I shouldn’t go, after all. Hayden would kill me if he found out and I didn’t want to get into another argument with him.
“If he finds out…” Harvey said before he giggled like a little boy.
“I don’t know. Maybe I shouldn’t go. I can’t go without getting Hayden’s permission first…he’ll be mad, and I don’t want him to worry either,” I said, having made up my mind.
“I see. Then let’s do that,” Harvey said as he nodded in understanding.
Do what?
Harvey pulled out his phone before tapping at the screen and then he placed his phone next to his ear. He’s not doing what I think he is doing, is he?
My eyes widened in pure disbelief at what I was seeing. Before I could find my tongue and words to protest or stop him, the line connected.
“Hayden! Yup, it’s me…your dear brother,” Harvey said enthusiastically through the phone.
How can he sound so carefree about this?
“Don’t be so cold towards your dear brother, please. Oh, right. I was calling to let you know that I’m going out and I’ve decided to take Malissa out for a date,” Harvey said animatedly.
“You can’t take her out!” Hayden’s voice shouted so loudly through the phone that even I could hear him from where I was standing.
Harvey, who had probably anticipated that, conveniently held the phone at around an arm’s length away from his ear. He turned and winked at me before he smiled like a mischievous kid who was about to steal candy from the supermarket.
“Oh, I’m allowed to take her out? Great…amazing. Sorry, the signal is bad now. You’re cracking up and I can’t understand a word that you’re saying. I know, I love you too. Goodbye, Hayden!” Harvey said gleefully before he hung up.
Harvey then turned to me and held his thumb up while he beamed a wide smile at me like some toothpaste advertisement poster.
Was that his idea of getting Hayden’s permission?
“Shall we head out now?” Harvey asked but his hand was already around my wrist as he started pulling me after him.
The way he seemed to take control of everything as well as the way that he was already pulling me towards the door truly reminded me of someone…
“Umm…I know Hayden might be overreacting by keeping me locked up inside but is it really that dangerous for me to go outside?” I asked, feeling quite worried about leaving the mansion.
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