When the Contract Marriage Ended, He Stayed

Chapter 108: Finding a Way to Test Him

Even after Aiden Xavier had left, Raina Lowell remained frozen in place, unsure of what to do. She stared at the empty house, filled only with his lingering scent and the memory of his cold, departing figure. In her eyes, all their past sweet moments now seemed like a joke.

Meanwhile, after walking out of the villa, Aiden Xavier glanced back one last time before slowly departing.

Hazel Hawthorne couldn’t hide her arm injury from Sharon Winters. The moment she arrived at the office, Sharon was all over her, demanding to know what had happened. Hazel hadn’t planned on keeping it a secret anyway, so she told her the whole story.

Sharon Winters immediately gave Hazel Hawthorne a thumbs-up. "You’re really something else! If it were me, I wouldn’t have known what to do and would’ve ended up getting played by Raina Lowell."

Hazel Hawthorne could only manage a dry laugh. If Raina Lowell hadn’t suddenly appeared at the banquet and made it clear she was up to no good, Hazel wouldn’t have resorted to a tactic that hurt herself just to deal with her.

’Who would be that foolish?’ In that situation, however, Hazel Hawthorne had thought it was the best course of action. As long as she could ruin Raina Lowell’s plan by giving her a taste of her own medicine, Hazel felt it was worth it.

"So, Aiden Xavier was on your side, right? He didn’t embarrass you in front of everyone, did he?" Sharon Winters was more concerned about this. "I’ve seen with my own two eyes how much Aiden Xavier cares about Raina Lowell."

Speaking of which, Hazel Hawthorne found it puzzling too.

"He didn’t help Raina Lowell."

Sharon Winters immediately praised him. "It was right for Aiden Xavier not to help Raina Lowell! That proves you’re still more important to him than she is. But looking at your face, it seems like you’re not exactly happy that Aiden helped you."

Hazel Hawthorne frowned. It wasn’t that she couldn’t accept it. She was just perplexed. Knowing Aiden Xavier’s personality, if he truly cared about Raina Lowell, he wouldn’t have cared what the occasion was.

suddenly sensed that maybe Aiden Xavier didn’t care about Raina Lowell as

hand in front of her face. "Stop overthinking it. Trust me, I think you’re more important to Aiden Xavier than Raina Lowell is. My

nothing. She knew

stop overthinking. Your relationship with Aiden Xavier isn’t something a mere Raina Lowell can destroy. I have a feeling Aiden actually likes you. Otherwise, he wouldn’t look like he wants to kill someone every time he sees us with Nathan

ridiculous. He

convinced, Sharon Winters didn’t bother arguing. "Hurry up and get your things in order. We have a meeting soon. I heard Chloe Lee is back at the company, so whatever you do,

Hawthorne couldn’t stop her mind from wandering. The image of Aiden Xavier lifting her into his arms at

always gave her the illusion that, just as Sharon

a stack of documents. When calling Hazel’s name

"No."

to know how Aiden Xavier really feels about you, I have an idea. It’s

over her, but on some strange impulse,

"Get Nathan to help us test Aiden Xavier. A man who truly likes you won’t stand for you getting too close to

with Nathan Miller and got angry, it would just be because of his possessiveness toward me.

genuine affection. If you want to test him, I

really was a bit devious, and it meant using

she was tempted. So, as Nathan Miller walked up, Sharon stepped forward to

Hawthorne and was about to refuse, but Aaron Shaw rushed over, slung an arm around his shoulder, and cheerfully accepted for him. "Yeah, let’s go! I won’t have to eat takeout tonight. But, uh, can I

are you always trying

Winters. If you don’t invite me,

Shaw’s antics, she said irritably, "Tch. One more person just means one more