to her neck as she murmured to him, “He’s a friend, from overseas.”

Joseph made her angry early in the morning, so she also wanted to see him in a humiliating position.

Predictably, when Joseph heard this, he suddenly deepened his tone. “You have a lot of friends, huh, is he a teenager again this time?”.

Wow, he even brought up an unpleasant event from the past.

Hayden deliberately didn’t look at him and kept glancing toward the mirror. He casually mentioned, “Why a teenager, can’t I meet someone mature and experienced? Don’t underestimate people.”

“Mature and experienced.”

Joseph’s voice sounded angry. Before Hayden could react, she was pulled by a great force that caused her to turn around and be caught in Joseph’s embrace.

His tone was furious, “Hayden, have you forgotten that you’re mine now?”

“You’re hurting me.” Hayden lifted her head and looked at him. He frowned, “Let go of me.”

“Who gave this to you? Give it back.” There was a flame in Joseph’s eyes. His attitude was unwavering in not allowing Hayden to interfere with his words.

Hayden was not afraid at all. There was a slyness that was not easy to detect hidden in his eyes. “Well, you can contact Jennifer yourself and ask someone to send it to her. I’m really embarrassed to explain why I want to return the gift when I just received it.”

Jennifer?” Joseph was dumbfounded.

“You don’t believe me?” Hayden let go of his hand and took the jewelry box. “This earring was Jennifer’s treasure. I wore it during the farewell banquet, too, but you were busy letting someone tie your tie knot at the door. I’m sure you wouldn’t know.”

Bringing up unpleasant memories from the past, who didn’t know how to do that?

Joseph felt a little embarrassed.

Hayden said it deliberately with an aggressive look. His other was clearly waiting to hear his explanation.

“That’s a misunderstanding.” Joseph frowned and couldn’t explain himself.

That day, at the entrance to the hotel, Violet suddenly got out of the car and stopped him. Since they were attending a banquet, Joseph didn’t think much of it when Violet reminded him that his tie was crooked and helped him fix it.

His servants also used to fix his tie. He simply forgot about the occasion and the people there at the time.

“Where’s your explanation?” Hayden kept a tense face as she narrowed her eyes.

Joseph stared at her for a moment and suddenly regained consciousness, “Are you purposely looking to fight with me?”

“Who was… hmm…”.

Before she could finish her words, her vision darkened and her words were stopped by his kiss.

“You really are a scoundrel.”

After a long moment, their lips parted and Hayden’s face turned red. She slapped his large hand that was touching her body and gasped. “Stop playing. Aren’t you going on a business trip? I have to go back and get my things too.”

Since it was his weekend break, Hayden planned to move his things from Alayna’s house to his new house. His aunt was right, he couldn’t stay at Alayna’s house all his life. Since he had found a suitable place to live, it would be best to move there as soon as possible.

The two left the bathroom side by side and Hayden put the makeup in her purse. Joseph followed her and grabbed the jewelry box.

“Why don’t you move in when I get back from the business trip?”.

“It’s okay, anyway, I don’t have a lot of stuff. I can drive and move in myself. Besides, the house is pretty big. Why don’t you think about letting Noah live with me during this time? It wouldn’t be inconvenient.”

Joseph thought about it for a moment. Not knowing what he was thinking, he raised his eyebrows slightly and stopped asking.

“Oh sure, send my regards to Jennifer if you see her during your business trip.” Hayden opened the jewelry box and sighed, “Jennifer gave this to me when she left, because I’m about the same age as her daughter. When she looked at me, I reminded her of her daughter.”

“Okay.” Joseph responded to her request. Then he was stunned for a moment as he looked at the jewelry box, “Jennifer gave this to you?”.

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