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.

knew Hazel Hawthorne was the cause of

can only belong to

「Sometime later.」

Raina Lowell drove to find Hazel Hawthorne again, Hazel was with Sharon Winters. Seeing the uninvited Raina, Hazel’s eyes turned cold and sharp. She blocked Raina at the door and said angrily, "What are you doing

Don’t you know? Didn’t

day and you’re already here to confront me. Are you out of

Lowell, and she especially didn’t want her to find out about her relationship with Aiden Xavier. She could only block Raina at the door, but to

Raina Lowell gripped Hazel Hawthorne’s clothes tightly. But Hazel was no pushover; she wasn’t

won’t get anything good out of this. If you want to be with Aiden Xavier, then let go and

state to listen to Hazel Hawthorne’s words. The two started fighting at the door. Sharon Winters and the maid heard the commotion and came running, shocked by the scene. But Sharon was different from

maid tried to separate the two and then

hand, charged right in and joined the fight, helping Hazel Hawthorne take on Raina Lowell.

Xavier was in a meeting and didn’t answer

unsure of who to stop, and just looked at each other

noticed something was wrong with Raina Lowell’s expression and

go," Hazel Hawthorne

immediately

clutched her chest with one hand, her eyes still glaring at Hazel Hawthorne with fury. Her

only then that Hazel Hawthorne remembered Raina Lowell had a congenital heart condition. She quickly shouted for someone to call an ambulance while she immediately tried to contact

all times, Aiden Xavier was still in his meeting, his phone

phone unreachable

couldn’t reach Aiden Xavier, and she couldn’t just leave Raina Lowell lying on the ground. ’If Raina dies here, I’ll be

would take at least forty minutes to arrive. Hazel Hawthorne had a maid help her get

essence,

not like Raina Lowell, but she didn’t want