Chapter 904

As long as Aileen and Hailey were both here, Jonah felt like everything was in its place again.

After he sat down at the table, Aileen asked happily, “Jonah, you kissed Hailey, didn’t you?”

Hailey fell silent. Wasn’t dinner supposed to keep Aileen’s mouth occupied?

Aileen kept going. “Jonah, your kissing skills suck, by the way. Why’d you bite her? Kissing takes finesse, and you need to be gentle. If the experience is that bad, she won’t want to kiss you again.”

She sounded completely sincere, as if she were offering professional advice. She clearly thought she was being helpful.

Hailey put down her cutlery and reached across the table, clamping a hand over Aileen’s mouth. “Can you shut up? I’m begging you.”

Jonah looked at Hailey’s flushed cheeks and then Aileen’s mischievous smile.

At that moment, he smiled.

Hailey and Aileen shared a room, while Jonah slept in the guest room.

The next morning, he headed to the office.

As he sat in his office, Jonah reviewed documents. When Jeremy entered, he placed a stack of papers in front of him.

“Mr. Pilsner, here’s your schedule for this afternoon,” Jeremy said.

Jonah didn’t look up as he continued to mark the papers with a pen. “Cancel all appointments after six tonight.”

“Mr. Pilsner, is this for your date at six?”

Jonah nodded. “Has the reservation been made?”

“It’s all set, Mr. Pilsner.”

Jeremy hesitated for a moment before asking cautiously, “Are you taking Ms. Hailey to a candlelit dinner tonight?”

Jonah raised an eyebrow. “Who else would I be taking?”

Jeremy nodded silently. It was obvious that Jonah was deeply in love with Hailey -the kind of love that made him want to protect and keep her close.

It was a love that couldn’t be overlooked.

Jonah finished his work by the afternoon.

At 5:00 pm, he stood up and walked over to the mirror. He studied his reflection, smoothing out his hair with one hand.

Just then, Justin walked in. He glanced at Jonah and said, “Jonah, you already look great.”

Jonah adjusted his clothes again while Justin stared at him.

“Jonah, I heard from Jeremy you’ve got a date at the Freeman Restaurant at six?” Justin asked.

Jonah didn’t deny it.

“Is it with Ms. Hailey?”

“Yeah,” Jonah replied.

Justin was somewhat irritated as he snapped, “Jonah, have you forgotten how she dumped you? Back then, she said you were an ugly man to her. How long has it been, yet you’re already back at it?”

Jonah turned and gave him a look. “But she said I’m handsome now. Isn’t that enough?”

Justin fell silent. He couldn’t believe how completely Jonah was wrapped up in this.

“Jonah, seriously? Look at yourself… Don’t you have any self-respect? Ms. Hailey turned you down, and now you’re all eager to return to her. What exactly are you thinking?”

Jonah looked at him and said, “She said she likes me now.”

Justin was stunned. “Wait, what?”

“Last night, she told me she liked me. I asked her how much, and she said a lot. I wanted to hate and resent her but she said she liked me Can’t you sympathize? She said she really, really likes me.”

Justin was speechless. He couldn’t understand Jonah at all.

Jonah continued, “I want to have some dignity as well. I’ve thought of many ways to punish her ignore her, refuse to take her back even if she comes crawling back. I just can’t dott… I really can’t.

“Whenever she’s around, I can’t help

but watch her. When she’s not, I

can’t stop thinking about her. My heart and mind are completely. occupied with her. I can’t remember a single thing she said when she didn’t want me, but the words she said about liking me? I can’t get them out of my head.

“I’m not ugly anymore, am I? If she likes the new, handsome me, isn’t that

enough? Why can’t I just let go of the past?”