“The news isn’t all of it. Did you misunderstand something?”
Joseph Beckham was relaxed as he took the initiative talking about the news that had been making a
lot of noise since last night.
Despite the feeling of dissatisfaction, Hayden Downey tried her best to remain calm when looking at
him.
“Since the news by the reporter isn’t all of it, then let see what’s behind it. Don’t you tell me that you
met her by chance at the airport and caught on camera by the reporter coincidentally.”
“No.” Joseph furrowed his brows, “I didn’t hide it from you about the matter that Viola helped contacting
the German doctor. When I brought Noah to Germany, it so happened that she was shooting a
commercial in Germany too, and so we met. As for the matter of the sneak photo of us returning from
abroad, Magnus has been dealing with it already. It will be removed from the trending topics very soon.
“
Joseph explained it as clear as day in a few words.
Hayden nearly believed him. If it weren’t for Alayna Cole’s words last night, she would be chagrined at
that moment for being so narrow-minded and refusing to believe him even on such a trivial matter.
Hayden took a deep breath as she gave him a cold-eyed stare, “Done talking?”
“Don’t you believe me?” Joseph frowned.
He thought that he had explained it clearly. He had never bothered to waste his breath with a woman
on something unreal.
“I do. Of course I believe what you have said.” Hayden glanced at him and raised her wrist, looking at
the watch, “Just that you should go now already since you have done talking. My free time is about to
end. Five more minutes and I need to get back to work.”
Joseph was baffled by her being unconcerned. Hayden was still behaving like this after a moment of
silence. He questioned, “Hayden, I don’t like playing mind games with you.”
“Neither do I.”
Their talking was quick, and the situation turned even awkward.
After a while, the office door snapped against the wall, making a loud sound. Hayden clenched her fist
that was holding the corner of the table as she watched Joseph leave.
Joseph made a fuss over this just to see Hayden getting mad at him being ambiguous with another
woman, wasn’t it?
As he wished.
Joseph got into the car after leaving the ST Hotel. He had never felt annoyed like this.
Magnus James was unaware of it as he held the steering wheel while reporting on the reservation
status, “Mr. Beckham, I’ve made a reservation for six thirty tonight.”
“Cancel…” Joseph said at the back without letting Magnus finished his words.
Magnus was stunned as he saw Joseph’s face darkened through the rear-view mirror.
“Okay, I got it. Is Ms. Downey working overtime tonight?” Magnus asked sluggishly.
As he asked, he could saw Joseph giving him the cold-eyed stare through the rear-view window.
Joseph was giving him the heebie-jeebies.
Why did he have to bring this up?
Luckily, the phone rang in time and saved Magnus’s life.
It was a call from Kevin Jackman. Joseph glanced at it and then answered it, “What’s up?”
Kevin was speaking cautiously, “Did Hayden know about the news?”
“Yes.” Joseph responded in a cold voice.
“Did you quarrel?” Kevin boldly pursued the question.
“No.”
Kevin, on the other end of the line, was silent for a moment after hearing Joseph’s incompatible
answer, “Joseph, I intend to have a vacation in the next two days. If there’s anything need me in the
company, just find my assistant. I’m not coming back for the moment until then.”
It was commonplace for Kevin to take a vacation, especially when he got into trouble with some girls.
Joseph had used to it after so many years, and he agreed without asking any reason.
“When will you be back?”
“It depends,” Kevin’s tone was unnatural.
“Erm, I’ve something to tell you.”
“What’s the matter?”
“In fact, Alayna had known about the news and she came to my house last night together with Stella. I
was careless and accidentally spilled the beans about you pretending. I didn’t know that you’re so
dexterous, making up all of it in just one night, with news being reported too.”
“What?”
Joseph was puzzled.
“Joseph, I know that you would be annoyed seeing me in the following days, so I would just avoid you
then. I’m very sorry...”
Kevin hung up immediately before Joseph finished questioning him.
Looking at the screen, Joseph recalled what Kevin said. Suddenly, he realized something and called
back at once.
“Sorry, but the number you have dialled is no longer in service.”
A female computer voice kept repeating.
Joseph hung up and texted Kevin instantly, “Stay abroad and don’t ever come back.”
Joseph had come back to his senses as he realized what Kevin meant just now.
No wonder no matter what Joseph said, Hayden would just look at him, unconcerned, as if she had
known all about it.
This was so wrong.
“Magnus, the reservation for tonight need not to be cancelled. Get back to the hotel.”
Joseph’s voice sounded in the cab.
“Alright.”
Magnus was flabbergasted seeing Joseph’s vexed look through the rear-view mirror.
Joseph went directly to Hayden’s office when he got back to the ST Hotel, but she wasn’t there.
“Mr. Beckham,” Hayden’s assistant, Jeff, came in and looked nervous seeing Joseph, “Why are you
back again?”
The hotel was abuzz with Joseph and Hayden having a standoff in the cafeteria at noon. There were
many stories about it. Some said that Joseph slammed the door and went off. And some even heard
Joseph breaking up with Hayden too.
And why was he back again now?
“Where’s Ms. Downey?” Joseph saw Jeff’s ID card and remembered him as Hayden’s assistant.
Jeff came back to his senses and replied, “Ms. Downey is taking time off-in-lieu this afternoon. She just
left ten minutes ago.”
“Taking leave?”
Joseph frowned and even chagrined for saying very mean things just now. Would she be aggrieved
and not even wanting to stay for work anymore?
Jeff looked at Joseph and said cautiously, “Mr. Beckham, today is Freddie’s first concert. Ms. Downey
seems to be going to the concert tonight.”
Hearing this, Joseph was stunned, “She went by herself?”
Jeff shook his head hesitantly, “Nope. I saw Benjamin waiting her at the entrance for a long time. I think
they are going together. And I heard that Ms. Downey saying of going home to fetch her daughter.”
Hearing of Benjamin, Joseph was cooled off.
This kid was good at taking advantage. He was everywhere around.
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