NovelEnglishUnlock the content CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE When the lift stopped, I moved closer to Hayden to see what he was working on. And when I saw the screen, I nearly choked.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtThe display read: [I insist on being your partner.] Was this seriously what he'd been working on? I turned to him, "Hayden...!" Hayden met my gaze with an expression that clearly said, 'Go ahead, try saying yes to Demi.
I couldn't help but laugh silently, shaking my head. The next moment, Hayden pressed a button, and the text vanished, replaced by the regular test patterns. I stood next to him, watching as he skillfully navigated the control tablet. "You're low-key slick, you know that?" I blurted out, unable to hold back.
+25 BONUS Chapter 105 "Slick? What does that even mean?" he asked, looking atwith such a genuinely puzzled expression.
With his whole soldier vibe, it almost madesecond-guess whether I was reading him wrong.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmBut thinking back on everything since we met, I realized he was way sharper than he let on. "Slick means playing dumb while being way smarter than everyone else." "Me?" Hayden feigned shock. "Is that really how you see me?" "Isn't it?" I shot back.
Hayden didn't respond right away, his eyes locking with mine for a fewm seconds before he turned back to the tablet. Then, out of nowhere, the lift started wobbling beneath us. Startled, I instinctively grabbed onto him as the lift swayed, making it feel like I might fall off at any second.
I clung to Hayden. The next second, I heard him say, "What are you doing? It doesn't look good if someone sees us like this." I squeezed my eyes shut, holding on even tighter. "Why is it shaking? Fix it!"
Unbeknownst to me, Hayden was already watching someone approach from below, He wrapped af arm around my waist, leaning in close to my ear. "Just stay still, and it'll stop shaking." +25 BONUS L Chapter 106
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