Divorce and Freedom No More Homemaker for Him novel Chapter 418

Chapter 418 A Sudden Shift 

James froze. “My best friend? Which one?” 

“Mr. Storm, duh.” Halle shook off his collar and grabbed his hand, shoving him toward the door. 

James finally reacted, and it hit him hard. He’d even bet Draven a million, betting on who’d get the girl first. He dared to bet because he was sure Draven’s cold, distant personality couldn’t compete with his own blazing enthusiasm. And now he and Ayla had gotten together. He couldn’t wrap his head around it and wailed, “How did he get her so fast?” 

“Why not?” Halle took advantage of his stunned moment and pushed him outside. “Learn something from Mr. Storm’s character. No one is as slick-mouthed and shameless as you.” 

She was about to slam the door shut. James clung to the doorframe and theatrically hissed, “You pulled too hard. You hurt me.” 

Halle was speechless. 

“I’m still standing right here,” James continued. “If you slam the door into my head, be careful. I might end up paralyzed and cling to you for life.” 

“You’re fine.” Halle glared at him, then smiled. “Mr. Reagen, a deal’s a deal. Please leave.” 

For some reason, James behaved himself this time and didn’t keep pestering her. “Alright. I keep my word. 

“Then why aren’t you leaving?” 

“Can’t bear to part with my neighbor. Just want one more look at you.” 

Halle resisted the urge to roll her eyes. “One, two, three…” 

James quickly blew her a flying kiss and finally left obediently. 

The door was slammed shut without mercy. The smile on James’s face stiffened for a moment. 

He really couldn’t figure it out. Ayla should’ve been the hard one to chase. Draven moved so quickly while he was still stuck at the starting line. With Halle looking at him with that kind of disdain, who knew how long it would take to win her over? And he still had to watch out for all kinds of rivals popping up nonstop. 

“Fuck.” James couldn’t help swearing. 

He hadn’t been in a rush before. Now the sense of crisis hit hard. Who told Draven to move so fast? He’s like the Flash. 

Still, James had always had a great mindset. Since childhood, he had succeeded at whatever he did and never suffered a bit. He had friends everywhere, from toddlers to middle-aged women to people his own age. Everyone liked him. Even the sun always seemed to shine brightest on him. So his self-confidence was sky-high. 

He was sure he could win Halle over. 

He lowered his head to look at her. From this angle, his gaze looked even deeper than usual. Ayla couldn’t quite handle it. Her ears turned red. She wanted to look away, but that would seem too spineless, so she could only brace herself and meet his eyes. 

The moment their gazes locked, Draven still sounded completely serious. “You’re really passing on a free show?” 

He spoke the same way he always did, but his voice was clearly much softer. 

Ayla heard the tease under his words, the way he was reaching for her on purpose. 

They had just gotten together. This kind of tentative closeness made her heart pound. 

No matter what it is, the first experience is always fresh. Falling in love is like that too, especially when she and Draven had gone from friends to lovers. 

They hadn’t had that ambiguous phase of knowing each other’s feelings. Aside from holding hands while acting, there’d been almost no interaction or physical closeness between a man and a woman. 

Them getting together happened suddenly. 

The rapid change in their status brought an obvious difference. Things friends couldn’t do, things they had to restrain themselves from before, were now allowed. But they were still the same two people. So when the way they interacted changed all at once, the huge sense of novelty brought pure happiness and delight. This raw joy grew straight from the heart.