When the Contract Marriage Ended, He Stayed

Chapter 109: There Must Be Something Wrong With Your Eyes

When Hazel Hawthorne saw Aiden Xavier walk into the private room and appear right before her, she still couldn’t believe he had actually come. Nathan Miller was sitting right beside her, and as it happened, he was in the middle of pouring her some tea.

Just moments before, the two of them had been chatting and laughing happily. Now, seeing Aiden walk in, the smile on Hazel’s face froze instantly. Sharon Winters, however, acted as if nothing was wrong and quickly beckoned for Aiden to sit on Hazel’s other side.

The situation now was that Nathan and Aiden were each sitting on one side, with Hazel sandwiched in the middle.

Sharon even gave Hazel a subtle wink. ’I have no idea why I agreed to play this stupid game with Sharon,’ Hazel thought. ’What good will it do to know whether Aiden cares more about me or Raina Lowell?’

By the end of the meal, Hazel felt drenched in sweat. Even though the private room’s air conditioning was on, she couldn’t stop dabbing her forehead with a napkin. This was especially true when Aiden placed food on her plate. She stared at the mountain of food piled in her bowl, having completely lost her appetite.

"You don’t like it?" Aiden asked in a low voice.

He asked the kindest of questions in the coldest of tones. Hazel racked her brain but couldn’t understand how Aiden’s expression could remain so monotonous.

She glanced at Aiden. She didn’t like bitter melon, and she didn’t like cilantro, but Aiden didn’t know that. That was why she hadn’t touched her chopsticks.

But Nathan, sitting on her other side, quietly spoke up. "Hazel doesn’t like bitter melon or cilantro."

The moment he finished speaking, the expression on Hazel’s face shifted dramatically. She suddenly felt the temperature in the room drop several degrees, a chill that seeped into her bones more than the air conditioning ever could.

Aiden stared at Hazel, his own expression unchanging, as if asking, ’You really don’t like it?’

The corner of Hazel’s mouth twitched. ’How am I supposed to answer that?’ Unsure of what to do, Hazel decided to be a silent lamb. ’I’d rather die than attend another dinner party like this. This was all Sharon’s terrible idea.’

at all; it was a test of her ability to handle

didn’t answer, Aiden’s expression shifted slightly.

Hazel once again became a silent lamb. Aiden, who was driving, didn’t say a word either. He occasionally glanced at Hazel out of the corner of his eye,

was broken by

to hear Aiden’s deep voice beside her. "Your phone is

let out a couple of awkward laughs and opened WeChat. It was Sharon,

you were

those anti-peeping screen protectors.’ "No, he’s acting completely normal. No reaction at all. He didn’t ask me anything, and he hasn’t brought up tonight’s

"Why?"

question mark from Sharon, Hazel wanted to ask "why" as well. ’Why did I go along with Sharon’s crazy plan? Why did I have to test Aiden’s feelings? Why make our relationship so

why? I can’t just

It seems this method doesn’t work on Aiden." Sharon sent a smiley face emoji. "I’ll think of a new plan for next

terrible. I’m not curious about Aiden’s feelings for me anymore. It’s just like you said: if he really liked me, he wouldn’t be so indifferent

case, his attitude was already clear. Why should she keep trying to test his feelings? Did she need him to spell it out

thought. ’As long as certain things are left unsaid,

was about to read it, Aiden, who

stared at Aiden

you so happy chatting

written

having a great time chatting with Nathan at dinner?" ’You even ignored me,

you trying to say? I feel like you’re implying something." Hazel put down her phone. "Your questions are strange. I was happy chatting with Nathan because we

get along very well at

often helps me out at work, and on top of that, he’s