When the Contract Marriage Ended, He Stayed

Chapter 85: A Suspicious Aiden Xavier

On the way, Hazel Hawthorne sat in the passenger seat, engrossed in her phone. The paparazzi had just exposed a new scandal about a popular actress, and she often read such news to kill time when she was bored. Just as she was getting to the good part, Aiden Xavier spoke.

"Hazel, this is the first time since we got married that we’ve gone to see Mother on our own initiative, isn’t it?"

Hearing this, Hazel calmly put down her phone. She felt like Aiden was testing her, but she had no proof. In the three years they’d been married, they had only ever visited the Hawthorne or Xavier families when their parents insisted.

Going back on their own like this was truly a first.

"Is it so strange? Even if we’re a fake couple, we still need to keep up appearances. We don’t want Mother to get suspicious." Hazel glanced at Aiden. "You know how smart she is."

"Is that so?"

"Of course. Or did you think I have some other motive? Go on, tell me what you think. If you’re right, I promise I won’t deny it."

Aiden Xavier snorted. Hazel was acting too strange.

First, she brought him a cake on her own, and now she wanted to visit his mother at the family home. What was she up to? Aiden had never seen Hazel act like this. He decided not to dwell on it and focused on driving.

Aiden stopped talking to her, which Hazel was perfectly happy about.

The drive from the office to the family home took about an hour.

Fortunately, Hazel had contacted Fiona Forrest in advance. Delighted to hear they were coming, Fiona had the maids prepare a dinner with all their favorite dishes.

For Fiona Forrest, as long as she saw Aiden Xavier and Hazel Hawthorne appearing as a loving couple with a stable relationship, she could rest easy. As for Raina Lowell, she had already warned the woman. If Raina dared to make another move, Fiona would do as she promised.

send Raina away

saw Hazel get out. Hazel, in turn, took Fiona’s arm,

especially compared to Raina Lowell. Her attitude toward the

bored, flipping through a newspaper

always gave men

slightly when Fiona mentioned Raina. "Has Aiden been seeing that Raina

Aiden, Hazel replied to Fiona, "Very rarely. Aiden’s been with me

deceive his own mother. I know my son. That Raina woman is calculating. It won’t be easy for her to give up on Aiden so quickly, so

at the silent Aiden. "Did you hear me? If you didn’t, I’ll say it again: I will absolutely not allow Raina Lowell to enter

lifted his head slightly and replied in a

Fiona Forrest turn back to Hazel, satisfied. "Aren’t you two trying for a baby? How is that

agenda. We’ve been married for three years and haven’t even held hands. Our relationship is more chaste

Aiden weren’t actually going to have one. But even with these thoughts, her verbal reply left Fiona very pleased. "Mom, we’ve been trying. But you can’t rush

he instantly looked up at her,

the past, Hazel had been extremely resistant whenever the topic of children came

need to thank me

not talk

Forrest mentioned Raina Lowell’s name, she described her as a "bitch." Hazel had to agree—Raina wasn’t

she knew how protective he was of Raina. Fiona was Aiden’s mother; she could

impassive and looked for all the world like

front of Fiona Forrest, even Aiden

tolerate Hazel’s strange behavior all

the car was stifling. Kenport had been muggy lately; scorching sun in the morning gave way

the AC, which

especially during dinner. Eventually, she