When the Contract Marriage Ended, He Stayed

Chapter 43: A Heart Attack

"Hazel, aren’t you angry? She’s talking about you behind your back, saying you must have gotten in through connections. If I heard someone say that about me, I’d definitely go and confront them."

Sharon Winters was indignant. Seeing Hazel Hawthorne so calm, and then remembering she lived in a luxury villa like this, she scratched her head. "You didn’t really get in through connections, did you? After all, I’m just now realizing you’re actually rich."

"No. I got into Sterling Group on my own merit," Hazel Hawthorne said sincerely. "Living here doesn’t mean I’m a rich person, and even if I were, that doesn’t mean I’m not capable."

Sharon Winters eyed Hazel Hawthorne skeptically. Hazel was amused by her expression and chuckled. "Sharon, do you believe me? Do you believe I got into Sterling Group on my own merit?"

Sharon Winters was silent for a moment. "I believe you."

Hazel Hawthorne couldn’t help but smile and ask again, "Why do you believe me? Aren’t you worried I might be lying to you?"

"Hazel, I’m suddenly realizing you’re a strange person. You’re the one who asked if I believed you. I said I did, and now you’re asking me why. But if I believe you, I just believe you. I won’t question you so easily."

"That’s the most basic trust between friends."

Seeing Sharon Winters’s earnest expression, Hazel Hawthorne found it amusing. She hadn’t meant to tease Sharon; it was just that being trusted made her happy. With Sharon, she felt a joy she hadn’t experienced in a long time.

To Hazel, Sharon Winters was as pure as a blank sheet of paper. She was different from Sharon; she didn’t trust people easily.

People are always drawn to each other for certain reasons. Sharon Winters thought she was beautiful, while she liked the purity that emanated from Sharon.

In the world of adults, people who still possessed that kind of purity were truly rare.

Hazel Hawthorne had Sharon Winters stay the night, and Aiden Xavier never called her.

Aiden Xavier had been very busy the past two days handling company matters. He hadn’t reached out to Raina Lowell either. In fact, Raina had tried to contact him several times, but he had turned her down each time, citing work as his reason.

Hawthorne was the cause of it all. She despised

can only belong to

「Sometime later.」

was with Sharon Winters. Seeing the uninvited Raina, Hazel’s eyes turned cold and sharp.

you know? Didn’t you promise me

never gave you a specific time. It’s only been a day and you’re already here to confront me. Are you out of your

Lowell, and she especially didn’t want her to find out about her relationship with Aiden Xavier.

me! You have no intention of divorcing Aiden!" Raina Lowell gripped Hazel Hawthorne’s clothes tightly. But Hazel was

Raina Lowell’s hair in retaliation. "I have been very tolerant of you. Don’t test my limits, or you won’t get anything good out of this. If you want to be with Aiden Xavier, then

state to listen to Hazel Hawthorne’s words. The two started fighting at the door. Sharon Winters and the

maid tried to separate the two and then

joined the fight, helping Hazel Hawthorne take on Raina Lowell. She didn’t know Raina; she was

in a meeting and didn’t answer his phone

door, unsure of who to stop, and just looked

Hazel Hawthorne noticed something was wrong with Raina Lowell’s expression and

let go," Hazel

immediately

eyes still glaring at Hazel Hawthorne with fury. Her lips moved, but before she could speak, her eyes suddenly closed, and her entire

Hawthorne remembered Raina Lowell had a congenital heart condition. She quickly shouted for someone to call an ambulance while

was still in his meeting, his phone switched

why is Aiden’s phone

Lowell

minutes to arrive. Hazel Hawthorne had a maid help her get Raina Lowell into her

was of the essence, and

Lowell, but she didn’t want her to