Hailee was utterly at a loss for words in the face of the hypocritical, double- faced Aileen. A ton of scoldings and insults were struggling inside her head, ready for her to hurl, but at the same time, Hailee knew she couldn't do that.
Because that was the kind of reaction Aileen wanted from her. She wanted Hailee to embarrass herself by acting inappropriate.
Right at that moment, Hailee felt Ramon's hand pulling her closer and the warmth from the body of the man who had been standing beside her, gave a feeling of security and made her relax a little.
"Should I understand this?" Ramon looked at Hailee gently. "Didn't you tell yourself that if you have me, then you don't want anything else? You will really disappoint me if I have to compete with him."
Hailee found herself smiling when she heard Ramon saying this. Not only Aileen, there was no need to doubt Ramon's ability when it came to manipulative words and this man could even do it without any effort.
As if complicated things like this were something familiar to him.
Maybe so, because for people like Ramon, this kind of ability was indispensable in a business world full of intrigue.
"Competition?" Hailee put her arm around Ramon's waist and smiled very sweetly. "Why do you have to compete? I've already told you, no? you are the jackpot!" She then stood on tiptoes and kissed Ramon on the cheek.
But from the corner of her eye, Hailee could see Aileen's hateful look.
"I am sorry we didn't meet earlier." Hailee continued. "If only my parents were still alive and they had seen us now, I can bet that having you as their son- in- law would make them really happy."
In other words, Hailee's parents were not that happy when they had Theodore as their son- in- law.
Of course, the Gevano and Tordoff families were two very different entities. Who would refuse a proposal from the Tordoffs? Even a blind person could see all the benefits and a very bright future when you make it into the circle of five famous families in this Country, one of which was the Tordoffs.
"Hailee, you can't say that… not only did you have an affair behind Theodore, when you both were still in relationship, but you also lied to Mr. Tordoff… I think Mr. Tordoff did not know about your previous engagement to Theodore." Aileen glanced at Ramon doubtfully.
However, the gesture she made was completely the opposite of how she felt right now.
Aileen firmly believed which man would hold on to a woman who had double- edged him and flirted between two men, especially a man like Ramon Tordoff. How could he possibly be fooled like that?
Ramon definitely didn't know about Hailee and Theodore's relationship before this.
However, Ramon's subsequent response left Aileen speechless and at a loss for words.
"Of course I know," Ramon said calmly, but his gentle eyes focused solely on Hailee. "There are no secrets between us, right?"
Hailee laughed at Ramon's words. "Of course not." Then she cocked her head toward Aileen, glaring at her, with a grin on her lips. "Ramon knows everything. All."
Hailee deliberately emphasized that last word. Making Aileen understand that Ramon really knew Aileen's rottenness, as well as a warning to her adoptive sister so that she should stop pretending in front of Ramon, because it would only embarrass her further.
On the other hand, Aileen was not stupid and could pick up on the implied message of Hailee's gaze and words, immediately she could feel the anxiety creeping up to her heart.
Really… Ramon Tordoff knew everything? He just trusted Hailee…? No way, right?
However, the news about Roland Dimatrio and the involvement of Central Bank in the disclosure of the corruption case in the Mega project really worried Aileen. She herself also realized that Central Bank was under the control of the Tordoff family, which meant....
"I want to see our wedding ring... why are we still standing here?" Hailee whined, shaking Ramon's hand indulgently, as if showing off their intimacy.
Then without saying much else, Hailee took Ramon's arm and the two of them walked away from Aileen and Theodore, who were still standing, stunned in disbelief at Hailee's change of attitude.
Not only that, Hailee even took the time to look back and cast a provocative look at Aileen and said to Theodore.
"May you two be happy forever." Hailee smiled very sweetly. "You two are very compatible with each other."
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