When the Contract Marriage Ended, He Stayed

Chapter 9: The Hawthorne Family is a Festering Sore

"Aiden Xavier, are you crazy? Let go of me!"

At the entrance of the Hawthorne villa, Hazel Hawthorne struggled as Aiden Xavier dragged her toward a car parked at the curb.

He shoved her into the car. She violently shook off his hand and tried to slip out through the open door, but Aiden Xavier slid in right after her. He sat down beside her, blocking her way and trapping her in the small space.

"So, Mrs. Xavier, do you want to see your mother’s belongings—even her most private items—put up for auction?"

Aiden Xavier naturally possessed a kingly aura of authority.

Even when he spoke in a slow, languid manner, his words carried an authority that defied doubt.

They were so close that Hazel could smell his crisp, overpowering scent.

"I can offer another two hundred million to buy your mother’s belongings, provided you agree to my terms."

Hazel Hawthorne frowned.

had made her come back, had made her see the belongings in the villa’s yard, for this very

her to get money from Aiden Xavier, or else she would have to stand by and watch

could

her so-called position as Mrs. Xavier. She had no job, and certainly no savings. She appeared glamorous on the surface, but in

as her mother’s most

of thought, Hazel spoke up. "I can agree to your terms, but you have to agree

"First."

private items, to be auctioned. After you buy those things from Harrison Hawthorne, you can keep the antiques and paintings for yourself, but her personal

replied coolly,

"Second."

want to amend our marriage agreement. Starting today, I’m

had a job, she wouldn’t have been

moving through the circles of

Xavier said

"Third."

"I want you to help me destroy the

an

he hadn’t thought it