When the Contract Marriage Ended, He Stayed

Chapter 96: A Distracted Day

Nothing Sharon Winters said could get Hazel Hawthorne’s attention. She spent the entire morning slumped over her desk, utterly dejected. She had no inspiration for the design draft Holly Shaw had assigned her and was in a complete stupor. During the lunch break, seeing that Hazel was still listless, Sharon couldn’t help but ask what was wrong.

The cafeteria was crowded, and Hazel Hawthorne found the topic embarrassing. After a long hesitation, she leaned close to Sharon Winters’s ear and whispered, "Have you ever had a wet dream?"

Sharon Winters froze for a second. "A wet dream? You had a wet dream?"

Horrified, Hazel Hawthorne quickly covered Sharon Winters’s mouth. "Keep your voice down! Are you afraid people *can’t* hear us? I was just asking if *you’ve* ever had one."

Sharon Winters pried Hazel Hawthorne’s hand away, gasping for air. ’My voice wasn’t even that loud,’ she thought. ’Hazel’s just being overly sensitive, always worried someone will overhear.’ "It’s not weird to have a wet dream," she said. "Why are you reacting like this? Have you really never had one before?"

From Hazel Hawthorne’s reaction, Sharon Winters knew this must have been her first time. She pulled Hazel closer and whispered in her ear, "I had my first one in high school. I had a huge crush on this celebrity at the time, and I dreamed about him."

"You had one in high school?" Hazel Hawthorne’s jaw nearly hit the floor in astonishment. She stared at Sharon Winters in disbelief. ’Why does she look so proud of it?’

"When you have a wet dream, you’re probably the only one who knows. But have you ever experienced the feeling of getting caught? It was complete social suicide! I was so mortified. I’ve never been so humiliated in my entire life." Hazel Hawthorne looked utterly horrified, unwilling to relive the details of that morning.

"Tch, having a wet dream isn’t something to be ashamed of. We’re adults. Isn’t it normal to have physical needs? Don’t you?" Sharon Winters asked, puzzled. "Have you and Aiden Xavier never... done it?"

Hazel Hawthorne was speechless. ’How could I tell Sharon that Aiden Xavier and I have never even held hands? We’re both so chaste. Besides, our relationship doesn’t allow for any further development.’

"Hazel," Sharon Winters said, placing a hand on her shoulder in an earnest tone. "Don’t be so sensitive. A wet dream is a small thing. You really don’t need to be like this. You look like you’ve done something terrible."

is why you were so out of it this morning? That’s a bit of an overreaction. I have them occasionally, too. It’s not just

else, Hazel Hawthorne quickly stopped her. Just then, Nathan Miller and Aaron Shaw walked over. Hazel quickly made a "zip

said gently, though

suggestive smile. Hazel’s lip twitched, and she pretended

we join

replied cheerfully, "Of course

think of a good reason, so she just stayed silent.

recounted her previous day to them. After finding out she’d been fired, she had been job hunting when she suddenly got a call from HR

and she instantly snatched it, thinking it was a message from Aiden Xavier. But

disappointment on Hazel Hawthorne’s face. He asked, half-joking and half-serious,

Hazel Hawthorne didn’t answer, Sharon Winters secretly nudged her arm. "Are you waiting for Mr. Xavier’s call? Did you two have

expression, putting her phone away. ’My reaction must have been too obvious, that’s why they’re

Aiden Xavier had been showing up around her and messaging her on WeChat so often lately. Now that he’d suddenly gone silent today, Hazel Hawthorne found she wasn’t used to it. She’d already lost count of how

asked quizzically, "You’ve been distracted all day. What’s wrong with you? Did you really have a

didn’t fight. Do I

solemnly. "Anyone with eyes can see

’Is it that obvious? I don’t

Winters said, pulling out a mirror. "Look. Don’t you just look like you have something on your

to side. ’She’s just talking

was coming home that night, but