Of course, Bailey did not tell Carmen the truth because he was already used to concealing his feelings.
He seemed to be taciturn like when he was a kid, but on the other hand, she was loquacious. As a result, the two of them continued to chat while they walked together.
Bailey pushed his bike and Carmen followed beside him while talking about herself and asking him questions.
“When I was studying at Eton College, one of my classmates was a relative of yours! I wonder whether he greeted you for me. By the way, I’ve been paying attention to your success for the past few years. Bailey, you really are brilliant. You are as brilliant as my grandpa! What is your next step? You’ve already brought the Adams Insurance to this level and I don’t think there is any possibility of improving it any better. Are you interested in investing in artificial intelligence?”
She kept on rambling.
On the way to their destination, Carmen’s mouth just could not stop moving. Bailey only answered her with a simple ‘Yes’, ‘I see’ and ‘I’ve seen that’, as if he was trying his best to keep his words to a minimum.
Then, she skipped in front of him while he continued to push his bike with firm steps behind her. As he gazed at her, the sunset helped to coat her tiny body with a layer of gold.
At that moment, her whole body was shining. She is still the angel in my memories.
Although he did not chat much with her and his attitude seemed alienating, he would gaze at her every time she averted her eyes. I feel that silently looking at her is a kind of happiness for me.
The two of them talked in tandem while they walked past the lake toward the educational building. When they arrived near the building, Carmen suddenly patted her head. “Oh sh*t, I’m late!”
She actually forgot the time while chatting with Bailey. The moment she took a look at her children’s wristwatch, she was shocked. “I’m doomed. The evening study started 15 minutes ago. Oh no!”
“Bailey, I need to leave now. I’m late for my evening study!”
After that, Carmen ran in a rush while Bailey watched her leave. As soon as he could no longer see her, he rode his bike and wore his helmet before leaving.
While riding the bike, he thought, That children’s watch was given to her by her father, right? Back then, after that incident with her parents, she kept on cherishing the last wristwatch that her father gave her as a gift. To her, that watch has a significant meaning.
When he arrived at the school gate, he saw Nathan and Casper waiting for him in the guard house.
“Bailey, where have you been? We’ve been waiting for you for so long!” Nathan asked as soon as he saw Bailey.
However, Bailey did not stop as he replied in a monotonous tone, “I was lost.”
Nathan did not ask the second time.
It was impossible for Bailey to be lost on his way over there, but that was his personality. If he did not want to talk about something, there was no point in asking him the second time.
Nathan and Bailey had known each other for more than 10 years. At that time, Bailey would often visit Bayside University to play basketball, so they got together one day on the court; after all, they were of the same age. Also, Nathan was a modest person, so he would constantly ask Bailey for help in his academics.
Even though he used to help Michael to defeat Bailey, it did not seem to affect their gay-like friendship afterward at all. Therefore, they would often hang out together to have a drink or play basketball. Lately, they would even ride sports bikes together.
While they got on their bike and prepared to leave, Casper was drinking a cup of warm goji berry that Theo gave him. When Casper saw that Nathan and Bailey were leaving, he responded in a hurry, “Wait for me.”
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