James Reed looked at Hayley Cole for a moment, then shook his head under her expectant gaze, "No."
"Why not?" Hayley Cole asked in shock.
"Miss Cole and I are just ordinary friends, this... is too much trouble for Miss Cole." As soon as James finished speaking, Hayley Cole was almost driven mad with anger, "We're just ordinary friends?"
James was bewildered, "Could it be... that I'm not worthy of Miss Cole?"
After speaking, a fleeting sadness flashed across James's face, as he tried to maintain a composed smile, "Sorry, Miss Cole..."
"James Reed, you bastard!" Hayley Cole grabbed James's collar, her eyes red with anger, "I like you, so why are you pretending to be oblivious?"
Panic flashed in James's eyes, and he waved his hands frantically, "Miss Cole, I am divo..."
"You're divorced!" Hayley Cole forcefully interrupted James, shouting angrily, "A person like Ophelia Wilson isn't worth your affection at all, look at me, I'm much better than her!"
