Hailey Hale wore the clothes Finn Morgan bought her, put on a light everyday makeup, wore a pair of goose-yellow earrings, and looked at herself in the mirror, she asked, "Sister May, can I go downstairs now?"
Sister May examined her, her face full of smiles, "Yes, yes, let’s go."
Hailey walked with her toward the door, soon appearing on the stairs, remembering what Sister May had just said.
Paige, sitting on the sofa sipping tea, heard the footsteps coming down the stairs again, she glanced lightly at the tightly closed living room door, then looked towards the stairs.
Her graceful daughter descended step by step.
Through the floor-to-ceiling window, Hailey’s gaze once again met Finn’s.
Seeing her figure, Finn’s smile became softer, she had changed clothes! He let out a complete sigh of relief, hope reignited in his heart.
She would surely agree to him, right?
She had changed into a new outfit, ready to make an appearance, which showed she valued this, didn’t it?
Finn was really happy, he was even a bit excited.
Hailey came downstairs and stood before the sofa, "Mom." She spoke softly, feeling inexplicably nervous.
Paige leaned forward, putting down the teacup, scrutinizing her from her hair to her shoes... she had truly grown up, very beautiful. Tʜe source of this ᴄontent ɪs NoveI[F]ire.net
"Have you really thought it through?" Paige stood up, looking at her warmly, "Are you sure you want to agree to date him?"
"..." Hailey couldn’t grasp what her mother was thinking at that moment.
Was she agreeing or disagreeing?
"I don’t know if you feel the societal pressure." The middle-aged woman spoke calmly, pacing in the living room, "But your father surely does."
These words made Hailey feel quite apologetic, yet she didn’t know what to say.
"The outside world accuses you of ruining Finn’s relationship with his fiancée." Paige reminded, "How he handles this could be a factor for you to consider."
Hailey listened attentively, then heard her mother ask, "Do you understand what I mean?"
"I think I somewhat understand."
"Let me clarify a bit more." Paige stopped walking, looking at her seriously, speaking straightforwardly, "Don’t agree to him as soon as you go out, be reserved."
"..." Hailey met her mother’s gaze.
"You can ask about what happened when he dined with others last night." She said, "The news is slandering you, what is his attitude when he sees it, how intends to resolve it, you should also ask."
What her mother said seemed reasonable.
Her mother said again, "As a girl, you should consider your grievances, don’t be blinded by love."
Hailey met her mother’s gaze, suddenly enlightened, "I understand, Mom."
"Girls need to have their own thoughts, only in this way will men value them." Paige taught her, "Girls with a ’love brain’ will not be happy."
"Mom..." Hailey suddenly felt very moved.
Her mother wasn’t opposing, but teaching her how to love, how to protect herself.
"Alright, I’ve said everything that needs to be said, go on." Paige said, "Go open the door." She was just going to observe Finn’s performance.
Hailey pursed her lips, took a deep breath, and turned to walk toward the door.
She also knew there were reporters outside, as soon as she agreed to be with Finn, she would be confirmed as the third party and couldn’t embarrass her father, couldn’t shame the family.
Hope the ensuing situation is under her control.
In the carefully arranged yard, Finn watched as her mom talked to her a lot, but couldn’t make out what was said, he was inexplicably uneasy, was she teaching her how to refuse?
So when Hailey opened the living room door, Finn dared not be certain of victory.