Chapter 92
Those in the thick of things were often blinded by their own perspective, while outsiders saw things more clearly. But Lucy’s words made me feel like she, too, was getting caught up in the confusion..
Hayden helping me? Yeah, I’ll believe that when pigs fly, I thought to myself.
At the same time, Kurt saw Hayden appear, and he was completely stunned.
“Mr. Parker? What brings you here?” Kurt stammered.
“Why! Can’t I come? Hayden shot him a sharp glance, his voice rising slightly, sending a wave of authority that almost knocked Kurt off balance.
Kurt, who had been so smag just moments ago, instantly shrank back, caught in the force of Hayden’s presence.
“Of course, you can come..” Kurt hurriedly agreed, then quickly shifted gears to play the victim. “Mr. Parker, it’s a good thing you’re here.
“If you hadn’t shown up, all of us loyal employees who have worked for the Parker family for so many years would have been unjustly tired…”
At his cue, the group behind him started wiping their eyes in sync.
From a distance. I couldn’t tell if they were genuinely crying or just faking
In any case, their performance was pretty convincing
Soon, the entire deck was filled with their pitiful sobs
Hayden turned his gaze toward me.
His deep eyes held emotions I couldn’t decipher, but one thing was clear he was waiting for me to explain
I didn’t move, leaning casually back in my chair, and said calmly, “They don’t follow my orders. There’s no point in keeping them around.“ Hayden squinted slightly, a flash of surprise crossing his face.
“When did you become so cold?” he asked.
“If I’m not coll, then others will be toward me, I said with a smile, not willing to argue. I lazily added. “What Are you planning to speak up for them? Mr. Parker, you’re looking quite relaxed today. Didn’t you go looking for joanna?*
I didn’t bother holding back my sarcasm, offering no leeway for his dignity.
Seeing the way I spoke to Hayden with such indifference, the people around us immediately stopped their little act, now too scared to say anything further
Lucy’s mouth fell open in surprise, staring at me.
She must have finally realized that I had truly given up on Hayden
After all, I had never spoken to him with this kind of firmness before.
Kun wasn’t ready to give up yet. “Mr. Parker, we’re just hardworking people who’ve always served the Parker Group honestly. We haven’t done anything wrong. Wh…
“Haven’t done anything wrong?” Hayden raised an eyebrow, his cold gaze sweeping over the crowd. This cruise ship now belongs to my wife. You don’t show her respect, and you’re saying you haven’t done anything wrong?”
“We..” Kurt opened his mouth but couldn’t get a word out
Halentine was so tense that it felt like he might just kill him with his eyes.
Kurt’s back was drenched in cold sweat, his shirt sticking to his skin.
Kurt had thought he could still play tough, but he never expected Hayden to actually show up.
Hayden didn’t say anything else. He signaled for his bodyguards, his voice cold. “Do as Yvonne just said: “Yes, sir.”
As the bodyguards entered, they quickly moved to push the employees aside.
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Kurt tried to protest, but someone immediately pulled him away.
Most of them were unwilling to leave, their arguing turning into a chaotic noise,
Hayden, however, didn’t care about any of that. He walked toward me, hands behind his back, looking down at me from above. “Without Kurt, who do you plan to have run the cruise ship
Thave my own plans,” I replied shortly. I didn’t offer any further explanation. Instead, I asked, “Why are you here?”
Before he could answer, Richard came rushing up to the deck, out of breath.
“Mr. Parker, Mrs. Parker, … I’m late, Richard said.
His face was flushed and his breathing was heavy from clearly running all the way here.
1 furrowed my brows. “Why are you late!”
“There was an accident on the road, and traffic was hacked up for ages. Sorry, Mrs. Parker, am I too late?” Richard said, glancing around as he spoke.
It was clear from his look that Richard knew he had arrived late.
“It’s not too late. You’re just in time. Get to handle the rest” I said as I stood up,
Since Hayden was here, I had no reason to stick around.
“Got it.” Richard nodded quickly, not wanting Yvonne to think he was unprofessional.
He turned to Hayden, “Mr. Parker, L
Hayden shot him a cold glance without saying a word, then turned and walked off. *Richard to
stood frozen, completely dumbfounded.
What just happened? Did Mr. Parker just glare at met he wondered.
The look Hayden had given him made Richard genuinely think he might lose his job right then and there..
gbehind me.
Meanwhile, I was already heading toward the stairs, with Lucy trailing!
She caught sight of the scene and couldn’t help but chuckle as she jogged up to me. “Yvonne, did you see that? Hayden gave Richard the death stare,” she said excitedly, grabbing my arm
“So what?” I asked canally, my focus now fully on the massive ship in front of us.
At 1,130 feet long. 185 feet wide, and 235 feet tall, about the height of a 20–story building, it could carry over 2,000 passengers.
And there were five swimming pools on board.
Such an extravagant, expensive vessel was a clear sign that the Parker Group’s financial strength and influence were on another level entirely. Lucy, however, didn’t seem a
all that impressed by the cruise ship. Instead, she said. “I think Hayden is jealous. You’ve been asking about Richard all this time, wondering where he is.
“Jealous?” I snapped back, raising an eyebrow and giving Lucy a look of disdain. “You’re reading too much into this. No one gets jealous over that. Besides, Hayden doesn’t care about me. You know that, What’s he going to be jealous about?”
“No way. Trust me. I’m right, Hayden’s always been so cold, right? Have you ever seen him react to anyone or anything like that? But the way looked at Richard Totally jealous Lucy insisted, convinced her theory was spot on
She w
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was so sure of herself, analyzing it all with such confidence. If I hadn’t experienced the pain and despair Hayden had put me through firsthand, I might have actually believed her.
“Alright, enough about him. Let’s go check out the top deck,” I said, waving her off to interrupt her thoughts.
Thad finally escaped that scene, and I didn’t want to hear any more about Hayden.
It would bring me down
But Lucy wasn’t done. She kept going on, sounding shocked.
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She began. “Do you think maybe you’ve been too cold toward him lately, and that’s what’s caught has attention?
“Men are so weird. When you’re nice to them, they don’t care. But the moment you pull away, they suddenly think you’re valuable.
“You see! He came running after you today. Even though you were so harsh, he still helped you. If I were him, I would’ve gone running to Joanna
for comfort instead.”
I didn’t pay much attention to what she was saying as we reached the cop deck.
I looked down at the deep blue sea beneath us, waves crashing against the ship’s hull.
It’s so high up here. My mother jumped from the sixth floor. This place is twenty two stories high. If I jumped from here, would that be the way out!‘ I wondered.
The thought crossed my mind unbidden
