When the Contract Marriage Ended, He Stayed

Chapter 37: A Complete Misunderstanding

"Are you thinking about divorcing me every single day?" Aiden Xavier looked at Hazel Hawthorne’s desolate expression, unsure what was going through her mind. Her first words upon waking were about divorce.

Hazel Hawthorne’s face was blank. She didn’t know how much Aiden Xavier understood about last night’s events. She couldn’t just tear open her wounds for him to see. She wanted a divorce to protect the Xavier Family’s reputation before any scandal could break.

Even if a scandal did emerge later, as long as she divorced Aiden Xavier, it would have nothing to do with him. It would be a parting gift of sorts, a way to ensure she didn’t bring shame to the Xavier Family because of her.

Although Aiden Xavier didn’t treat her very well, Fiona Forrest had been quite good to her. After all, it was the Xavier Family that had extended a helping hand when she needed it most.

She couldn’t repay their kindness with ingratitude. For a prominent family, reputation was everything.

Aiden Xavier thought for a moment. Seeing Hazel Hawthorne struggle to speak, something suddenly occurred to him. "Do you not remember what happened last night?" he asked abruptly.

The expression on Hazel Hawthorne’s face changed instantly. "Last night... what happened..."

Aiden Xavier gave her a cool glance, finally getting it right for once. He knew what Hazel Hawthorne was thinking. "Are you trying to divorce me because of what happened last night? Are you worried I’ll find out and won’t be able to accept you?"

Hazel Hawthorne nodded, then immediately shook her head. Seeing Aiden Xavier’s confusion, she slowly explained, "I’m not worried about whether you’ll accept me or not. I just don’t want my problems to cause any trouble for the Xavier Family."

"What kind of trouble could there be? Is there any trouble I can’t solve?" Aiden Xavier was arrogant. In Kenport, there truly wasn’t a problem he couldn’t handle.

"Because I don’t know if they have any leverage on me. If they do, and it gets exposed later, everyone will know that I was... violated last night..." Hazel Hawthorne couldn’t control her emotions as she spoke.

Only then did Aiden Xavier realize they were on completely different pages. He thought Hazel Hawthorne was worried about causing trouble for him, but her "trouble" was not the kind he had imagined.

Hawthorne was crying, Aiden Xavier couldn’t help but let out a small laugh. "Who said you were violated last night? It’s

in her grief. It took a long moment for Aiden Xavier’s words to register. She

my woman, Aiden Xavier’s woman.

Hawthorne didn’t pay attention to his words. She was still thinking about last night. ’But I clearly remember... it felt like I was violated. And there’s a bite mark from a

woman’s mind is truly hard to fathom.’ "I protected you.

crying and laughing, Hazel

Xavier immediately asked, "So, are you still

Hawthorne shook her head and changed her tune. "We’ll talk about the

was so exasperated he

hadn’t been violated last night; she was still untouched. And Aiden Xavier had rescued her without taking advantage of the situation. A wave of gratitude washed over her. But just as quickly, she remembered that

Aiden Xavier hadn’t told her to go to the bar, none of

main culprit was still Aiden

face, Hazel Hawthorne started pointing at Aiden Xavier. "If it weren’t for you last night, I wouldn’t have gone to the bar! And if I hadn’t gone to the bar, none of this would have happened! Where

a conscience. I was looking for you all night. I nearly turned

Hazel Hawthorne didn’t believe him. "Even if you did look for me and rescue me, it was only because you didn’t want to

a moment ago, she looked like she was thanking him for saving her life, and

bar is a shady place, full of untrustworthy people. Yet you still dared to drink something a stranger handed you. If that’s not

all their tricks?" Hazel Hawthorne had never liked going to bars. "Of course, I can’t compare to you, a regular at bars. Leaving me there by myself

at the bar last night. She added, "It’s because bars are so seedy that you don’t want Raina Lowell to go to one, right? You

mind could connect completely unrelated things into a perfectly coherent, seamless

it!" she declared with

open your head and see what

Xavier couldn’t even be bothered to explain things to Hazel Hawthorne. "I’ve already called in sick for you at Sterling Group. Just rest at