When the Contract Marriage Ended, He Stayed

Chapter 111: He’s Definitely into You

The next day, as Hazel Hawthorne sat at the dining table for breakfast, she was keenly aware of Aiden Xavier’s intense gaze fixed on her. It felt hotter than the midday sun, making it impossible for her to look at him directly. She found it utterly baffling.

She snuck a glance at Aiden Xavier’s expression, but then it belatedly dawned on her. ’How could a mere mortal like me possibly see through Aiden Xavier’s thoughts?’

Hazel Hawthorne shot him a glare. Seeing his eyes still fixed on her, she couldn’t help but glare again. When he still didn’t react, she finally couldn’t take it anymore. "Why do you keep staring at me?" she demanded. "Is there something on my face?"

Aiden Xavier said no, but Hazel still touched her cheek. ’If I had a mirror, I’d definitely check,’ she thought. ’After all, his words have very little credibility.’

A moment later, Aiden Xavier was still staring at her. Hazel completely lost her appetite. "Aiden Xavier, is there something you want to say to me? If there is, just spit it out. Why do you keep staring at me like this?"

It was making her heart race. This was what Hazel couldn’t stand most about Aiden Xavier: when he said nothing and just stared, meeting every question with silence. It was a true test of one’s patience, and unfortunately for her, Hazel had very little patience when it came to Aiden Xavier.

Aiden Xavier simply gave Hazel a small smile and said gently, "Finish your breakfast first. I’ll drive you to the office later."

Hazel understood instantly. ’He definitely has something to say to me. He must think it’s not a good time with the household staff around. That’s why he’s going to tell me in the car on the way to work. It’ll just be the two of us, so we won’t have to worry about anyone overhearing.’

’I can be pretty smart sometimes,’ Hazel thought to herself. Having figured out the reason for Aiden Xavier’s strange behavior, she began to eat her breakfast with gusto.

During the drive to the office, she waited quietly for Aiden Xavier to be the first to speak. But a long time passed, and he simply remained focused on driving, only occasionally asking how the wound on her arm was healing. He didn’t say a single word about anything else.

Confused, Hazel leaned against the window, propping her chin on her hand. She stared out at the rapidly passing scenery, her mind heavy with questions. ’Why did he suddenly decide to drive me to work? And why did he keep staring at me without saying anything?’

tell me? It’s just the two of us now, you can just say it. You know I’m very understanding. I

glance and couldn’t resist a sarcastic remark. "Well then, it seems you really are quite understanding. To not even mind about

the sarcasm in his tone completely, Hazel nodded with a chuckle, readily admitting how understanding she was. "Of course I am. We’ve been married for three

"You talk too much."

all morning, staring at me. Isn’t there something you want to tell me? What could possibly make you so hesitant other than Raina Lowell? Who else

have to

Don’t tell me you’re staring at me because you like me? That’s impossible. Didn’t you say it yourself last night? You don’t get jealous. If you aren’t jealous about me and Nathan

a moment, she heard him ask coolly, "So, judging by what you just said, Sharon Winters’s dinner invitation last night

so sharp. In his mind, he had somehow

slip in front of Aiden Xavier last night. ’There’s only one explanation,’ she thought. ’Aiden Xavier must have figured it

to admit it

Sharon Winters to help me test you? Besides, the fact that you like Raina Lowell is an open secret, isn’t it? Why would I need to test that? That

snuck a glance at

was overthinking it, then." Aiden Xavier didn’t press

intersection up ahead. It’s a short walk from there, so you don’t have to drop me off right at

will see me dropping

"No."

Nathan Miller will see me

here, it would save you the trouble of looping around. What are you