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."

flicked her hair back and even threw Aiden Xavier a flirtatious wink. "I’m a

Raina just to ask her if she was involved with the Freyburg incident." After a moment, Hazel heard Aiden Xavier speak

fine, but the last sentence nearly shattered Hazel’s composure. ’She likes him, just

normal for a sentence like that to come out of Aiden Xavier’s mouth. ’Who else could be as narcissistic

met a man more narcissistic than

woman’s way of thinking. It was easy for me to guess what Raina would

didn’t say anything, so Hazel quickly corrected

wanted to stand up for Raina,

Raina? Isn’t he supposed to be madly in love with her? Isn’t she the only

You always act like you’re so in love with Raina Lowell, but your actions don’t

"As an outsider, even I’m starting to doubt your feelings for her. Or maybe you’re just naturally cold-blooded

The whole way, he just listened to Hazel chattering nonstop beside him, analyzing him one moment

in her thoughts about Aiden Xavier and Raina Lowell, Hazel didn’t even notice that they weren’t on their usual route home, but were heading toward the Hawthorne

it, the car had already

wreathed in smiles. Hazel had a feeling that Harrison only wanted to see Aiden Xavier, and that she was only getting to see her

of this, she naturally didn’t have

course, his current wife. Hazel didn’t even spare her a glance. She just stood silently beside Aiden Xavier, furious that he had brought her

here! I had the kitchen prepare all your favorite dishes long

even look at Harrison Hawthorne. She shot a

her home. But now, everything had changed. After Harrison married that woman, the only thing that remained the same was her mother’s old room. There were no other traces

Hawthorne was standing on the second-floor landing, dressed in a pure white dress. It looked like she had taken great care in dressing up;