Ch. 231..240

Chapter 231: Why Won’t You Help Us?

Caroline and Lanny were very angry and felt that Hazel only aimed to embarrass them.

“Who said that we have no money?” Caroline was annoyed and slapped the clerk in the face. “You little slut, are you looking down upon us? I want to make a complaint…”

“Yes, I want to make a complaint about you!” Caroline yelled at the clerk with anger. “My son is very rich. Do you know who he is? He is the president of the Denmark Group! You have made me very upset, and just for that, I am not going to buy these damn clothes!”

Hazel watched them from far away, she was totally stunned at their behavior.

This family… How could they be like this? Each time they did something that shocked her, she thought that it could not get any worse, but they would do something else that amazed her.

Lanny and Caroline were escorted out of the store by the security guards. They were kicking and screaming about their purchases, but they had no choice, they had to leave their items behind.

Caroline was annoyed and tried to call Hazel. Naturally, Hazel knew who it was and why she was calling, so she did not answer. As they were walking out of the mall, they saw Hazel waiting at the entrance.

“Hazel!” Caroline rushed over in anger and raised her hand to slap her.

“If you do this again, I will not help you,” Hazel said.

Caroline’s arm was up in the air, she was so annoyed that she just stood to stare at Hazel for a few moments. She reluctantly put her arm down by her side.

They were unable to contact Joshua, so they had to use Hazel. If she refused to help them, they were afraid that they would have no way to be reunited.

Caroline was so humiliated by Hazel’s actions. She felt both hate and annoyance from the bottom of her heart but facing Hazel’s threat, she could only compromise.

“Why won’t you help us?” Lanny asked angrily.

“Why should I help you pay for your purchase?” Hazel smiled and asked.

“We are your boyfriend’s parents!” Lanny said angrily.

“Yeah, even if you are his parents. You are not my parents. How does this have to do with me?” Hazel said.

The precedent for helping them pay can never be set. According to the temperament of the Flores family, if she paid for it once, this kind of thing would be endless. Even if they were really Joshua’s parents, Hazel wouldn’t help them without setting a limit.

“You, you don’t pay for us, then you won’t want to marry into our Flores family in the future!” Lanny gnashed his teeth.

Hazel didn’t care about it and waved her hands, “Well, you are looking for someone who wanted to marry into the Flores family to help you pay the bill.”

“Don’t you think I can’t find it?” Caroline was even angrier. She took Lanny’s mobile phone and quickly dialed a number.

Hazel looked fierce, the Flores family was actually in contact with others. When she tried to see the number on the phone, the screen had already changed.

Who is the person that Caroline was contacting? It must be the one who has asked them to come to her and even provide her mobile phone number to the Flores family. She had to be careful with this person hiding in the dark.

“Who are you calling?” Hazel asked coldly.

“Are you afraid?” Caroline stared at Hazel with anger, “I told you, even if you don’t pay, some people are willing to!”

“Hey, it’s me, Aunt Flores,” Caroline glanced at Hazel with pride and then said, “I just bought a few new things, they cost about 300, 000, but Hazel won’t pay for them. I know you like my son, right? I promise you, as long as you come to pay the bill, I will make my son marry you!”

Hazel waited calmly. She would like to see the person who was behind all the Flores family and their demands.

Caroline was silent for almost an entire minute, but the person on the other end didn’t respond.

“Hey?” Caroline looked at the phone with shock. “Hey, have you heard what I said?”

“Are you crazy?” There was an angry snorting from the phone, and she hung up.

Hazel listened carefully, but the sound was too low, she couldn’t hear who it was, and the person was angry, so the voice would be different.

Caroline stared at the screen of the phone. She really didn’t think that she would be rejected a second time. She hung her head in despair.

“I, I just made the wrong call!” Caroline said unwillingly.

“Enough,” Hazel interrupted her impatiently. “You are so unruly, I really can’t help you. Do you still want to reunite with your son?”

Caroline and Lanny weren’t willing to give up, but they realized that they were nothing before they reunited with Joshua. They looked at each other and knew the decision they needed to make. They would need Hazel’s help.

They needed her on their side, they could not offend her. They planned to agree and follow her terms, then when they reunited with Joshua, they would force Hazel out.

“Hazel, Hazel, I was wrong.” Caroline squeezed a smile.

“You know that I am a country woman who has no culture, so when I come to this big city, I don’t know who I am! Please don’t take it seriously.”

“Right, right, we are also blinded by this colorful city and sometimes confused. In fact, we are honest people!” Lanny said in a hurry.

Hazel bit her tongue, she totally understood that they were trying to play her but didn’t really care that much.

“Who were you calling?” Hazel asked indifferently.

“Nobody…” Caroline was avoiding the question. “Didn’t I say I made a mistake?”

“You called the wrong number?” Hazel’s eyes deepened. “Didn’t she tell you to come to find me? Didn’t she give you my mobile number?”

Caroline and Lanny suddenly looked confused. They did not expect that Hazel would suddenly start asking questions. They were caught off guard and didn’t know how to answer.

“This… we don’t know,” Caroline said helplessly. “Every time she came to us, she never told us anything about her. We only know that she said she was a reporter, that is why she knew so much.”

Reporter? Hazel started to think, she frowned. Was she really a reporter, or what it just a cover-up? There were too few clues to go on.

“I know.” Hazel said, “You should remember, don’t trust others easily.”

The two quickly nodded their heads.

“Okay, I am going home. I will give you two thousand dollars, but there is no more money when that is gone.” Hazel handed the money to Caroline, she knew that they would not be grateful to her, but it was the capital, and she did not want to see them broken.

Seeing that Hazel was ready to leave, Caroline was anxious. “Hazel, did you forget about our clothes and the car for Henry…”

 

Chapter 232: You Are Being Too Modest

Hazel could not believe that the Flores family had so much nerve. How did they still think she was going to buy the car?

“Didn’t you say that someone is rushing to pay?” Hazel said, “Let those silly girls buy it.”

She turned around and left. If she had to spend another second with them, she would have snapped. The Flores is just too brazen.

Hazel returned to Joshua-Hazel Pictures and was surprised to see Danny waiting for her in the office.

“Danny, what’s the matter?” she asked curiously. “Isn’t your movie very good?”

“This is the case, Miss Crowe,” Danny’s face was full of enthusiasm. “I really want to talk to you about movies today. The movie box office is good, and the fans are very enthusiastic. They are asking about various products. I have no experience in this area, so I wanted to come over and ask you, what should I do?”

“You are being too modest,” Hazel smiled shallowly. “You obviously have a chance to make money, and you wanted to tell me.”

Danny smiled earnestly. “Miss Crowe, I have reached my goal, thanks to your help!”

“Okay,” Hazel smiled and nodded. “Thank you for your appreciation if I have a chance to make money. I will certainly tell you.”

“Also, we are going to have an internal celebration feast, and we will invite some investors. I am hoping you can come?” Danny Hall sincerely invited.

Danny’s movie had exceeded 1. 5 billion at the box office, and because of the popularity, he obtained a three-month showing extension. The movie was also a scorching topic on the internet. The success of this movie deserved to be celebrated.

“Okay, I will come.” Hazel smiled and accepted the invitation.

Danny smiled and nodded as he walked out of Hazel’s office. Sharon walked in just as he was leaving. She had the first draft of the online drama plan completed and wanted Hazel’s opinion.

Hazel looked at it for a while, but she was absent-minded. She closed the plan and said, “Okay, I will go to the Denmark Group and asked him about his opinion.”

“But this is just the first draft,” Sharon was lost. “Hazel, if you go to find Joshua and it should not be just for the plan. Has something happened? You looked depressed in the past few days?”

“Really?” Hazel was preoccupied. Flores family’s thing… She had not told Joshua about the knot in her heart. She was worried that if Sharon noticed something, then Joshua surely would.

Sharon was right, she needed to go to Denmark Group not only for the plan but also to see Joshua.

Taking a deep breath, Hazel picked up the plan and said, “Nothing, I will ask Joshua, we can also take fewer detours.”

“Hazel, if you have any troubles, it is inconvenient to discuss them with Joshua, and then you can tell me,” Sharon said with concern.

“Thank you, I know.” Hazel smiled.

She drove to Joshua’s office, and when she arrived, he was in a meeting, so Hazel laid her head on his desk. She was tired and worn out from everything that was happening.

Hazel wasn’t sure how long she had her head down for, but she suddenly felt warm and then as if a small cluster of flames gently brushed along her eyebrows. She relaxed even more.

Her body felt lighter, as if she had been hugged and was safe. Hazel slowly started to open her eyes. She saw Joshua holding her and preparing to carry her into the lounge.

“I woke you up?” Joshua’s face was apologetic. “My movements should be smoother.”

“Your movements are already very smooth,” Hazel said in a hurry. “I didn’t sleep well. Let me down, I have something to talk to you about.”

Joshua frowned, holding her to the sofa and sitting down.

Hazel got up and said, “I am going to get the plan…”

Joshua took her hand. “Don’t worry, I have read it. Is this the first draft?”

“Well, you have seen it?” Hazel smiled shallowly.

Joshua’s eyes were a bit deeper, and he said lightly, “Hazel, let’s not talk about this first, let’s talk about other things first.”

“What are you talking about?” Hazel’s heartbeat accelerated.

“You are not happy recently?” Joshua asked quietly, and his fingers gently touched her forehead, with a bit of worry in his eyes, “You frown when you sleep.”

“Really?” Hazel’s eyes flashed. She really did not care about the matter with the Flores family. However, she has not figured out how to tell Joshua and when the appropriate time would be.

“Joshua, can I ask you a question?” Hazel raised her head and looked at him.

“Hmm?” Joshua’s eyebrows were slightly lifted.

“If, I mean, if your parents come to you, and then they didn’t like me, what would you do?” Hesitantly, Hazel finally asked.

Joshua’s eyes flashed with concern. “Hazel, why have you been asking these strange questions lately?

“It’s not too strange. I was watching a drama, and the parents of the actor especially disliked the heroine. After she knew that, it was hard for her to get along with them. I would inevitably think about it…”

Hazel felt that she explained too much and hurriedly asked, “You tell me, it is to satisfy my curiosity.”

Joshua seriously thought for a while, he said indifferently, “If they like or dislike you, what does it have to do with me?”

Hazel suddenly felt this topic could not continue. In a word, he blocked all the questions she wanted to ask.

“Hazel, you should care about me.” Joshua slowly approached and gently touched her forehead, he licked his lips, “But don’t worry, I am a very persistent person.”

Hazel’s cheeks were slightly red, and Joshua’s words made her heart warm.

She thought of the Flores family’s people, and she asked some objections, “But if they don’t let me be with you?”

Joshua touched her head gently. “Hazel, the TV series is a TV series after all. That is the life of others, you don’t appear in it. I will not encounter this situation. Even if it really happened, I would not pay attention to it because I know what I want.”

Hazel could tell that he was serious by looking into his deep eyes. However, she still asked with worry, “But they are your parents, do you really not care about it?”

“My biological parents did not raise me. They would only be considered a stranger who gave birth to me, and how could they interfere with my life?” Joshua said calmly.

Hazel’s heart was getting more and more confused. She was even more confused about Joshua’s thoughts. If he didn’t care about the Flores family, why would he be patient and take care of them?

 

Chapter 233: Don’t Make Trouble

But what he said gave her the impression that he did not care about the Flores family. Or, had Joshua guessed something was going on, so he was deliberately trying to appease her?

Joshua frowned slightly, and he looked at her thoughtfully. “Hazel, is there something happening? You have been acting really strange lately…”

“What would be happening?” Hazel smiled and panicked. “I have just been so busy recently, and the pressure is getting to me. Let’s discuss the plan!”

“… good.” Joshua’s eyes deepened, and he closely watched Hazel’s eyes for a sign of what was happening, but there was nothing.

Joshua looked at the plan and gave Hazel his opinions, she carefully wrote them down.

“In a few days, Danny is having a celebration dinner, he invited me,” Hazel said. “Do you think I may be able to get a few more investments or something?”

“Yeah.” Joshua nodded slightly. “This is a good idea.” He looked at her and put his hand out with his palm upward.

“What are you doing?” Hazel asked awkwardly.

“Invitation.” Joshua opened his mouth and said.

“Where is your invitation?” Hazel was stunned. “It is just for internal contacts. If you go, you will be recognized by others. And the guests will only try to please you, they will not remember that it is a celebration. Don’t you always take the lead?”

Joshua had a gloomy expression, “The Denmark Group does not involve the entertainment industry, and I usually keep a low profile. People in your circle may not know me.”

“Don’t make trouble,” Hazel silently waved his hand. “Danny’s guests may not have much to do with your people, but you are Joshua Denmark, and there are always people who recognize you.”

Joshua looked stunned, and Hazel seemed to have made up her mind not to let him go, But, even if it is such a celebration feast, he had a solution to go if he wanted.

***

Hazel wore a simple and elegant black dress to the celebration dinner.

She arrived at the hotel where the dinner was being held with a plan. She was looking for a suitable investor.

The Flores family had not bothered her since their last conversation, they only urged Theresa to speak to her, this left Hazel more time to concentrate on work.

There was a noise when she arrived at the door of the banquet hall, Hazel looked and frowned. Susan was standing there.

However, Hazel quickly understood that Danny was the director, and this celebration party would inevitably have many famous directors and investors present. For Susan, this was naturally a good opportunity, but Susan had been stopped at the door.

“Why won’t you let me in?” Susan asked angrily. “Don’t you recognize me? I am a famous star, Luna. It should be your pleasure to let me in. You’d better let me in!”

“Sorry, Miss Luna,” the security guard was still unmoved and did not hesitate to stop her outside. “This is a private party. Only those with invitations can enter.”

“You…” Susan was angry and annoyed, but there was no way to get in.

Hazel walked up behind Susan, she was opening her purse to get her invitation. The security guard saw her and immediately greeted her. “Miss Crowe, you can come in.”

Susan was very dissatisfied, and she said with annoyance, “Did you not say only people with an invitation can enter? Why did she get in without one?”

“Danny specifically told me that Miss Crowe was his VIP and she can enter. There was no need to have her invitation.” Security said mockingly. In fact, Danny not only told him about Hazel, but he also told that Susan must not be allowed in.

“You are bullying me!” Susan pointed at the security guard, and her face was angry.

If she had just been stopped, she could have dealt with it, but she was actually stopped in front of Hazel. Furthermore, the security guard’s attitude toward her and Hazel was utterly different. How could she accept this?

The last time she suffered a big loss, and she had no choice but to endure it. Hazel was now being treated better than her, it was like Hazel was crushing her under her heel.

“Where is your manager?” Susan growled, showing a look of being ready to make trouble, “I want to complain about you!”

Hazel walked in, she frowned for a moment but then turned to the guard. With a smile, she said, “When I came, I saw a few reporters who seemed to be coming this way. You remember to stop them, don’t let them get in.”

Susan’s face suddenly changed. Even if she wanted to make trouble, she knew that she should maintain her image in front of the media. Although she was a straightforward person in front of the media, there was still a difference between straightforward and making trouble.

Susan snorted and hurried away.

“Thank you, Miss Crowe.” The security guard sighed. If Susan were really made trouble, it would be because of his negligence.

Hazel smile nodded, and walked into the banquet hall. Danny had ordered a large cake, it was sitting in the middle of the hall. There were many gathered around Danny congratulating him, Hazel watched but did not go forward.

Susan quickly left the hotel, but when she got to her car, she hesitated. She was unwilling to leave.

She turned to Mandy, who was standing by the car, and said, “Go inside and see if there are any reporters.”

Mandy reluctantly went in to look around. She walked back to the car and told Susan that she had not seen any reporters.

Susan clenched her teeth and glared. She was fooled by Hazel again, but she was not going to forget about it this time.

Suddenly, Susan, a smile flashed across her face, she walked straight toward the hotel. Over her shoulder, she yelled back, “Mandy, make the call!”

***

At the celebration party, Hazel and Danny spoke quietly and then met with some guests. They talked simply about the online drama, and although quite a few people showed interest, there were no commitments to invest.

Hazel was not discouraged, though, and just as she was to talk to another guest, a drunken man with a big belly suddenly stopped in front of her.

“Beauty, drink two cups with me.” The drunk man said, reaching out and preparing to take Hazel’s shoulder.

Hazel’s face sank, and she escaped calmly. This was the celebration party for Danny, and she did not want to make it too ugly.

She was trying to go around a table, but the drunk man was again in front of her. He slurred, “I gave you a compliment when I called you beauty. Do you really think you are that special? You could not even react properly?”

 

Chapter 234: You’re Coming To Flirt With Women?

Hazel lifted her eyebrows, she recognized this man. It was Stanley Commercial’s boss, Jacob Stanley.

She heard that Stanley Commercial had some serious issues, the company’s affairs were overwhelming him, he had his own personal affairs, and his wife was also causing problems.

If Hazel stood back from the situation for a moment, it seemed that Jacob Stanley was deliberately targeted at her. Like Joshua, she liked to act in a low-profile way, so she was not particularly eye-catching at this celebration party.

Jacob Stanley actually stopped her in a crowd of so many people; there was nothing coincidental about it. It appeared that he wanted to cause a scene.

He shouted louder. “I think I like this woman a lot! You got into this kind of party just cause you want to marry a rich man and become rich? Let’s say, how much does it cost to buy you a night? If you are comfortable with me, maybe I will buy you for a month…”

People started looking in their direction. Jacob’s words made everyone suspicious of Hazel, they began looking her up and down. Hazel hung her head and didn’t know how to explain what Jacob was saying.

“President Stanley,” Danny noticed the commotion. He rushed to explain. “I think you misunderstood, this is Miss Crowe is not…”

“Not what?” Jacob sneered. “Director, don’t you want to say that she was the daughter of a certain family? I don’t remember that there is such a person in the rich circle of the city! I understand she is yours. No wonder I have seen you two been together. But I have to remind you that this kind of woman can be a tease, if you are tired with her, give her to me, my price is good…”

“President Stanley!” Danny’s face was very ugly. “Between Miss Crowe and me, there is nothing other than work, please talk with respect!”

“We are all men, I understand.” Jacob deliberately said, and he smiled. “You don’t need to be angry with me. Should we at least ask Miss Crowe’s opinions? I can offer more money than you. How do you know that she was unwilling to go with me?”

“You…!” Danny saw that he was deliberately arrogant, and if he continued to argue, it would only make everyone misunderstand who Hazel was. He said to the passing waiter, “President Stanley is drunk, you should take him to the lounge so he can rest!”

“Wait,” Hazel called Danny. Things were too far gone to explain, if they took Jacob away, it would look like they were guilty.

“Oh,” Jacob’s eyes flashed contempt. “Director Hall, can you handle it? I said that this woman could do anything for money depending on her beauty?”

“You said that you are wealthy,” Hazel looked at him thoughtfully. “I am inquisitive; how much will you pay?”

Jacob looked at her up and down with disregard. “As for you, 100, 000 is already more than the price you are worth!”

“100, 000?” Hazel lightly lifted her eyebrows. The next moment, she took out the checkbook from her handbag, calmly wrote a string of numbers, tore it out, and handed it to Jacob.

“Exactly, Mr. Stanley, I think you are also excellent. I have several male friends who are just like you.” Hazel said with a smile, “I will give you 500, 000, as long as you leave them happy, then the money is not a problem.”

The crowd couldn’t help but laugh out. They initially believed what Jacob was saying, but Hazel resolved the situation in the same way. In the crowd’s view, they did not care if Hazel had money or not. She used the method to talk back to Jacob, which showed that she was not afraid of him.

This woman was mean, and they wanted to see how it would all end.

Jacob’s face was grim, and he did not expect Hazel to humiliate him in front of so many people! He was annoyed and shouted, “Damn! Who do you think you are? You actually dared to compare yourself with me?”

“In terms of what I am, I really can’t compare with you. After all, I am a serious person.” Hazel said.

Everyone laughed, they could all see that Jacob was deliberately causing trouble. Hazel saw it from the beginning, so she treated him without mercy.

Some people were surprised by Danny’s attitude. If Hazel really were his girlfriend, he certainly would not let her ruin his party, but Danny made no attempts to stop Hazel. Instead, it appeared that he was listening to and agreeing with everything she said. It was beyond what they were expecting.

Was this woman someone important that they did not know?

Jacob was so angry that he was trying to shame Hazel, but it turned out he was embarrassed. He angrily grasped Hazel’s arm and gritted his teeth.

“Crowe, do you think that Danny Hall can support you? I like you, and I have the luck of eight generations! I advise you to apologize to me. Otherwise, there are 10, 000 ways for me to kill you!”

Hazel’s eyes sunk down lower, if this continued, it would only get bigger and bigger. It seemed that she could use her only true supporter.

“Mr. Stanley, I am here today on behalf of the Denmark Group. Do you think I need someone else to support me?” she said coldly.

Jacob’s movement suddenly became stiff, and he subconsciously loosened his hand.

“The Denmark Group, which Denmark?” The onlookers whispered in surprise.

“Are there other Denmark Groups? I didn’t expect that Danny could really invite the representative of the Denmark Group.”

“I heard that Jacob Stanley has always been promiscuous. His wife was distraught with him for this reason. I didn’t expect him to even dare to flirt the Denmark’s Group’s representative, this time, and he picked the wrong girl.”

***

Listening to the arguments of those people around, Jacob’s face became pale. If Hazel was really from the Denmark Group, then he had got himself into big trouble. How was this possible? The person who did not tell him that.

“What is the Denmark Group’s representative? I think you are cleaning for the Denmark Group. You actually dare to pretend to be the Denmark Group’s representative?” Jacob Stanley hurriedly said.

However, the people around him did not believe what he was saying. After all, not anyone could pretend to be the Denmark Group’s representative, and there was no way that the cleaner could get into the party. They all turned to Danny for confirmation.

Danny did not have time to open his mouth to answer when the voice of an annoyed woman rang through the crowd.

“Jacob! Are you coming to flirt with women?”

 

Chapter 235: Made Her Feel Embarrassed

Hazel frowned. She did not expect that just as she was about to prove her innocence, something else would happen. However, something else was Jacob’s wife, Jacqueline Ross.

Jacob counted on his wife and would never question her, but he was very flirtatious, so she often caused trouble for him regardless of the occasion.

When he saw Jacqueline walk in and she was angry, Jacob was so scared that he quickly released Hazel.

“Jacqueline, this is a misunderstanding, a total misunderstanding…”

“Misunderstanding?” Jacqueline caught Jacob and pulled him by his hair.

She was annoyed. “Jacob, do you really think that I don’t know what you are? What misunderstanding, you just met the woman? Is that it? Which woman were you flirting with this time?”

“Really, this is not my fault this time,” Jacob was stunned. He pointed to Hazel and roared, “She seduces me first!”

Hazel was stunned, and she did not expect he would accuse her of being the instigator. The entire crowd was speechless, Jacob’s shamelessness hit a low. However, Hazel claimed to represent the Denmark Group, nobody knew if it was true or not. There was also no way that Jacob was going to risk offending his wife.

Jacqueline looked in the direction that Jacob was pointing, she glared at Hazel. Suddenly, she screamed, “Bitch, how dare you seduce my husband?

She ran toward Hazel and slapped her face, Hazel did not react except with a cold expression. She was preparing to attack her when someone grabbed Jacqueline before she had the chance.

Hazel was stunned. She looked up and saw Joshua standing beside her with a gloomy face.

“When did you arrive?” Hazel’s eyes showed a little bit of joy, but it quickly turned to embarrassment. Joshua was actually there, but he saw that she was being bullied. Although the woman may not be able to bully her, it still made her feel embarrassed.

“Just arrived,” Joshua whispered.

He was too late to know the entire situation, but he arrived in time to stop it from getting worse. If he hadn’t come, then would Hazel have been bullied, or would she have stopped it herself? As he pondered, Joshua’s face became darker, and his grasp on Jacqueline’s arm became stronger.

Jacqueline had cold sweat rolling down her forehead, and she said with annoyance, “Who are you? Let go of me!”

A glimmer of light flashed in Joshua’s eyes. He released his hand from Jacqueline’s arm, she took a few steps back and fell to the ground.

Jacqueline suddenly felt that she was losing all of her dignity. She was so annoyed that she sat on the floor and cried. “Jacob! You are a bastard. You are going to stand there and watch your wife being bullied. Are you a guy who has no balls, and you even cannot compare to a young man…”

Listening to Jacqueline’s swearing, Jacob also felt ashamed. He was annoyed, he walked in front of Hazel and pointed to Joshua. “Who do you think you are? You dare bully my wife… Sir Denmark!”

Jacob’s anger immediately turned into fear. He looked at the man in front of him in disbelief. He had not seen who saved Hazel until that moment.

What Joshua said was true before, the guests invited by Danny’s celebration party did not know much about him. But coincidentally, Jacob happened to be the one out of all of them who recognized him. Stanley Commercial had problems, and he has gone to see Joshua several times for help, but he was always turned away. He wanted to see Joshua but not in this way.

Sir Denmark? Everyone’s face changed slightly.

Was Joshua actually there in person? Everyone looked at Hazel in awe. It seemed that she was indeed a representative of the Denmark Group and Joshua seemed to care about her. They knew they were fortunate that they didn’t say anything wrong.

“Are you injured at all?” Joshua looked at Hazel gently.

“No.” Hazel shook his head.

“Don’t worry,” Joshua said. “Although you are my assistant, I have no

other motive. There is only one, and that is to protect my employees.”

Jacob was scared to stand, Joshua did not say this directly to him, but he knew it was clearly said as a warning.

“President Stanley, you are fearless. You dare to flirt, my assistant?” Joshua looked at him coldly. Although he has just arrived, he understood what kind of person Jacob was. With a simple guess, he already knew what had just happened.

Sweat fell from Jacob’s forehead, and he hurriedly said, “Sir Denmark, Sir Denmark, this is a misunderstanding…”

“Misunderstanding?” Joshua’s eyes were a bit colder. “You mean, is this the fault of my assistant?”

“No, not…” Jacob was even more fearful, he felt pressure from Joshua and could not even complete a sentence.

Jacqueline, who was still on the ground, did not recognize Joshua. When she saw Jacob being so fearful, she suddenly burned with anger. She climbed up from the ground and pointed to Joshua, shouting loudly. “I don’t care who you are, obviously this bitch seduced my husband! Do you think I can’t see it? You are young, and you actually thought of give my husband a woman, so he would help you…”

Everyone was stunned. They looked at Jacqueline like they were watching a comedy show.

Why did Joshua need to give Jacob a woman? Jacob offended Hazel and Jacqueline offended Joshua.

“What are you talking about?!” Jacob suddenly panicked, and Jacqueline wouldn’t stop talking nonsense. He simply raised his slap and slapped her face.

Jacqueline was suddenly stunned. She covered her cheek and looked at Jacob in disbelief.

Jacob stared back at her and said with amazement and anger, “You still need to apologize to Sir Denmark and Miss Crowe!”

Jacqueline did not hear the word Denmark and was still immersed in the shock of being beaten. The next moment, she attacked Jacob.

“Jacob Stanley! You dare to beat me! I will kill you…”

Joshua had a small frown when he saw them fighting.

“Director Hall, although this is a celebration party, you should pay more attention when you are picking guests. After all, not everyone can come here. Right?”

“Yes! You are right, I am negligent.” Danny hurriedly nodded his head in agreement with Joshua. He was certainly not afraid to offend Jacob, so he yelled, “Security, get these two people out of here!”

 

Chapter 236: Do You Want Something?

Jacob was still fighting with Jacqueline and panicked when he saw that the security guards were coming after them.

If he left like this, he would definitely offend Joshua, making it more difficult for him in the future.

“Sir Denmark, it is my fault,” Jacob struggled to push the security guard. He shouted, “I shouldn’t flirt with your assistant. I shouldn’t have tried to blame her! Miss Crowe, I apologize to you, it’s me who was confused…”

Joshua acted like he did not hear anything, he calmly talked to Hazel.

Jacob and Jacqueline were pulled out of the banquet hall by security, she was still trying to hit him. Jacob was getting more annoyed and slapped Jacqueline a few times.

“You have created enough trouble! You even dare to scold Joshua Denmark. You are going to kill me?”

Jacqueline finally calmed down, and she asked, confused, “Joshua Denmark? Which Joshua Denmark?”

“Which Joshua Denmark?” Jacob said angrily. “Why did you come?”

***

Outside the hotel, Susan was waiting in the car, and she looked to the hotel entrance with anticipation.

“Luna, let’s go back…” Mandy said with some concern. “What should I do if it involves us?”

“I don’t want to go back!” Susan’s eyes flashed through fiercely. “I first made Jacob go in and flirt with Hazel, and then I told his wife to go in to catch him. It must be a disaster there! Danny didn’t invite me to go in, so I messed up his precious little celebration! And Hazel must finally be defeated! Joshua may even kick her out of Denmark Residence. It will be such a wonderful scene, I don’t want to miss it!”

Mandy looked at Susan silently, she was really regretful. Why did she agree to be her agent?

Susan appeared to stop manipulating Joshua and Hazel, so Mandy thought she had smartened up, but now she was provoking Hazel again.

Suddenly, someone knocked on the window of the car. Susan looked out and saw Jacqueline standing beside the car.

“Do you want something?” Susan shook down the window and asked strangely.

“I want to thank you, thank you for telling me things about my husband,” Jacqueline said with a smile. “Can you step out? I have a gift for you.”

Mandy was surprised and wide-eyed. Susan looked for someone to contact Jacob, she voluntarily contacted Jacqueline though, Mandy hadn’t thought much of it. Susan obviously did not hide her identity when she called.

How could she be so idiotic? Mandy’s thoughts were chaotic as she tried to stop Susan from getting out of the car, but Susan had already pushed the door open and started to get out.

“Little slut!” Jacqueline grabbed Susan’s hair and slapped her in the face over and over. “You actually set me, I will kill you!”

“Let go! You let go! I will kill you!” Susan struggled desperately, and she was hurt. She cried, but Jacqueline did not let go.

Jacob rushed around the corner and kicked Susan. “Hey! You instigated all of this!”

Susan was beaten so badly she was in shock, she had never encountered a situation like that before. She tried to escape, but they had a lot of anger and were beating her forcefully. Susan could only moan in pain.

Mandy quickly jumped out of the driver’s seat and tried to pull Jacob away, but he started to beat her. Jacqueline hit Susan a few more times before she swore and walked away with Jacob.

“Luna, let’s go to the hospital first…” Mandy said, holding Susan.

“You are watching me beaten by people!” Susan was annoyed and slapped Mandy’s face. She was infuriated and said, “Which hospital? If a reporter saw me, how could I explain it? Take me home and ask a private doctor to come over!”

Mandy put her hands over her cheeks that had been slapped and beaten. She was angry, but in the end, she had no choice but to endure it. After getting in the car, Susan called Sunny crying and told her everything.

After a long period of silence, Sunny said coldly, “You are crying like this now. When Joshua comes to you, are you going to cry even louder?”

Listening to the sarcasm in her mother’s voice, Susan was terrified. “Really? Joshua will come to me to handle this?”

“How can I teach you anything if you are such an idiot?!” Sunny screamed angrily. “Do you even know who Joshua is? He can’t guess it is because of you? How many times have I told you not to try to play tricks? But you are stupid enough to keep doing it!”

“I, I saw Hazel so proud. I couldn’t help myself,” Susan moaned. “Mom, what should I do?”

“How do I know?” Sunny sneered. “If you can keep Joshua’s busy and forget your business, maybe you can escape from it.”

Sunny hung up on her, Susan sat thinking for a while.

***

In the banquet hall, Joshua congratulated Danny and left shortly after. Once he had left, everyone quickly started to surround Hazel. After all, she was the Denmark Group representative.

There was a constant stream of people who wanted to talk to her. Although their attitude towards her was different from before, Hazel knew that the people just wanted to use her to get to Joshua. She was desperate to escape and found an excuse to leave early.

Hazel left the hotel and saw that Joshua’s car was out front waiting for her. She looked around but did not see anyone, so she climbed into the passenger seat.

“Don’t want to stay a little longer?” Joshua smiled.

“You dare to say it!” Hazel was somewhat depressed. “You had got all the attention when you came. What am I still doing there?”

“If I didn’t come, you will be bullied even more.” Joshua’s eyes deepened a little bit.

“… well,” Hazel was at ease. “Thank you for today.”

Hazel felt that she could have handled herself, but obviously, Joshua saw the situation differently.

“You don’t have to be so polite between us.” Joshua was stunned and he said. “If you had come out earlier, you wouldn’t have missed the good show.”

“Good show?” Hazel lifted her eyebrows in surprise.

Joshua took out his mobile phone and handed it to her. Hazel took it and clicked on the video on the phone. It was a video of Jacob and Jacqueline assaulting Susan.

“What happened?” Hazel asked awkwardly. “Why did they do that to her…

Wait! Is this present drama created by Susan? Jacqueline was fine but how can they cheat Jacob? I’m inquisitive and curious.”

“Susan was using Richard Hamilton’s name. She used the conditions of Stanley Commercial’s business investment to convince Jacob.” Joshua explained.

 

Chapter 237: Is It A Plan?

“No wonder.” Hazel nodded abruptly, and she frowned.

“But Susan was quite honest before, was she irritated by me today, so she became evil again?”

“On the surface, she was honest, but it does not mean that it is true.” Joshua’s eyes deepened a little bit.

“Was she planning something all along?” Hazel said, “No, she is not smart enough to plot a conspiracy. Why doesn’t she learn her lesson?”

“What she did is not important. What is important is what the person behind her wants to do.” Joshua said in a deep voice.

“The person behind, who?” Hazel asked strangely. “Is Susan working with someone else?”

“Maybe.” Joshua smiled shallowly. “You don’t have to worry about it, I just mentioned it casually.”

Hazel nodded awkwardly. Joshua smiled slightly, but he did not relax any. He had a nagging feeling that there was an invisible net cast over his and Hazel’s relationship, and he had to fight his way out.

“Right, go to the Denmark Group with me tomorrow,” Joshua said.

“Is it a plan?” Hazel asked strangely.

“Well,” Joshua nodded. “The procedure is still needed.”

“Good!” Hazel promised.

Hazel did not pay attention to Susan’s situation. After all, Susan was beaten, and Hazel’s anger had already disappeared.

However, Hazel did not know that the video of Susan being beaten was uploaded to the internet.

When Hazel sat down for breakfast the next day and scrolled through her phone, she saw the video. People on the internet were all scolding Susan, saying that she deserved to be beaten by Jacqueline. With it being such a big story, Susan was naturally criticized, but the impact was minimal.

“You did it!” Hazel shook her mobile phone in front of Joshua.

“Yeah.” Joshua nodded. “I understand that you won’t care about Susan, but she has to pay the price.”

Hazel’s heart was warm, and she smiled lightly, “I know you are the best for me!”

She looked at the time and hastily said, “Go, we are going to be late!”

Joshua nodded, “Okay.”

They walked to the door, Joshua helped Hazel put her coat on, but just as Hazel was about to walk out the door, she was stopped by Theresa Flores.

“Hazel!” Theresa’s look was a little flustered and showed some eagerness.

“What’s wrong?” Hazel looked at her strangely.

“I, I have something to say to you alone…” Theresa looked nervously at

Joshua.

Hazel frowned slightly, and Theresa looked for her. Was the Flores family urging her?

She looked at the time. “I am in a hurry. Tell me when l come back later in the evening.”

“But…” Theresa was eager, and she said unwillingly, “Hazel, I only need two minutes. It is really important!”

Seeing that the car had stopped in front of them, Hazel hurriedly said,

“Don’t be afraid; you can wait for me to come back and tell me then.”

She opened the door and got in the car. Theresa looked at her helplessly, she was upset.

When the car started, Joshua looked out at Theresa and said, “She seems to have something urgent to tell you. You don’t listen to her, it doesn’t matter?”

“It doesn’t matter,” Hazel waved. “I probably guessed what she was going to say. She mentioned it a few days ago.”

“Yeah.” Joshua said indifferently, “When will she be leaving?”

Hazel glanced suspiciously at Joshua, “Do you hate her?”

Joshua’s eyebrows were raised, and he calmly said, “I think not.”

“Joshua, then what do you think of her?” Hazel suddenly asked.

“What is it?” Joshua blinked slightly.

“What is your impression of her?” She was afraid that he would think more. Hazel thought for a moment and explained, “I am not worried about whether she is upset or not.”

“She doesn’t make me unhappy,” Joshua thought. “My impression of her is that she is a relatively quiet stranger.”

“Then why are you going to chase her away?” She looked at him turning her head.

Joshua sighed helplessly; although Theresa has tried to keep her presence to a minimum, Joshua still felt that his and Hazel’s private world was being disrupted.

“Didn’t you say she would only live with us for a few days? How do I feel that she doesn’t seem to be moving away…” Joshua’s eyes were dark.

“She has encountered some personal things recently, so I told her she could live with us for a bit longer.” Hazel’s eyes flashed, “Don’ worry, it won’t be too long.”

The Flores family was so urgent, and she would have to think of more ways to keep them happy.

“Yeah.” Joshua looked at her faintly and didn’t say anything more.

They arrived at the Denmark Group, and Jaxson was already waiting in Joshua’s office.

“Hazel, please go to the secretary’s office and ask them to call the people in these departments to the conference room according to the list.” Joshua handed her a list.

“Good.” Hazel didn’t think much, she just took the list and left.

Watching to make sure Hazel had left the office, Joshua asked, “What about Stanley Commercial?”

“It has been dealt with,” said Jaxson. “Stanley Commercial originally had internal problems. This time, their loans will not be approved. There is no way to turn over the funds, and it will not be long before they go bankrupt.”

“Well, you pay more attention to this matter,” Joshua said.

Although Jacob was instigated by Susan last night, he humiliated Hazel, and his wife wanted to harm her physically. Their actions could not be forgiven.

His Hazel, he spoiled her so much. His fear that she was a little wronged and was bullied motivated him to seek revenge.

“Okay,” Jaxson said.

“And, don’t let Hazel know.” Joshua’s eyes darkened. He did this but not wanting to get recognition in front of Hazel.

“I won’t let her know.” Jaxson agreed.

Hazel finished the list and just walked out of the secretary’s office, and her cell phone suddenly rang.

It was Sharon calling from her office at Joshua-Hazel Pictures. Hazel was surprised, so she quickly answered the phone.

Sharon did not give Hazel the opportunity to say anything. Her voice was filled with anxiety, “Hazel, someone is here causing trouble, and he wants to see you! Do you think we should comfort them, wait for you to get her, or call the police?”

“See me?” Hazel was extremely surprised. Very few people knew of her relationship with Joshua-Hazel Pictures. Why would they go to Joshua-Hazel Pictures to make trouble in order to find her?

“Did they say who they are?” she hurriedly asked.

“They refused to tell us their name, and they just said that their surname is Flores. And you will know when I say it.” Sharon replied.

Surname Flores… Hazel’s head started to hurt as soon as she heard the name.

 

Chapter 238: You Know Them?

“Are there three people making trouble? It is a family, right?” Hazel asked.

“No,” Sharon replied, but she did not give Hazel a chance to say anything more. She continued, “It’s a couple, they look over 50 years old, pretty… shameless. Listen…”

Sharon held the phone toward the commotion, Hazel vaguely heard the sound of Caroline’s voice. Her temples began to pound even harder.

It was them, and then Hazel realized that was probably what Theresa wanted to tell her, but because Joshua was there, Theresa could not say it straight out. Hazel brushed her off, thinking that Flores’ family was putting more pressure on Theresa, so she would, in turn, put more pressure on Hazel.

Hazel was feeling extremely regretful. She reached out and rubbed her temples.

She walked over and pushed the elevator button. “I know who it is. It would be best if you found a way to calm and comfort them. I will be there soon.”

“Okay,” Sharon asked strangely. “… you know them?”

“Kind of,” Hazel sighed helplessly. “Oh yeah, don’t call the police!”

They are very likely to be Joshua’s parents, so even if she were angry with them, they would not be arrested.

Hazel was already outside flagging down a taxi when she hung up with Sharon. She called Joshua from the taxi and said, “Joshua, I have to go to Joshua-Hazel Pictures. I don’t need your help, stay there and figure things out.” Hazel said quickly.

“What?” Joshua frowned. The online drama was the first attempt after Hazel’s establishment of Joshua-Hazel Pictures. She had been very concerned about what was going to happen, and she would be so anxious that she would not even be able to take care of it.

“The company’s urgent matter…” Hazel said vaguely, “You don’t have to wait for me. I may not come back so soon.”

She said what she needed to and simply hung up.

Joshua’s eyes deepened a little bit. He picked up the phone on his desk and called Jaxson. “Jaxson, arrange a few people… No, you follow Hazel yourself to see what happened. Remember, don’t let her discover.”

Although Jaxson felt strange, he still agreed.

Hazel rushed back to Joshua-Hazel Pictures. When she arrived, the company was already in a mess. Although she was somewhat depressed, she had to worry about other things. Hazel rushed to find Sharon. “What about them?”

“They were just taken away by the police, and now you are back,” Sharon took the phone. “I was planning to call you!”

“They were taken away by the police?” Hazel was shocked. She felt worried.

“Didn’t I tell you not to call the police?”

“We did not call the police. The property manager heard it, and then the police took them away.” Sharon said helplessly.

“It is too late, I will have to go to the police station to save them,” Hazel said bitterly.

The relationship between her and the Flores family was bad, but she knew that no matter who called the police and why they were arrested, Lanny would be angry with his wife. She had to save her first and then talk about what happened later.

As the two of them walked to the elevator, Hazel suddenly turned to Sharon. She frowned and asked, “Sharon, don’t you think that the situation was a little strange? They came to make trouble, but they were picked up by the police just before I arrived…”

Although the property manager called the police, Hazel felt that something was not quite right. It’s too coincidental, someone was deliberately making her relationship with the Flores family worse.

Besides, the Flores family had been waiting for her news, why would they suddenly stop waiting and run to her to make trouble? It’s all too suspicious.

“Do you suspect that there is a traitor in the company?” Sharon asked in surprise.

Hazel sighed helplessly. “I just have some concerns, I hope I am overthinking it.”

Her company was small and fairly unknown, who would consider it so much of competition that they would even go to the point of arranging a traitor within the payroll.

Hazel knew it was not impossible to buy a company employee and use them against her. However, Hazel felt that if she expressed her concern aloud, she opened her mind up to paranoia.

“I will pay more attention to it,” Sharon said.

“Good.” Hazel nodded.

They rushed to the police station together before they even walked to the desk. they heard the screams of Caroline and Lanny. “You are so bold. You dare to hold us! Do you know who we are… …”

Hazel’s head was aching, and they were so agitated. If they saw her, they would only cause more of a scene, she contemplated getting Sharon to save them, but before she could step back, Caroline saw her.

“Hazel, you are a bitch!” Caroline looked fierce and wanted to rush up, but was immediately stopped by the police. She was angry and shouted. “You had them arrest us! What do you want? You are small. Bitch…”

A string of insulting insults came out of Caroline’s mouth, and Hazel’s face gradually sank.

Sharon was angry, “Hazel, let’s go! Why would you save this kind of person?”

Hazel didn’t open her mouth, and she heard Caroline then shout, “Who needs to be saved by this bitch? Hazel, we will die here, and I will not let you benefit from it! I want my son to see what the hell are you doing to us…”

Hazel’s eyes were dark, and the Flores family was planning to tell the entire world who they were.

***

In Joshua’s presidential office, Joshua is holding a mobile phone, asking some unbelievable questions, “What did you say? The Flores family went to Joshua-Hazel Pictures to make trouble? Hazel was going there because of this incident? She also went to the police station to save them?”

“… Yes.” Jaxson is also a bit embarrassed.

“What is this all about?” Joshua was agitated, and he tapped his fingers on his desk. He was bewildered. “Hazel and the Flores family have no relationship. How can they know each other?”

Jaxson said a little embarrassedly, “I have learned a bit about it. It is said that the Flores family had gone to the set and had seen it several times with Miss Crowe, but it was not clear what they had talked about.”

The Flores family actually met with Hazel, but he did not know? Moreover, what did they do to Hazel? Joshua said with a gloomy face, “Isn’t it arranged for someone to always arrange to watch the Flores family? Where were they?”

“The people who were following the Flores family were new bodyguards. They had never seen Miss Crowe. They thought that as long as they watched the Flores family and didn’t let them go to the orphanage, it was okay. So, they didn’t care.” Jaxson explained it with some worry.

Joshua’s face was even more ugly, and he sighed. “Jaxson, let’s go save some people first.”

 

Chapter 239: We Want Money

The Flores family first harassed the orphanage and now harassed Hazel, Joshua lost all of his patience with them.

He sighed. “After saving them, think of ways to force them to leave, and then you make sure it happens.”

“But…” Jaxson said, but he thought about it. In the end, he still said, “How do you think that someone in the Flores family found Miss Crowe?”

“Of course, strange.” Joshua was stunned. “But if the Flores family was to leave, the person behind it all could still be around?”

Although he was not clear about what happened between the Flores family and Hazel, for the time being, he would not begin to speculate who was behind the situation. But if the Flores family wanted to go, the people behind the scenes lost an excellent weapon and would have to find a way to fight for it.

“I understand,” Jaxson said. “I will do it.”

In the police station, Lanny and Caroline were still very reprimanding. Hazel was extremely tired of listening to them repeat themselves over and over, but she was powerless. The two of them were so excited, and there was no way to communicate with them.

Hazel was sitting there, ready to cry out of frustration, she heard a familiar voice.

“Miss Crowe.” Jaxson came to her side.

Hazel looked at him unexpectedly. “Why are you here?”

“It was the President who asked me to come,” Jaxson said. “Please allow me to deal with it.”

“Okay, I will go back to the office.” Hazel nodded. She was not helpful here, and it is better to leave it with Jaxson. Jaxson arrived so quickly, it seemed Joshua cared for the Flores family very much.

The Flores couple were screaming and yelling. When they saw Jaxson, they acted like they had won the lottery, they shouted excitedly, “Mr. Hunk, save us!”

Hazel’s eyes were a little darker. She did not ask anything and just left with Sharon.

Outside of the police station, Sharon couldn’t help but ask, “Hazel, those two people…”

“Can I not answer?” Hazel smiled bitterly, she did not want to deceive Sharon and did not have the strength to tell the truth. Her heart was lost. Joshua would rather solve the Flores family affairs and refuse to tell her?

“Okay.” Sharon did not ask for more.

***

Jaxson rescued Lanny and Caroline from the police station and took them back to their temporarily rented house. Jaxson was confused. When he first entered the police station, he clearly heard that they were yelling at Hazel.

When they saw him, they became quiet and looked very cautious.

Jaxson had a strange feeling. The Flores family appeared to feel so safe, the person behind them must have told them something important.

“Mr. Flores, Mrs. Flores,” Jaxson said quietly. “Excuse me, what could we do to make you leave the city?”

“Leave? We don’t want to leave!” Lanny hastily said. Caroline shook her head.

“Please, you need to think clearly,” Jaxson said with no expression. “This is not open to discussing with you, just to inform you. If you refuse, then I have to force you to go back. At that time, you won’t get anything.”

Lanny and Caroline looked at each other with shock. They looked at Jaxson incredulously. “You, are you kidding?”

“I never make jokes,” Jaxson said. “I will give you half a day to think about it. Regardless, you will be gone tomorrow.”

Jaxson waved, and several bodyguards took position outside their door. He had people just spy on them previously, but now he wanted them to feel the pressure and understand his warning.

“You, what do you want us to do?” Lanny looked at him with amazement and fear. Seeing that Jaxson was so determined, the fantasy in their hearts was naturally shattered. It was clear that Jaxson worked for Joshua and what he said came from Joshua’s direction.

“You two think it through clearly, and you can contact me at any time,” Jaxson said, then turned around and left.

Ignored Lanny and Caroline yelling behind him, Jaxson got in his car and called Joshua to explain the situation.

“It’s good,” Joshua said. “Watch them and see who they are working with.”

Jaxson did not think that the Flores family would make him wait too long.

A few hours later, they called Jaxson to come over that they were ready to tell him their proposal.

“What are the conditions?” Jaxson asked indifferently.

“We want money!” Lanny said in a hurry.

“How much?” Jaxson indifferently said.

Lanny and Caroline looked at each other. They hesitated for a few moments, then said, “We have ten children, one child needs at least five million, so you must give us 50 million!”

Jaxson’s lips were clenched tightly, this family dares to ask for that much.

“Anything else?” he asked.

“Every child needs a house, and you have to buy it in our local capital!” Caroline continued.

Jaxson was really shocked by their greedy demands. He asked with patience, “Anything else?”

“We need a car for every child, the car must be worth more than one million dollars!” Caroline said hurriedly.

Jaxson was furious. He has never seen such a brazen family, and they really dared to do anything.

“Is that it?” Jaxson asked with annoyance.

The atmosphere was becoming hostile, and Jaxson had already lost his patience when the two of them slyly said, “No, no…”

“You wait first!” Jaxson said impatiently and then slammed the door behind him as he went out and called Joshua.

Jaxson told Joshua the demands and kept complaining. “President, I have never seen such a ruthless family! They want money, cars, and houses. They just want everything! Why are they so greedy?”

It was dreadful that the actions of the Flores family forced Jaxson to say and act like he was. Joshua interrupted him calmly. “Did they contact anyone today?”

“No.” Jaxson stopped complaining. He thought for a moment. “I guess they are withdrawing. After all, they only want money. As long as they can get the money, they don’t have to stay any longer.”

Joshua’s eyes sank slightly. “Give them the money. A problem that can be solved with money is not a problem.”

Jaxson was in a hurry. “But they are really just greedy, and if they are leaving like this, what should we do?”

“If they are willing to leave, it is simple.” Joshua frowned. “I guess they won’t leave so easily.”

“… well, I will do it according to your instructions,” Jaxson said helplessly.

Hanging up the phone, he endured the discomfort of his heart and walked back in to talk with Lanny and Caroline.

 

Chapter 240: Did They Get Back Together?

Hazel went to Theresa’s room to apologize for not finding the time to speak with her when she asked. However, knowing that Hazel felt bad, Theresa was more embarrassed than her.

Theresa heard that Lanny and Caroline were arrested and taken to the police station. She was not angry at all but felt that she had brought a lot of trouble on Hazel.

The two of them had barely been talking for a minute when Theresa’s cell phone rang. It was an old phone that Henry gave her to use so that they could contact her. She was mortified to leave Hazel waiting in her room while she ran to the balcony to answer it.

Hazel waited patiently in the room, but she was surprised to hear that Theresa sounded angry and anxious as she argued with the person on the other end. Hazel frowned, she had got along with Theresa but knew very little about her personality.

What happened to the Flores family that would actually make Theresa get that angry?

The person on the phone seemed to be scolding her, and Theresa was not talking. She walked in from the balcony with a scowl on her face.

“Hazel, my parents have gone too far!” Theresa said with a look of outrage.

“What’s wrong?” Hazel asked.

Theresa was ashamed of everything, including requesting the money, houses, and cars from Joshua.

Hazel was a bit stunned, and she quietly asked, “he promised them?”

Theresa suddenly stopped, she was hesitant and didn’t know if she should confirm or deny it.

Hazel’s heart sank slightly, and she guessed the answer. She looked at Theresa and said with a light face, “It doesn’t matter, just say it.”

Theresa replied, “He promised.”

“Okay…” Hazel sighed, and the inexplicable heart was somewhat complicated.

Joshua will be good to the Flores family, and she was not really surprised, but she did not think that he should treat them so well. It seemed like regardless of what they requested, he would agree. It may have come across that Hazel was too stingy, but she felt she was cautious.

There were protests in Joshua’s heart, so he stubbornly refused to reunite with the Flores family, but in fact, it appeared that he still cared about them.

Hazel’s eyes flashed. If this was the case, no matter how bad her impression of the Flores family was, she should be more open, even if it was for Joshua.

“How can Mr. Denmark promise?” Theresa asked curiously.

“He treats your family good, are you still not happy?” Hazel smiled. “Your parents still remember you, and that is very good.”

“They have asked for my share, but they will never give it to me.” Theresa knew her position at home, and she said with a look of sadness. “And I am worried…”

“Worried?” Looking at her look, Hazel could not help but ask.

“I am worried that Mr. Denmark treated my parents too good.” After careful consideration, Theresa finally said it out.

“Why? Can you tell me?” Hazel asked doubtfully. Theresa was scared, and she would not say that for no reason.

Theresa looked at Hazel with some hesitation. She took a deep breath and knew she had to tell her, she sighed and said, “Hazel, I need to tell you something.”

Hazel nodded.

“My sixth brother is the only one to go to college in our family. He graduated five years ago and brought his girlfriend home with him. It was said that his girlfriend was leaving her family to be with my brother. However, my mother did not like his girlfriend very much,” Theresa said slowly.

“She wanted my brother to marry a beautiful girl from the village next to us. The girl’s family knew my brother was a college student, so my family not only wanted the money for the bride but also an extra 50, 000.”

Hazel’s eyes sunk down, and she understood what Theresa was saying.

“But my mom didn’t say anything in front of my brother. Instead, she wrapped 1, 000 in an envelope with a red ribbon and said that it was a meeting gift for his girlfriend.”

Theresa said, “My brother didn’t know that my mom secretly took the money out again, only put two hundred in it. Then, my mother gave the envelope to his girlfriend. When she opened it, she told my brother that there was only two hundred. My brother got extremely angry, though it was her who was lying and broke up with her.”

Hazel was stunned and had to say that Caroline’s tricks were really clever and it was hard to defend. She had to say, “The thickness of one thousand and two hundred should be different. Couldn’t your brother see the difference?”

“He couldn’t see it, and he believed in my mother so much,” Theresa said with a sigh. “As I said, he broke up with his girlfriend, so she went back to her family. It was by accident that he found out the truth, when he did, he went to try and get her back. He found out that she was rich, but he did not know when they were together because she turned her back on them to be with him.”

“Later?” Hazel asked if she was intrigued. “Did they get back together?”

Theresa replied, “Of course not. She has already been hurt by my brother. After she reconciled with her family, she met a man who treated her very well. By the time my brother realized the truth, she was already married. My mother found out and later regretted it. My brother has broken all ties to my family because of this, he has not been home in a very long time.”

“I think it is a happy ending,” Hazel said with a smile. “For the girl, I would think she should be very grateful for not marrying your brother.”

“Hazel,” Theresa looked at her sadly. “You really don’t understand what I mean?”

“Do not worry,” Hazel smiled lightly. “I understand that you are worried that I will encounter the same thing. But don’t worry. I have confidence in Joshua, and he will not be so easy to be fooled. I am confident in the relationship between him and me…”

Hazel lowered her eyes awkwardly and walked out of Theresa’s room.

Although she could smile and act as if she wasn’t affected in front of Theresa, her heart felt empty. Theresa was reminding her that Caroline was not only hard to get along with, but she always had various means of getting her own way.

If Joshua really trusted the Flores family, could her relationship with Joshua really not go wrong? Even if he trusted her as well, Joshua would be caught in the middle. Hazel really hoped that one day the feelings between them would not become the root of their pains.

She had her head down and suddenly ran into a strong chest.

“Oh!” Hazel looked up and saw Joshua standing in front of her.

“Why don’t you watch where you are walking?” He reached out and touched her head gently.