When the Contract Marriage Ended, He Stayed

Chapter 75: Stepping on a Landmine with Pinpoint Accuracy

"Are you using your brother to threaten me?" Aiden Xavier’s gaze turned frosty.

Raina Lowell knew full well how important Vincent Lowell was to Aiden Xavier, but aside from Vincent, she had no other way to keep Aiden by her side.

"I’m not using my brother to threaten you." Raina Lowell averted her gaze from Aiden Xavier’s; it was simply too intimidating for her to look at him directly. "I just don’t understand why you’ve suddenly started giving me the cold shoulder."

She had never understood Aiden Xavier, not since the day they met. When they were young, she had only been able to hang around him because Vincent Lowell and Aiden Xavier were good friends. After Vincent’s accident, she was sent abroad.

The official reason was for her medical treatment, but she knew perfectly well that there must have been some problem between the Xavier Family and the Lowell Family back then. Otherwise, the Lowell Family wouldn’t have gone bankrupt right after that.

Aiden Xavier was her only lifeline. She couldn’t afford to let him go. As long as Aiden was with her, she had to hold on tight and never let anyone snatch him away.

Aiden Xavier remained silent, indicating he wouldn’t be answering any more of Raina Lowell’s questions. "I don’t want to talk about us right now. If you know what’s good for you, you’ll leave. I’ll have Finn Quinn take you home."

Raina Lowell stood frozen in place for a long moment, not moving an inch. Just as Aiden Xavier’s patience was wearing thin, she suddenly became hysterical and shrieked at him, "I’m not leaving! You have to tell me, is Hazel Hawthorne the reason you don’t want to see me?"

"It has nothing to do with Hazel Hawthorne," Aiden Xavier replied without hesitation.

Raina Lowell let out a cold laugh. She didn’t believe him at all. Her intuition told her that Aiden Xavier’s change was because of Hazel Hawthorne. In the end, Hazel had still managed to carve out a place in his heart. "The more sensible I try to be, the easier it seems for you to treat me like a fool."

Hearing this, Aiden Xavier said coldly, "Stop making a scene with me."

Raina Lowell just wanted to pour out all her grievances at once. "Do you think I want to make a scene? I know full well that if I do, I’ll be the only one who ends up hurt, but I can’t help it! Aiden, can you please not treat me like this?"

she tightly gripped his hands. It was as if she weren’t the

her pitiful, damsel-in-distress act. With an ingratiating look in her eyes, she said softly, "I promise I won’t bring up my brother again, so please

woman’s heart is a needle at the bottom of

He had thought Raina Lowell would be different, but after today’s experience, he

bridge of his nose, his tone already much softer than before. "Don’t assume there’s something going on between me and Hazel Hawthorne every time you’re in a bad mood. You

You’re so exceptional; it would be perfectly normal for Hazel to like you. She already has an advantage over me.

Xavier looked down at the woman in his arms, suddenly at a loss for words. ’Comforting a woman is

Hazel never made unreasonable scenes like Raina Lowell or constantly doubted him. At this thought, Aiden Xavier sighed silently to himself. But then, as if a new

never makes unreasonable scenes is because she never liked me

Raina Lowell away. "Alright, I’ll have Finn Quinn take you home. I still have work to do, and you staying here will cause gossip. This is a

over her shoulder, hoping to hear Aiden Xavier ask her to stay. But she didn’t get her wish, not

Aiden Xavier’s office, Raina Lowell returned to her residence. She tossed and turned, her mind consumed with thoughts of Aiden and Hazel

feelings for Hazel Hawthorne. She couldn’t let

returned to the company, was reporting on her movements to Aiden Xavier. "Raina Lowell has been staying home recently and hasn’t

someone keep a close watch on

had no idea how Raina Lowell had managed to evade his men and come to the company to find

like this will never happen

drifting to Hazel Hawthorne, who was far away in Freyburg. ’She got to Freyburg but didn’t even send a message to let me know

Quinn, thinking Aiden Xavier was still dwelling on the matter with Raina Lowell, tried to be clever and

no leads yet," Aiden Xavier shot him

and pieces of evidence were scattered, and finding all the information and witnesses in a short time was not something