When the Contract Marriage Ended, He Stayed

Chapter 114: Answering the Phone for Him

Hazel Hawthorne spoke with conviction, her gaze sincere. Aiden Xavier remained expressionless and noncommittal, his eyes shifting away as he sank into thought. Just as Aiden was about to speak, Hazel suddenly cut in again.

"But there’s one thing I’m very curious about." Hazel carefully tested Aiden’s reaction. Seeing that his expression didn’t change, she continued in a low voice, "Do you think your father’s death has something to do with the Lowell family?"

The files hadn’t shown much related to the Lowell family, so Aiden didn’t know where Hazel had gotten that idea. Naturally, he didn’t answer her right away. Hazel, however, merely noticed that Aiden wasn’t angry and assumed she could keep asking, failing to register his continued silence at the mention of the Lowells.

"Honestly, the Xavier and Lowell families used to have a great relationship. Back then, I heard some rumors that the Xaviers were getting in the way of the Lowells’ business, and that’s why your father was killed by them. But in the end, the police concluded that your dad’s death was a suicide."

"Even though there’s no direct proof, I think where there’s smoke, there’s fire."

After a long silence, Aiden finally spoke. "Then what do you think happened? What are the facts as you see them?"

In all her years married to Aiden Xavier, Hazel had never taken the initiative to bring up matters concerning the Xavier family. She was especially aware that Marcus Xavier’s case was a taboo topic that couldn’t be casually mentioned, so she had tactfully avoided it. Today was the first time.

It was also because she had seen Aiden investigating the truth behind Marcus Xavier’s death, which had momentarily sparked her inner detective, prompting her to start analyzing her understanding of the facts with him.

Aiden focused on driving. His phone rang several times, but he ignored it, continuing to listen to Hazel’s analysis. He then asked, "You really believe my father didn’t have a cross-dressing fetish?"

gravely. "Actually, I met Uncle Xavier several times when I was little. In my memory, Uncle Xavier was a very good

you can know a person’s face but not their heart. How do you know what he was thinking? You aren’t him, so how could you know whether he had that fetish

gazed at Aiden’s profile and asked in a low voice, "So you believe

wasn’t a pervert, but he still hadn’t found a

heart, I’ve always felt that Uncle Xavier was a very good person. If you’re really investigating the truth of his death, I truly hope

right before death...

I heard from Finn Quinn that you haven’t been seeing her lately. Did you two have a fight? Because of Uncle Xavier’s case?" Hazel easily made the connection to the files she’d seen in the office and subconsciously assumed that Aiden and Raina were having problems because

said

out. However, only those involved knew

Hazel couldn’t help but point it out to him. To her surprise, Aiden casually handed the phone to her.

disbelief. "You want me to answer it? This is Raina’s call! If she finds out you’re with me, isn’t she going to threaten you with

change as he drove. "You answer. I can’t take calls while

calls while driving?’ Hazel couldn’t help but laugh internally. ’Is Aiden really the type to

Because I’m going to.

answered Raina Lowell’s call without a second thought. Her very first sentence left Raina

say, you