Theodore's eyes could not leave Hailee and her sweet smile for Ramon.
Somehow this was something that pissed him off. Seeing Hailee looking so happy and having absolutely no memory of their previous relationship, it was as if Theodore had never been in her life before.
At least, Theodore hoped that Hailee would look at him angrily or at least not see him as a stranger.
No, maybe that was not it either...
It was just, when you get used to thinking that the person would always be there without you trying to keep them by your side, but then that person behaved as if you were no longer important in their life, it would annoy you at once.
And that feeling was what Theodore felt today when he saw Hailee and Ramon's togetherness.
The way Hailee sat beside Ramon and how Ramon treated her with great care and made her blush. The sight upset Theodore very much.
Especially when he had to face serious problems with Aileen right now, such as Aileen's unexpected pregnancy.
"... and you just told uncle about this now?" Diego asked, the hard lines from the harsh military training, were still visible on his face, but the look in his eyes was so warm and soft when he looked at Hailee.
"It's not that…" Hailee smiled sweetly, feeling bad for Diego. "Uncle is far away and difficult to contact... so..."
"Hailee has been nagging for a long time that she wanted to come visit her family and share this happy news, but because of Mr. Tatum is still out of town after the funeral, we postponed our plans until you are available." Ramon grasped Hailee's hand gently. His humble words added a plus point to Ramon in Diego's eyes.
Meanwhile, Hailee next to him could only be grateful because Ramon was very good at composing words. She literally hit the jackpot by having him.
Rather than Theodore, that man would never treat Hailee like this...
Once in the past, Hailee was being scolded by her father and Theodore was standing right next to them, even so, that man didn't say a word, as if he didn't care what he saw…
Hailee then glanced at Theodore, who had been staring at her, and when their eyes met, the girl raised her eyebrows defiantly, as if to say; WHAT?
Even while receiving such a fierce gaze, Theodore only narrowed his eyes and didn't look away at all until Hailee ignored him again and leaned her head on Ramon's shoulder indulgently.
However, it was not only Theodore who was disturbed by how close Ramon and Hailee seemed to be, but Aileen too, especially when she saw how Theodore did not stop staring at her 'sister'.
"Giorgio and Diana will be very happy with your marriage..." Diego said softly, but then his eyes fixed firmly on Ramon. "I hope you will not disappoint my nephew."
Ramon then casually embraced Hailee and answered Diego's words in a deep and earnest voice. "Certainly."
Let's just say, Hailee didn't hear the rest of the conversation because she felt so high in the seven clouds over how sweet Ramon was to answer Diego with one word; certainly.
The word sounded very sweet in her ears and made Hailee blush, even during their small talk, Hailee could only smile to herself, while occasionally glancing at Ramon who treated her like someone very special.
Such as; pouring tea to her, oh, Ramon also knew how many tea spoons of sugar Hailee usually take, even though she never said this, Ramon's ability to observe his surroundings was indeed above average, making the affection he showed did not seem like just a show, but the real one.
Or, how Ramon occasionally played with Hailee's hair during his conversation with Diego, because Theodore would prefer to be silent and answer if he was asked, as if his tongue suddenly went numb and lost its ability to speak and this rubbed off on Aileen.
Hailee didn't really listen either, when Theodore finally spoke, explaining his engagement plans with Aileen to Diego, because at that moment, Ramon was whispering something in her ear.
"So that is your ex-fiancé?" Ramon whispered, smiling mysteriously, making other people who saw the two of them think that Ramon was whispering romantic words.
"Shut up," Hailee admonished as she lightly smacked the man's thigh.
"I think you feel a lot better now that you can escape a guy like him," Ramon said, still in his deep voice. His warm breath tickled Hailee's neck, suddenly making her mouth go dry.
Ugh! Couldn't he not be like this in front of other people? It's too intense for Hailee's weak heart. However, Hailee also had no intention of avoiding this special attention from him.
"What kind of man do you mean?" Hailee asked in a low voice.
Hailee and Ramon whispered to each other in the middle of Diego, Aileen and Theodore's conversation about their engagement plans which would be held one month from now, so it was certain that the two of them were not taking their chat seriously and this showed very clear, making Theodore occasionally have to stop talking, annoyed by Hailee and Ramon's public display of affection.
"What kind of man would glance at another woman when his woman was right next to him?" Ramon asked her back.
So all this time Ramon had been aware of Theodore's lingering gaze on Hailee. Hailee's guess regarding Ramon's extraordinary observational skills was indeed right.
"Why? Are you jealous?" Hailee teased Ramon, glancing at him with a mischievous smile on her lips.
"Jealous?" Ramon raised his eyebrows and returned Hailee's mischievous smile. "Mrs. Tordoff, how many times do I have to save you? I guess even the value of your family's company is not worth what I have done for you."
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