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,