When the Contract Marriage Ended, He Stayed

Chapter 88: Putting a Lesson to Use

Hazel Hawthorne didn’t press him further. Since Aiden Xavier was going to answer her like that, she knew that no matter what she asked next, he would just throw her own words from yesterday back at her. Hazel wasn’t one to ask for trouble.

They say a smart woman would never bring up an ex or the "white moonlight" in her man’s heart. Hazel, however, didn’t consider herself a smart woman when it came to matters of the heart. She insisted on bringing it up, just to see how Aiden Xavier would react.

In fact, she took pleasure in it. "Why has Raina Lowell been so quiet lately? It’s like she’s vanished."

Hazel hadn’t forgotten that she had just seen Raina Lowell yesterday. She leaned one arm against the car window, propping her chin on her hand, and watched Aiden Xavier with a leisurely air. "Did you and Raina have a fight because of that night in Freyburg?"

"What do you think?" Aiden Xavier said coolly, refusing to give her a straight answer.

Hazel curved her lips into a slight smile. "How would I know? I’m not Raina Lowell."

"Didn’t you just see her yesterday? Forgotten so soon?" Aiden Xavier calmly called her bluff, the corner of his eye catching a glimpse of her perfectly composed expression.

Even though she was exposed, Hazel acted as if nothing had happened. "Ah, now that you mention it, I almost did forget." After a pause, she chuckled. "What, did Raina go crying to you?"

With Raina Lowell’s personality, even if she didn’t complain to Aiden Xavier directly, she would find a way to let him know how wronged she felt. Hazel knew that before she even went to see her. Raina would probably even use this opportunity to play the victim for all it was worth in front of Aiden Xavier.

"Let me guess. Raina definitely told you not to come looking for trouble with me."

Aiden Xavier looked at Hazel intently. Raina had indeed said that. "It seems you really do know her well."

and even threw Aiden Xavier a flirtatious wink. "I’m a woman.

Freyburg incident." After a moment, Hazel heard Aiden Xavier speak again. "You know

the last sentence nearly shattered Hazel’s composure. ’She likes

second thought, it was perfectly normal for a sentence like that to come out of Aiden Xavier’s mouth. ’Who

swore she had never met a man more narcissistic than Aiden

woman, so I have a woman’s way of thinking. It was easy for me to guess what Raina would say to you. Besides, she’s so pure and innocent, a real white lotus

corrected herself, "Not a white

Raina Lowell had spun for Aiden Xavier. If he had really wanted to stand up for Raina, he would have gotten angry with her long ago. But here he was, picking her up

couldn’t help but frown, a little puzzled. ’Why isn’t Aiden Xavier defending Raina? Isn’t he supposed to

Xavier, I find you very strange. You always act like you’re so in love with Raina Lowell,

your feelings for her. Or

listened to Hazel chattering nonstop beside him, analyzing him one moment and Raina the next. Her

and Raina Lowell, Hazel didn’t even notice that they weren’t on their usual

Hazel realized it, the car had already stopped at the entrance of the

welcome them, his face wreathed in smiles. Hazel had a feeling that Harrison only wanted to see Aiden

naturally didn’t have a pleasant expression

her a glance. She just stood silently beside Aiden Xavier, furious that he had brought her here without even asking if

had the kitchen prepare all your favorite dishes long ago. Hurry inside and rest for a

Hawthorne. She shot a glance at Aiden Xavier and walked straight into the

everything had changed. After Harrison married that woman, the only thing that remained the same was her

in a pure white dress. It looked like she had taken great care in dressing up; the exquisite makeup on her face made her look even more youthful and