Ch. 251..260

Chapter 251: Gossip About Her

The photos were taken when Derek tried to grope her, but Hazel held his hand down on the table. However, from a candid perspective, it looked like Hazel was flirting with him.

Hazel was completely irritated with Henry. It wasn’t because he threatened to send them to Joshua but because he actually stalked her. No wonder he was waiting for her as soon as she walked out of the dormitory.

Seeing her more unsightly expression, Henry thought he found Hazel’s fault and was satisfied. “Rest assured, as long as you listen to me, I will not meddle in your relationship with Joshua.”

“Oh.” Hazel sneered. It seemed Henry didn’t just want her to accompany him around campus but also wanted to threaten her with these photos.

“Then you can send them to Joshua. Do you need me to give you his number?” she said mockingly.

Henry was in a daze. Wasn’t Hazel scared of his threat?

Noticing Hazel was walking past him and leaving, he quickly chased after her, reluctantly asking, “Hazel, don’t you understand what would happen if I send these photos to Joshua Denmark? My parents don’t like you to begin with. If they know it, they will definitely use these photos to force you to break up with him!”

She said indifferently, “Oh, got it.”

He looked at her with an evil smile. It seemed that she didn’t care. He thought of what the people had told him, so he asked coldly, “Even if you believe that Joshua won’t be angry because of these pictures, aren’t you afraid that he will be caught in a dilemma?”

She stopped abruptly. Indeed, if they fought, Joshua would be in the middle of a dilemma between her and the Flores family. But did Henry want to threaten her in this way?

Taking a deep breath, she said coldly. “If he’s not in a dilemma now, he’ll be later. I had better let them know it early than to hide it. If I really part with him, won’t it be what you want?”

She smiled and left without looking back.

Henry’s face became unsightly because it was clear Hazel didn’t care about their threats. It wouldn’t work even if he caught up with her.

Besides, she was immune to coercion, so all her plans would be useless. It seemed that he could only send the photos to Joshua to determine his attitude toward the situation.

Joshua had just walked out of a meeting when he saw Jaxson waiting for him; his face was full of despair.

“Let me guess, is it about the Flores family again?” He frowned a little.

“… Yes.” Jaxson wore a wry smile.

The Flores family did not have Joshua’s contact information, so he was contacted every time. Hence, he was tired of the Flores family, and Joshua could guess what he would say when he saw his expression.

“What’s the matter with them this time?” Joshua asked.

“They sent a few photos,” Jaxson said, handing the phone to Joshua. Then he said helplessly, “They said that Miss Crowe cheated on you and asked you to dump her.”

Joshua stared blankly at the photos and returned the phone to Jaxson. “Tell them to mind their own business. Besides, urge them again, figure out when they’ll leave.”

No matter how arrogant the Flores family was, urging them to go home was always their weakness. They were gradually wearing away his patience.

“Aye,” Jaxson agreed.

He quickly called back to the Flores family. Lanny and Caroline got the call, they wondered if they had misheard, but after several confirmations of what Jaxson said, they were both bewildered.

When they got off the phone with Jaxson, Caroline yelled anxiously, “How did that happen? Did Hazel buy Jaxson off to stop Joshua from seeing the pictures?”

“It’s impossible,” Lanny said. “He would not be so bold. Besides, he cannot hide it from Joshua.”

“Then what now? He’s urging us to go home again!” Caroline cursed angrily. “What is the damn boy thinking? Why is he unwilling to admit that we are his parents?!”

Lanny had no idea. He thought for a while and said, “Tell Henry about this and let him ask the person if there is anything she can do.”

Caroline called Henry immediately, and before long, Henry called them back with an answer.

Caroline had a deep and thoughtful look on her face when she hung up with Henry. Lanny quickly asked, “What’s going on? What did our son say?”

“There’s a way,” Caroline hesitated, “but we have to pay the price.”

“What price?” he continued asking.

After Caroline told him the advice that Henry had heard, Lanny hesitated for a while before biting the bullet. “Let’s do it. If we want to stay, we’ll have to do it!”

***

It wasn’t quite dusk when Hazel got dressed for the ball, and Nanny Carter had sent her dress to her earlier in the day.

After putting on it, Hazel went to the school square with Ariel and Summer. The square was now as bright as daylight, with spotlights everywhere.

Each of the students was wearing suits or beautiful dresses. Some had begun to dance, but Hazel stood in the corner of the square calmly. She was surprised to hear students were talking about her.

“Who is that? She looks beautiful. Is she a student at our school?”

“It seems to be Hazel?”

“Hazel? The one who had an affair with Joshua last semester? Doesn’t she look so pretty?”

“Yes, I remember her picture on the school forum was just so-so. Did she have plastic surgery?”

“It must be! Master Denmark must have broken up with her because she was ugly, so she went to get plastic surgery!”

Listening to the gossip, Hazel was astounded and hurt. The students indeed had a good memory, and it was no wonder that Derek was so sure she wouldn’t be invited to dance. Indeed, someone did need to have a lot of courage to dance with her in such a high-profile situation.

“Hazel, why isn’t Prince Charming here?” asked Ariel.

“I just asked him,” said Hazel, with a smile. “He’s heading toward the school now. He’s almost here.”

“Great,” Ariel said in a low voice. “Don’t pay attention to those people who say unpleasant words about you behind your back. When Prince Charming is here, they will definitely be extremely jealous!”

“Come on,” Hazel couldn’t help laughing. “I just want my boyfriend to be my dancing partner, but not to show off.”

“You’re showing off because you have a boyfriend!” Ariel said sadly.

After they laughed and talked for a while, Ariel was invited to dance, so she strolled happily to the dance floor.

Hazel was still waiting. She asked Summer for her phone and looked at the time. The dance hadn’t officially started yet. Joshua should be there in time.

“Hazel Crowe, don’t wait,” Henry said as he walked up behind her.

“Joshua won’t be here today,” he said firmly.

 

Chapter 252: What Gave You The Illusion That I Would Believe You?

Eyebrows raised, Hazel walked elsewhere as if she heard nothing.

“Hazel!” Henry’s face looked particularly unattractive. He caught up with her and sneered. “I advise you to leave early, so you won’t lose all self-respect here!”

She stopped and looked at him coldly. “If I left, Joshua would not find me. You wish!”

“You don’t believe me?” His eyes flashed with a cold light.

“What gave you the illusion that I would believe you?” She looked surprised.

“Then you’ll wait and be laughed at by all!” he said, gnashing his teeth. Then he left with a cold grunt.

“… Psycho!” She mumbled, speechless. But then she couldn’t help but furrow slightly because Henry wouldn’t just come to say such a weird comment to her for no reason. Would Joshua… really be unable to come?

***

Joshua was on his way to Quantum University. He certainly wanted to spend time with Hazel at her school anniversary ball.

He frowned a little as the phone rang. The call was from Jaxson. Jaxson knew about his schedule tonight, but he still chose to call at this time. It seemed that something urgent had happened.

So, Joshua answered the phone and asked in a deep voice, “Jaxson, what’s the matter?”

“President, something is wrong,” Jaxson’s voice sounded a little worried. “There’s something wrong with the Flores family!”

Joshua looked a little cautious as the Flores family was still restless. Then he asked coldly. “What’s the matter?”

“Lanny was in a car accident, and he seems to be badly hurt.” Jaxson continued, “His wife called me and said he wanted to see you for the last time…”

“Was his accident real or not?” Joshua’s eyes were a little deeper. It was too much of a coincidence to have a car accident at this time.

“I checked, and the accident was true,” Jaxson explained, “but it’s not clear if his condition is that serious. I am now in the hospital. Lanny has been taken to the emergency room.”

Joshua frowned slightly. Would the Flores family use a car accident trick as a way to stay? They were scrupulous.

Before he could speak, he heard Jaxson say in surprise, “What are you doing? This is my phone…”

There was an argument, and Jaxson’s phone seemed to have been taken by someone. Soon Joshua heard Caroline crying.

“Joshua, my husband, is bleeding a lot,” said Caroline, crying. “I’m so scared. Do you think he will die? Please come over, I’m afraid this is the last time you can meet him! If you don’t come, I shall not live, either…”

“Mrs. Flores, don’t get excited…”

There was another argument on the phone, and it seemed that Jaxson stopped Caroline, who was trying to kill herself.

Joshua’s brows were furrowed more tightly. Whether or not it was a trick, he had to go to check if Lanny’s situation was serious.

“I’ll be right there,” said Joshua quietly.

Hearing his words, the crying on the other end of the phone stopped. Joshua hung up and said to the driver, “Turn around and go to the hospital.”

Jaxson was waiting in the hospital while Caroline was still crying but not as desperate as before. Suddenly, they heard the sound of footsteps. They looked up and saw Joshua was coming with a team of doctors.

Caroline froze instantly. Why did Joshua bring the doctors? Did he suspect that Lanny was pretending?

She was irritated, but she was also a little glad because the person who helped them plan this had warned them in advance. Lanny’s condition was not serious, but he was definitely not fake as he looked very horrendous.

“President.” Jaxson greeted him as he knew what Joshua was thinking.

But before he could say anything, Caroline thrust him away and came to Joshua with a face full of anger.

She questioned him angrily. “Joshua Denmark, what do you mean by bringing people with you? Do you suspect my husband of faking it? How could you do this? Do you think we’ll play a joke on you with such a serious matter?”

Looking at Caroline, who was talking with no guilt on her face, Joshua’s eyes got darker.

“Mrs. Flores, you misunderstood,” Jaxson hurriedly explained. “The President doesn’t doubt you; he just wants to help Mr. Flores transfer to another hospital.”

“… Another hospital?” Caroline froze instantly.

“Denmark Group has its own private hospital. Both its medical conditions and medical level are much better than here. Let Mr. Flores be transferred there, he will be cured sooner,” Jaxson continued.

Caroline was in a panic because such a situation had never occurred to her, and she didn’t know how to deal with it.

What made her more worried was that the person had arranged for them, and Lanny should be able to stay in the hospital long enough with the injury as planned.

But if they went to the private hospital of Denmark Group, people there would listen to Joshua. After that, as long as Lanny was cured, their trick would not be able to be hidden from Joshua. How could that be?

Caroline racked her brain. “This… will private hospitals be more expensive?”

“You can rest assured that our President will pay all the expenses,” Jaxson explained.

“How, however,” she stammered, “my husband is still under surveillance.”

“We have contacted the hospital ahead of time, and there is no problem with the transfer now,” said the doctor next to them.

The doctors had gone in to see Lanny, the door of the room opened, and the doctors walked out to talk about the transfer.

Caroline became more panic-stricken. She couldn’t find any reason to disagree.

Before she could say anything, Joshua said quietly, “Mrs. Flores, it’s most important to save the patient now. If you try to stop us again, I’m afraid that Mr. Flores might misunderstand and think that you don’t want to save him.”

Caroline felt scared deep down in her heart. Did Joshua mean that he had begun to doubt her?

She didn’t dare say anything more but just watched.

“By the way, I think you were probably too worried to remember, so I called your son and daughter. They will go to the hospital together to meet you,” said Joshua.

Caroline turned even paler because she had forgotten such a big hole! Henry knew the truth, and she didn’t like Theresa at all, so she didn’t even think of informing them.

It seemed that Joshua really doubted them. She would have to be more careful, and she couldn’t do anything that would raise his suspicion.

“Thank, thank you so much.” The corners of Caroline’s mouth twitched. “I am so careless. I forgot everything when I was worried…”

 

Chapter 253: Am I That Boring?

Joshua’s eyes flashed with coldness, but he didn’t say anything.

The doctor pushed Lanny out of the emergency room and put him in an ambulance. The transfer to Denmark Group’s hospital went smoothly.

Joshua took a doctor aside and asked in a low voice, “How is his injury?”

“I’ve checked. It looks serious, but it shouldn’t be life-threatening,” whispered the doctor.

“I see.” Joshua’s eyes twinkled.

Watching Caroline leave with the ambulance, Joshua raised his wrist to take a look at the time, then his eyes dimmed slightly.

The driver stopped the car in front of him. He opened the door and jumped in, “Quantum University.”

The ball had started, but he should still have time. He took out his phone and called Hazel. However, there was no answer.

“The girl…” He frowned helplessly, “doesn’t carry her phone?”

Hazel had left her cell phone in her dorm room because she knew that Joshua would be there in her heart.

She wondered if she imagined things, but it felt that many people were secretly watching and talking about her even though she had tried hard to keep a low profile.

She couldn’t help but frown. When did she start to suffer from paranoia?

“Hazel.” Summer came towards her with an unsightly expression.

“What’s the matter?” Hazel raised her eyebrows in surprise.

“I don’t know who it was, but two days ago, there was a deliberately vague post on the school forum.” Summer took out her phone and handed it to Hazel.

Hazel took it in wonder to briefly read it.

The post was anonymous, and it was really unclear. The content was posted with what appeared to be a very jealous tone. It mentioned the anniversary ball, and no matter how beautifully others dressed, it would be useless because someone would steal the limelight.

After all, she had had an affair with some unattainable Prince Charming.

It didn’t mention Hazel’s name, but a few conditions listed were enough for others to guess that it was Hazel.

Of course, the other girls weren’t willing to accept it, so they all replied sarcastically. Although the comments didn’t mention Hazel by name, all of them were waiting to see her become a laughing stock.

Hazel was heartbroken. She thought she was letting her thoughts get the best of her, but it turned out that the people around were really peeping at her and secretly gossiping about her.

“My carelessness should be blamed because I did not find this post earlier, otherwise, I would have it deleted!” Summer said crossly.

“Don’t be angry,” Hazel said as she put her hand on her shoulder and returned the phone to her. “There’s no mention of my name at all, so it’s normal that you could miss it.”

“Hasn’t my Prince Charming arrived yet?” Summer looked around.

“… Mm.” Hazel drooped her eyes, dispirited. “He’s probably stuck in traffic.”

“Would you like to call him?” Summer asked in a low voice.

“No, he’s sure to come,” said Hazel firmly.

She was a bit unhappy that Joshua had not yet appeared, but she believed him. He would definitely do what he had promised.

Summer suggested, “Let’s go to the dorm first…”

Hazel shook her head. “No, what if he comes and can’t find me?”

Summer looked at her in disbelief and couldn’t help saying in a low voice, “Hazel, you’re not going to get angry about that post, so you’re going to wait for him to come and embarrass them, are you?”

“… Am I that boring?” Hazel was astonished because the post didn’t bother her.

But she was indeed a little angry to be standing around waiting. Joshua had promised to be there on time, but he still hadn’t arrived half an hour after the ball started.

Hazel’s heart felt a bit of distress, and she wanted to wait for him where they had decided to meet.

Seeing that she couldn’t persuade Hazel to leave, Summer gave up. It was as if he was waiting for Summer to leave because as soon as she was about 10 feet away, Derek walked toward Hazel.

Knowing what he was going to say, she calmly held up her hand to tell him she wasn’t going to listen.

Noticing this, Derek’s face changed, but he bit the bullet and still walked forward.

She looked at him in surprise. Derek was quite courageous.

“Hazel,” he said after taking a deep breath, “I know you hate me, but he didn’t come. Why don’t you think about asking me to help you? At least one dance with me will stop the others from considering you as a laughing stock.”

Her eyes twinkled as Derek really wanted to help her this time.

Unfortunately, as far as she knew, as long as they danced, he would definitely hype, and then she wouldn’t be able to clear up the misunderstanding.

“Rest assured. It isn’t the first time that my name is blackened, and I’m not afraid of being laughed at,” said she quietly.

“Are you so stubborn?” Derek said crossly. He had been chasing her for so long and used all sorts of methods, but she refused to be with him. She did not give him any hope because of her stubborn nature.

“Yeah,” Hazel nodded calmly. “I’ll only dance with him.”

Derek was annoyed and unwilling. Even though he was afraid Hazel would do something to him, he couldn’t help but say, “What will you do if he doesn’t come?”

Her eyes were a little cold as she said indifferently, “Derek, for the sake that you who really want to help me out, I will ignore what you are saying. Please leave me alone!”

He let out a snarl before he disappeared into the crowd.

Hazel sighed and looked toward the school gate.

Suddenly a figure flashed before her, but it wasn’t Joshua.

Her lip couldn’t resist shuddering because it was none other than Derek’s ex-girlfriend Kyla. She had already had several dance partners and walked past Hazel nearly a hundred times since the ball started half an hour ago.

Knowing that Kyla was showing off and waiting to see her become a joke, Hazel certainly ignored her.

As time passed, Hazel felt a little sad as she watched the people dancing on the dance floor.

Joshua said he would arrive on time. Why hadn’t he arrived yet? Even if there was a traffic jam, he should have arrived. The surrounding taunts were louder, and they even talked openly about her close enough that she could clearly hear them.

“Hazel,” Ariel came up to her with a can in her hand before she whispered worriedly, “Are you okay?”

“Nothing.” Hazel smiled and shook her head. She reached for the drink from Ariel’s hand. “I’m a little thirsty. Let me have a drink of it.”

“Don’t…” Ariel turned pale and tried to grab it, but Hazel had already drunk it.

Hazel took a long drink and then looked blankly at the can. “Is it… beer?”

 

Chapter 254: Are You Questioning Me?

“Yes, it was bought for me, and I’ve just had a mouthful of it,” Ariel looked at her helplessly. “How thirsty are you?! You took it away before I could even tell you… Show me how much you drank.”

Living in the same dorm room as Hazel, Ariel knew she had a very low tolerance for alcohol. Ariel grabbed the can in a hurry and didn’t know what to say because Hazel had gulped half a can.

“Let’s go back to the dorm, Hazel,” said Ariel helplessly. According to Hazel’s drinking capacity, she would definitely be drunk.

“I won’t!” Hazel pushed her away, saying stubbornly, “I want to wait here.”

“Come on…” Ariel wanted to cry but had no tears. Was Hazel already starting to show signs of being drunk?

“Don’t worry, Ariel, I’m not drunk.” Hazel held out her hand to touch her hot cheeks and turned around in a circle. “I’m better at drinking now. Behold!”

Ariel put her hand on the forehead helplessly. What’s better? Hazel was clearly already drunk!

Those who had been watching Hazel seemed to notice this, and their taunts grew louder immediately.

“She’s actually turning around in circles? I think she has to dance with herself since nobody asked her to dance!”

“Isn’t she ashamed?! Look at her pretentious manner, I really thought Master Denmark would really want to come!”

“How could it be?! Who is Master Denmark? Why would he appear for such a woman?”

“I suspect someone intentionally wanted to draw attention before. Master Denmark is kind, afraid she would be too ashamed, so he took all the responsibility!”

Ariel’s face turned red with anger as she listened to the arrogant discussion. However, Hazel’s name wasn’t mentioned, so she couldn’t do anything.

“Hazel, let’s go. Let’s go back to…” She grabbed Hazel’s hand and tried to take her away forcefully.

Hazel had already felt a little dizzy, so she staggered as Ariel jerked her.

“Ah…” She cried and was about to fall to the ground.

Suddenly, she was held by two steady arms. She blankly looked up and saw Joshua’s deep eyes.

There was silence, then a loud gasp from the crowd. Everyone was waiting to see Hazel be stood up, and they never thought that Joshua would actually show up.

Surprised and pleased, Ariel quickly let go of Hazel’s hand and stuttered with excitement. “Prince Charming, you did come!”

“Mm.” Joshua nodded to her and then looked lovingly at Hazel in his arms, saying helplessly, “How could you be so careless?”

“Are you questioning me?” Hazel pouted unhappily. “I haven’t asked you. Why are you so late?”

“Something happened to me…” he whispered.

She took him by the hand and led him to the middle of the dance floor before he could finish his sentence. “Stop it. Let’s dance.”

Joshua raised his eyebrows. Hazel had asked him a question, but she didn’t want the answer — there was something wrong with her now.

He looked back at Ariel, who raised the can in her hand awkwardly.

His face darkened slightly. Was Hazel actually drunk?

Hazel’s face was already flushed, and she put her hands on Joshua’s waist.

“Put them here.” He caught her hands and put them on his shoulders.

“Damn it!” She frowned unhappily, and suddenly she said angrily, “I won’t dance!”

“Huh?” He cocked a quizzical eyebrow at her. Why did the girl suddenly flare-up? He was confused and lowered his head to coax her, “You can put your hands wherever you like.”

“No, no!” She thrust him away in a fit of annoyance. She lifted her leg to kick, but her shoe flew off. There was a sudden silence in the square, and almost everyone looked in their direction.

They were very surprised to see Joshua arrive and he was actually trying to dance with Hazel. However, it never occurred to them that Hazel would dare to throw a tantrum and kick her shoe off.

Did she dare to be so arrogant?!

The female students who had been waiting to see her meltdown were jealous and excited. Hazel dared to cause trouble like this, Joshua would definitely be angry. He had better dump this kind of woman immediately.

Joshua sighed helplessly. Just as everyone expected him to lose his temper, he turned around and walked into the crowd.

Did he plan to leave?

Although some people felt a little sorry for Hazel, they could not help but gloat. They couldn’t see Joshua lose his temper, but at least they could see Hazel get dumped… No! Why did Joshua stop suddenly?

He was stopping in front of Hazel’s shoe?!

All the people watched the scene with disbelief — Joshua calmly bent over and picked up Hazel’s shoe.

He took the shoe and walked to Hazel. She tilted her head as if she had discovered something funny. Suddenly, she chuckled and kicked the other shoe in the other direction.

Everyone thought that she went too far. They were all holding their breath. Hazel Crowe was clearly playing Joshua Denmark for a fool.

Joshua’s face darkened. Was she actually enjoying playing like this? For the sake of her being drunk, he wouldn’t take it seriously. But when she woke up and knew what she had done in front of so many people, she would very likely be too ashamed to show her face on campus.

He turned around and picked up the other shoe.

People were annoyed and puzzled. Why was Joshua so good-tempered?

Hazel went too far, so he should be getting angry. But he not only picked up one shoe for her but also picked up the other.

Joshua came to Hazel with two shoes. He knelt down on one knee, with everyone watching in disbelief.

“Hazel, lift your feet,” he said gently.

In an instant, everyone felt heartbroken. How could Joshua do that? He actually helped Hazel put her shoes on himself.

Hazel looked down at Joshua, her eyes a little misty. She was totally drunk. Dazed, she was trying to lift her foot, but she seemed to have no control over her legs, and she did not know if she should hold out the left or the right foot.

The next moment, she moved both her feet, stumbling over herself carelessly.

“Oh, my…” She screamed, almost falling over.

Joshua put his arms out to catch her. “Look out!”

After she stood stable, he sighed helplessly, took her hand, and sat her down on his lap.

He put a hand around her waist and put her shoes on with the other. “Be good. Lift another foot.”

Hazel obediently lifted her foot, allowing him to put a shoe on.

How could this be happening? The girls nearby almost cried with anger. Hazel was really scheming! She must have fallen over on purpose!

 

 

Chapter 255: Did You think I Was Being Unreasonable?

The girls in the crowd were more envious than jealous. Joshua was so sweet and thoughtful, he must be a wonderful boyfriend, they thought.

It looked like a real-life fairy tale, all of the female students were touched by his actions.

A lot of girls turned their heads to look at their boyfriends, with dissatisfaction in their eyes. The girls’ boyfriends were so stressed out and shocked.

What kind of person was Joshua? He didn’t have to stoop to please anyone. But when Hazel lost her temper, he didn’t get angry at all and persuaded her respectfully. If it were them… they would have worn a poker face and left. But now that Joshua had set a “good example,” they wondered if their girlfriends would ask such a request.

The male students could not help but look at Joshua resentfully. They really wanted to beg him to stop being so considerate. If he went on like this, they were terrified their girlfriends would start throwing shoes, too.

Derek watched quietly in the crowd, looking miserable. He had thought that Hazel wouldn’t be happy to be with Joshua.

Given Joshua’s identity and status, Hazel must always make allowances and indulge him, plus her pushy personality, she must be happy on the surface and bitter at the bottom of her heart. But he didn’t expect he’d be completely wrong. Joshua really beat him in every way. He lost.

Joshua wore a quiet expression as if he didn’t notice the gaze around him. He calmly helped Hazel put on her shoes.

Wearing her shoes, Hazel got up in a daze.

“Shall we leave since you don’t want to dance now?” Joshua stood up and asked softly.

In an instant, she became unhappy, saying angrily, “Who said I didn’t want to dance?”

Joshua’s eyes flash with a touch of surprise. Although Hazel was drunk, she showed her genuine emotions. Apparently, she was angry, so she was deliberately acting rebellious.

“Okay,” he said softly.

But just as he was trying to hold her hand, she shook his hands off. He looked at her apprehensively.

“You haven’t invited me!” Her eyes flashed with shyness.

“It’s my fault.” Joshua gave a slight smile and took a step back.

She looked at him in a daze. Joshua was standing upright in front of her, and he had a look of seriousness. He put his left hand behind him, tilted his upper body slightly, and slowly stretched out his right hand.

“My princess, may I have the honor to dance with you?” He smiled, his eyes are deep as stars and gentle as the sea.

Instantly, she felt as if her heart was about to pop up. Such an invitation was irresistible.

She slowly held out her hand to put it in his palm. He smiled his warm hand on her waist and danced with her.

The night was dark. The music went on. Joshua took Hazel spinning around the square. Hazel’s dress was flowing, and they looked like a pair of butterflies snuggled together, as beautiful as a picture.

The people around had already scattered. Their eyes could not resist but secretly fall on the two people. Even the girls, who had been jealous of Hazel, couldn’t help but feel that they were really a perfect match at this moment.

Hazel blinked, suddenly stretched out her arms around his neck. “Joshua, I want to fly!”

Joshua cocked his eyebrows. The next moment, his hands on her waist, he lifted her up. She let out a cry as she was suddenly flung in the air. But it was Joshua who held her, a man she could trust, so she was instantly reassured by his deep eyes.

A light smile appeared on Joshua’s lips as he spun around with Hazel, leaving a beautiful blue scene on the night.

The sound of gasps of surprise came as the picture of them dancing together was too beautiful to be interrupted.

In the crowd, Henry watched, glaring at them. Joshua sent someone to inform him of Lanny having a car accident, but he didn’t visit his father.

He didn’t think Joshua would show up, so he waited until Hazel became a laughing stock before he could take her away. After that, he could drive a wedge between them, he never expected that Joshua would go to the hospital and then to the ball.

Henry took a picture of them dancing together and sent it to his parents with a gloomy face.

As the music trailed off, Joshua gently put Hazel down. She leaned against his chest and chirped, “I’m a little dizzy…”

“Shall we leave then?” he asked.

“Mm!” Happy and satisfied, Hazel nodded her head vigorously. She tried to walk on, but she stumbled.

Joshua quickly held her, and the next moment he picked her up by the waist. In the limelight, he carried her out of Quantum University.

He carried her all the way to the car while she sang the entire time. It was

hard for her to sing an entire song but he still thought her singing was wonderful.

When the car reached Denmark Residence, Joshua took her out of the car. Hazel looked at him and suddenly said, “I’m sleepy.”

The next moment she leaned against his chest and closed her eyes directly.

“… Hazel?” He nudged her shoulder lightly.

He heard her breathing and smiled, she actually fell asleep so quickly.

He had no choice but to take her back to her bedroom.

***

When she woke up in the morning, Hazel got out of bed and went to the bathroom to wash.

She was brushing her teeth when all of a sudden, the memories of the ball

come to mind one by one. She was in a daze instantly and stared at herself in the mirror, startled.

What had she done… last night?! She really wanted to crawl under a rock and hide.

After a pretty long time, she went downstairs and saw Joshua waiting for her in the dining room.

She was immediately embarrassed and did not want to face Joshua.

She had kicked off her shoe in front of so many people, not once but twice, on purpose. She also said she wanted to fly, so Joshua made her fly.

It was not right to hide, so with her head lowered, she walked into the dining room and pulled out a chair to sit down next to Joshua.

Joshua looked calmly at her and pushed his breakfast around his plate.

“That…” she spoke, working up her courage. “I got drunk yesterday and did a lot of stupid things…”

“Nothing.” A smile appeared on Joshua’s lips. She was so cute with her little temper tantrum.

“Then did you…” She looked at him shyly. “Did you think I was being unreasonable?”

 

 

Chapter 256: She Felt Very Sorrowful

“I was a little pissed off last night,” she said, shamefaced. “Because you left me waiting for so long, I thought you weren’t going to show. Then when I did see you, I got angry with you. Do you think I was being very unreasonable?”

After that, she looked nervously at him.

“No,” He looked at her with a smile, his eyes soft. “Besides, you’re my girlfriend, and it’s your privilege to be unreasonable to me.”

She felt her heart beating faster, and her cheeks flushed. “Joshua Denmark, you’ve been so kind to me… You will spoil me…”

“Your parents spoil you, but you aren’t a spoiled child, are you?” He reached out to touch her head and whispered, “My Hazel is a very, very nice girl and deserves my spoiling.”

She was so happy that it looked as though she was on cloud nine. How could Joshua be so nice? Did she save the entire galaxy in her previous life, so she was lucky enough to meet him in this life?

But suddenly another memory came to mind, she remembered everything she had done, she was still a bit uneasy. After all… it was such a shame.

“Do you think… I’m too idiot?” she asked worriedly.

“What?” His eyes were full of doting. “Hazel, you were very lovely last night when you let yourself go.”

She felt very sorrowful.

He was right. Last night she really let herself go, but how could she be lovely? She was clearly childish!

“Have breakfast quickly.” He smiled. “Doesn’t your school anniversary last a week? I’ll take you to school.”

“I won’t go!” she said emphatically. She made such a big fool of herself last night. How could she have the nerve to show her face?

“Okay,” he said quietly. “Where do you want to go?”

She thought for a bit before she suddenly asked, “What happened to you last night? Why were you late?”

Joshua promised her he would arrive on time, so he must have been late because of something important.

Frowning slightly, he said calmly, “Theresa’s father was in a car accident last night.”

“A car accident?!” Her eyes opened widely. “How did that happen? Is he okay?”

There was a flash of surprise in Joshua’s eyes. Hazel’s contact with the Flores family was not much, but he felt that she cared too much about them for some reason.

“Don’t worry,” he explained lightly, “I went to the hospital last night and helped him to transfer to another hospital. He is now in a private hospital owned by Denmark Group. He’ll recover after a while of rest.”

“That’s good.” She heaved a sigh of relief, but she felt guilty.

Lanny had a car accident, so Joshua must have gone to the hospital first for such a serious matter. But instead of being considerate, she was angry with him for being late. She knew she shouldn’t have acted like that.

She looked up at Joshua. “Let’s go to the hospital today.”

Joshua didn’t seem to want to go to the hospital, presumably because he didn’t want the Flores family to read his thoughts. She could take him there with her, though.

He frowned a little and couldn’t help asking, “Hazel, why do you care so much about their affairs?”

“After all, they are…Theresa’s parents,” she changed her words. “It would be rude if we didn’t visit them when there was an accident that disrupted their lives.”

“All right,” he quietly agreed. He had hoped that Hazel would have limited contact with the Flores family, but she wanted to go, so the best he could do was to keep her company.

***

At the hospital, Theresa spent the night sitting beside Lanny’s bed, Caroline blamed Hazel for most of the night after receiving a picture from Henry.

Theresa had no choice but to listen, she was thankful to get out to buy breakfast from a café near the hospital.

When she returned to the hospital, Henry was there. He had said something and Caroline started cursing again. “I knew this woman was bad! Your father had been in a car accident, but she still pestered Joshua and forced him to go to the ball! I don’t know what spell she has cast on Joshua, this little bitch…”

Theresa silently put the breakfast on the table in front of Caroline.

Seeing Caroline’s words became more and more unpleasant, Theresa couldn’t help speaking, “It’s not Hazel’s fault, mom. After all, if Mr. Denmark wanted to go, Hazel wouldn’t be able to stop him. Besides, Mr. Denmark doesn’t seem very close to us, and I wonder if he’s not our family…”

“What are you talking about?!” Caroline’s face was red with anger, and she slapped the glass in front of her pouring a glass of hot milk directly on Theresa.

Theresa screamed in pain and tried to move away, but Caroline grabbed her arm.

“Keep this in mind, Joshua is the child your father and I sold. He’s your biological brother! Don’t forget who your mother is just because Hazel is nice to you!” Caroline increased her strength, and her ferocious face looked as though she was about to eat Theresa.

“I see…” Theresa said with tears in her eyes.

Caroline then let her go. Theresa hastily opened the door and ran out.

“Mom, the girl is unreliable,” Henry said coldly. “We asked her to stay in Denmark Residence so that she could help us monitor Hazel and get us closer to Joshua. However, she did nothing and only enjoys herself!”

“The damn girl!” Caroline was very furious. “Then I’ll call her back in a minute and won’t allow her to go to Denmark Residence again!”

“It won’t work,” Henry shook his head. “Theresa and Hazel seem to have a good relationship. If she gets angry and says something to Hazel Crowe, we’ll be in trouble.”

“What do we do then?” Caroline asked blankly.

“We cannot ask Theresa to leave, and we can send another person in.” Henry’s eyes flashed with a cold gleam.

Caroline said in a pickle, “I know you want to go to Denmark Residence, Henry. But Hazel is unwilling…”

“I’m not talking about me,” Henry said. “We can send another woman, preferably one with ambitions.”

Caroline was lost in deep thought.

Theresa ran to the bathroom with her red eyes but was suddenly stopped in the hallway.

“Theresa, what’s wrong with you?” Hazel looked at her in astonishment.

Looking at Hazel and Joshua in front of her, Theresa felt victimized instantly, but she just took a deep breath and shook her head. “No, nothing…” she stuttered.

“How can you say there’s nothing since you look distraught?” Hazel frowned despite herself.

Theresa hurriedly explained, “I just accidentally spilled the milk on myself…”

 

Chapter 257: I Will Arrange It

Hazel’s eyes sank. The porridge on Theresa’s body did not look like something she would have done herself, it was clearly done by someone else. However, since Theresa was not willing to say more, she naturally would not ask more.

Hazel looked at Joshua. “Can you find a nurse in the hospital to borrow clothes for Theresa?”

“Okay,” Joshua said, “I will arrange it.”

He took out his mobile phone and made a call, shortly after a nurse came to them and took Theresa to get a change of clothes.

“Let’s go.” Joshua took her hand.

“Okay.” Hazel nodded. She took a deep breath and prepared for what would happen next.

She thought, after she had caused trouble last night, the Flores family must hate her even more. Even if she brought Joshua today, she was afraid that they would not be friendly towards her.

Hazel was feeling conflicted, she didn’t want to have a bad relationship with the Flores family, but no matter how much she tried, she really could not like to find it in her heart to like them.

When they got to the room, Joshua raised his hand and knocked on the door. Caroline slowly opened it, she saw it was Joshua, and her look changed to complete surprise.

“Joshua, you are here…” Caroline glanced over at Hazel. Her smile became slightly stiff, but she put on a loving smile. “You came, too. Hazel. Come in.”

Hazel was uncomfortable, and she thought that when Caroline saw her, it was okay and she would not scold her. She was right, Caroline’s attitude changed, and she was polite.

The two entered the room, and Joshua asked about Lanny’s condition.

Caroline answered him calmly, in the past, she would speak with hatred in her voice whenever Hazel was around, but she was extraordinarily nice.

“Joshua, I had never had to deal with these kinds of things before, so I panicked when he had an accident,” Caroline said with gratitude. ” Thank you for yesterday. If you didn’t arrive on time, my husband would still be in danger. Thank you very much!”

“You are welcome,” Joshua said.

Hazel couldn’t understand it. However, regardless of whether Caroline’s attitude towards her is true or false, it was at least much better than how she treated her before.

“Joshua,” Henry said with a smile, “Can I ask you for a favor…”

“Henry,” Caroline looked at him dissatisfied. “How can you act like you are his best friend?”

“What’s wrong? Joshua is older and had more life experience than I. And Joshua will not mind, right?” Henry asked intimately.

Lanny, Caroline, and Henry all looked at Joshua with a worried expression on their faces.

“Say, what do you want me to do?” Joshua asked.

They all breathed a sigh of relief. Although Joshua did not express if he would help or not, he did not completely reject Henry.

“This is the situation; my dad was injured in the accident. I need to be here to help take care of him,” Henry said. “However, my girlfriend is coming to see me for a few days, I will have no time to spend with her. Can you arrange for her and my sister to stay together while she is here?”

Joshua said calmly, “If she just has no place to live, I can arrange…”

“Joshua, Henry’s girlfriend, is unfamiliar with the city. We are also worried that something might happen if she lived in a strange place. If something happened to her, we would not be able to explain it to her parents.”

After she finished talking to Joshua, Caroline looked at Hazel, “Miss Crowe, the relationship between Henry’s girlfriend and Theresa has been perfect. We just want to let them live together so Theresa can take care of her. Please help us with this!”

Hazel’s eyebrows slightly lifted. The Flores family’s attitude towards her had significantly changed. Was it just because she wanted her help? The request did not seem like a huge deal, and Denmark Residence was a large home. There should be no problem with another person. She thought of the porridge stains on Theresa, and she couldn’t bear it.

Her eyes deepened.

Theresa never said anything more, and if she spoke up for Theresa, they would think that Theresa told her the secret, causing more trouble for Theresa. However, she always had to find a way to make them pay attention to Theresa.

“I will ask Theresa’s opinion,” Hazel said indifferently. “If she agrees, I will agree.”

“How can she disagree?” Caroline said. As she spoke, Theresa pushed the door open and walked in.

Caroline immediately asked. “Daughter, your brother’s girlfriend, Lily Hall, is coming. Hasn’t your relationship with Lily always been good? Say you will let her live with you. No problem?”

“No problem…” Theresa said timidly.

Hazel sighed powerlessly. Theresa’s fear for the Flores family was deeply rooted. If she wanted a real change, her only option was to cut ties with the Flores family completely, but that would be impossible from the current point of view.

When things were settled with Lily staying, and a few more questions were asked about Lanny’s condition, Joshua and Hazel left.

As soon as the door closed behind, Theresa asked a little nervously, “Mom, Lily is really going to come?”

“Of course.” Caroline looked at her and seemed to be scrupulous. She thought and said. “Theresa, you were here the whole night, go home and rest. When Lily arrives, we will let you know.”

Theresa looked at them awkwardly. She knew they were keeping secrets from her.

“I know…” she said helplessly. She had to leave and contact Hazel as soon as possible, and she felt the reason for Lily’s visit was not a simple one.

Theresa left, and Henry sneered aloud, “Mom, fortunately, you did not tell Theresa because I think she would have called Hazel immediately.”

“Yes!” Caroline’s deep gaze was full of disgust. “Girls are girls, raised by us but help others!”

“But we have to be careful,” Henry said. “Mom, you know about what happened last night. Remember that and try not to make Hazel angry, or you will only push Joshua farther and farther away. We only have to be more generous after the dispute with Hazel. Can we be innocent, the less unreasonable Hazel is…”

“I know, I know!” Caroline waved impatiently. “You have already told me!”

***

Joshua and Hazel walked out of the hospital. He calmly asked, “Where do you want to go now?”

“To Joshua-Hazel Pictures,” Hazel said. “The stuff for the online drama is almost ready. In a few days, when the shooting is finished, you can come to the set.”

“Then I will just drive you there,” Joshua said with a smile.

“Okay.” Hazel nodded and got in his car. She looked at him several times, but she did not say what she was thinking.

“Hazel, what do you want to ask?” Joshua said calmly.

“I want to ask…” She frowned slightly and finally made up her mind. “Why do you think they suddenly want Henry’s girlfriend to live in a Denmark Residence?”

 

Chapter 258: You Decide It

“I don’t know,” Joshua replied.

“Then how can you agree to it?” Hazel looked at him with awkwardness.

“You agreed to it.” Joshua was somewhat helpless.

“Huh…” Hazel was speechless. It was true, Joshua did not agree at first, but when she agreed, he nodded his head. It seemed that no matter what it was, Joshua would listen to her. Thinking of this, Hazel’s heart felt warm.

“I wouldn’t agree if I had started wondering sooner..” Hazel pouted unhappily.

“If you don’t want to, then I will arrange somewhere else for her to live.” Joshua proposed.

“Don’t worry. Just forget it,” Hazel shook her head. “We promised, and we may regret it, but we can’t change our minds now. And if I did, they would start taking it out on Theresa.”

The Flores family seemed to think that everything was Theresa’s fault. Thankfully, they would not do anything too drastic to her because of Joshua, but they would not just let her go for the same reason. No matter what, they would use Theresa as an outlet for their anger.

Hazel sat back thinking about how painful it must have been to have the porridge poured on her, and she began to feel depressed. Her phone startled her, it was Theresa.

“Strange, we were just talking about Theresa, and it is her,” Hazel said.

She pressed the answer button and asked with a smile, “Theresa, what happened?”

Theresa opened her mouth, but she hesitated. She did not know what to say, she had no evidence about what was happening, it was only a guess. Should she tell Hazel that her parents are not telling her their plans anymore? Even if she wanted to tell Hazel, she could not find the words.

After thinking about it for a few moments, she finally said, “Hazel, my brother’s girlfriend, has a bad temper. I am worried that she will make you angry…”

Hazel lifted her eyebrows surprisingly. Theresa said these told her this, presumably as a warning, but she couldn’t guess why.

“You have a good relationship with her?” Hazel asked.

“Just so-so,” Theresa said. “We were originally being traded within our families. She was to marry my brother, and I was to marry her. But, Lily got angry with my brother, and the marriage was delayed for several months.

After that, our family’s economic situation improved, and their family regretted putting the wedding off. My family naturally refused to uphold the agreement. My brother has no sense of responsibility, they are together with no agreement.”

Hazel did not expect Theresa to tell her that. If this was the case, Caroline, who refused to lose anything, should definitely not like Lily Hall. So, Hazel said, “But I can tell your parents don’t hate her!”

Theresa helplessly explained, “My mother puts on a good appearance. Although she looks down on Lily, she will not do anything too nasty. And, in her opinion, Lily wants to, but with her son, they have not promised anything, so they have been delaying…”

“I understand,” Hazel said. Theresa called her to tell her that Lily’s visit would not be a simple one. Why would they want her at the Denmark Residence, though? Was it so Hazel could be bullied in her own home?

“What?” Joshua looked at her.

“Nothing.” Hazel shook her head. “It is about Lily Hall. Theresa said that she is not very good-tempered.”

The light in his eyes darkened, “So…”

“It’s okay,” Hazel said with a smile. “If she has a bad temper, then she can go to someone else. Surely, she will control her temper when she is a guest, right?”

Joshua frowned slightly. “Hazel, you are too indulgent to the Flores family.”

“Really?” Hazel’s heartbeat accelerated, and she hurriedly said, “No? After all, she hasn’t arrived yet. It’s not good for us to drive people away. And, I am afraid that Theresa will be in a difficult situation. I still feel like someone poured that porridge on her.”

Joshua’s heart felt a little jealous about Hazel’s caring toward Theresa.

“Well, you decide it,” he said without saying anything.

***

Lily Hall arrived a few hours later. Henry asked Theresa to pick her up at the station and to take her directly to Denmark Residence. Hazel had explained the situation to Nanny Carter so that there would be no misunderstanding when they returned.

After Lily and Theresa were back at Denmark Residence, Lily was surprised and could hardly speak a complete sentence for a long time. Theresa helped her to settle in and asked her, “Lily, why did you come here?”

“How could I not come?” Lily replied, displeased. “Theresa, I still try to treat you like a sister. You have such a rich brother, and you did not tell me?”

“It is not what you think, please don’t say that,” Theresa said, looking at the door. “He has not reunited with us, and I always thought that there might be a misunderstanding…”

“I know, your brother had told me,” Lily waved her hand impatiently. “I can’t mention it in front of him. I have to pretend to be a stranger. But Theresa, the marriage contract between our two families didn’t say who I would marry. If I don’t marry your older brother but Henry instead, it doesn’t make sense, right? So, in fact, my marriage contract should be with Joshua!”

Looking at the ambitious light in Lily’s eyes, Theresa only felt horror.

“Lily, you shouldn’t want to marry Mr. Denmark. No, Mr. Denmark has a girlfriend! And Mr. Denmark, he…”

“Why are you so discouraging?” Lily glanced at her with dissatisfaction. “I just said it. Can’t you let me think about it and have a daydream?”

“You really just fantasize about it?” Theresa asked.

“Of course,” Lily said dissatisfied. “Theresa, please tell me what kind of person Hazel is, I am quite curious. After listening to what Henry said, Joshua seems to like her very much?

“Yes.” Theresa nodded without hesitation.

“How much?” Lily then asked.

Theresa’s face was ugly, and she really worried that Lily’s goal was to get close to Joshua! No, she has to find a way to dispel her thoughts.

“Let’s say it like this,” Theresa said without hesitation. “Although Mr. Denmark and Hazel are both living in Denmark Residence. The maids listen to Hazel’s orders, her bedroom is the most luxurious one. It seems like Hazel is the owner and Mr. Denmark is the guest.”

“Joshua actually lets her do that?” Lily was stunned.

“It isn’t that Hazel is messing around,” Theresa said unhappily,” Mr. Denmark told me that even if they did not agree, they should still do what Hazel said.”

 

Chapter 259: A Heavy Scold

“But their relationship is excellent, and there is almost no disagreement.” Theresa cannot help but try to persuade her, “Lily, if you really have any ideas about Mr. Denmark, you should give up as soon as possible. He is not a man who will put up with drama…”

Lily’s face was a bit gloomy.

The situation was going to be even more difficult than she imagined. Just as Henry told her in advance, Theresa had already been bought by Hazel, and she could not rely on her. It seemed that she must keep her plans and thoughts guarded against Theresa as well.

“Fine. You know my relationship with your brother. I just mentioned it. You are the one taking it seriously!” Lily chuckled and then asked, “Would they be back now?”

“What do you want to do?” Seeing that she did not listen to her words all, Theresa was somewhat anxious.

“What can I do here? You think too much.” Lily laughed, Theresa turned and walked out of the room, frustrated.

After Joshua got off work, he went to Joshua-Hazel Pictures to pick Hazel up. As soon as they pulled into the driveway, they saw a maid rushing up to help Joshua open his door.

Hazel lifted her eyebrows surprisingly. The maids of Denmark Residence were obedient to the rules and would never rush at Joshua like that. She looked up and saw that the maid did not look familiar, she was about the same age as Theresa.

Suddenly, Hazel realized who it was, it was Lily, Henry’s girlfriend. Joshua got out of the car, Lily wanted to approach him and talk, but the moment she saw Joshua, she froze on the spot. Even though Joshua did not look at her, she was shocked, she couldn’t speak. She thought, how can Joshua be so handsome?

Joshua calmly walked in front of her and helped Hazel open her door. When she got out of the car, they held hands and walked to the front door.

“Wait!” Lily snapped back to reality, caught up with them, and stopped in front of Joshua.

Joshua’s gaze suddenly became cold, and in the face of his infiltrating gaze, Lily suddenly shuddered.

But Joshua did not care about her, he looked at Nanny Carter, who was not too far away. He said with unhappiness, “Nanny Carter, Denmark Residence does not need such a rude maid!”

Lily did not expect that the one word she said to Joshua would have her driven out of the house. Theresa did warn her that he was not an easy man to get along with, but no matter how difficult it was going to be, she would make Joshua remember her.

“Joshua, you got it wrong, I am not a maid here!” Lily quickly said, “I am Lily, Henry’s girlfriend…”

Joshua’s eyes flashed with disgust. Hazel was also disgusted by her words. She could see that Lily’s goal was Joshua. It wasn’t even that she was too sensitive, but seeing the passion in Lily’s eyes when she looked at Joshua, she could tell. Lily did not seem to worry about hiding her thoughts.

Right in front of her, she dared to seduce her boyfriend? Hazel got extremely angry. What happened to the Flores family? Couldn’t they just stop for a while?

“You are wearing that dress. You want to work like Theresa at Denmark Residence?” Hazel asked.

“Yes!” Lily had a warm expression, but her gaze was always on Joshua’s body. “Although my uncle told me that I came just to be a guest, my parents taught me in order to be rewarded, and I have to work. So, I will work here as a servant in return for a reward…”

Seeing that Lily continued to look at Joshua more and more passionately, Hazel interrupted her unhappily, “I know, since you want to be a servant, then you can learn from Nanny Carter. You cannot stop us this way.”

Lily glanced at Hazel. Her heart flashed a bit of contempt. She initially thought that Hazel was clever and able to hold on to Joshua, but now she thought that she was just average. She did clearly act arrogant and proud in front of Joshua sooner or later though, he would disgust her.

“Miss Crowe, I know it is my fault. I just arrived, there are many things I don’t understand. Can you give me another chance?” Lily said with tears.

Looking at Lily as if she was deliberately bullying her. Hazel was speechless. She was really annoyed about this kind of thing. Her personality was more suitable for being straightforward. But the women who were around Joshua, how could all of them have so many tricks?

“You still stopped us,” Joshua looked at her indifferently. “I am sure you are not suitable for being a maid. You’d better leave.”

Hazel couldn’t help but laugh. It turned out that Joshua felt the same as her. He didn’t like what she said.

Lily’s face shows fear. Joshua was going to drive her away? She just wanted to leave an impression on him, she went too far. How could she manage to anger Joshua Denmark?

She rushed to their side and still wanted to speak, but she was stopped by Theresa.

Joshua took Hazel’s hand and walked calmly in front of her.

Lily glanced at her unwillingly. Theresa said helplessly, “Lily, you still haven’t understood it? Mr. Denmark drove you away because you made Hazel angry.

You go on like this again, and you will definitely be driven out.”

“How is it possible?” Lily was shocked. It was clear that Hazel was arrogant, but Joshua not only didn’t blame Hazel and actually got angry with her?

She looked suspiciously at Theresa. “You remind me so kindly?”

Theresa said helplessly, “My dad is in the hospital now, I don’t want you to trouble them.”

If Lily were really driven away, she would definitely go to find her parents and brother. They may cause a big scene, so instead of creating more trouble for Joshua and Hazel, it was better to calm Lily and keep an eye on her.

Lily snorted, but she finally accepted what Theresa said.

After the incident, Lily was also able to believe that Joshua was not as nice as she thought. To stop angering Joshua, she hid in Theresa’s room and did not show up again.

Later in the evening, Hazel was on her way to get two glasses of milk, she saw that the kitchen lights were already on. Nanny Carter was scolding Lily.

Nanny Carter said with anger, “Who told you that you could sneak into the kitchen? What did you want to do?”

“Nanny Carter, you misunderstood!” Lily said, suppressing the anger of her heart. She said with a look of objection, “I just wanted to make something to eat. Some snacks from our hometown are really delicious. I just wanted to make it for Sir Denmark and Hazel…”

 

Chapter 260: You Don’t Miss Me?

Hazel’s lips were twitching. Even if Lily did make it and it was delicious, she wouldn’t eat it. Who knows what she put in it?

“No need!” Nanny Carter said angrily. “If you aren’t busy, you can go clean! Go now!”

Lily looked at Nanny Carter angrily. She turned around and walked out of the kitchen, when she saw Hazel waiting outside the door, her facial expression changed to one of hatred.

“Miss Crowe,” Seeing Hazel coming in, Nanny Carter said quickly, “Do you want any help?”

“No.” Hazel smiled. “I just came to pour a cup of milk.”

“Ahhh…” Nanny Carter signed helplessly. “Sir Denmark had already said to let her go. Why did you decide to let her stay?”

Hazel’s thought was almost the same as Theresa’s. It was easy to send Lily away, but it was difficult to ensure that the Flores family wouldn’t cause trouble. Joshua had been very busy with work, and she did not want to bother him about Lily.

“Since she wants to be a maid, you let her be a maid,” Hazel smiled lightly. “It’s not a big deal. Besides, she still has to listen to you?”

“Miss Crowe, do you think it would be okay if I deliberately created trouble for her and forced her to leave?” Nanny Carter suddenly said.

Hazel laughed. “No need to do that, Nanny Carter, I think that even if you only require her to do things with normal standards, she may not be able to stand it. If you deliberately embarrass her, it is likely to look like I was deliberately making trouble for her.”

“Right,” Nanny Carter smiled. “That little girl is not qualified enough that I even need to think about making trouble for her.”

After talking with Nanny Carter, Hazel walked to the study with the milk. She pushed the door open and saw that Joshua was still working, so she put his milk on the desk and was about to leave when he grabbed her arm.

“Hazel, stay with me for a while.” He whispered.

“Oh, okay,” Hazel answered. She took a book from the shelf and sat next to him.

Joshua’s eyes were a little bit deeper. He wondered why Hazel would take care of and even condone the Flores family, he could not understand it.

He contemplated everything and said in a low voice, “Hazel, you don’t have to care so much about the Flores family.”

Hazel was stunned. It was true that her relationship with the Flores family was not good and it made Joshua uncomfortable? So, was he saying this to comfort her?

“Well, I know…” Hazel said.

Looking at her look of unpleasantness, Joshua was stunned. If he continued to mention them, it seemed Hazel unhappy. If they were unhappy because of the Flores family, it would not be right.

Joshua sighed slightly. He calmly shifted the topic, “Director Carter’s movie is finished?”

“Yes,” Hazel was happier when he mentioned this. “There is a banquet tomorrow night. Do you want to come?”

“I naturally want to go,” Joshua smiled. “Just, is it alright if I go?”

“It is alright?” Hazel said, “Just like attending a party. When Joshua-Hazel Pictures was founded, didn’t you go? And that party was only for us insiders, I guess not many people know you.”

“Okay.” Joshua smiled. It was a good thing if he could show up with Hazel simultaneously for the celebration party.

“And, He told me that from his movie, I could probably get about 80 million dollars.” When she spoke of this, Hazel’s eyes flashed with pride. She casually invested in the animated film, and there was such a high income, which is the part that she could not imagine.

“Hazel, you are very capable.” Joshua smiled and praised, “It seems that you want to use this money to do something?”

“Joshua Denmark, you are really smart!” Hazel looked at him surprisingly. “I haven’t told you yet, and you have already guessed! This is my thoughts, I want to take a part of it for charity.”

“Charity?” Joshua was somewhat surprised.

“Yes.” Hazel nodded heavily. She looked at him with some uncertainty. Seeing that there was nothing but encouragement in his eyes, she said, “I want to donate some money to the orphanage like my parents. And I want to build some schools…”

Joshua’s eyes were full of warmth. His Hazel was really a nice, generous girl.

Hazel said with some shame, “I feel that if more schools are built, the next generation can have a better education, and their abilities and qualifications will improve. Then hopefully, fewer people will abandon their children. But I only have the money and don’t know what I need to do. If you don’t mind, I will hand it over to you, and you can help me.”

“Okay,” Joshua smiled. “I will make you satisfied.”

“You do things, I will not worry.” Hazel kisses him on his cheek happily.

After Joshua agreed, he decided to stop working for the evening, they walked to their bedrooms holding hands. As they were going past Joshua’s room, he stopped Hazel.

“Hazel, we haven’t slept together for a long time, you don’t miss me?” Joshua whispered, his voice was full of seduction.

Hazel only felt her heartbeat pounding in her chest. Every time Joshua tried to seduce her, she always found it hard to resist. Her brain seemed to be trailing off course again. She took a deep breath and forced herself to have some control.

“We see each other every day, there is no reason to miss you… Hey!”

Looking at her blushing shyly, Joshua could not stop himself, he pulled her close and kissed her. Hazel’s heartbeat was even faster than before. Suddenly, she looked out of the corner of her eye, she shivered, and roughly pushed Joshua away.

“Hazel?” Joshua was somewhat surprised. It was the first time Hazel ever resisted his kiss so strongly.

Hazel’s expression changed, and she looked over at Lily, who wasn’t very far away, holding a rag and kneeling on the ground. Hazel was speechless, she felt it seemed a little too exaggerated.

“What are you doing here?” Joshua’s eyes were cold. Lily actually disturbed him and Hazel, which really made him be angry.

Lily’s fingers were clenched tightly, and her heart was full of anger.

She was waiting near his door, so she could catch him returning to his room, but instead, she saw him and Hazel kiss.

She squeezed her nails into the palms of her hands so hard that her eyes watered.

Lily looked like she was in a panic. “Joshua, I am just cleaning… Please don’t misunderstand, it has nothing to do with Nanny Carter. I know she may have misinterpreted my actions, but she didn’t bully me. She just taught me how I could do the work of a maid…”

Hazel’s lips were twitching, and it seemed that Lily deliberately waited here to complain. She said that Nanny Carter did not bully her, but she was still up cleaning so late, clearly insinuating to Joshua that Nanny Carter bullied her.

She was really good at trying to manipulate the situation in her favor!