When the Contract Marriage Ended, He Stayed

Chapter 74

Chapter 74: The Kind Old Gentleman

Hazel Hawthorne sat on the plane to Freyburg, still wondering how Aiden Xavier knew her every move. ’Did he really have someone following me in secret?’

If that was the case, then why was Aiden Xavier doing this? Was he worried she would hurt Raina Lowell, or did he not trust her not to have an inappropriate relationship with other men? Either reason sent a chill down Hazel’s spine.

The mere thought of being secretly followed made Hazel subconsciously look up and scan her surroundings for anyone with a strange expression or gaze.

Holly Shaw, sitting beside her, noticed Hazel’s odd behavior and looked at her quizzically. "What are you doing?"

Hazel shook her head. ’Maybe I’m just being too sensitive.’ But if she couldn’t get to the bottom of this, it was terrifying. She didn’t want her every word and action to be under Aiden Xavier’s surveillance.

The flight from Kenport to Freyburg was just over an hour.

After arriving in Freyburg, they didn’t dive straight into work. A friend of Holly Shaw’s picked them up from the airport. They went to the hotel and dropped off their luggage, and then Holly came knocking on Hazel’s door.

"Come with me to see a friend."

Hazel was now Holly Shaw’s secretary. She didn’t know why Holly wanted to bring her along to see a friend, but despite her questions, she went with her.

Along the way, Holly Shaw was silent, but the friend who had picked them up was very talkative, occasionally striking up a conversation with Hazel.

Hazel was beautiful and had a gentle, soft-spoken way of talking, which made it easy for her to make a good impression. She wasn’t a talkative person, but she wouldn’t let the atmosphere become awkward either.

When they reached their destination, Hazel got out of the car with Holly Shaw and found herself standing before a siheyuan, a traditional courtyard house.

It was her first time seeing such an ancient siheyuan in Freyburg. She looked around curiously, wondering what kind of background Holly’s friend could possibly have to own a place like this in the city.

this had been reclaimed by the state twenty years ago. Few remained, and those that did were now mostly private residences. Even

could only conclude that the person living here must be either rich or noble; it was impossible to do so without

has been waiting for

a Zhongshan suit approached them, looking at

the Old Master’s health

has been quite good. It’s just that he often talks about you, Ms. Shaw, always reminiscing about the

Hazel had seen Holly

smile spread across his face. "You silly girl, you disappear for years at a time. If you didn’t come back to see this old

back now, aren’t I? Grandpa, you’re in such good health, how can you say

me,

you trying to make me feel

"friend" Holly mentioned was this old man?’ She had never been

man’s gaze suddenly landed on Hazel’s face, and his expression turned peculiar. Holly noticed it too. She pulled Hazel to her side and introduced her to the old man, "Grandpa, this is my

was the first time she had heard Holly use the

He

felt that the way the

drinking tea and playing chess with

to

that the old man’s gaze held a strange quality, giving her

accident early on, and he never remarried." Holly glanced at Hazel. "He originally had a son and a daughter, but

’That sounds so tragic.’

then asked, "But doesn’t he still have

sadly, he’s never found her. His greatest wish in life is

hope the Old Master

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