When the Contract Marriage Ended, He Stayed

Chapter 3: The Title of Mrs. Xavier Must Be Kept

Aiden Xavier glanced at the divorce papers, unmoved.

He walked over to the sofa in the study, sat down, and asked nonchalantly, "What did you want to talk to me about?"

Hazel Hawthorne frowned. ’Is he just changing the subject from the divorce?’

Aiden Xavier always spoke to her with the air of a condescending boss, and no matter what she said, she felt like a subordinate reporting to him.

There was never anything resembling a married couple between them, not even for show.

Hazel Hawthorne pushed her thoughts aside and began to relay the information, her expression blank. "That Dylan Miller you went drinking with at the bar three months ago says she’s pregnant."

Hazel Hawthorne paused, then continued, "I gave her money to get an abortion. Remember to reimburse me."

Aiden Xavier’s handsome, indifferent brows furrowed slightly. "Is that all?"

A corner of Hazel Hawthorne’s mouth twitched into a smile. "This would be your 18th child, after all. A descendant of the Xavier Family."

Aiden Xavier responded coolly,

Hawthorne froze. ’Is he...

of it. ’Impossible. He’s probably just annoyed that someone’s trying

diva, Hazel Hawthorne had indeed seen the reports. Judging from the photos, Aiden Xavier was just drinking at a bar with Dylan

Hawthorne raised an eyebrow. "But she’s been publicly declaring that the baby is

sofa with his legs crossed, his dark, fitted shirt accentuating his noble

depend on

should know very well that besides Raina, no

Then she found it laughable; after being married to Aiden Xavier for so many years, how could she have

else could

had to step aside. What chance did those flings

man who could walk through a field of flowers without a single petal sticking to him. But no one knew that Young Master Xavier, constantly embroiled in romantic scandals, was actually hiding someone in his heart. For this person,

woman qualified to bear his child was,

wouldn’t have had to maintain this sham of a marriage, playing

"Alright then.

Xavier’s cold, indifferent eyes, she continued, "When we got married, we made it perfectly clear. As soon as Raina Lowell returned, our marriage would end. Now that Raina is back from abroad, our contract should be