Chapter 1044:
“Fine. I'll send you the address. You can cfind me.” As Mabel was about to end the call, Hyde inquired, “Did
you see Kaelyn yesterday? | tried to contact her last night, but she didn’t answer.”
Mabel’s heart skipped a beat, but she maintained a neutral expression and lied, “I don’t know. After | failed my
task, she stopped talking to me. Maybe she’s still upset with me.”
Hyde comforted her, “It's not your fault. Don’t worry about it.”
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Mabel responded with a noncommittal grunt and added, “Then hurry up. If you're late, | won't meet with you.”
Hyde agreed and disconnected the call.
An hour later, the doorbell at Theo's villa rang. Mabel went to open the door, and as expected, Hyde was
standing there. He was holding a large bouquet of roses and immediately hugged Mabel. While she was still in
shock, he tenderly pinched her chin and kissed her.
Mabel was momentarily disoriented by this sweet yet deceptive act, but as they kissed, the image of Hyde
passionately kissing Kaelyn invaded her thoughts. He had kissed another woman, and now he dared to kiss her?
How could he be so disgusting? Mabel pushed Hyde away with force.
Hyde hadn't anticipated her reaction and stumbled backward a few steps. Regaining his balance, he looked at
her in disbelief. “How dare you push me!” He had never thought his compliant slave would do such a thing.
Just because he hadn't returned her calls? Did she really think she had the right to be so impulsive? Hyde felt he
had been too permissive with Mabel, causing her to forget her place.
He exclaimed loudly, “What's with the attitude? | was just tied up for a few days and couldn't return your calls.
Why are you so upset?”
His words amused Mabel, who chuckled, “Tied up? Doing what exactly?”
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Hyde snapped, “I was working on glass art projects! | took on several orders and had to hurry to meet the
deadlines. | stayed up two nights straight to finish on tand get paid. Did you think | was just fooling around?”
“So, you were at the studio, huh? Both nights?” Mabel found this increasingly humorous.
“That's correct. | didn’t even take tto rest before coming to see you. Why can’t you just cooperate?” Hyde
responded sharply.
Mabel answered straightforwardly, “But | visited the stuboth nights looking for you. Why weren't you there?
Weren't you supposed to be working late on the glass?”
Hyde hadn't anticipated Mabel checking up on him. Wasn't she supposed to be preoccupied with Kaelyn’s tasks?
Why did she find the tto look for him? For the first time, he recognized that his involvement with Mabel was
turning troublesome.