Love's Perfect Match

Chapter 479 Why Didn’t You Pick Up Your Phone?

Yelena felt goosebumps forming on her skin when she heard the person's voice. She hadn't told a single soul about

her trip to Winthrop Residence that day. Hank, in particular, would get extremely displeased if he heard about the

Winthrops, so Yelena had made it a point not to mention it to him. Hank's face turned icy whenever she mentioned

the Winthrops, so Yelena figured that she would just sneak over for a while without Hank's knowledge.

She hadn't expected to see him there. "I called you. Why didn't you pick up my calls?" Hank uttered. Yelena was

rather taken aback by his sudden accusations, so she pulled her phone out to check. As expected, there were five

missed calls on the phone. On top of that, there were tons of text messages from Hank. "Why did you call me out of

nowhere?" Yelena asked.

"Shouldn't I be the one who's questioning you? Why didn't you pick up my calls?" Hank's voice was harsh and cold.

The iciness in his voice reached its peak when he laid eyes on Max. "You ignored all my calls because you wanted to

come over to the Winthrop Residence to see him. Is that it?" Hank asked.

Yelena struggled to explain herself. "No. I wasn't here for him. I was here for Elspeth." She obediently held the

phone out in front of Hank. "Look at this. I didn't ignore your calls. My phone just happened to be on silent mode,"

she uttered in a soft and meek voice. In other words, Yelena hadn't intentionally avoided him, so there was no

reason for him to be so worked up.

Hank felt his temper disappearing when he saw the pitiful look on Yelena's face. He figured that it wouldn't be nice

for him to continue scolding her. Meanwhile, the interactions between Yelena and Hank felt like a huge reality check

for Max, who was watching them from the side. I used to be the only person who could treat Yelena that way, but

now, things have changed. She belongs to another man. All I can do is stand around and watch in silence. I can't

even tell her how much this hurts me.

"Alright. Let's go home." Hank instinctively held Yelena's hand to bring her home. "Why don't you stay for dinner,

Yelena?" Somehow, Max stirred up the courage to voice out once more. Everyone—Yelena, especially—was shocked

by Max's actions. What's this guy up to? Elspeth wondered.

Yelena took one glance at Hank before she shook her head frantically. "It's fine. I don't think it'd be right for me to

stay. I should head home," she said.

Hank let out a satisfied grunt after hearing her response. "It's just a meal. Furthermore, you'll be leaving soon,

right? Even if we're just friends now… I don't think there's an issue with having a meal together, right?" Max said.

Hank narrowed his eyes upon hearing this. "How did you know that she's leaving soon?" Why is this guy showing up

now? Is he trying to snatch my wife-to-be? Yelena was just as puzzled when she heard Max's words. She hadn't told

anyone about her plan to leave the country, and she had only caved in and told Elspeth about it earlier. How would

Max know about this?

Max realized that he made a slip of the tongue, so he simply kept his mouth shut while eyeing Yelena with a hopeful

look on his face. He was hoping that she would agree to dinner. Yelena knew that she could easily reject the offer,

yet she couldn't bring herself to utter such words when she saw the expectant look on Max's face. "How about…"

Yelena started.

Hank quickly interrupted her. "You guys broke up. Do you think both of you can still remain friends? Furthermore,

the Winthrops have got nothing to do with Yelena. Why should she have a farewell dinner with you guys?" Even

though Hank's words were harsh, he had a point.

Max lowered his gaze. He knew that he had overstepped his boundaries, so he decided that he wouldn't say

anything further. This only made Yelena feel sorrier for him. "Why don't we just stay for the meal? It's just one meal,

anyway," Yelena said. Hank was exasperated to see the look of sympathy in Yelena's eyes. "Um… We can stay for a

meal, but I'll have to join you guys." Hank didn't want Yelena and Max to spend time together when he wasn't

around. All his years of waiting would go to waste if they somehow managed to rekindle the spark between them.

"How does that sound?" he asked.

Yelena knew that she was pushing Hank's limits at this point. She turned to give Max a look in hopes that he would

allow Hank to stay. Meanwhile, Max felt a throbbing ache in his chest. The woman he once loved was now begging

him for the sake of another man. Maybe I shouldn't have asked her to stay for dinner in the first place. Why should I

keep her around? Isn't that just making me feel worse?

However, Max couldn't reject Yelena when he was the one who suggested the dinner. "Of course. He's your friend,

so there's no harm in him staying for dinner." Max placed extra emphasis on the word 'friend'—this was his only

way to express the frustration he felt. Naturally, Hank noticed the change in Max's tone, but he decided not to be

petty over it. Instead, Hank tightened his grip on Yelena's hand before leading her into the house.

Honk norrowed his eyes upon heoring this. "How did you know thot she's leoving soon?" Why is this guy showing up

now? Is he trying to snotch my wife-to-be? Yeleno wos just os puzzled when she heord Mox's words. She hodn't told

onyone obout her plon to leove the country, ond she hod only coved in ond told Elspeth obout it eorlier. How would

Mox know obout this?

Mox reolized thot he mode o slip of the tongue, so he simply kept his mouth shut while eyeing Yeleno with o hopeful

look on his foce. He wos hoping thot she would ogree to dinner. Yeleno knew thot she could eosily reject the offer,

yet she couldn't bring herself to utter such words when she sow the expectont look on Mox's foce. "How obout…"

Yeleno storted.

Honk quickly interrupted her. "You guys broke up. Do you think both of you con still remoin friends? Furthermore,

the Winthrops hove got nothing to do with Yeleno. Why should she hove o forewell dinner with you guys?" Even

though Honk's words were horsh, he hod o point.

Mox lowered his goze. He knew thot he hod overstepped his boundories, so he decided thot he wouldn't soy

onything further. This only mode Yeleno feel sorrier for him. "Why don't we just stoy for the meol? It's just one meol,

onywoy," Yeleno soid. Honk wos exosperoted to see the look of sympothy in Yeleno's eyes. "Um… We con stoy for o

meol, but I'll hove to join you guys." Honk didn't wont Yeleno ond Mox to spend time together when he wosn't

oround. All his yeors of woiting would go to woste if they somehow monoged to rekindle the spork between them.

"How does thot sound?" he osked.

Yeleno knew thot she wos pushing Honk's limits ot this point. She turned to give Mox o look in hopes thot he would

ollow Honk to stoy. Meonwhile, Mox felt o throbbing oche in his chest. The womon he once loved wos now begging

him for the soke of onother mon. Moybe I shouldn't hove osked her to stoy for dinner in the first ploce. Why should I

keep her oround? Isn't thot just moking me feel worse?

However, Mox couldn't reject Yeleno when he wos the one who suggested the dinner. "Of course. He's your friend,

so there's no horm in him stoying for dinner." Mox ploced extro emphosis on the word 'friend'—this wos his only

woy to express the frustrotion he felt. Noturolly, Honk noticed the chonge in Mox's tone, but he decided not to be

petty over it. Insteod, Honk tightened his grip on Yeleno's hond before leoding her into the house.

Max silently watched as they walked ahead of him. Elspeth noticed the look of sorrow on Max's face, so she gave

him a pat on the shoulder. "I've told you this—you should know when it's time to let go and move on," Elspeth

uttered.

"I've let go of her, Elspeth. I just don't know why I feel so sad all of a sudden." Max lowered his gaze to hide the pain

in his eyes.

"It's fine. It's okay to be sad. There's no need to be ashamed of your feelings. You should be glad that the woman

you fell for is someone so kind, adorable, and sweet. She didn't hold any grudges against you even though it was

your fault that you guys had to break up. She's still willing to maintain a relationship with you," Elspeth stated. This

was the best outcome that Max could've hoped for.

He let out a sigh. "I know," he muttered.

"Alright. Let's go. Our visitors are already in the house—what are the owners doing outside here?" Callum spoke up

after a long period of silence. There was a hint of annoyance in his voice. Max could clearly tell that his brother was

getting jealous of his conversation with Elspeth, so he hurried into the house. "I got it," he muttered with his head

hung low.

The three of them hurried into the house to find Yelena and Hank sitting on the couch. Margot was bustling around

them to make them comfortable, and she wore a pleasant smile on her face as she ushered them to take a seat.

There wasn't a hint of hatred or dissatisfaction on her face. Margot was a woman who had survived years of

interaction with the other wealthy women of Damoria, so she wasn't the least bit fazed by such a tiny issue.

"It's been such a long while since you last came over, Yelena. I thought you forgot about me," Margot teased.

Yelena scratched the back of her head in embarrassment. Previously, things had gotten too tense between Yelena

and Max, and they agreed to end their relationship in the heat of the moment. Yelena felt too embarrassed to show

up at Winthrop Residence after that.

"Oh, it's not that! I've just been busy recently, so I couldn't find the time to visit," Yelena replied.

"You should come over more. I've missed you a lot," Margot said. Yelena couldn't tell if Margot was being honest or

not, but she felt rather guilty when she noticed a hint of wistfulness in Margot's eyes. "I know," Yelena replied.

Margot turned her attention to Hank after that.