No Trespassing! My Aloof Brother-Chapter 408 - 406: The Whole City Knows [1st Update]
Maya Spencer looked at Henry Reid, who stood awkwardly in front of her with a face full of embarrassment, and immediately beamed at him, saying, "Henry Reid, congratulations."
Maya’s congratulations left Henry tangled, unsure of how to respond.
So, he let out a few awkward laughs and scratched his head.
"Congratulations!" Liam Spencer, noticing the hint of awkwardness on Henry’s face, instinctively grabbed Maya’s small hand and offered his congratulations to Henry.
"Thank you!" Only then did Henry manage to say thanks.
Soon after, Christopher Scott and Hudson Moore pulled Liam to play games, while Maya sat motionless beside him, daydreaming.
Henry looked at the girl who was always by Liam’s side, wanting to talk to her several times but hesitated to speak.
Liam noticed all of Henry’s little emotions.
So, he pinched Maya’s soft cheek and reminded her, "Maya, it seems like Henry wants to talk to you."
Liam was now completely at ease with Maya and wasn’t worried about her leaving with anyone.
Listening to Liam’s reminder, Maya looked at Henry, and right at that moment, Henry was looking at her too.
As their eyes met, Henry gave Maya an awkward smile, prompting her to stand up and walk towards him.
Seeing this, Liam quickly pulled her hand back, instructing, "Don’t go too far."
"Okay."
Subsequently, Maya walked up to Henry with a smile and asked, "Henry, do you have something to tell me?"
Hearing Maya’s question, Henry scratched his head in embarrassment and sheepishly said, "Yeah, there’s a little something."
"What is it?"
"Well... I feel like Noah Owen and you are somewhat alike, both a bit aloof." As soon as Henry finished his words, he realized they were inappropriate, so he quickly explained, "Don’t get me wrong, I mean, your personalities are similar. Do you know how I can convince her not to get rid of the baby and marry me?"
As Henry spoke, his voice grew smaller and smaller, until it was so weak that Maya could barely hear it, but she guessed it anyway.
"Pfft..." She couldn’t help but laugh at Henry’s bashful demeanor.
After a laughing fit, she solemnly said, "Actually, Noah is quite kind; she just has a sharp tongue. If you’re genuinely nice to her, she’ll notice. Just agree to whatever she wants, and she’ll keep the baby."
Not far away, Liam felt uncomfortable seeing the two chatting and laughing.
These days, no matter how much he coaxed Maya, she wouldn’t laugh. Yet, after just a few exchanges with Henry, she laughed, and it inexplicably made him feel a pang in his heart.
So, when they got home, he offhandedly asked, "It looked like you were having a good time chatting with Henry today."
He had wanted to ask this question on the way home, but Maya had fallen asleep, so he held it in until now.
Hearing Liam’s question, Maya half-closed her eyes, stared at him for a while, realizing he was jealous.
She reluctantly tied the belt of her pajamas tightly, then leisurely walked up to Liam, gently hugged his waist with both hands, and asked, "Jealous?"
"Heh! Just Henry Reid isn’t enough to make me jealous." Someone was being contradictory.
Maya saw that he was upset and raised her head to look at him, seriously explaining, "Henry was just asking me for tips on how to pursue Noah, and I just offered him some advice. That’s all, really nothing."
Listening to her explanation, Liam pinched her chin and said, "You laughed really happily."
"How could I possibly show my genuine emotions in front of Henry? The most authentic me is reserved just for you." Maya was a master at charming him.
Hearing her excuse, that someone was overjoyed and immediately
Maya sensed his actions,
but her mood was still quite down.
Liam knew she hadn’t been feeling well these days. Remembering her playful conversation with Henry, as well as her recent comfort towards him, he longed to hold her, to be affectionate with her.
Maya saw the man’s innocent look and felt embarrassed, her big eyes looking at him pleadingly, hoping he would understand her,
...
The next morning, as dawn broke, Henry got up to buy breakfast for Noah.
After returning, he knocked on the door to Noah’s apartment.
Inside, Noah clenched her teeth as she gripped her phone, knowing from the intensity of the knocking who it was.
This morning, as soon as she woke up, she received a bunch of congratulatory messages that left her baffled, until she saw the trending news and realized that word had spread all over town about her pregnancy.
She looked at the trending news reports, so furious that she could burst, and wanted nothing more than to skin Henry alive. Unfortunately, when she went to knock on his apartment door, he wasn’t there.
Now, hearing the knocking at the door, her eyes flared up as she jumped up from the sofa, quickly walked to the entrance, and opened the door.
"Morning!" Henry, seeing her furious expression, immediately put on a smiling face and greeted her.
Noah looked at his fake smile, took a deep breath, raised her right hand to grab his collar, pulled him inside, pushed him against the wall, and handed him her phone, questioning him.
Henry looked at the headline that read [Henry Reid & Noah Owen’s Romance Exposed, Female Pregnant, Male Celebrates by Renting Entire Venue], and couldn’t help but feel a pang of guilt.
Although the news was Concocted by Asher Norton, he couldn’t entirely escape the blame.
So, he immediately put on a falsely apologetic face, saying, "Hey, journalists nowadays love to make things up. Come on, let’s have breakfast first, I bought your favorite morning tea from Tang’s."
Before yesterday, Henry wouldn’t have been so deferential to Noah, even sometimes being a bit overbearing. But ever since he found out Noah was pregnant with his child and planning not to keep it, his attitude softened as he went out of his way to please her, hoping she would keep the baby.
"Young Master Reid, could you please explain how those top headlines came about?"
Seeing the girl’s aggressive stance, Henry lazily walked closer, hands on his hips, lowered his head, and stared into her eyes, asking, "Noah, I’m going to be a dad. I’m happy, so I rented out a venue and offered drinks. Is that wrong?"
Realizing he couldn’t fool Noah, Henry shamelessly played the fool. In the worst-case scenario, he’d stick by her side 24/7 until she gave birth. Given her attitude, doing him a favor, she tried to get an inch.
Seeing the man’s brazen, shameless demeanor, Noah fumed with rage.
She never expected that his request for three days would lead to such public proclamations that made everyone aware, utterly shameless.
