NovelOnline"Even if I date Eric, you can beat him up if he mistreats me!" Layla looked up. "Hayden, there's no point in discussing this. He already has a girlfriend." "Stop crying. You are pathetic." Hayden clenched his fists at the sight of his sister crying.
"I'm just upset, Hayden. I didn't mind his age, yet he turneddown," she muttered before walking over to hug Hayden. "You all protectedso well as I grew up. I had everything that I asked for, and everyone heeded my every wish. no one has ever turneddown on anything, so I guess... this is the gods' way of tellingthat things don't always go my way..." Her tears melted Hayden's heart. "Layla, you will eventually find someone who will cherish you for life." "Before he turneddown, I was so happy whenever I saw him or texted him, Hayden. It wasn't the stype of happiness | experience with family or friends, so I thought that it has to be love." She wiped her tears away on Hayden's shirt and sniffed. "Whatever. I don't want to talk about him anymore. He is probably going to get married soon." "Do you wantto help?" Seeing how depressed she was, Hayden wanted to cheer her up.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtShe looked up. "How, Hayden? Are you going to get Eric to break up with his girlfriend?" "What are you talking about?!" he scowled. "I'm saying that I will help you look for a boyfriend." || ...
Matchmaking? Are you serious? Do I look that desperate to the point that I need to resort to matchmaking?" "Is there anyone around you that fits your requirements?" She shook her head. There were plenty of men around her, but she was not interested in any of them.
"If that's the case, and you want to date, matchmaking might be the only way." Worried for his sister, Hayden said, "Think about it and callif you want my help." "Sure! You lecturedjust now, but I know that you care about me, Hayden." She took a deep breath to calm herself. "I will think about it." Meanwhile, in Tarotin, Mr. Woods had gone to the South Block to get Lucas to cto dinner at the Main Block, but Lucas refused his request.
Instead of rejecting Mr. Woods directly, he told Mr. Woods that he had fallen sick and did not want the others to catch it.
It had been Irene's idea.
Mr. Woods knew that he was faking illness, but he did not insist as he was the only one who truly wanted Lucas to join the family for dinner.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm"Mr. Lucas, let's have stew today," said Irene as she finished cooking lunch.
He glanced at the food and realized that he did not have an appetite as he had been eating too much meat these past few days.
"Let's head outside later, Mr. Lucas!" said Irene. "Your dad toldto take you outside. He said that it's not good for your health if you were to Stane indoors all the time." "How nice of him! He is probably nervous because I haven't gone out with that Bennett girl," Lucas said sarcastically.
"Do you want to go out, then?" Irene.
asked before taking an envelope out of her pocket. "Your dad gavethis. There're five hundred dollars here!" ŚwLucas did not object.
swn After lunch, the two walked out of the South Block.
over a "It's going to be my birthday in a little onth, Mr. Lucas. Can you spend it with me?" Her heart soared at the thought of her birthday.
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