"Yes, she is." Jim was slightly embarrassed.

But he quickly adjusted his state of mind.

"Too beautiful.

It's just like her name. "

"They all say that I'm not even half as beautiful as Helen."

Jim immediately denied it. "That's because they're blind!" He stole a glance at her and was slightly relieved to see that she was satisfied with the answer.

Hayley didn't talk about Helen anymore and pointed him to some people she had met.

She had a good memory.

People who had only met her once also remembered her.

Almost everyone came to greet Alexander and Helen.

Those who had brought their children introduced their children to Hayley. Hayley made many new friends, including one of her classmates from Beverly Hills High School.

It was a girl.

Her name was Elena.

There was no cliché story of being slapped in the face. They weren't children anymore. Of course, they understood what this occasion meant. No one wanted to cause trouble for their parents.

On the contrary, they quickly took advantage of the fact that they were classmates to get close to them.

Hayley was considered a popular figure in Beverly Hills High School, and Elena was not easy to deal with.

Previously, the two of them had their own small circle.

They didn't interact with each other, but they didn't fall out.

After all, they played different things, so it was no problem for them to have a good conversation now.

Both of them were social experts.

You said that my mother was beautiful and dignified.

I said that your mother was graceful and dignified.

They said some compliments to each other.

Elena quickly invited her to the party. "It's tomorrow night. I'll send someone to deliver the address to your house tomorrow morning. Or you can give me your phone number."

Hayley turned to ask Jim, "What's my mobile phone number?"

Jim immediately took out a pen, wrote down the number on a post-it note, and handed it to Elena.

Elena looked at Jim with interest. "This is the first time I've seen someone bring a pen and a post-it note to a party." She smiled at Hayley and said, "How can you not even remember your own phone number?

I remember that you have a super good memory. "

"Phone numbers are, of course, reserved for people who need to call me. I don't need to remember them."

Elena laughed. "Of course not!

Then you'll always be the first person to tell him your phone number. "

"There's no 'first'." She changed several mobile phone numbers.

At first, Juven bought her a mobile phone, but she threw it away in a fit of anger. After that, Little Robert bought her a new mobile phone. A few months later, she reconciled with Juven, and Juven gave her another mobile phone.

Therefore, she actually had two phone numbers now.

She suddenly remembered that she hadn't actually told Jim her phone number, but he somehow got it and called her almost every day.

Ever since the tabloids reported that Juven had broken up with her, Little Robert Downey began to call her again. He would talk to her for a while almost every night.

Sometimes, she wouldn't answer the call and would only call back after a while.

When he asked her what she was doing, she didn't try to hide it and said that she was either taking a shower or talking to Jim.

Therefore, Little Robert knew that one, she had two mobile phones. Two, she still had a lot of suitors. Jim was just one of them. He was just one of them.

Of course, Jim knew this too.

He was quite surprised that Hayley would invite him to be her male companion. Hayley didn't seem to be very intimate with him. Every time they talked, it would be no more than five minutes, and it would always end with the same sentence, "I'm going to sleep." It made it so that he didn't have time to build up his mood even if he wanted to talk to her.

He asked her twice if he could go on a date. He could go to Berkeley, but she refused. She said that she was too busy now and wouldn't be free until after the exams at the end of the semester.

That would be Christmas. But if he didn't work at Christmas, he would go home and not be in Los Angeles.

Beautiful girls were like that. They always had a choice and didn't lack suitors. He didn't want to find out that she had a new boyfriend after the Christmas break.

After Elena walked away, Hayley asked, "I don't remember giving you my number. How did you get it?"

Jim smiled slyly. "I'm not telling you."

"Is it that rare?" She snorted.

"If you want to know, you'll find out eventually."

That was true. It was just a phone number. It wasn't top-secret information. If he wanted to know, there would be a way.

Juven probably didn't think about not letting others know the number, nor did he think that Jim wanted to pursue her.

After the banquet, Helen asked Hayley to go home by herself. She was going to go on a week-long vacation with Alexander.

"Mom, why is the engagement party so grand today?

It's almost as grand as a wedding, "Hayley asked in confusion.

"That's because I told him that marriage is impossible. He said that even if we don't get married, we have to officially announce the engagement."

"Is he looking for a peace of mind?"

"Maybe.

Isn't that good?

You won't have a stepfather, and you can enjoy all the conveniences he provides. "

"That's good too.

I don't hate Alexander. "Of course, she didn't like him very much.

"That's enough." Helen touched her cheek gently. "Take care of yourself. Don't be too tired.

That Jim, if you like him, you can date him. After all, he's not bad looking. "

"I'll think about it."

Alexander took Helen away.

David watched their car drive away. After a while, he said, "Let's go. I'll take you home." He thought to himself, What's going on?

Now that she had a new lover, he still had to send her new lover back and forth.

How depressing.

David didn't say anything all the way. He drove straight to the door of Bellaire Villa. The maid opened the door and Jim got out of the car first. David turned around and called out to her, "Hayley."

Hayley stopped. "What's the matter?"

"When are you going back to Berkeley?"

"Monday morning flight."

"I'll take you to the airport."

"No need. Jim will take me."

David stared at her and sneered. "Do you think I won't beat him up?"

"If you dare beat him up, I'll complain to Alex right away!"

"You've said that before.

You should know that your threat isn't feasible at all. I'm his son. No matter what I do, he'll side with me. "

Hayley immediately got out of the car. "Lunatic!"

David got out of the car and stood by the door. He said to her, "Remember, I'll pick you up on Monday morning.

If you're not at home, I'll go to Berkeley.

You should know what kind of business Alexander started. I'm curious. You always think I'm stupid. Where did this misunderstanding come from? "

He glanced at Jim from the corner of his eyes and snorted coldly. "Stay away from her!

If I want to destroy you, you won't even be able to stay in Los Angeles for a week! "

After threatening them, he got into the car calmly and drove out of the gate.

The two people who were threatened were a little stunned.

Later, Hayley cursed angrily, "Lunatic!

Psychopath! "

*

Jim Caviezel was a little confused. If David was jealous, he could understand. But if he threatened Hayley, she wouldn't fall for it. She would hate him even more.

Hayley was very proud. If you threatened her, she would rather die than lower her head. How could she have a good impression of you?

Then Hayley yelled at Lucia, "He's not allowed to come in in the future!

Go buy a few big dogs to guard the yard. If he dares to come in, I'll let the dogs bite him to death! "

Lucia was so shocked that her eyes widened.

Hayley entered the door angrily.

Jim didn't think much and followed her in.

Hayley stopped suddenly. Jim didn't expect her to stop suddenly and bumped into her.

He reacted quickly and immediately reached out to hug her.

"Hayley."

He looked down at her. He was 188cm, almost a head taller than her. She looked so petite and cute in his arms.

"Are you afraid?" she asked suddenly.

"Afraid?

Of what? "

He smiled faintly. "If every threat could be taken seriously, there wouldn't be many people left in this country."

"Don't be afraid of him. I'll protect you."

Jim almost laughed. "No, I'll protect myself." Her reaction was really interesting.

Most women would think about how to find a strong arm at this time, but she wanted to protect him.

"This person is really annoying.

Tell me, why isn't he an idiot?

He knows that I won't fall for it, but he still dares to threaten me.

He studied in college for nothing. He doesn't have a brain at all. I don't like this kind of idiot no matter how good-looking he is. Besides, he's not even good-looking! "She was fuming.

"How about this," Jim said seriously. "Just to show you don't care about his threats, start going out with me right now."

"Huh?" Hayley glanced at him. "What did you say?

I didn't hear you. "

"I said, today is my birthday, my 24th birthday.

I just made a wish to the stars, please agree to go on a date with me. "

"Today is your birthday?

Is it such a coincidence? "She was very doubtful.

"It's impossible to lie about my birthday. You'll know when you see my driver's license.

So, is that okay? "

Hayley thought for a moment. "You can't always look for me. I have a lot of homework. I'm very busy."

"Is the weekend okay?"

"Sometimes I have classes on Saturday."

"I can take you to class."

It didn't seem like a bad thing.

Hayley thought for a moment and nodded. "If you want to go, call me in advance.

Now, you can go. "

"Okay, I'll go first.

You're going to the party tomorrow. Do you want me to take you? "He said as he was about to leave, but he still didn't let go of her.

"If you're free tomorrow, you can go to the party with me."

"What time should I pick you up?"

"Not too early, but not too late."

"7: 30. Is that okay?"

"Okay." She nodded and looked up at him. Then she tiptoed and put her arms around his neck.