Chapter 224 - My Queen
He isn't sure if the idea is okay with his other boss. It looks like he is putting himself in an ugly situation. He brought it up, hoping they'll join them having a meal, but they who will pay for their food as these men are rich people unlike him.
"Let's go, Bruce!"
He had no choice but to follow them when Pitt was already dragging him toward the elevator. All he could do was cry in silence.
'Boss, please spare my life!'
Meanwhile, Vince is pressing his ear to the door. The reason he immediately closed the door is that he saw Pitt walking toward them.
Listening to the conversation outside made him happy that Bruce mentioned the card he gave Tim to pay for his meal.
Finally, he successfully gets rid of Hailey's knights at least for an hour.
Now he could have Hailey to himself without a bother who would barge in just like that whenever they feel so.
"What are you doing?" Hailey asked with curiosity in her eyes. It made her wonder what was happening, and Vince is eavesdropping on the door. Now he had a massive grin on his face.
Vince headed back; he placed the box on the coffee table, then opened it. Inside are smaller sizes of cakes with different toppings.
One is caramel cake with berries on top. Another cake has strawberries filled with chocolate syrup on top of them, and the other cake has sprinkled with nuts and M&M.
He looked at Hailey with a complex expression on his face. She loves to bake, but she isn't this fond of super sweet stuff. Hailey is health conscious. She rather bakes a carrot cake and pies than prepares chocolate foodstuffs for them.
"Let's eat now!" Upon saying it, Hailey avoided meeting Vince's eyes. She knew he is wondering why she suddenly likes these kind of cakes. However, even she doesn't understand why she starts craving for them. All she knows, she enjoyed eating them.
"Are we the ones to eat these cakes?" He wanted to make sure if the cakes were truly for them and not for her knights.
But one thing is sure, if it were for the others, then Hailey would not request Bruce to deliver it to her office.
Hailey glowed as she nodded at his query. Not only that, she had that broad smile while she arranged the cakes on the empty cake stand.
He was trying to process what was going on with this girl when his phone rang. He pulled out the gadget from the back of his pants to check the caller.
Vince gestures at Hailey to answer the call; he then took her hand and brought it to his lap, their fingers intertwining while he's talking on the phone.
"Hello, dad?"
"Son… your mom and I are in the company. We thought you were back now."
"Oh…" Damn. He forgot he wanted to talk to his dad over a lunch meal. "I'm sorry, dad. I forgot about it. After my meetings outside, I dropped by at Hailey's company."
"Oh, I see. Alright, no problem." Fred reached for his chin and rubbed it. This is one of few things that had changed. He must first reconsider that Vincent's girlfriend is also managing her own company. And he was still not used to it.
Just recently, he found out who she was. If it weren't for someone plotting Vince's death and someone wanting to abduct his girlfriend, the secrets would not unveil and reveal her true identity. And thanks to Carl for telling him the truth.
Someone tugged his coat. Fred glanced at Hilda, who is silent, sitting next to him. He gestured his hand in the air to stop Hilda from bothering him.
"Can't you wait? Don't worry. I will mention it to your son."
On the other line, Vincent heard his dad talking to someone, and he need not guess it's his mom. "Dad? What is it?"
"Ah. It's just your mom." Fred replied. He waves his hand again to shoo Hilda.
"Is everything okay?" Vincent asked.
"Yes, it was! Everything will go smoothly from here. We have solid evidence, and our lawyers will make sure things get done sooner."
"I'm glad to hear that, dad. That's good news. Anyway, does mom have something to tell me?"
"Well… your mom asked if you both were available tonight to have dinner in the mansion."
"Oh… Is it tonight?" He pondered for a moment. Although he wanted to spend time with Hailey's knights, he also wanted to seize this opportunity to bring Hailey into the mansion. "Sure, we would love to."
"Then, let's talk at home. I will accompany your mom to the supermarket. Ouch!"
Vince raised one eyebrow. It looks like his mom smacked his dad. Probably, she didn't want to reveal that she would personally pick out the ingredients for the dishes tonight. So, he pretended he heard nothing unusual from the other line.
"Ahem. Well, son. You've mentioned that you were with Hailey. Then, I will hang up now."
"Okay, dad. You and mom should have lunch too. See you both later tonight. Bye, dad."
Vince put down the phone on the table with a huge smile on his lips. It showed in his eyes how happy he was. And because of that, he hugged Hailey so tight.
"President Shen, I can't breathe." Although she doesn't want to end the joy he was feeling at this moment. But she wanted to hear why he's as happy as this.
"Wifey, I'm just too happy. Mom invited us to have dinner at the mansion tonight."
"Oh. Really? I am truly invited too?" She asked with happiness in her heart that Vince's mom, slowly reconsidering her as the woman who her son wanted to be with in his entire life.
"Yes. Mom invited us herself over the phone the following day after the Launching party. She thought I was still in Metro City, but I was on the plane, going to Las Vegas."
"Oh, just last week."
"Yes. Don't worry. Everything will be alright with you and mom."
"She doesn't know who I truly am, right?"
Vince shook his head; he revealed a handsome smile across his lips. "She hasn't yet."
"I'm glad. I want us to build our relationship in my current identity. Although I dream she will accept me when I am just nobody in her eyes, things get out of hand."
Vince didn't like the words she says. He cupped her face and said,
"Never say that you are just nobody before you reveal your identity to me. Always remember, you are the woman who is dear to my heart... my Queen."
Tears threaten to wet her eyes. Before they could escape, she closed her eyes as she reached Vince's lips. He warmly accepted her kiss, which ended in passionate lovemaking inside her office, on that very sofa.
"Next time, let's do this in my office," Vince whispered to her ear while his hand is stroking her hair.
Hailey extends her arm to reach Vince's bare waist and place a sweet pinch on his body. He chuckles to see she blushed.
She pouted. "You dare to invite me to your office when your dad is also using it when you're away?"
"Is that a problem? I have a secret room, remember?"
It stunned her for a moment, followed by her giggles after Vince winked at her full of mischief. She smashed his shoulder, then bit his neck.
Honestly, she is not only craving food. But she craves to touch Vince like this. Every time her nostril caught his natural scent, she couldn't help but bite her lip when she began drooling over his body.
Is she turning into something? But why with change?
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