When the Contract Marriage Ended, He Stayed

Chapter 45: Petty

Hazel Hawthorne dropped Sharon Winters off before driving home. She’d been tempted to call Aiden Xavier and demand to know why he didn’t believe her. But on second thought, why should she get hung up on whether Aiden believed her or not? Even if Raina Lowell woke up, she’d just find a way to pin the blame on her.

No matter what, she couldn’t win. It was better to just let things be. If Aiden Xavier was truly that incensed about Raina Lowell being "wronged" by her, then he should just hurry up and divorce her. She’d be happy to let the tragic lovers have their day.

Thinking this, Hazel Hawthorne suddenly felt that she was cutting a rather noble figure.

Hazel Hawthorne had barely stepped through the door when Aiden Xavier called to say that Raina Lowell was awake.

"Okay, she’s awake. What’s that got to do with me?" Hazel Hawthorne snapped. "Don’t tell me you expect me to apologize to Raina Lowell? Or did you just call to rake me over the coals?"

Aiden Xavier took his phone out to the balcony. Raina had just woken up and needed to rest, and he could hear Hazel Hawthorne yelling even through the receiver.

"I’m trying to talk to you calmly, can’t you do the same with me?" Aiden Xavier’s head ached. He had only called to put Hazel’s mind at ease, to keep her from blaming herself.

But not only was Hazel Hawthorne ungrateful, her attitude was atrocious.

"How am I supposed to talk to you calmly? Even if I did, would you believe me? Go on, believe Raina Lowell! I’m sure she said I pushed her, right?" Hazel Hawthorne continued her verbal sparring with Aiden Xavier, making it clear she was thoroughly pissed off with him.

No matter what Aiden Xavier said, her attitude remained the same.

Aiden Xavier glanced back at Raina Lowell lying in the hospital bed and said in a low voice, "Raina didn’t say anything when she woke up. In fact, she asked me if *you* were okay. Hazel Hawthorne, how can you be so petty? Are you really going to hold a grudge against a sick person?"

"I’m petty? I’m holding a grudge against a sick person? What the f—" Hazel Hawthorne was so angry she could barely speak. "Yeah, that’s right, I’m petty and Raina Lowell is so magnanimous. So why are you calling me? Just to mock me for being petty?"

"I don’t even want to talk to you right now. Go be with your one true love, your childhood sweetheart, the woman you adore! Just stop bothering me, okay? I’m a petty person. I can’t stand to see it, and I can’t stand to hear

slammed her phone onto the coffee table, her whole body hot with rage. She glared at the phone, then put her hands on her hips and paced around

「At the hospital.」

to Raina Lowell’s side. Seeing her pale face, a pang of pity struck

at Aiden Xavier. "Aiden, were you on the phone with Ms. Hawthorne just now? You don’t look very happy. Did

me? It’s only normal that Ms. Hawthorne doesn’t like me. Really, my heart condition acting up

Hawthorne. I’m

Xavier was silent for a moment. "You don’t have

wanted to talk to Ms. Hawthorne. If I hadn’t gone to see her, I wouldn’t be in the hospital." As Raina

your physical condition better than I do. If it’s not

slowly raised

do with Hazel Hawthorne sometimes. She’s the type who holds a grudge over every little thing. You should provoke her less. I’m afraid she’ll hurt you,

understood, Raina Lowell nodded silently. "If I don’t go looking for her, can you spend more time with me?

Xavier grunted in assent, which Raina Lowell took as

Raina Lowell going to their home to fight with Hazel Hawthorne was settled just like that. Aiden Xavier stayed with Raina at the hospital until he received a call from Fiona Forrest. He had no

leave, Raina Lowell had no choice but to grab his hand. "If you leave, will you come back to stay with me tonight? I don’t like being in

Xavier gently removed his hand from Raina Lowell’s grasp and

rushed over as soon as she heard from the household staff that Raina Lowell had come to the house to pick a fight with Hazel Hawthorne. When she saw that

in Hazel Hawthorne’s face and said, "Is this all you’ve got? That bitch Raina Lowell is clinging to Aiden Xavier like a ghost that won’t leave. You’re his wife! Are you just going to stand by and watch Aiden and Raina carry on

feet. I can’t stop

looks like I’ll have to find some time to meet this Raina Lowell. I want to see for myself what her real goal is,

say, "Maybe it’s because of