Chapter 1199: Chapter 1178: A Man with Thicker Skin than The City Walls! Chapter 1199: Chapter 1178: A Man with Thicker Skin than The City Walls! “Oh, am I not welcome?”

Graham Stones looked at her with a teasing smile, his alluring, devilish eyes so familiar that she dared not look directly at him. “Don’t worry, the girlfriend part was just a joke, but taking care of you, that’s serious!”

Just kidding

For some reason, when she heard these words, her heart felt inexplicably sour. She had known what kind of person he was a long time ago, and her feelings for him had faded, not to mention any expectations. Yet, seeing his teasing words, as playful as they were years ago, it seemed he hadn’t changed over the years, and that made her somewhat disappointed!

Maya, have you lost your mind?

What does it matter to you if he hasn’t changed, woman? A woman shouldn’t be spineless to this extent!

“No need, I don’t get airsick much now, so no need for you to take care of me. Mr. Stones, just do whatever you need to!”

Based on his reputation, this man never missed an opportunity to flirt with girls. Surely, some poor woman must be the target of his attention now. Maya didn’t want to deal with him. After speaking, she closed her eyes tightly and began to rest.

Seeing this, Graham Stones didn’t speak further, but turned his head and stared intently at her exquisitely beautiful face with her eyes closed. Years had passed, but the woman’s cheeks bloomed bright and beautiful, time not leaving any marks on her skin, which remained as delicate as ever. Had he not witnessed it himself, he wouldn’t have believed she had a five- or six-year-old daughter!

Although her appearance hadn’t changed, the demeanor she exhibited in her movements became somewhat more composed and serene, gone was the sharp and stubborn air she once had. Graham Stones thought perhaps the myriad experiences over the years had worn away her original spirit!

“Mr. Stones, can you stop staring at me like that?” she said, feeling uneasy even with her eyes closed, the fiery gaze almost setting her cheeks aflame.

“Just looking a little won’t take a piece off you!”

Maya never thought the man’s cheek could be thicker than it used to be. “Since I missed breakfast because I was rushing to catch the plane, and considering our past relationship, show some sympathy for me, and let me look a little longer!”

Maya: “…”

She had seen shameless people, but never someone this utterly shameless!

“Sorry, I’m now a married woman, Mr. Stones. If you want to flirt, go find those young girls who like to be flirted with, just don’t—”

Before Maya could finish, she was interrupted by the man’s low, soft laughter. “So, you know I’m flirting with you. I thought that now you wouldn’t even recognize when a man is flirting with you!”

Maya: “…”

“That’s not the point. The point is, I am a married woman. Also, I’m very loyal, and I wouldn’t do something like cheating on my husband. Please, Mr. Stones, have some respect for yourself!”

This man, despite his age, still acted so carelessly.

“Married woman? How come I heard that you’re not married?”

Graham Stones continued to smile lightly, his gaze intensely focusing on her slightly reddened cheek. “It’s been years, you’ve had a kid for him, and he still hasn’t intended to marry you. Now, there’s even an ex causing trouble. You’re being loyal to a man like that, is your brain okay?”

He had already investigated; she was indeed unmarried. Although her daughter lived with her, the child was not registered under her name but under that man’s, implying that the guy might be an even bigger scoundrel than him. She had had his child, and he still had no intention of marrying her, with another troublemaker showing up daily.

“What do you mean?”

Hearing this, Maya Sanders suddenly opened her eyes incredulously and looked at him, her face turning pale instantly, “Graham Stones, you investigated me!?”

“Yeah!”

What was even more unexpected was that he, the scoundrel, openly admitted to such a sleazy act, “I’m very interested in you and want to know if you’re taken or not, at least to be sure that I’m not the mistress!”

I’m very interested in you and want to know if you’re taken or not, at least to be sure that I’m not the mistress?

Maya could hardly believe her ears. Her immediate reaction was to widen her eyes inch by inch, and after a long while, she regained her composure, staring at the man whose captivating eyes could make her heart race, “If I heard you correctly, are you trying to pursue me?”

The words had all been spoken, and Maya could still feel her echo trembling. She had never dreamt that, after so many years, this man would make a move on her after knowing she had a child with another man.

This wasn’t his style at all. This man, although a playboy, generally never tampered with another man’s woman.

“I thought I had made myself clear enough, but to think that you would still ask such a question shows how much I have failed!”

Compared to her shock, the man was much more composed, his eyes always maintaining a cheerful squint, “It seems I have to make my actions more obvious in the future, otherwise you won’t even know I’m pursuing you.”

Maya Sanders: “…”

“Graham Stones, don’t forget that it was I who broke up with you, I who abandoned you, so…”

She didn’t want to mention the past, but for the sake of restoring a peaceful life for herself and her child, she couldn’t avoid mentioning it. Tangled up with a playboy was no longer the life she wanted, “A good horse doesn’t eat the grass behind it, and for a woman bold enough to climb other men, I advise Mr. Stones not to mess with me!”

“If men are unreliable, then they deserve to be climbed on. Back then, I was climbed on, so it only means I wasn’t a qualified boyfriend. Now that I have the confidence to mess with you, it shows I have the confidence that I am a good man now,”

Pausing, the man added, “As for the good horse not eating the grass behind it… of course… I was never a good horse, but a… scumbag!”

Maya Sanders: “…”

This man was definitely having a fit today, and it was no ordinary fit; it was so severe that he seemed to have forgotten who he was.

Even calling himself a scumbag and such nonsense.

“I’m sorry, I no longer have feelings for you, please don’t disturb my peaceful life!”

Although shocked, Maya, after all she had been through, had grown into a mature and rational woman, immune to men’s sweet nothings. Over the years, too many men had whispered sweet nothings in front of her, and she had long given up any hopes for a man’s sincerity.

After speaking, she closed her eyes again, continued to rest, “Let me say this again, I have a child, please Mr. Stones, show some mercy, I don’t want to leave a bad image for my child!”

“A child needs a father who truly loves her, not one who, apart from being on the register, cares for nothing else!”

He knew it all along; her man had never fulfilled the responsibilities a father should.

“Mr. Stones, when did you become so interested in someone else’s stepfather?”

Maya Sanders spoke mockingly with her eyes closed, but only she knew how much pain filled her heart as she spoke.