When the Contract Marriage Ended, He Stayed

Chapter 65: The Suicide Was Just an Act

To Hazel Hawthorne, Aiden Xavier was utterly love-brained.

She couldn’t decide if Aiden Xavier always believing Raina Lowell was a sign of him being love-brained, or if it just meant Raina’s act was too convincing.

Hazel Hawthorne thought back on her conversations with Aiden Xavier. They always ended badly, they were always about Raina Lowell, and it was always Aiden making excuses for something terrible Raina had done.

Sometimes, she found herself thinking that if Raina Lowell had never come back from abroad, her life with Aiden Xavier would have actually been quite pleasant.

Aiden Xavier wasn’t staying over tonight. Before bed, Hazel Hawthorne pulled out her phone and opened her account. Seeing users flocking to leave comments on her post, she couldn’t resist reading a few.

Online commenters were just a gossip-hungry crowd, drawn to wherever the drama was. They didn’t need to know the truth; they just needed to claim the moral high ground, appoint themselves judge, and fearlessly voice their opinions.

It was the same when they were trashing Hazel Hawthorne, and it was the same now that they were trashing Raina Lowell.

They never wanted the truth. All they wanted was a platform to feel superior, a place from which they could play God and attack every person and every little thing.

Of course, some people were genuinely seeking justice, but none of that mattered to Hazel Hawthorne. All she needed was to set the record straight and prove her innocence. If not for the opportunity to use this to take a jab at Raina Lowell, she wouldn’t have bothered going through all the trouble to play these games with her.

Drowsiness washed over her. Lying on her side, phone still in hand, Hazel Hawthorne drifted off to sleep. A shrill ringtone, like a clap of thunder in the silent night, jolted her awake.

The room was dimly lit. She woke in a daze, fumbled for the phone pinned beneath her pillow, and groggily answered.

More jarring than the thunderclap was the voice on the other end of the line—Aiden Xavier’s, icy enough to be a death sentence.

awake. "What did you

suicide. They’re trying to save her at First Hospital right

attempted suicide?’ She mulled it over for a long time but couldn’t figure out why. ’I didn’t force her to do it. Is this her way of tricking

case, then I have to admit, Raina Lowell isn’t just a

some clothes, grabbed her car

Outside the emergency room.

stepped out of the elevator was a shock. She gently tugged on his sleeve. Seeing him sitting there, silent and still, she almost thought Raina hadn’t made it and had died

Xavier didn’t even glance at Hazel Hawthorne.

getting angry, Hazel Hawthorne laughed. "How did you know? I’m starting to think she did this on purpose. If she’s not dead, I was planning on finishing the job. You know, do the

is the most venomous

to do this? I get it. She couldn’t handle the cyberbullying, a

was thinly dressed, and a shiver ran through her as she sat on the cold bench. "The online hate I went through was far worse than this. If I’d tried to kill myself, you’d be showing up

Hawthorne patted Aiden Xavier’s shoulder. "I know you won’t believe me," she continued. "In your eyes, Raina Lowell has always been

going to die. Wouldn’t her death be giving me exactly what I want? She’s so desperate for me

her

a theatrical sigh. "I’m just telling

by her chatter, Aiden

room door go out. She spoke again. "Wanna bet the

Xavier shot a glare over his shoulder at Hazel Hawthorne, who

doctor followed, removing his mask, and said almost exactly what Hazel

bizarrely humorous air to the typically

Raina Lowell, following the doctor directly to his office to discuss her condition. Hazel Hawthorne remained where she was, watching

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