As long as she returned home and Kevin was also there in her house, she felt as if her parents were conspiring to sell her to him.
“Let’s go.”
Kevin reached out and grabbed one of Hayden’s hands, trying to pull her along.
Hayden instinctively shook off his hand, not letting him touch her. She coldly warned him, “Kevin, have some self-restraint. Don’t get handsy. Just because my parents side with you doesn’t mean I won’t dare to retaliate against you.”
Kevin smiled and explained, “I’m not taking advantage of you. I just wanted to escort you downstairs.”
“I have legs and I can walk on my own. No need for you to guide me.”
Hayden pushed the bouquet back into Kevin’s arms and said indifferently, “I’ve told you, I don’t like flowers or things that girls like.”
After speaking, she walked by Kevin and went downstairs.
Kevin followed her with the bouquet in his arms, saying as they walked, “Then what should I do? I have a challenging task, Hayden. Mr. Hayden, since our relationship is so close, you have to help me out with this big favor. I’ve made big promises to your parents.
“If I can’t complete the task they assigned me, their evaluation of me will be severely reduced. Initially, they would have given me a hundred points, but if you don’t help me, they’ll only give me fifty points, which means I’ll fail.”
Hayden stopped in her tracks and asked him cautiously, “What did my parents ask you to do?”
“Mr. and Mrs. Queen are counting on me to bring you back onto the right path, to restore your identity as a woman, and then, like a normal person, get married and have children.
“Hayden, you tell me, isn’t this task challenging? I was naive and thought it would be easy, so I guaranteed that I would complete the task.”
Hayden did not utter a word.
She stared at Kevin for a while and then asked, “Did my parents say what would happen if you couldn’t complete the task?”
“Donnie said that if I can’t bring you back to the right path, letting you continue to be disguised as a man, our marriage would be buzzing news. For the first time in our cities, two handsome men wearing matching suits and ties, walking down the aisle at the wedding venue.”
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