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.’

testing Aiden’s attitude at all; it was a

didn’t answer, Aiden’s expression

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

car was

in her bag for her phone, only to hear Aiden’s deep

couple of awkward laughs and opened WeChat. It was

were having

’I really need to get one of those anti-peeping screen protectors.’ "No, he’s acting completely normal. No reaction at all. He didn’t ask me

"Why?"

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 complicated? All I have to do is be a proper wife. Besides,

can’t

now. It seems this method doesn’t work on Aiden." Sharon

Your ideas are all 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

was already clear. Why should she keep trying to test his feelings? Did she need him to spell it out for her before she would finally

she thought. ’As long as certain things are left unsaid, it won’t

Hazel was about to read it, Aiden, who was sitting beside her, suddenly

Hazel stared at

are you so happy chatting

was written all

at dinner?"

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 were talking

very well at the office, then. To have so

mulled over Aiden’s words, faintly detecting a hint of jealousy. "Nathan is a great guy. He often helps me out at work, and on top of that, he’s handsome. Who wouldn’t want