His Contractual Mistress

Walking next to Vince, Hailey was still in a trance.

What she hopes in these passing months is progress that he will find Eva.

She believes it would be easy for him to search for her with the wealth and connection he had.

The longer she stayed by his side is harder for her to leave him. And with everything he is showing to her now, the deeper she found herself gotten used to his attention.

She truly signs an agreement that she must not fall in love during the time they were acting. She agreed because she thought he would not be this attractive to her and their contract only takes a month.

In these passing years she travels, she meets hundreds of men, but no one could make her heart move like how Vince did.

Lately, Vince overdoes his acts. It made her think if he is putting her on a test whether he could make her fall in love with him.

Because if that's the case, he is succeeding.

However, this is not the right time for her to worry about her love life but her dream.

And her dream right now is to finish her dream projects. And to finish her projects, she needs Vince.

She needs Vince, not for herself but her dream project.

Although she won't tell Vince who she is. She must not attach to him but keep a distance and create a professional relationship once he began to work for her.

'Why are you hurting yourself?' Hailey could hear a part of her protesting about all her reflections.

Of course, she would take a precautionary measure after what happens to her and Bryan. The decades of friendship have now tainted and seem impossible to get back to what supposed to be.

And that is because of her stupidity. Everyone now has a problem working with Bryan, and it worsened after his negligence that results in an accident and now a dilemma for the Planning team. Not to mention the damages that inflict more delays.

How if something happens and the boys raise a protest to kick out Vince? Can she protect Vince by then?

She wanted to avoid things to happen in the future. She doesn't want to affect her friendship with everyone once again, because of her love life.

Vince has the perfect ideas she thinks highly of.

She badly needed him to work for her, and so she is being careful not to make stupid decisions again.

As of now, Vince only wanted is his freedom from the arranged marriage he got into.

Before he hired her, he never went on a date. According to Hazel, he always avoids being introduced to any woman, more on blind dates. It only means one thing...

Vince has no interest in having a relationship.

So then, she did not hope after she realized that she is falling for him.

It broke her heart once, but it has never disturbed her life like this. She even cares less thinking about Bryan's betrayal.

But when it comes to Vince, it confused her, whether to listen and follow her heart.

Or she must kill this feeling while it's early.

Hailey was in deep thoughts that she didn't notice they already arrived in the parking area, and Vince called her name.

She only came back in reality after Vince shook her shoulder slightly.

"Are you okay?" He asked Hailey.

Vince is peering at her earnestly. Hailey's cheeks flushed pink when she realized how close he was to her.

"What... What are you doing?"

"I wonder if you catch a fever as your face is red."

Red? Really? And why would it turn red? Hailey touches her face using the back of her palm. She is not hot!

"Are you feeling unwell?"

"Oh. No! I'm feeling fine!"

"Are you sure? Do you want to drop by in a clinic or hospital?"

What? That was exaggerated, is it? She just blushed!

Hailey refused Vince's suggestion. "There's no need for that! I'm totally fine."

"But..."

"Believe me, I don't have a fever. I'm only blushing!" After saying it, Hailey rushed inside Vince's car.

Meanwhile, Vince was trying to understand what Hailey told him. He weighs what is the difference between a face turning red when it has a fever, or cheeks turned red because...

Ah. He got it. Hailey indeed was blushing. Why didn't he know about this simple human expression?

Is he that focused on his career that he missed each emotion humans had?

Maybe this is the reason he had no girlfriend until now. If he hadn't offered Hailey an agreement, he would never have one. Too sad it was just an act.

In the past, he made even just minor mistakes. It was his mother who will scold him and reprimand him.

And because his mother is keen to punish him, he works hard to perfect everything: from his lessons, grades, projects, and he starts learning to manage their company even before he graduates.

All he did is studying to please his parents.

His family has high hopes only for him to succeed. Also, he was the only son and the eldest, something he takes upon his shoulder seriously.

Not until the contract he offered to Hailey. His mother began bragging to him how displeased she was and forcing him to coax Eva.

Vincent shook his head to throw away this unnecessary thought running in his head.

At this time around, he wanted to reward himself. He is done pleasing his family, especially his mother. Now he wanted to do something for himself.

It won't be that bad, is it? To desire to be happy?

Thinking over it, Vince's lips curled a smile glancing at the woman seated at the passenger seat.

Hailey confessed she was blushing. Earlier, he told her that he was jealous.

It seems like they are slowly being open toward each other. Maybe it is what they needed...

Being honest to what they feel, it will be more comfortable for them, living in the same roof.