Looking at Haylee that finally transformed from a miserable girl to a decent woman, Niel couldn't help but felt satisfied. He was scanning her again from top to bottom, then to top again.
"You're good now," he said and smiled at her.
Haylee just stared at him in dubiousness. She too couldn't believe that she could transform so much in just hours. She then looked at her reflection from one of the glass walls of a store. She changed! She could hardly recognize herself.
"Do you have a cellphone?" Niel suddenly asked her.
Haylee shook her head slowly. Niel straightened his body and with arms akimbo, he slightly frowned as he saw Haylee was shaking her head.
"Did your mom lost her mind?! Did she really try to kill you?! How can she just throw you out without anything?!" Niel was suddenly throwing a tantrum.
Hearing him, Haylee's eyes started tearing. She looked down trying to hide her sad face. Niel instantly felt guilty as he saw her reaction.
"I'm sorry... I didn't mean to be mad at you. It's not you that I'm mad at," he tried to console her while patting her shoulder.
He then took out a handkerchief from his peacoat and gave it to her, just in case she needed to wipe her tears. Haylee took it immediately and patted a little on her eyes, not wanting to ruin her makeup that she just got from the beauty salon.
"Let's go buy a new cellphone for you," Niel grabbed her arms and slowly led her to an electronic gadget store.
As soon as they entered the store, Niel went directly to the main counter to meet the shop assistant.
"Bring me three of the latest cellphones that you have," he ordered the shop assistant.
Looking at Niel that dressed so lavishly, the shop assistant quickly brought him the things he wanted.
When the shop assistant aligned down three cellphones on the counter, Niel called Haylee to came forward to him and Haylee quickly walked slowly towards him.
"Did you own this shop too?" She asked softly.
Niel turned his gaze to her in wonder. 'How did she knew I own some shops in this mall? I haven't told her that.'
"No. Not this one. Choose," He answered her and then making a hand gesture telling her to choose one of the cellphones on the counter.
"Then, don't buy. It's expensive," Haylee refused.
Niel gave a quick glare at her as if he was offended.
"I own half the stores inside this mall. Do you really think that I can't afford to buy one cellphone?" He sarcastically asked her.
Haylee's face turned sour upon hearing him saying that. Then she slowly moved her finger and pointed at one of the cellphones that caught her eyes.
"Okay then, pack it up and gave her a number as well," Niel ordered the shop assistant in an instant. He then gave him his credit card to pay for the phone.
***
Now that Haylee already had everything she needed, Niel brought her out of the mall and entered the car again.
Just when he was about to start the car, Haylee asked him a question again.
"Where are we going now?"
"You'll see..."
He drove the car around the city and then stopped near a tall building that looked like a luxurious residential property called Anderson Grand Plaza.
"I lived up there," he told her.
Haylee lowered down the car window, peeked her head out of the window and looked up at the building. She saw a penthouse at the top of the building. She then gasped in disbelief. 'How rich is he?' That question kept banging on her head. She then slowly moved her head back inside the car and slowly turned her gaze to Niel.
"Did your parents live with you?" She doubted it actually. Niel was more like a billionaire that capable to take care of his life by himself. Niel shook his head.
"My parents don't care about me," he said casually.
"Why?" Haylee was somewhat surprised.
Niel looked intensely into her eyes and leaned his face closer to her.
"Because I am richer than them," he whispered slowly to her.
He was a complete narcissist. He laughed a little when he saw the look on Haylee's face. She's completely wasn't expecting that.
"How can that be possible?" She asked unconsciously.
Niel rested his back on the driver's seat and crossed his arms to his chest. His face became serious in a flash.
"My late grandfather hated my dad so much, that when he died, he left his entire fortune to me," he answered firmly.
Haylee was speechless by his words. 'Really? Did he had a broken family too?' She wondered. But then again, he was the complete opposite of her. Although his parents didn't care about him, he was rich enough to sustain his life. Haylee on the other hand wasn't like that at all. She was chased out from home to become homeless.
"If you are that rich, why did you go to regular high school like now? You should be able to afford a private school." Haylee asked again, wanting to dig in his story.
"Because I like being the hottest guy in school," he answered simply, admitting that he liked being the center of attention.
Haylee gasped in disbelief. 'This guy is unbelievable!' She screamed in her heart.
"Well... since you are so rich... Can you lend me some money so that I can rent a room to stay near the school area?" Haylee was hesitated to ask him.
Niel turned his gaze to her again, then he laughed sarcastically at her.
"Why would you need to rent? I can just buy you a house." He said seriously.
"No! I don't want to owe you that much!" Haylee refused him instantly. She already owed him so much from the stuff he got her at the mall. She couldn't possibly owe him a house now.
"Then consider it as a gift," he said simply.
Haylee's eyes widen in disbelief. 'Did he realize what he had just said just now?' She wondered.
"Who would buy a house just to be given as a gift to someone else?" She asked unconsciously.
"My grandma gave me a house as a birthday present on my fifteenth birthday. That's not really a big deal," he answered casually.
Haylee was speechless. For a brief moment, she didn't know how to react or what to say. 'Of course, buying a house is just like buying a toy for them. That kind of elite people, they played with money like coins," she thought.
She was silent for a while, and then Niel suddenly spoke to her again.
"I have another house, but it's kind of isolated since it's a private property. You can live there," he suggested.
The word 'isolated' gave a strike to Haylee's heart. 'Did he wanted to do something bad on me?' She was terrified for a moment. She looked at him with the gaze of a girl who was almost being kidnapped by a psychopath.
Niel locked his eyes with hers again and by looking at her gaze, he felt somewhat humorous. He then laughed sarcastically again.
"I am not going to kill you. Don't worry. Do you really think I would buy you all those things at the mall, and then kill you afterwards? Gosh!" He said bluntly, feeling amused by Haylee's reaction.
"You can live with me up there in the penthouse if you want, but... I'm kind of a busy guy. You might feel bored. So, I guess you would be better to live at the lakehouse. Ben and Martha were there to take care of you," he explained longly.
Amazingly, none of his words was understandable by Haylee. 'Lakehouse? Ben? Martha?' Her mind was blank.
Ignoring Haylee who looked puzzled, Niel sat still, looked forward and drove the car again to go to his lakehouse.
"Where are we going now?" Haylee asked in worried. "You know, that's the third time you ask me that question," Niel replied plainly. 'This girl is super insecure. Didn't I had brought her to the best place so far? You just wait. I'll show you the lakehouse. Can't wait to see your face if I throw the house key on your lap," He was thinking in annoyance. He drove towards the suburban area and about twenty minutes later, he entered a private area by going through a large electric gate. There was a big pavement road lead inside of the area and there was a lot of tall trees covering the pavement road from sunlight. He drove more further inside and at the end of the road, there was a big house made from glass and woods. The back of the house was built on a lake and the front part was built on the land. There was also a small guest house on the right side of the big house. Niel stopped his car. He was silent for a moment. He looked at Haylee who was silent t
Ben walked out of the lakehouse again and then after a while, he came in again bringing all those shopping bags that containing Haylee's clothes from the luxurious clothes boutique before. "Master, where should I put these?" Ben asked Niel. "Just put them in my room," Niel replied. "Your room?" Haylee and Ben asked in unison. "Yeah! I'm giving her my room. It's the biggest," Niel responded to Ben, but he's ignoring Haylee. Ben went straight to the master bedroom to put down the shopping bags. "Why should I sleep in your room?" Haylee asked with dissatisfaction, although her voice was still soft. She was always like that, she never raised her voice whenever she was angry or upset. She just showed them on her face. That's one of her nature. "Why do you think?" Niel's giving her a naughty look. Haylee's eyes got widened. She was mortified with the thoughts that came into her mind. 'Did he want to sleep with me?' Sh
Niel's POV:Today might be the darkest day of her life, but to me, it was the most wonderful day of my entire life. Haylee asked me before, why I was in front of her house this evening right after school. That's a long story for me to explain. So let's begin with some introductions of myself.My name is Nathaniel Anderson. I am the son of Meredith Hampton and William Anderson. My late grandfather, Frederick Anderson, wanted to unite the Hampton and Anderson families together so they could expand their business worldwide. Two business tycoons uniting together would bring a lot of fortune to both families for generations. That's what they wanted, but they failed.My mother, Meredith was betrothed to my father, William. They got married without love due to families pressure. Both families were expecting them to have a child, which would be the next heir for Hampton and Anderson entire fortune. That was supposed to be me.Meredith got pregnant a month after t
Haylee's POV: It was a weird dream. I dreamt that last night, mom chased me out from home. The hottest guy in my school, Niel Anderson came and took me away. He brought me to go shopping, and then he took me to his home. His house was big, I never stepped foot on a house that was as big as his house before. Then he bought me new books and school uniforms too. It was too good to be true. So, I'm quite sure it was all just a dream. Triiiiiiiiinnnnngggggg!!!!! What sound was that? It's so noisy! The sound got my head dizzy in an instant so I opened my eyes to see where the sound came from. Turned out it was just an alarm clock on the bedside table. I turned it off immediately while glaring at it with an annoyed face. How dare you wake me up from such a beautiful dream?! The clock showed six in the morning. That was still early, I usually got ready for school at six-thirty. So, I closed my eyes again, trying to take a nap. But wait! Why did my pillow feel
About thirty minutes later, the car almost arrived at the school. As requested, Ben dropped her off about two blocks away from the high school. "Miss Johnson, I will wait here for you again after school," Ben said to Haylee. "Okay, Ben. Thank you so much." "You're welcome, Miss Johnson. Have a nice day." "You too." Haylee got out of the car and walked hastily towards the school area. She saw Ben drive away leaving the scene behind. She looked forward again and focused her gaze on the school building in front of her. When she reached the school area, she saw a lot of students were grouping up surrounding something at the parking lot in front of the school main building. 'Did someone got hit by a car?' She wondered as her steps went closer to the scene as well, feeling curious about what happened. Turned out the students were actually looking at a red Porsche. Haylee stared at the car with uncanny feelings. 'Why did this car look
However, Niel didn't let her go so easily. He pulled her body to him again and hugged her tightly, pressing her body to his chest while looking at her intensely. With his hoarse seductive low voice, he said slowly to her. "That's not how you do your first kiss..." Haylee could see his head was leaning slowly to hers and within seconds, his lips touched hers. She could feel his tongue move into her mouth, exploring every inch of it and then he slowly sucked her lower lip and released it carefully while bitting it a little with his teeth. Haylee froze in front of him like a statue after the kiss. For a brief moment, she felt her heart skip a beat when he kissed her. She was too bewildered by what happened, she lost her rational mind and couldn't say anything. Niel looked at her and gave her a ravishing smile. "I'll give you more when you come to the penthouse today. Don't forget about it," Niel said to her. Then he released her body and wa
Haylee carefully stepped outside of the elevator. Anna bowed down to her as a sign of respect before the elevator door closed again and slowly moved downward. Haylee walked along the empty corridor. The floor was covered with a maroon carpet and the wall was painted in brown with a little bit of gold lining. There was a big door at the end of the corridor. The door was locked with some kind of automatic door lock system where you needed to key in some password and scanned the Gold card before you could open the door. Haylee pushed the doorbell located at the right side of the big door. Ding-dong! The doorbell chimed and Niel quickly looked at the door monitor to see who was outside. When he saw Haylee was standing erect in front of the door, he quickly opened the main door. He was on the phone with one of his board directors and his face looked stern as he discussed some work matters on the phone. When the door was opened, Niel reached out his right hand out
"Do you want to use the bathroom first?" He asked politely. Haylee was hesitant. She did want to use it first but Niel was inside the bedroom. She felt uncomfortable by it. "Forget it. I'll go first then," he said more when she was just silent. Niel boldly took off his shirt in front of her. Seeing his almost naked body, Haylee quickly turned around to avoid looking at him. Niel laughed sarcastically at her again. "Baby Girl, turn around. Why don't you take a look? A lot of girls at school are dying to see me naked," Niel teased her. "Yeah! But I'm not one of them," she refused instantly. "Are you sure?" He teased her more while laughing at her. Then, Haylee heard the bathroom door was opened and closed again. So she turned around again since she thought Niel had already gone into the bathroom. But Niel was still standing there flashing his naked body on her while wearing only his tight boxer briefs. "Aaarrrrrggghhhh!!!