When the Contract Marriage Ended, He Stayed

Chapter 34: Fear of Heights

Hazel Hawthorne had disappeared from his own bar. This could be a minor issue or a major one. If she was found quickly and unharmed, he might be safe. But if something happened to Hazel Hawthorne on his turf, he could probably kiss this bar goodbye.

Aiden Xavier had come to the bar to unwind many times, and the owner had never once seen him with a dark expression. He’d long heard about Aiden Xavier’s reputation as The Ice King, but without witnessing it firsthand, he could never truly grasp the fear and oppressive aura people described.

The security guard who had given Aiden Xavier directions now stared at his boss and Aiden sitting before him. He couldn’t understand how the disappearance of a single person could warrant the personal attention of his boss. Moreover, looking at the man next to his boss, who had an imposing air without even being angry, he realized things had gotten serious.

"Boss, I really don’t know anything." He had just handed a bottle of water to the woman who came out; he hadn’t done anything else out of line.

The guard thought he could get away with playing dumb. But from the moment he’d started giving directions, Aiden Xavier had sensed something was off about him.

He was certain this man knew where Hazel Hawthorne was.

The bar owner naturally wanted to believe his subordinate, but he also knew that disappearances were common in bars. Sometimes, clients would ask for their help, and they would oblige to earn some extra cash on the side.

As long as no major trouble was caused, the owner would turn a blind eye.

But now, they had messed with the wrong person. The one who had disappeared was Aiden Xavier’s woman.

Anyone who dared to offend Aiden Xavier was tired of making a living here—it was tantamount to digging their own grave.

Aiden Xavier could sense the deception, and so could the bar owner. He immediately snapped, "What do you know? Spit it all out! If anything happens to Mrs. Xavier, you can pack your things and get out. And don’t you dare say you ever worked for me."

the dots to Aiden

guard’s legs went weak, and with a THUD, he knelt on the floor. "Young Master Xavier, I really don’t know where Mrs. Xavier is now! You can kill me, but I still wouldn’t know! I just saw that Mrs. Xavier seemed to be in a bad mood, so I gave

The guard immediately confessed, "I only know the water was tampered with. But as

water was drugged, and Hazel

Hazel Hawthorne stupid or just naively unguarded. To think she would dare to accept something from a stranger in a place

has no

told you to give that water to Mrs.

anything else? He spilled everything. "It was a tall, fat man. He gave me ten thousand yuan and asked me to hand

remember what the man looked

was wearing a mask. I only

are you standing around for? Pull up the surveillance footage, now! Find Hazel Hawthorne in the shortest possible time. If anything happens to her, you’ll all be in for it!" the owner immediately

ordering them to check the surveillance footage and search everywhere. In an instant, the music came to a screeching halt, and the bar’s main

was allowed to leave until Aiden

「The Fiore Hotel.」

her forehead and slowly pushed herself up, using the bed for support. The room was empty, and her head was pounding as if it were about to split open. She stood there for a moment to recover before walking

the outside. Her mind felt sluggish for a few seconds before clarity gradually returned. Fighting back

least the twentieth floor. If I jump, I’ll be smashed to

one came in. Hazel Hawthorne didn’t even know who had kidnapped her. She paced around the room anxiously. Everything she had that

crawled by, and Hazel Hawthorne’s heart was consumed with anxiety. ’Aiden Xavier is probably off cooing with Raina Lowell right now. He definitely doesn’t know I’ve been taken, and he won’t come looking for me.

’Save myself?’

had already frantically searched every inch of