When the Contract Marriage Ended, He Stayed

Chapter 59: Talk About What?

Sharon Winters didn’t dare show Hazel Hawthorne the online comments about Aiden Xavier and Raina Lowell. She couldn’t understand why netizens these days always felt the need to judge others from their moral high horse. Even if they were taking the high ground, shouldn’t they be condemning Raina Lowell, the one trying to wreck a family?

But instead, many netizens were blaming Hazel Hawthorne. They seemed to think she must have used some dirty trick to force Aiden Xavier and Raina Lowell apart before successfully marrying him and wedding into a life of luxury.

Even Sharon, an outsider, couldn’t stop herself from cursing when she saw those comments, let alone Hazel, the one at the center of it all. ’How suffocating must it feel?’ she thought. ’She’s the victim here, but she’s the one getting flamed by everyone online.’

Sharon Winters poured a cup of hot water, placed it in front of Hazel Hawthorne, and said softly, "Hazel, you’ve been busy all morning. Take a break. It hurts my heart to see you like this. Come on, it’s just a man. It’s not like we can’t live without them. We should just focus on our careers."

"Think about it, Director Shaw has taken a shine to you. She wants to mentor you. Isn’t that an incredible stroke of luck? Why torture yourself over a man? Besides, no matter how much you suffer, isn’t Aiden still by Raina Lowell’s side, protecting her?"

Sharon deliberately lowered her voice so that only the two of them could hear.

Hazel Hawthorne forced a smile. "I know," she said faintly. "Thank you, Sharon."

"Good. I was worried you’d forget," Sharon said, squeezing Hazel’s hand. "When you’re dealing with a wannabe homewrecker like Raina Lowell, you need to pull out your ’rightful wife’ card. No matter what, you and Aiden are legally married. No matter how much trouble she stirs up, she’s still just the other woman trying to butt in."

Hazel was in agony. She kept trying to convince herself not to be affected by the drama with Aiden and Raina, but sometimes she just couldn’t control her feelings. The moment she thought about Aiden protecting Raina even after knowing the truth, any sense of calm she had shattered.

To her, this went far beyond a simple matter of principle.

"Hazel, you’re not going to do something drastic, are you?"

"Of course not. Do you really think I’m that fragile?"

pulling a stunt like that—threatening to kill herself just to ’prove’ to everyone how she’s been

bother to eat. She got

he would have hidden Raina Lowell in one

leaving in such a hurry, Sharon followed without a second thought. "Take me with you. I know I’m not much of a fighter

into the car and looked at Hazel, confused. "I don’t even know where we’re

"Evercrest Estates."

high-end residential area.

said in a low voice,

you even

know the property manager at Evercrest

Raina?" Seeing Hazel nod, she added quickly, "If you go after her so rashly, aren’t you afraid Aiden will come after you? Besides, if you go and question

Hazel tossed her phone to Sharon. "The passcode is 191231. Open the

tapped play and gasped, covering her mouth. "Isn’t this

want to have a

feel like even with this video, Raina won’t admit anything. All it proves is that she talked to Shawn Bennett; it doesn’t prove she ordered him

was to see Raina’s reaction. She also wanted to make it clear to Raina that even with Aiden backing her

「Evercrest Estates.」

Hazel Hawthorne. She never expected Hazel to find her here. "Well, I’m impressed. You

anywhere," Hazel said coolly. Staring at Raina’s innocent-looking face, she found it hard to believe such a vicious heart could

you’re not

here to waste

in sight, Raina dropped her facade completely, staring at Hazel with contempt. "I told you a long