Shelly did not expect Hayden to be so straightforward and was surprised that he had instantly seen through her.
"Not entirely... I just thought that you're single, and Courtney happens to be single as well. Besides, she really admires you," Shelly explained with a flushed face. "If you happen to have a positive impression of her as well, you two could give it a go... Of course, if you don't like Courtney, you can forget that I said anything."
Hayden fell into deep self-doubt.
His entire family was trying to bring him and Shelly together, while Shelly was trying to set him up with Courtney.
"If I marry another woman, our child will have a stepmother," Hayden reminded her.
"Yeah! I've thought about that, too. If you were with Courtney, that wouldn't be an issue," Shelly said sincerely. "Courtney would definitely be good to our son."
Hayden remained silent.
In the evening, Hayden returned home, and his family gathered around him, asking about what he thought of the date. After all, it was the first time Hayden had ever been on a date with a woman.
"Shelly doesn't like me, so please stop trying to matchmake us," Hayden said, feeling a bit tired after spending the afternoon strolling around. "Robert, pour me a glass of water."
Robert quickly went to pour a glass of water for his brother.
"How is that possible?" Layla could not believe her brother's words. "You're so brilliant, so how could any woman not like you? Why would you say that? Did you confess? Did she reject you?"
"She wants me to date her best friend." Hayden took the glass of water from his younger brother and drank it all in one gulp. "Now, can you all just give up?"
"Who is her best friend?" Layla sat beside Hayden and asked.
"... I forgot." Hayden truly could not remember Courtney's name.
"Oh, it seems like you're not interested in her best friend!" Layla sighed. "What was Shelly thinking, introducing a friend of hers to you? Why can't she just date you?"
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