When the Contract Marriage Ended, He Stayed

Chapter 19: Just Fine, Not Dying Anytime Soon

The weather in March changed on a whim. A torrential downpour suddenly began, and a cold wind howled.

It was already 10 PM when Hazel Hawthorne drove to Raina Lowell’s house. Aiden Xavier’s calls had been coming in intermittently, but she hadn’t answered a single one.

Aiden had given her the passcode for the door. She entered the code, and the door creaked open.

The inside was pitch-black, so dark you couldn’t see your hand in front of your face. The moonlight was obscured by dark clouds, and no light shone into the house.

In the darkness, Hazel fumbled for the light switch at the entryway and flicked it on.

The house was instantly flooded with light.

This was her first time visiting the place where Aiden kept his mistress. Like a tourist, she took in the decor—so pink it was practically bubbling over. It was clearly Raina’s style.

Aiden hated pink more than anything. For Raina, he could actually stand being in such a horrifying place every day. It was proof of just how much he loved her.

Hazel walked through the house but found no sign of Raina. Suddenly remembering something, she immediately walked to the front door. When she saw the takeout food tossed by the entrance like garbage, she couldn’t help but laugh.

Turning back inside, Hazel called Raina, but there was no answer.

Just then, Aiden’s call came through. She hesitated for a long moment before answering.

"Hazel! Is this how you take care of Raina? Don’t you know she still hasn’t fully recovered?"

"I told you I’m no good at taking care of people. But you insisted I come look after Raina, so what was I supposed to do?" Hazel said dismissively. "She’s a grown woman. Is she going to run off and get herself lost?"

"Hazel, you go find Raina right now. If anything happens to her, I won’t let this go."

him for three years and had never heard him speak to her in such a tone. A wave of anger washed over her. "Since you’re so worried, why don’t you find someone else to take care

along with you, do you

even hotter. She knew Raina was up to no good, trying to trip her up while

to talk to Aiden anymore. If Raina was deliberately trying to make trouble, she had

missing, playing sick—these were all tricks

Aiden’s eyes, Raina was a fragile figure. Forget getting caught in the rain—if

Hazel had to take

stubbornly called a few more times before grabbing

hadn’t found Raina, but she did

the wind pouring in from the window, and it made Hazel’s mind feel startlingly

to Raina, I’ll make your life a

This was exactly what she had expected. Whether Raina was in the hospital for getting caught in the rain or for starving, it would ultimately be blamed on Hazel’s failure to take

definitely pin

harm herself. On that point, Hazel had to

do anything to achieve her goals, stopping

Raina was already awake in her room. A nurse was changing her IV drip. Her face was pale and her lips were colorless,

looking down at the woman who appeared so weak it tugged at the heartstrings. "Playing the disappearing act? Faking

about." Raina slowly sat up. After the nurse left, she continued,

bed, sat down commandingly, and stared intently into Raina’s

work on Aiden, but it’s useless on me. There’s no one else here, so you can

you mean. I was scared all by myself at home. I wanted you to come back sooner, but you were busy,

wanted to go find Aiden,

But Aiden is so busy.

herself. "All you wanted was for Aiden to give me a hard time.

Hawthorne, how can you say that? I really

disgusted Hazel. She couldn’t stand to be here for another second, especially with Raina playing the whore while demanding a monument to her virtue. She had truly never met a woman