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?"

emotions were running high. "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 about

with rage. She glared at the phone, then put

「At the hospital.」

call and returned to Raina Lowell’s side. Seeing her pale face, a pang

Lowell forced a smile and looked weakly at Aiden Xavier. "Aiden, were you on the phone with Ms. Hawthorne just

Hawthorne doesn’t like me. Really, my heart condition acting up had nothing to

mustn’t blame Ms. Hawthorne. I’m sure

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

see her, I wouldn’t be in the hospital." As Raina

not blaming her. I’m just worried about you. You know your physical condition better than I do. If it’s not important, you shouldn’t go

Lowell slowly raised her

type who holds a grudge over every little

looking for her, can you spend more time

in assent, which Raina Lowell

at the hospital until he received a call from Fiona Forrest. He had no choice but to leave, first arranging for his

hand. "If you leave, will you come back to stay with me tonight?

gently removed his hand from Raina Lowell’s grasp and

soon as she heard from the household staff that Raina Lowell had come to the house to pick a

and said, "Is this all you’ve got? That bitch Raina Lowell is clinging to Aiden Xavier

feet. I can’t stop

time to meet this Raina Lowell. I want to see for myself what her real goal is, sticking to Aiden

Hawthorne couldn’t help but say, "Maybe it’s because of