Chapter 395 : Breaking the Game
Hailie’s spine stiffened slightly and she subconsciously stepped back, a flash of panic under her eyes.
Kayden’s eyes were scattered, no focus at all when she looked at people, and her cheeks were so thin that not a speck of flesh could be seen.
“Kayden?” Hailie said tentatively when she saw him unscrew the cap of the bottle, “Are you okay?”
“I’m fine.” Kayden held up the bottle, tilted his head and took a big, hard swig into his belly, his pale face instantly flushed. “Good wine, Lindsey I’m so glad you’re here.”
Hailie smiled embarrassedly and carried the basket to the table and gently set it down.
He hadn’t eaten lunch, and the meals that had been brought over were on the table untouched.
The only natural light is a window less than a meter high on the wall, and Hailie turned on all the lights, then opened another bottle of wine and drank it in small sips.
This is really true. A bottle of wine has not yet drank a third, Hailie felt that the throat followed the fire in general, hot pain, heart hard to breathe.
The reaction of Kayden is completely different, his face with a happy smile, holding the bottle of wine just a few steps away, eyes smitten look at her.
“Ahem …” Hailie coughed awkwardly and greeted him over. “Kayden, come and sit down.”
“Lindsey, you’re so pretty today.” Kayden let out a long sigh and took a step over to sit across from Hailie. “But you don’t like me.”
Hailie’s heart stirred, remembering the information she had seen earlier, and her eyes couldn’t help but become compassionate.
Kayden actually didn’t like Lindsey at all, he was obsessed only because she had saved him in the first place and used her as a stand-in for another person. She was different, she had genuinely liked Bruce, liked his handsome and elegant appearance, liked his manly smell from the inside out, liked his low, sexy voice …
As long as it is him, she likes it.
But so what, Lindsey in the end is the first step, from then on she has no chance.
Her liking, and being taken advantage of, came close to making a big mistake.
“Kayden, you eat some food and I’ll drink with you.” Hailie said, picking up chopsticks and shoving them into his hand. “If you don’t eat, you won’t have the strength to leave here.”
Kayden’s eyes flashed, and he smiled as he picked up his chopsticks and ate his food.
Hailie was smart and attentive, and he had to gain her trust if he wanted to get out. After eating a few chopsticks, Kayden smiled innocently and took a sip from his bottle.
Hailie smiled back, but her clear, bright eyes hid an inscrutable scrutiny.
She had not been convinced by Rodolfo’s conclusion, thinking that a person like Kayden could not be crazy, yet he was acting like he was not a normal person.
If it is really acting, this acting skills in a minute to get the rhythm of the movie star ah.
The silence to drink half a bottle of wine, Hailie took out the basket of cigarettes to open, clumsily draw a cigarette into the mouth, light the fire.
The first puff was choked with tears, and then the whole person broke down and cried out on the table.
The smile on Kayden’s face froze for a second and gradually faded away.
He knew the reason she was crying had nothing to do with him, and he wasn’t interested in understanding it. Reaching for the cigarettes and lighter, Kayden took one and put it in his mouth, lighting it slowly.
A large group of green and white smoke slowly rose, his pale face, hidden behind the smoke blurred, so that people can not see his expression.
The silent and empty confinement room, Hailie’s cries intermittent, noisy Kayden irritated, but can not blow her out.
When she stopped, she was about to speak, but then she said, “Once upon a time, I always wanted to marry Bruce, but I wasn’t as lucky as Lindsey.”
Kayden laughed again and looked at her with a confused face, as if she had not understood the meaning of her words, but her heart was vaguely rippling.
No wonder she chose to stay here with Rodolfo, but it was only for selfish reasons.
Hailie slumped on the table, crying and laughing at the nonsense, and again took a cigarette and lit it.
She knew Kayden was watching her, and she knew that underneath his pretend-unconcerned face, he was actually calm and wise.
But she couldn’t let him get away, not even for a minute.
Not unexpectedly choking on the pungent smell of nicotine again, she coughed violently, picked up the bottle again, and took a big gulp into her belly at the mouth of the bottle. “Kayden, you drink too, I heard from my teacher that you’re a good drinker, but I didn’t see that coming.”
“If you want me to drink, then I’ll drink.” Kayden’s face was a spring-like smile, and he really drank the rest of the bottle.
Hailie applauded and laughed, tossed her cigarette over, and looked at him with a flushed face. “Good drink, not enough I’ll have them send more later.”
Kayden didn’t answer, took a cigarette and lit it, and took a comfortable drag.
That wine is really not much taste, but he was still a little slightly drunk, and gradually, Hailie’s figure in the eyes surprisingly became a million.
Bad … this thought just flashed through his mind, Kayden only felt a breeze blowing, Lindsey suddenly from the door to come in …
At the same time, Lindsey and Bruce had returned to their suburban villa and were happily swimming with their son.
The weather was hot and muggy, so once Big Boy and Little Boy got into the water, they were as happy as little fish, kicking their legs around and paddling in the water.
Lindsey held the big baby for a while, swam to Bruce, lowered her voice and said, “Bruce, my eyelids are jumping.”
“Good girl, three aunt she can not turn over the fancy.” Bruce emptied his hand, gently stroked her head and smiled. “Cary had an arrangement, even if she goes to Newport, it’s useless.”
Lindsey saw his words of certainty, shook off her head, decided not to think about it.
The fact that Kaley had been working for so many years and was about to become a success, she was definitely not going to take the long route and wait a year or two.
The sick children were discharged from the hospital early Friday morning after recovering from surgery, Lindsey got up early to feed the big baby and the little one, and followed Bruce to the city by car.
The results of the previous fake news investigation had been released, and the audio and video recordings, as well as the medical records of the child’s surgery, were delivered to Lindsey.
Lindsey took all the children to the bus to the airport and gave the staff some instructions before leaving through the front door.
“Mrs. Grant, is it true that there is a recent report that Narumi loves to misrepresent the number of sick children for the purpose of embezzling money?”
“Mrs. Mr. Grant, please answer the reason why Hui Ai abandoned the sick children.”
“Mrs. Grant, is the cost of the operation for the sick children really as transparent as your website has announced.”
“Mrs. Mr. Grant …”
The reporters asked one question after another, and Lindsey was almost hurt by the poking mike, so she borrowed a reporter’s mike and spoke coldly: “Please listen to me, gentlemen.”
The scene quickly quieted down, Lindsey gave the name of a hotel, reminded everyone not to block the hospital door, so as not to affect the normal operation of the hospital, then under the escort of bodyguards, the car to leave.
Once she left, the reporters who were blocking the entrance also dispersed and got into their cars to follow them.
Lindsey turned around from the car and saw that many of the interview cars had already left the hospital, and the gate had been restored, so she let out a long breath.
Larissa had been admitted to the General Hospital and might give birth at any time, but Karen had been with Old Mr. Gregor for the past two days to look at the house, so she could not come over.
However, even if she was free, Lindsey would not dare to let her come.
If something goes wrong with such a big belly, she has no doubt that Randy will destroy himself.
When the car arrived at the hotel, Lindsey got off and called Gu Xubai. She felt relieved to know that he was already waiting upstairs at the conference site.
This time, there was no warning beforehand, but the number of journalists who showed up exceeded their expectation.
A few minutes later, Edward rushed over with an apologetic face. “Sorry, Lily has been a bit unwell for the past two days, and I really don’t feel at ease with her.”
“Well, I called her and showed her, so you need to stop using that as an excuse.” Lindsey joked and turned on the sound of the mike, followed by opening the PPT.
“Hello, media friends on the scene.” When the picture of the sick child appeared on the big screen, Lindsey’s cool voice also sounded at the same time. “I believe everyone is very concerned about the sick child’s complaint against Huiyi Ai, and we, as the main person in charge of Huiyi Ai Foundation, are equally concerned.”
After the simple opening speech, Lindsey stopped talking and just slowly played the PPT.
From the family conditions of the sick child, to the cause of the illness, all the way to the admission surgery and discharge infection complications, all the details were supported by videos and pictures.
The whole venue was silent, and many reporters who were waiting to see Lindsey’s jokes silently lowered their heads.
Some were glad that they did not directly take issue at the beginning, while others were chagrined that they had released many false news against Hui Ai in the past few days.
Lindsey’s methods, there is no one in the media circle who does not know, all of us do not dare to mess with her.
This time, I thought it must be a nail in the coffin, but it turned out to be a flip again. Those who followed the trend to stink at Lindsey and stink at Hui Ai really have mixed feelings at the moment and want to die.
In the silence, the last picture was played, Lindsey curled her index finger, gently tapped the table, and laughed: “I know that there are probably still people among you who think that what I’m showing is just to make excuses for myself.”
As soon as the words left his mouth, someone at the bottom of the room loudly answered, “I don’t think so.”
“Neither did I. I believe that Hui Ai will not smash its own sign.”
“I … also believe that Hui Ai is down-to-earth in doing good.”
More and more supportive voices appeared, Lindsey did not feel happy, but instead felt sad.
“Ahem …” cleared her throat, she looked around the venue and spoke again: “When I first set up Hui Ai, I just wanted to contribute my share to this society, but today, when Hui Ai is about to reach its first anniversary I suddenly realized that Hui Ai has never been praised.”
The discussion gradually stopped, and the reporters at the bottom looked at each other.
“Many people think that I, the head of Huiyi, am rich, so I should do whatever I want. Others think, you are so rich, what’s wrong with doing some charity, you should accept supervision and criticism if you do it.”