But a pair of spotless polished leather shoes appeared in her vision, and Ronan stood in front of her in a condescending manner.
“Halle, why did you deliver the check back to me?”
He had been puzzled about that for five years.
If she hadn’t deliberately tried to get his attention before, why did she choose the same hospital with Violet to have a childbirth?
However, why did she deliver the check back to him again?
Halle did not want to say anything about the check which had seriously hurt her self-esteem. She ignored him, just folding the maternity clothes. She did not have the leverage to confront him, except for ignoring Ronan. She was alone, but there were several people behind him. Most importantly, she didn’t want to have anything to do with him now. She couldn’t afford to mess with him, but could stay away from him. She felt heartache because Nylah and Amirah had been scolded for being illegitimate children.
The man bowed his head, the nice fragrance of cologne filled her nose, causing Halle’s heart pulsed in a trance. At that moment, she was lifted up by Ronan, “Halle, what exactly did you mean? Why didn’t you accept the cheque?”
He thought she loved money, but in the end, it seemed that he did not give her any money in that game. Jaiden had paid off the money that lent to the Hill family, and she didn’t take anything belonging to him away, and also did not spend his money.
“Let go of me.”
There was some pain in her shoulder, and Halle could not bear it anymore.
“Tell me, why on earth did you give it back to me?”
He was so tall that she had to look up at him, “I took care of grandpa just because I liked him, not for anything else, willingly. Ronan, we have nothing to do with each other after grandpa passed away.”
With a strong struggle, she began to pack her things. She had to leave, no one would dare to buy clothes when Ronan was standing in front of her stall. They would think that he was a gangdom collecting protection money from her.
Ronan curled his lips, “You gave birth to two children for him. How can he agree you to set up a stall here?”
That disdainful voice was so harsh, it turned out that he always thought that Nylah and Amirah were Jaiden’s children. She did not want to make any explanation. Anyway, she didn’t want to have any relationship with him. She kept ignoring him, stuffing the maternity clothes into the bag. The bag became very large. It was hard for her to carry it to the shoulder, and she couldn’t put it to shoulder because of anxiety. Her face turned red due to nervousness, itching to disappear in the sight of Ronan immediately.
Suddenly, the bag raised as if it had eyes and then landed firmly on her shoulder. She subconsciously turned around, seeing a hand on the bag, the man’s hand was slender and clean, but that was unimportant, what mattered was the white gold ring on his pinkie. The ring made her mind drift, it was a sign of singleness.
Was Ronan still single?
Violet.
Kingsley.
She turned her head and labored to carry the bag, then stepped towards the road.
“Halle, stop.”
Ronan followed quickly, he didn’t know what was wrong with him, was his sympathy overflowing?
He had some feelings facing her face once again. Anyway, he just followed her. At first, he wanted to follow his grandfather’s agreement to turn her into his real wife, anyhow, he didn’t want to fall in love with anyone else anymore. However, she cheated on him, and even had two children with Jaiden. How could he bear it, no men can stand being cheated.
She deliberately didn’t stop. Why should she follow his order?
Halle was still struggling to move forward, the heavy bag bent her back, and her forehead was full of sweat, the bag was really too heavy.
“Mr. Grant …”
The voices of calling Ronan sounded behind her, but Halle ignored them. He was none of her business.
She walked very slowly and would not collide with others. Looking down at the road in front of her feet, she was slightly annoyed. It was originally a good night, but she sold nothing and was disturbed by Ronan.
The exit of the night market was ahead, she looked up and was ready to take the bus back. Suddenly, the horn sounded in her ears, a car crossed in front of her, it was the same black BM. She saw it, moreover, she saw the man through the rolled down window, she directly turned around and was ready to walk around the car, but did not expect Ronan opened the car door, then stride towards her, as if he had presupposed that she would have such a choice. He reached out and grabbed the bag on her shoulder, then directly threw it into the back seat of the car, opened the passenger seat door, only in a few dozen seconds, Halle was secured in the car seat in dismay, even the seat belt was buckled.
He stepped on the gas, and the car was gone.
Halle saw the people chasing behind from the car’s rearview mirror, it seemed that they were shouting “Mr. Grant … Mr. Grant …”
But the man in the car was indifferent and had no intention of stopping. When the car turned onto the road, he picked up his phone and said,
“I’ll take this project, talk more about it in the office tomorrow.”
After saying that, he hung up without any nonsense. He was really resolute as businessman style.
His speed made her shock, not knowing how to respond to him. He spoke up at this moment, “Where do you live?”
Well, he didn’t know where she lived, she didn’t show up when he took Violet to buy maternity clothes, “Why should I tell you?
Ronan, you’re kidnapping me now.”
He laughed loudly, “Halle, don’t you remember the first time you met me?
You stood in the middle of the road to stop my car by all means, have you forgotten all about it?”
Her heart beat fast, suddenly remembering the first night she met him, and the burning kiss in the car. She didn’t know him and got into his car at that time …
She didn’t want to tell him, but looking at his profile, strangely, she said the address, “You’ve been there.”
“Have I been there?”
Ronan began to search his mind for the name of the place she had just mentioned.
“I ran a shop that specialized in maternity clothes, and you bought one for Violet.”
“Oh, well, it seems that way.”
Ronan instantly remembered that he had bought a maternity dress for Violet when she had just returned.
They began to talk, and Halle also gradually calmed down, since she could not avoid him, it was good to have a few words with him like this, and she did not think of having anything more to do with him.
“How are the children?
Why did Jaiden allow you set up a stall?
And why didn’t he give you a home?”
He asked about the doubts in his mind again. He knew that Jaiden was not married, City T was not big, and there were just a few dignified people, so he knew it naturally. He really didn’t expect that the boy of the Hill family would be so successful later on, the Hill family’s industry was getting better and better with Jaiden’s management.
Halle listened to him, he really treated Nylah and Amirah as Jaiden’s children, she twisted the corner of her clothes, really did not want to talk about this again, after thinking for a moment, she said,
“We broke up for personality clash.”
“What about the baby?”
“Well, I’ll brought them up, I can’t leave the them.”
Ronan braked suddenly, stopped at the side of the road caring nothing, “just because you couldn’t leave the children, you raised them by yourself?
What about the money?
Did he pay you child support?”
Thinking about the situation when she set up a stall, Ronan couldn’t think about it anymore. If it was his woman, even if it was just a one-night stand, he wouldn’t let her go to a stall. Whatever, he would give a good amount of money for living.
“Ronan, it’s none of Jaiden’s business, I’m the one who didn’t want to spend other people’s money. Well, it’s going to be here, stop right in front of you, you can’t drive through the street now because of the road closure, that’s why I have to close my shop.”
“Road closure?”
“Yes, a pedestrian street will be built here and the road is going to be closed for six months.”
It was something that couldn’t be helped, and she also didn’t want it, but things just happened to her unluckily.
Ronan did not stop, but drove straight to the barricade. Looking at the row of pile barrels, he thought them an eyesore. He got out of the car, raised his hand and moved the pile barrels away one by one, Halle had also gotten out of the car, “Ronan, it’s not good.”
“So what? It’s against policy to close a road before it’s repaired. I’ll find out what’s going on tomorrow.
He moved out of the way while saying that, then said to her,
“Get in the car, I’ll drive you home.”
Thinking about her big bag of stuff, he began to imagine the picture of her carrying it from the store to take a bus outside, and for some reason, he was a little uncomfortable.
It was as if the one who had cheated was him, not Halle.
The car was parked in front of the shop, and he helped her carry her things to the shop, Darcy stepped forward, “Halle, who is this Mr. …”
Thinking of Darcy’s relationship with Jaiden, Halle hurriedly said,
“A former classmate.”
Then, she turned to Ronan and said,
“Mr. Grant, thank you.”
The tone clearly showed she was expelling him.
Ronan glanced at the small shop and suddenly thought of the two little ones he had seen in the hospital, and said,
“Where are the kids?”
“Well, maybe they have slept, Darcy, haven’t them?”
“Not yet, they are …”
Darcy didn’t know that Halle didn’t want Ronan to see Nylah and Amirah, so she said it all at once.
“Are they all sleeping?”
“Mommy, are you back?”
Amirah’s childish voice came from upstairs, making Ronan couldn’t help looking up at the narrow stairs that led to the second floor, so, her children were living in such a place, it wasn’t like a house at all.
“Amirah, why aren’t you asleep yet? You can’t get up tomorrow if you don’t sleep now, then you won’t be sent to kindergarten.”
“Okay mommy, then Nylah and I will go to bed first, mommy, you have to be quick, I’m scared without mommy, I can’t fall asleep.”