Bride Behind the Mask novel Chapter 869

Hayes’s eyes sparkled with determination as he glanced back at the printer.

Up ahead, Jocelyn walked hand in hand with Manley. Noticing that Hayes had fallen behind, she turned around and called out, “Hayes, what are you daydreaming about?”

Hayes looked up at her, his face earnest. “Grandma, I suddenly don’t want to go… It’s so hot outside…”

Jocelyn glanced out at the sweltering sunlight beyond the doors. The heat was oppressive. She smiled and gently patted Hayes’s head. “Then why don’t you head back to your room and find your mom, okay?”

Hayes nodded obediently.

Seeing that Hayes wasn’t going, Manley immediately slipped his hand out of Jocelyn’s grasp. “Grandma, if Hayes isn’t going, I don’t want to go either.”

Jocelyn chuckled, shaking her head at the pair. “Alright, but you two stay put and don’t go wandering off. I’ll be right back. Do you want me to bring you anything?”

Hayes shook his head. “No, I’m good.”

But Manley’s eyes lit up with anticipation. He swallowed and piped up, “Grandma, I want ice cream! With two scoops!”

Jocelyn laughed. “Alright, alright. Now off you go.”

With that, she hurried out of the clinic lobby.

Manley immediately reached for Hayes’s hand to head for the elevator, but Hayes darted over to an empty self-service printer instead, glancing around to make sure no one was watching.

Manley stared after him, utterly confused. “Hayes, what are you doing? Aren’t we supposed to go back to the room?”

Hayes held a finger to his lips. “Shh! Don’t say anything yet.”