CHAPTER 532: CHAPTER 532: YOU’RE A SMART PERSON

Henry Hale sighed when he saw her like this, "Paige Sterling, do you really hate me so much?"

Paige Sterling, "Do you think you’re really that likable?"

Henry Hale looked at Paige Sterling, from his angle, he could only see the profile of her face.

Even as a profile, it was flawless.

But when this face turned to him, it was always expressionless.

Paige Sterling was always so stingy, not even willing to give him a smile.

Henry Hale felt a bit uncomfortable, he smiled bitterly, "Paige Sterling, the last thing I want is for you to hate me, but it seems like the only way to get your attention is to make you hate me."

Henry Hale occasionally had to say a few sensitive words like this, but Paige Sterling was already numb to it.

Henry Hale saying these things didn’t mean he really liked her. If she actually believed it and started feeling sorry for him, then there would really be something wrong with her head.

Paige Sterling couldn’t be bothered to pay attention to his self-inflicted sentimental woes and closed her eyes to sleep.

Yet Henry Hale couldn’t pull his gaze back, he just kept staring at Paige Sterling, hoping she’d spare him a glance.

But she didn’t, Paige Sterling really couldn’t be bothered with him, she just kept sleeping.

Henry Hale sighed.

When the car stopped, Henry Hale didn’t wake up Paige Sterling. He got off the car himself and told the driver to wait.

After a while, he drove out a low-key Jeep, then, using bodyguards as a shield, moved Paige Sterling into the Jeep.

Meanwhile, he got two other people to pretend to be him and Paige Sterling in the other car, driving in a different direction. He drove alone, taking Paige Sterling away in the opposite direction.

With Julian Hawthorne getting closer and closer, he had to be cautious.

Along the way, Henry Hale wasn’t sure how many detours he took to confuse their pursuers.

Paige Sterling also saw through Henry Hale’s trick, but she just kept it to herself and said nothing, continuing to keep her eyes closed.

After an uncertain amount of time had passed, Henry Hale finally stopped the car.

Seeing that Paige Sterling showed no sign of waking up, Henry Hale called her.

"Paige Sterling, we’re here, open your eyes and take a look."

Upon hearing this, Paige Sterling slowly lifted her eyelids.

She looked outside and found it was by the seaside. The sea breeze outside seemed strong, hitting the car windows with a whooshing sound; one could imagine how painful it would be if it blew right on the face.

Beside the car, there was a white villa.

This small villa stood alone on the beach, looking unique and romantic.

But Paige Sterling wasn’t in a romantic mood, she frowned and said nothing, just took out a heavy cotton coat and wrapped herself in it.

Then Henry Hale came to her side and opened the car door, "Get out of the car."

Paige Sterling didn’t object and got out of the car.

As soon as she got out, the sea breeze hit and was indeed unbearable.

Paige Sterling quickly lifted her coat, wrapping herself tightly, only revealing her eyes.

But her medium-length hair was blown by the wind, thrashing about and stinging her face.

She couldn’t spare a hand to tie her hair.

Henry Hale saw it and said, "Don’t move, I’ll tie your hair."

With that, he walked over to Paige Sterling’s side, very naturally intending to tie her hair.

But Paige Sterling directly pulled the hood of her coat over her head, covering her hair with the hood.

Henry Hale, "..."

He sighed and said, "It’s windy outside, let’s go inside."

He stood beside Paige Sterling, only starting to walk once she did.

But the sand was somewhat deep and damp, making it quite a challenge for Paige Sterling to walk through without sinking.

She moved with difficulty, dressed so thickly, like a weeble.

Henry Hale chuckled, asking Paige Sterling, "Do you need me to help you?"

The answer was obvious; Paige Sterling would refuse him.

So Henry Hale, after asking, didn’t wait for her to refuse, directly reached out to assist Paige Sterling.

But Paige Sterling had her hands in her pockets, Henry Hale’s hand fell short and could only steady her by the arm, keeping her balanced.

Paige Sterling couldn’t be bothered to push him away either.

Earlier, although she was sleeping, she did roughly gauge the direction Henry Hale was heading, guessing where it was.

This wasn’t a particularly safe place, and she didn’t have any identification on her. If she left on her own, it might be even more dangerous.

Staying by Henry Hale’s side was actually the safest option now since Julian Hawthorne could easily find his way here.

So Paige Sterling hadn’t even considered escaping.

The villa inside was very clean, as if someone had come to tidy it up long ago, though it was a bit cold.

So once Henry Hale got inside, he immediately turned on the air conditioning, gradually warming up the place.

Henry Hale went to the kitchen, where the fridge had meat, vegetables, and milk, enough to last two people for several days.

It seemed that Henry Hale had indeed prepared in advance.

Henry Hale asked Paige Sterling, "What do you want to eat now?"

Paige Sterling didn’t answer, so Henry Hale said earnestly, "If you don’t say, I’ll just make whatever. If you don’t like it, you’ll just have to go hungry."

He added, "If you want to cook yourself, I won’t object, but I seem to have heard that the food you make is hard to swallow?"

Paige Sterling’s cheeks twitched, Henry Hale chuckled, "What do you want to eat?"

"Whatever."

Henry Hale, "I don’t know how to make ’whatever’.

Paige Sterling looked at him, "Henry Hale, how long do you plan on staying here?"

Henry Hale thought for a moment, "I don’t know. Some things, you know, plans can’t keep up with changes. Maybe the next moment I’ll take you away from here, continuing the escape."

Seeing Paige Sterling silenced, he added, "If you need anything, tell me, I’ll figure out how to get it for you."

Paige Sterling snorted, "How do you plan to get it? Do you dare leave here?"

Henry Hale narrowed his eyes, "I don’t dare, but I’ll find a way. If you really like it here, I’ll figure out how to keep us here forever."

Paige Sterling’s mouth twitched, thinking Henry Hale was really overthinking it.

She glanced out the window, tempted to ask Henry Hale if he was afraid of the rising tide, judging by the sand on the beach.

If another tide came in, wouldn’t they all be trapped here?

Henry Hale, busy in the kitchen, kept talking, "Paige Sterling, in this place, you’d better not wander around, it’s very unsafe."

That was a warning of sorts.

Paige Sterling asked, "If I wander around, what would happen?"

Henry Hale replied, "Anything could happen, things you’d absolutely not want to encounter. So be good."

"If those things happened to you, how would you feel?"

Henry Hale narrowed his eyes and looked at Paige Sterling, "So, what are you planning to do to me?"

Paige Sterling didn’t confirm or deny, "I just thought the things you think I shouldn’t encounter, I’d really like you to go through them yourself."

Henry Hale raised an eyebrow, "Maybe you won’t have the chance to see that."

He said, "If you act impulsively, you could end up shooting yourself in the foot. You’re a smart person, I trust you won’t do that."

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