When the Contract Marriage Ended, He Stayed

Chapter 69: Absolutely Impossible

That one word—"Out"—sent the timid Secretary Quinn scrambling. From now on, unless Aiden Xavier called his name, he would absolutely not step foot in that office and risk being annihilated by one of his boss’s glares.

Meanwhile, Raina Lowell was far from finished at the hospital. She wanted everyone to know that Hazel Hawthorne was completely unworthy of Aiden Xavier. She wanted them to know that Hazel was the one clinging to Aiden, that she had used despicable means to force him into marrying her.

But she hadn’t expected Hazel Hawthorne to be far more difficult to drive off than she had imagined.

Any other woman would have likely crumbled under the pressure long ago and left Aiden Xavier on her own accord. But Hazel Hawthorne was the exception. Not only was she refusing to divorce Aiden, she even dared to flaunt her victory right in Raina’s face.

Raina Lowell was throwing a tantrum in her hospital room. When a call came from the paparazzo, she took the opportunity to chew him out. "You haven’t done a single thing I asked, and now you have the nerve to ask me for money?"

But the paparazzo was no pushover. He immediately retorted, "Ms. Lowell, I did exactly what you asked. Whether it worked or not, you have to pay me. Otherwise, I’ll go tell Aiden Xavier. You don’t want him to know you arranged all this, do you?"

At the mention of Aiden Xavier, Raina’s anger flared again. But he was using Aiden to threaten her. As furious as she was, Raina knew he had her cornered. At this point, she had no choice but to compromise.

"The money... I’ll wire it to your account tonight. And I don’t want to see you in Kenport ever again!"

"Heh heh, don’t you worry, Ms. Lowell. I get it. Just give me the money, and I’ll leave Kenport immediately. I’ll never show my face to Aiden Xavier, and your secret will be safe with me."

Raina Lowell angrily threw her phone onto the bed. Just then, Aiden Xavier pushed the door open and entered, giving her a confused look. Startled, Raina flinched. She quickly snatched the phone back up, the anger on her face instantly replaced by a smile.

"Aiden, you’re here! Why didn’t you tell me you were coming? I haven’t even made myself presentable." Raina’s face was pale; even when she wasn’t in the hospital, she had a bloodless, pallid complexion.

to see you. The doctor says your wound is healing well. You should

sounding weak. Her gaze fell to her wrist. "Aiden... after I get out

Aiden in, tactfully backed out of the room, pulling the private nurse who was about to enter out with him and leaving the two

"Of course I’ll

why," Raina began to sob quietly, her voice laced with accusation, "why do you always act like you love me, but I can’t feel it? I’ve been thinking these past few days... are you only with me because

Raina’s brother was mentioned, Aiden would

in her eyes, Raina looked up at Aiden. "If you don’t love me, just tell me. I won’t

to advance, once

it was Aiden or Hazel who was unwilling to go through with the

I’ll take you home. As for the divorce, we’ll have to talk about it after I’ve handled my current affairs. I can’t give you a definite answer

her side. His large, warm hand enveloped Raina’s slender fingers, and he began to play with them absently. "I know that asking you to be with me like this is unfair to you, but my hands are tied. My marriage to Hazel... it’s not

fell silent, her tear-filled

divorce her right now, my mother would definitely intervene, and she’d find out

I’m divorcing just for you," he continued. "That would only deepen

such sincerity and paired with his deeply affectionate expression, moved Raina to tears. She threw herself

Everything I’m doing right

so that she felt the

Fortunately, Aiden stopped her.

believed that for him to steal a moment from his busy schedule to visit her

left after half

placated by Aiden, Raina’s mood improved considerably. She even looked at the private nurse with a smile, which in turn left the nurse completely stunned. In all the days she had been caring for Raina, she had never