Ramon looked at Hailee with a calm expression, but his next words made Hailee a little anxious. "Tell me about your family."
"My family?" Hailee could feel her heart skip a beat and the intonation of her voice risen involuntarily. "What's wrong with my family?"
"You said it yourself, didn't you, if we could slowly get to know each other again, then this marriage would be more meaningful. Therefore, let's start with your family first," Ramon said in his voice that sounded a little hoarse.
This was the part Hailee didn't like. No. She didn't even prepared anything beforehand if Ramon ever wanted to know anything about her background.
Hailee didn't think about this beforehand. She should have expected this kind of question to come, sooner or later.
"How about you take your medicine first?" Hailee was now trying to buy as much time as possible. She then took a glass filled with mineral water and handed it to Ramon.
Seeing this movement, Ramon was still kind enough to take it and drink all the medicine Hailee had prepared for him.
He knew Hailee needed time to decide; whether she was going to lie or tell the truth, and Ramon had enough time and patience to see what choice this girl would make.
"So?" Ramon put the empty glass on the table when he had finished drinking all the medicine. Now he was back to his original position. Waiting for an answer from Hailee, he asked again, "Have I met your parents before they passed away?"
"No," Hailee answered honestly.
"Why?" asked Ramon in an investigating tone. It was certain that Ramon had never met Hailee's parents. The city of R, where Hailee's parents had business, was not Ramon's favorite city, so he didn't have many branches there.
However, of course Ramon's perspective might change if he see any benefits he could get if he was to control the diamond company owned by the Tatum family.
Hailee's claim to her family company was strong, especially when Hailee was the biological child of the Tatum couple. With the power that Ramon had, it was not impossible if he want to bring back Hailee's rights to her, which after marriage, of course the diamond company could be liquidated with his own company and it was certain that Ramon want to have full control over the company.
"Because you don't want our relationship to be known by the public," Hailee replied in an even tone. She tried to give an answer as neutral as possible and not trap herself into much more complicated situations.
"And do you know why I don't want our relationship to be made public?" Ramon emphasized this problem.
However, Hailee only shrugged her shoulders. "I don't know," she replied with an innocent face. "You never told me and you only said that you wanted our relationship to be kept a secret. I tried to know what your reason in keeping our relationship a secret, but to no avail."
"Not once did you ever ask what is the reason I kept this relationship a secret?" asked Ramon again.
"Of course I asked, but you know yourself, right? You're so stubborn. Even now, when you lost your memories from the past five years, you would agree with me that you are very stubborn when you have made up your mind." Hailee shrugged her shoulders indifferently. "So when you don't want to tell me, then I won't know anything."
Hailee placed all the responsibility on Ramon to solve his own questions using the man's amnesia as a shield.
Smart.
Ramon was quite surprised, but also interested when Hailee dodged the answer in such a way. The last thing Ramon wanted was to have a partner who couldn't read the situation well.
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