Chapter 866
“I didn’t feed Ewan. I’m only feeding you!” Hailey insisted.
Jonah felt his heart swell at her words. He raised an eyebrow and opened his mouth to take a bite.
“By the way, Ewan doesn’t even come close to you. In my heart, you’re the best!”
Jonah’s gaze softened. He knew Hailey was laying it on thick, and he was utterly charmed by it. But more than her sweet words, it was the feeling that he was her everything that truly touched him.
After they finished eating, Jonah had to leave for a meeting. He was swamped with work.
“Go ahead. I’ll be here, working on my designs,” Hailey said.
“You’re not going to disappear again, are you? You won’t leave, right?”
Hailey leaned in and kissed him on the lips. “Relax, I’ll be here. I’m not going anywhere.”
“You promised. When I come back, you better still be here.”
“Don’t worry.”
With her promise echoing in his mind, Jonah finally turned and left.
Hailey sank back into the chair, her focus shifting to her designs. But just as she
got lost in her work, someone walked in.
She looked up with a smile. “Jonah, what-“
Her voice trailed off as she saw it wasn’t Jonah, but Justin.
“Justin… It’s you.”
Justin stepped inside. “Damn, Ms. Hailey, who else did you think it was? Jonah?”
Hailey was well aware of the tension between them. “Jonah’s in a meeting. Are you here to see him?”
“No, I came to see you.”
“What is it?”
“The whole company’s talking about how Jonah carried you in today. I knew it-three years later, and he’sz still completely wrapped around your finger. I honestly don’t know. what kind of spelt you’ve caspon him to make him so obsessed with you.” s
Hailey’s brows knitted together. “Justin, I thought we were friends. Why are you acting like this now?”
“You’re giving me too much credit, Ms. Hailey.” Justin scoffed. “How could someone like me ever be friends with a distinguished heiress like you? you and Ewan belong to th the same world. Jonah’s just a distraction for you, isn’t he? s
“Justin, how can you say that? I love Jonah. I—”
“You love Jonah?” Justin interrupted, his voice filled with emotion. “Then why
would you betray him? Why did you get involved with Ewan?”
As a close friend, he genuinely believed that Jonah deserved so much more.
Hailey’s long lashes quivered. “Justin, what are you talking about? When did I betray Jonah? When was I ever with Ewan?”
“Ms. Hailey, are you really going to deny it? You came back to Jonak because he’s become a rising star in the business world, didn’t you? t you? Just admit it you’re the most calculating one of all!” s
Hailey stood motionless, stunned by his accusations. “Justin, I—”
Before she could explain, a deep voice broke the silence, edged with displeasure.
“Justin, what are you doing here?”
Hailey looked up as Jonah returned. He stood tall in the doorway, his sharp gaze filled with anger as they fixed on Justin.
Justin met his gaze. “Jonah, I was just having a conversation with Ms. Hailey.”
Jonah walked forward and stood by Hailey’s side. “Is the conversation over? There’s no need to keep digging up the past.”
“Jonah, Ms. Hailey doesn’t really have any genuine feelings for you—”
Before Justin could continue, Jonah slammed the file onto the desk with a deafening thud, his gaze cold and unyielding as it fixed on Justin.
“If you truly consider me a friend, don’t ever speak like that again.”
Justin’s expression twisted with fury. “So, Jonah, you’re really going to defend this
rich young lady like that? I’m not allowed to say a word about her, huh? Fine, I get
it.”
In a burst of frustration, he kicked over a trash can before storming out.