Chapter 56

Chapter 56

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Owen raised an eyebrow and leaned in close, his voice a low whisper by her ear. “The moment I met you, that thought crossed my mind…”

Hailey’s face instantly turned bright red. She quickly raised her hand to cover his mouth. “Stop,” she said, her voice a bit shaky. “If you have needs, handle them yourself. I’m going to the restroom.”

Without another word, Hailey hurried into the bathroom, almost as if she were running away.

Owen sat back lazily on the couch, the image of Hailey’s bashful, blushing face playing in his mind. She was so cute, and it made him want to pull her close and never let go. ‘What a little tease,‘ Owen thought.

He took a deep breath, loosening his tie to reveal his chiseled collarbone.

His phone buzzed beside him. Reaching for it, Owen picked it up and opened the message, only to realize it wasn’t his phone- it was Hailey’s.

It was a friend request, with the note sayin

[This is Mateo.]

Though they were a couple, Owen knew well that there still needed to be a level of privacy between them.

Just as he was about to set the phone down, another message came through.

[Hailey, I know your boyfriend is Owen, but no matter what, I won’t give up on pursuing you. I like you, and I’m certain I can win you over and take you from him!]

Owen scanned the message, and his expression hardened, a storm of anger rising beneath the calm exterior.

When Hailey stepped out of the bathroom, she didn’t notice anything unusual. Owen was looking at his phone, his face serious and unreadable.

“Is something wrong?” Hailey asked casually, drying her hands with a tissue.

Owen looked up at her, offering a smile. “Nothing’s wrong. Let me take you home.”

Hailey froze for a moment. She thought, ‘Something’s wrong. Otherwise, Owen wouldn’t have changed his attitude so suddenly after being so persistent with me just moments ago!

She looked

up

at Owen, who had already stood and was gathering her things.

she called, walking over to him. “You’re

him carefully. “Is it because of

moment ago. Why the sudden change? Could it be something I

for a moment, biting her lip.

voice

gently ruffling her hair, and smiled softly. “Don’t overthink it. It’s not about you.

as she looked up at him, confused.

the one who pursued you first. In this relationship, I’m already the one who’s lost. As long as you’re still willing

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the thrwyd, “The be to make Why am

la fin lip, wide to find te

that made her want to be with him. She thought, 1 had grenely fallen for

av food, Haley conddw’t ring herself to say a single

a moment before silently reaching cat

his embrace. “Haley, no matter why you’re with me,

As long as he doesn’t let go, I won’t either. He’s Owen–my Owen, for this lifetime. We’ll

was a soft rap on

of Owen and walked over to open it.

stood outside. “Hailey, are you ready to YZ

at the time–it was already past nine. It was time to head

let’s go then. And while you’re at it, give me a ride, Ivan said lazily. Tve had

didn’t object, simply giving a quiet hum in

at him twice. “So, that’s a yes?” He raised an intrigued eyebrow. “Well, this is rare. I didn’t know you had such a generous side, Miss Dalton. I

have you known Owen this long and never even been in his car? Owen isn’t

just dating, and you’re already so in sync. If you’re not going to look out for poor singles like me, at

Casey couldn’t help but

expression serious, as if he hadn’t

both home,” he said

air grew still for

Even Ivan and Casey

you two argue?” Casey asked

couldn’t figure out what had gone wrong either. She tried to push down

“I don’t know

know about him, something’s clearly bothering him,” Ivan said, his tone serious. “He’s the type who keeps things to himself, never sharing what’s on his mind. Miss Dalton, if you want this relationship to work, you’ll need to understand what’s going on in

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together.

a grin. “As a friend, that’s all

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