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Chapter 271: I Will Go With You
“I would like to have told you earlier,” Ronald started to vomit. Hazel sighed with frustration.
There was nothing they could do about the situation, and it was useless to talk about it.
The most important thing was to find Rachel and then find out why she would go to the city without telling anyone. She even kept it a secret from her family. There was definitely something going and finding her was the only way to figure out what she planned to do.
“Brother, when did Mom go out?” Hazel asked.
“I don’t know” Ronald frowned. “But I guess she left early in the morning.”
Hazel is only even more stressed. If what Ronald said was true, then Rachel had been in the city for more than an hour, so why hadn’t she reached out to her?
“Oh, I know, I will call her,” Hazel said. She hung up on Ronald and quickly called Rachel. She was expecting that she would not answer, so she was startled when she answered right away.
“Mom, where are you now?” Hazel demanded.
“I am in the hospital now, and I am just getting ready to go in.” She said.
“Hospital? How come you are at the hospital?” Hazel suddenly worried, “Are you hurt or what happened…”
“Don’t worry, I’m fine, I just came to meet some people.” She said.
Hazel was relieved for a brief second, then she was immediately worried. The Flores family were at the hospital. Rachel wouldn’t be going to meet them, right? She tried to get the thought out of her head, but what she was most afraid of was that so in her mind, that was the only possibility.
“Which hospital?” Hazel asked.
“Oh, I am sure you can guess?” Rachel said, “Oh, I won’t tell you. I am there.” She hung up.
Hazel felt a chill run down her spine. She was terrified, her eyelids were twitching even faster. Although Rachel did not say what hospital she was at, Hazel was almost certain that she was at the hospital where the Flores family was.
It was terrifying, what she was most afraid of was happening. Hazel was desperate.
If Rachel went to find the Flores family, she presumably knew something. The Flores family didn’t like her, and her mother would definitely protect her, she pictured a horrible scene when they met.
Joshua was not there, and she was thankful for that. She was going to try and settle the matter first; as long as she could find a way to send Rachel home, things would return to normal.
Hazel rushed out of the office and drove to the hospital. She took the first parking spot she saw and ran to Lanny’s room. She pushed open the door and was in shock.
She had been so worried the entire time and imagined that the hospital would be in chaos with fighting and yelling, the Flores family would be put in place with Rachel’s skills.
However, the situation in front of her made her feel uncomfortable. It may not have been harmonious, but there was no fighting from either side. The attitude of the Flores family toward Rachel did not seem great, but they were not screaming.
Looking at them talking together, Hazel felt even more uneasy. She was sure that the Flores family had contacted Rachel, but the question was why.
Before they had just wanted to reunite with Joshua, Hazel began to think that it was not simple any longer. Also, the one who was controlling the Flores family was still a secret, why did they not reveal who they were?
The situation was becoming even more confusing, she had to be careful.
“Mom…” Hazel came to Rachel’s side, and she looked suspiciously at Caroline.
Caroline did not look at her at all. Instead, she smiled and said to Rachel.
“I am sorry, Mrs. Crowe. Since you have arrived, we should treat you well. My husband was just discharged. So, if you don’t mind, come home with us, and we will talk.”
Hazel felt like she was going to be sick. What did Caroline want to talk about? She may not have said anything before, but it didn’t mean she wouldn’t say anything later.
“Well, I will just go home with you.” She said quietly.
“Then wait a moment, I will go to help my husband to finish the process of the discharge,” Caroline said.
“I will go with you,” Rachel said.
“Mom, you aren’t familiar with this place. I will go with her.” Hazel hurried to say.
“Okay. You go and come back soon.” Rachel did not seem to care too much.
Hazel accompanied Caroline out of the room. The two of them entered the
elevator together. Hazel confirmed that no one was coming. She endured the anger. “Caroline, you found my mother, right? What do you plan to do?!”
“I will do nothing,” Caroline looked at her coldly. “Hazel, I just think that you are too careless, so I wanted to remind you.”
“I will find a way to deal with Joshua, but if you dare to involve my mother, don’t blame me for being ruthless!” Hazel said angrily. Her family was her breaking point; nobody could touch them, not even the Flores family. She was not stupid enough to hurt her loved ones to please others.
“Then we will see how you behave, if you make me unhappy, maybe I will say what I am not supposed to say?” Caroline sneered and said without fear,
“And, from what I heard, Lily was bullied very badly. I will make you take care of her. You actually made her be a servant and let people bully her?”
Hazel clenched her teeth with some helplessness. This retribution was really fast, Caroline obviously wanted to avenge Lily and then bully her. It was a lesson for her. She took a deep breath and pressed down the smoldering anger of her heart.
“Well, no matter what you make me do, I will cooperate with you. But if you dare to say something to my mom, you won’t get me to help you again!”
Caroline nodded proudly. It is a promise.
The discharge procedure was soon completed, and they all walked out of the hospital together.
Hazel called two cars, but Henry suddenly said, “It’s too troublesome to call two cars. Hazel, don’t you drive? Dad, Mom, Mrs. Crowe, you can just take one car, I will drive with Hazel.”
She lifted her eyebrows and gave Henry a look of disgust. Henry actually wanted to be in the same car with her? It was clear that he had other reasons.
“I think this arrangement works perfectly,” Caroline looked at her with a smile. “Right, Hazel?”
Chapter 272: It Is Better For Me To Drive
Hazel shuddered and nodded speechlessly. It seemed that Henry still remembered her car, she wanted to say no but couldn’t.
Seeing that she agreed, Henry went on to say, “I recently got a driver’s license, and I want to practice. Is it better for me to drive?”
Hazel lifted her eyebrows. He was really insatiable. Perhaps this was the Flores family’s people trying to test her patience.
“I am not used to sitting in a new driver’s car. You can drive the car, and I am taking a taxi.” Hazel said calmly. This was the best compromise she can think of.
“Henry, don’t make trouble,” Caroline said. “Get in the car.”
Henry did not continue to say anything more and followed Hazel to get into the car.
“Hazel, you have excellent driving skills,” Henry said with some contempt. “Unlike other female drivers, if they were in a bad mood, they would drive like maniacs!”
Hazel was driving intently, and she ignored him. He went on to say, “Right, I heard that you are in conflict with Joshua?”
Hazel’s eyes sank, considering she and Joshua were not fighting, the rumor of it spreading very quickly.
Henry still said it like he was saying to himself, “I want to say that Joshua has always been extreme, and he certainly has a bad temper. Of course, you need to be more patient with him. Although he didn’t like Lily, it is because Lily is very normal. He is destined to have many women around him, and you should adapt to it as early as possible…”
The expression on Hazel’s face was becoming angrier. Why did Henry suddenly feel the need to tell her all of this?
“… and, my parents are very dissatisfied with you, they always think that you are not worthy of Joshua,” Henry stared at Hazel, and then said, “They will never agree with you being together. Although he refused to reunite with us, he will continue to make them happy because of you. I think that instead of insisting on being with him, it is better to find another man.”
Seeing that Hazel had not responded, Henry suddenly smiled and then said, “In fact, I am also very good. The most important thing is that my parents love me. They never object to what I like. I may not look as handsome as Joshua, but it’s just because I don’t dress as well as him…”
All of a sudden, Hazel felt cold. Even though Henry didn’t say it clearly, the meaning was apparent. She always felt that Henry was sneaky, but Lanny and Caroline controlled him, so he had never done anything excessive.
However, his attitude had changed. What did it all mean? Lanny and Caroline’s intentions must have changed, and they weren’t just thinking about reuniting with Joshua.
The whole situation was very strange. Hazel frowned and couldn’t help but recall everything that had happened. Things seemed to have changed since the Flores family met Joshua.
Before, they were so anxious to reunite with Joshua, but after seeing him, they became less pushy and were more so just trying to find a way to stay around. They were even allowing Henry to try and seduce Hazel.
Hazel was deep in thought about how unusual it all was when she felt something cold on her leg. Henry was sitting in the passenger seat, but he deliberately touched her leg.
She slammed on the brakes, and he flew forward, then she stepped on the gas, and he was thrown back in his seat. The tires were squealing, and Henry was holding on for dear life.
“What’s the matter with you…” He yelled at Hazel. But before he had a chance to finish talking, the speed made him pale and tightly grasped the handle. He was shouting incoherently, “No, stop, too fast, too fast…”
Hazel sneered. The bastard actually dares to take her advantage, I will kill him. Seeing that Henry was really scared, Hazel slowed down.
“You, what’s the matter with you?” Henry wanted to vomit, and his tone was not as arrogant as before.
“Sorry,” Hazel said with a smile. “I am a woman. When I am unhappy, I like to drive in a chaotic manner. After all, I am a female driver, and I think you can understand.”
Henry’s face was even paler. He could not contest Hazel’s reason, and out of fear of angering her again, he was quiet the rest of the way.
The Flores family had moved to a three-bedroom, two-bathroom apartment.
When she pulled up and got out of the car, she said, “Lanny and Caroline, it looks like you still have a lot of things to do. My mother and I will not bother you…”
“How can you think that you are bothering?” Caroline said and looked at Rachel. “It’s just noon, stay and have a meal, we haven’t talked.”
“Oh, I want to sit down too.” Rachel’s eyes were unclear.
Hazel had no choice but to follow Rachel into the apartment.
“Oh, sorry,” Caroline said with a smirk. “Because of my husband’s injury, we haven’t been here much. We didn’t have time to sort it all out. The house is a mess, please don’t mind it. I will tidy up a bit. Oh, my back!”
Saying, Caroline reached out to support her back. She didn’t look prepared to clean and looked coldly at Hazel.
Hazel was silent for a while. Caroline left them and really wanted to find an opportunity to teach her a lesson. She said helplessly, “Give it to me, anyway, I am younger.”
Rachel frowned, but she said nothing.
“Hazel is really a good girl,” Caroline said with a smile. “In fact, there is not much to do, just wipe the floor and the table.”
Hazel found a mop and began to mop the floor. She must first satisfy Caroline so that she would not say anything in front of Rachel. It was better to cater to her than fight back.
Rachel’s eyes were cold, but Caroline couldn’t look any prouder.
“Mrs. Crowe, come, you sit, we talk.” Caroline took Rachel on the sofa, and she asked, “What do you want to eat at noon? Is there anything you do not like?”
“No.” Rachel said.
“Oh, I just realized we don’t have many groceries. I am sorry, I am just so confused.” Caroline shouted, “Henry, you need to go shopping.”
“I can’t go, I have to take care of Dad.” Henry was very uncooperative.
Hazel was furious, and their actions were all directed at her. She was already cleaning; how could she go buy food? Caroline was determined to bully her.
Chapter 273: No Need To Worry
However, Hazel was not going to let Caroline get the best of her. She sent a text message to Sharon, and she went on to say, “No need to worry, I have already arranged it, and someone will bring groceries later.”
“That’s good, it’s really troublesome for you,” Caroline said, but she did not feel that she was bothering her.
Rachel’s eyes were a bit deeper, but she still said nothing.
Within an hour, people arrived with boxes of food and went directly to the kitchen.
“What are you doing?” Caroline said, dissatisfied.
“That is the chef I invited,” Hazel explained. “Lanny has just been discharged from the hospital, and I don’t want you to be too busy, so I asked someone to help. In fact, I wanted to cook, but I don’t really have any skills in the kitchen, so I would need help.”
Caroline had a hideous expression, and Hazel could tell that she was very dissatisfied. She presumed that Caroline also wanted to send her into the kitchen to cook. She couldn’t do it alone, so she found a way around it.
“Well, Hazel,” Caroline said. “Lily will be coming to visit us for a while. You are all girls, just chatting together.”
Hazel’s fingers were clenched, and Caroline was clearly warning her. Caroline must have thought it was not chaotic enough, and she needed more drama.
“Good…” Hazel agreed.
Lily arrived, greeted the Flores family, and then pulled Hazel into a room.
“Hazel, I want to ask you a favor.” Lily looked at her with a burning gaze.
“What favor?” Hazel asked strangely.
“Can you give me Joshua for a month?” Lily said with her eyes wide open.
“Ha?!” Hazel was shocked. What kind of brainwashing did the Flores family have on Lily? Last night, she was still afraid of Joshua. Today, she was actually fighting high spirits.
“He is really handsome and amazing, I really love him!” Lily looked intoxicated. “And I feel that he was my true love! Although he may not understand me now, as long as you give him to me for a month, he will love me!”
Hazel really didn’t know what to say. Was Lily completely crazy?
“Why do you think I will give him to you?” she said sarcastically.
“Auntie said, no matter what I request from you, you will agree! How can you not agree?” Lily said angrily.
Hazel was angry, she realized what was happening. They were venting their anger, and they would ask her for anything, knowing that she would give in.
“Impossible,” she refused without hesitation. “You don’t even think about it!”
“Hazel, how can you do this!” Lily said angrily. “What is wrong with loving someone? I see that you are afraid of me. You also know that I am destined to be his true love, so don’t bother trying to compete with me!”
Hazel wanted to punch Lily in the mouth each time she spoke. She was requesting to have Joshua for a month to even out the competition, she really was mad.
“I don’t care, anyway, you have to agree today!” Lily said angrily. “You went too far, you didn’t even dare to compete with me fairly! No wonder you have been suppressing me, you are also aware that Joshua actually likes me…”
Hazel took a deep breath and resisted the urge to hit her. Rachel and the Flores family were in the living room, if she started a fight, then everything would be out in the open.
“Lower your voice!” Hazel clenched her teethnoveldrama
“You don’t agree, I won’t lower my voice!” Lily said proudly. Presumably, Caroline knew what Lily was saying to Hazel.
Hazel was infuriated, and the Flores family was forcing too much on her. It would have been better to hit Lily in the face than make that kind of promise. If she did hit Lily, though, it would have to be after Rachel had left, she didn’t want her parents to worry about things between her and Joshua.
While she was contemplating what to do, Hazel heard a knock on the door.
“Hazel, what are you doing in there? Are you fighting?” Rachel asked.
“Do you agree or not?!” Lily asked in a low voice, and she now made it clear that she was trying to threaten her.
She took a deep breath and said coldly. “You don’t even think about it! I won’t do anything to your uncle and aunt, but Lily, do you think I will let you go?!”
Lily was completely stunned. When Hazel said these words, her anger made her tremble. That feeling was like what she felt when she faced Joshua in the dining room… She lowered her head as Hazel walked past her, but she did not stop.
Hazel opened the door and said with a smile, “Mom, it was nothing, we were just talking a little loud.”
Rachel looked at Hazel with deep eyes. She asked nothing. “Come
and sit down, and then we will have lunch.”
“Yeah.” Hazel followed Rachel to the living room. Caroline looked sharply at her, and she then looked at Lily. Seeing Lily’s timid appearance, Caroline couldn’t help but be angry. It seemed that this girl was scared of Hazel.
“I have been exhausted being in the hospital with Lanny,” Caroline reached out and rubbed her shoulder. “My shoulders are sore, but unfortunately, I can’t find myself…”
“I will do it.” Hazel’s eyes sunk slightly. Caroline was now raising her hand, and she could guess what she meant.
“It is okay…” said Caroline.
Hazel walked behind her and grasped her shoulders hard; her fingers pinched a few hairs, and Hazel pulled them.
“Hey! What’s the matter with you? Why are you so rough?” Caroline looked back angrily and glared at Hazel.
Hazel calmly retracted her hand and her gaze swept across the hair she pulled out, hair follicles and all. More importantly, Caroline only noticed the pain in her shoulders and didn’t notice that she pulled her hair out.
“Enough.” Rachel said, looking at Caroline coldly, “Don’t go too far!”
Caroline looked back at Rachel, who was very condescending, but she wanted Caroline to know that she would be angry if she continued to threaten Hazel.
“Mrs. Crowe,” Caroline said with a smile. “It’s just that your daughter’s hand has too much strength, right…”
“Hazel,” Rachel interrupted Caroline’s words, looking coldly at Hazel, “I have some bad news to tell you.”
“What?” Hazel was a bit stunned.
“I am so angry now!” Rachel picked up the teacup and poured the cup of tea on Caroline’s face.
Chapter 274: Are They His Parents?
The whole living room was quiet in an instant, and everyone looked at Rachel with shock.
Rachel angrily pointed at Hazel. She yelled, “Hazel, what’s wrong with you! I have raised you for so many years, and I need to watch you massage some woman? Another woman blatantly grabs for your boyfriend, and you still bear it? Who taught you to endure so much?!”
Hazel was lost when she suddenly realized that she had overlooked something. She had been worried about what Caroline said, but she forgot that her mother, Rachel, was a policewoman. Her observation was meticulous. Rachel saw it earlier but did not say anything, she wanted to see more.
Everyone was dazed, they thought Rachel was scolding Hazel, but then they heard the true meaning of her words.
Caroline did not think of when she was bullying Hazel that Rachel, who looked like a good-tempered woman, could get angry so quickly.
“You, you dared to pour tea on me?” Caroline wiped her face and said with amazement and anger.
“What will you do even if I poured the whole pot on you?” Rachel said with anger. “Where do you get the courage to bully my daughter in front of me? If you weren’t so old, I would hit you!”
“You… I will fight with you!” Caroline madly rushed toward Rachel.
Rachel was angry, she reached out calmly and forced Caroline to fall on the ground.
The whole living room was quiet then Caroline tried to attack Rachel again. Rachel was too fast and knocked Caroline down in one swift move, she was down on the ground within seconds.
Lanny and Henry were angry and going to help, but they just stood frozen with fear. They were too afraid to even move.
Seeing that Rachel looked at him, Henry suddenly put his head down and stumbled back two steps. “That… Mrs. Crowe, you, don’t be angry! My mom was wrong; you can take it out on her, don’t look at me!”
Seeing that her husband and son were so useless, Caroline was trembling and struggling to sit up. She looked at Hazel and shouted, “Hazel, you look at your mother bullying me?!”
Hazel was stunned, and Caroline would actually call out to her during something like this, it seemed incomprehensible. She wondered why, since the Flores family asked for her help and most of the conditions were met, she gave them the impression she could be easily bullied.
She didn’t say anything, she just listened to Rachel as she got angrier. “What the hell are you talking about? I am her mother, not you! She can see what is happening for herself!”
Caroline was stunned, she could hardly speak. She stuttered and said unwillingly, “Hazel, don’t forget what you promised me…”
“Do you dare to threaten my daughter in front of me?!” Rachel was livid, she angrily rushed at Caroline, who was still sitting on the ground scared.
She tried to crawl away shouting, “She is going to kill me! Save me!”
When Lanny and his son saw Caroline crawling in their direction, they immediately got frightened and backed away. The two men hurriedly said, “Why are you so mean? What did you do to make Mrs. Crowe so angry?”
Looking at the dysfunction of their family, Rachel’s eyes were cold, she took a deep breath and said, “Hazel, come with me! We are leaving!”
Hazel nodded, and she had already got what she wanted, and she didn’t have to stay to please them. When the Flores family saw that they were leaving, they did not try to stop them.
As they were going down the stairs, Rachel was filled with anger. She turned to Hazel and said, “Hazel, you better clearly explain to me what the hell is going on! I don’t remember teaching you to let others bully you like that!”
Hazel was a little embarrassed. “This is a long story. I don’t know what to say…”
“You don’t know how to say it, then I will ask you!” Rachel’s eyes suddenly became sharp. “You just have to answer my questions, don’t lie to me!”
Hazel tensed up. She knew it was over, Rachel was tough, and her intuition was sharp, so Hazel could not lie to her.
“Then let’s talk in the car.” Hazel opened the door.
“I will drive.” Rachel sat in the driver’s seat, and she sneered. “I am worried that if I ask your question, you may get into an accident.”
Hazel burst into tears, and it seemed that today she couldn’t escape.
When she got in the car, she heard her say, “You are living with Joshua now? Is this car also yours?”
Hazel was frightened to speak. Her mother was right, she didn’t know how to react to her questions, and if she had to answer while driving, she probably would get in an accident.
“It’s true that he gave it to me… But we are not living together. Don’t worry. We have never done anything that crossed the line,” Hazel hurriedly explained. “Just because of some things, I temporarily live at a Denmark Residence, so it is more convenient…”
“Temporarily?” She said, looking at her. “Hazel, Hazel, you have no defenses for others. How can I not be worried? We can skip all of this, for now, I want to ask you. What is wrong with the Flores family? How can they be such a shameless family?”
“Mom, you are awesome. When they saw you in action, they were all scared of you!” Hazel pleaded with a flatter.
Rachel snorted. “The ones who fear me are the ones who have done bad things, with bad intentions. Their family looked really bad…Hazel, don’t change the subject. This family and Joshua, what is their relationship?”
“Hmm…” Hazel suddenly had a headache. She was most afraid of her asking this because she still hadn’t figured it out.
“Are they his parents?” Rachel asked.
Hazel was shocked. She looked at Rachel in shock. “Did they tell you this?”
Even with Rachel’s police skills and sharpness, she would never have guessed so accurately unless the Flores family told her.
“Is it real?” Rachel asked with curiosity.
Hazel felt like she was drifting, she suddenly felt so depressed. It did seem that Rachel may have only been guessing, and she was not sure, so she just assumed.
“I don’t know if it is…” Hazel said.
“Hazel, you wanted to lie to me when this was happening.” Rachel frowned unhappily. “Lanny and Caroline said that they were Joshua’s parents, but what does that have to do with me? They showed that they could influence Joshua’s life, and you are demeaned by them. What relationship could they have if they are not his parents?”
Chapter 275: It’s Not On His Head
“But I thought Joshua was Denmark’s child? Was he adopted?” Rachel frowned, “If that is the case, the Flores Family must have been blessed with all the good luck in the world to have a child-like Joshua!”
Hazel sighed helplessly. Hazel had been a good kid, so Rachel never used her police skillset to deal with her, but she really understood how sharp Rachel’s intuition was.
“Mom, I don’t want to lie to you, but I really don’t know.” Hazel frowned, “I had thought so before, but something happened recently. Now I feel that things are just not right…”
The Flores Family’s attitude towards Joshua was strange. They wanted to break up her and Joshua, which she could understand. It was reasonable to say that the Flores Family should have avoided her, but instead, they encouraged Henry to seduce her, it was just too unbelievable.
In fact, she always had doubts about them; she thought it was just because she didn’t like them. However, she wasn’t realize the main reason was that the Flores family told her about their relationship with Joshua without telling him.
But now, she would use the simplest way to verify their true relationship.
“What did Joshua say?” Rachel asked impatiently.
“I, I didn’t ask him…” Hazel was stunned.
She had never asked Joshua if he knew anything about them. She never dared to ask because she was afraid of triggering his sad memories. But what if the truth was not like what she thought?
“Mom, are there people who will help strangers without the intention of asking for anything in return?”
“Yes.” Rachel stared at Hazel, “People’s feelings are very complicated. Because of pity, sympathy, jealousy, or gratitude, they might show exceptional kindness to a stranger. Even without these emotions, some rich people will also help some poor people unconditionally, or what else do you think charity is?”
Hazel frowned slightly. Joshua’s involvement with the Flores Family was more than just charity, but she was not what the other reasons were.
“However, regardless of the relationship between the Flores Family and Joshua,” Rachel said with an ugly face, “Hazel, how did Joshua do things? He actually let that kinds of people bully you?!”
“It’s not on his head,” Hazel hurriedly defended Joshua. “He doesn’t know any of it, from start to finish, and I didn’t tell him anything!”
“So,” Rachel’s face was even more ugly. “Did you hand yourself over to be bullied by them?”
Hazel burst into tears. Rachel’s words were quite right.
Hazel weakly defended herself, “Really, I have not been bullied. Today was an exception. I wanted to appease them…”
“I hit them. Are you blaming me for doing so, not letting you continue to be bullied, affecting your relationship with Joshua?” Rachel said with a bit of sarcasm.
“How come?!” Hazel hurriedly shook her head, “I was happy and grateful at the time. It felt like I was being supported by my mom!”
“Okay, I don’t want to know what their relationship with Joshua is.” Rachel said impatiently, “You need to go home with me now!”
“What?!” Hazel looked at her, shocked. Does Rachel just put a stop to her relationship with Joshua? Things had become more and more chaotic.
“It’s very obvious now. The Flores Family people are important to Joshua. Do you think I will let you continue to be with him and be bullied by those people?” Rachel said angrily. While thinking that Caroline Flores had harassed Hazel again and again, Rachel turned around to have another conversation with them.
“Mom, I’m not going back.” Hazel said firmly, “If I don’t figure this out, I won’t leave!”
“Hazel, you…!” Rachel slammed on the brakes, parked the car on the side of the road, and glared at her.
“Mom, I am an adult. Please believe me. I will handle my affairs, okay?” Hazel looked at her earnestly.
Rachel sighed helplessly, “How long will it take?”
“One week.” Hazel estimated. Joshua’s business trip would take two days, and it would take three days to do a paternity test. One week should be more than enough.
“Okay, then I will give you a week.” Rachel said unhappily.
“Then let’s go back to Denmark Residence?” Hazel made a careful proposal.
“Denmark Residence?” Rachel’s face suddenly twisted, “Do you want me to take you away now?”
Hazel was so scared that she couldn’t speak. Rachel finally decided to stay at the hotel, and Hazel had no choice but to stay with her.
When they got settled, Hazel was contemplating if she should call Joshua and tell him what was happening. She hated bothering him while he was away on a business trip, she really didn’t want to worry him.
Suddenly, there was a lot of noise outside in the hall and a storm of knocking on the door.
Hazel was scared, why would someone be knocking at this time? She opened the door and saw a group of policemen standing outside the door.
“Is Mrs. Rachel Crowe here?” The leading policeman asked while showing Hazel his badge.
Rachel also heard the knocking on the door. She looked surprised as she walked to the door, “What are you looking for?”
“A lady named Caroline Flores called us and said that you had beaten her.
There was a minor injury to her body. Please come with us.” The officer said.
“What?!” Hazel was surprised and angry.
Rachel just pushed Caroline. How could she have a minor injury? The fact that she called the police and had a physical examination in such a short period of time was really surprising and suspicious.
Clearly, someone was working with the Flores Family, whose only purpose was to target Hazel and her family.
“Hazel!” Rachel’s face turned ugly, and she quickly said, “No worries. I will go with them and find out what is happening.”
“Mom, this time, it’s not that simple,” Hazel whispered anxiously, “If you go with them, I’m afraid there will be many surprises!”
“Relax, how can there be anything?” Rachel said, “I’m a colleague of theirs after all. They are not likely to harm me. Now you just stay here.”
“But…” Hazel was still trying to say something when Rachel was following the police out.
Chapter 276: Who Did I Offend?
Hazel suddenly felt cold and scared. Her mother was taken away. Regardless of the relationship between the Flores Family and Joshua, Hazel’s family would only blame Joshua. In the end, she and Joshua would be stuck in the middle.
The one hiding behind the Flores Family was really clever. The person never showed their face yet managed to make both Joshua and her family suffer.
But now it’s not the time to figure out who was behind all this, she had to find a way to save Rachel.
She took out her mobile phone and called Jaxson.
“Jaxson, can you help me get someone out of the police station?” Hazel asked worriedly.
“Who?” Jaxson asked blankly.
“My mom,” Hazel said helplessly.
“When did they take Mrs. Crowe?” Jaxson asked in shock, “So, the President still doesn’t know this?”
“No time for chatter.” Hazel frowned. “You help me save my mom first.”
“Do I need to tell the President?” Jaxson asked.
Hazel sighed. She didn’t want Joshua to be involved.
“He is on a business trip now. Let’s save my mom first.” She whispered.
“Okay…” Jaxson could only promise.
The two met at the police station, and Jaxson went to negotiate, but the situation was greater than they expected.
“What?” Jaxson asked in surprise, “What do you mean we can’t take her home?”
“Are you mistaken?” Hazel frowned, “My mom is not a criminal, right?”
“Let me tell you honestly.” The policeman said, “Someone powerful said we must not let her walk out at this time. If you can reconcile with the victim, she can be free, but I do not think they are not going to reconcile. I suggest that you think carefully about whether or not you have offended someone.”
“Who did I offend?” Like what Hazel had thought, this thing was not a simple matter.
“Then can you tell me who the powerful person is?” Jaxson asked.
The police thought for a moment and said, “Well, it seems it’s the President of Denmark Group who personally told the sheriff not to let the woman walk…”
“Impossible!” Jaxson interrupted him in shock. He swiftly turned and looked at Hazel.
“Miss Crowe, it is absolutely impossible for the President to do it. All of Denmark Group’s business will come through me. And President Joshua didn’t inform me at all…”
Jaxson’s voice went smaller as he spoke. He was suspicious too. Could it be that the Flores Family went to Joshua and told him Hazel’s mother took the initiative to fight with them, so Joshua thought it was a trivial matter and told others to deal with it without informing him? It was still possible…
“I know it’s not him.” Hazel sighed.
Jaxson looked at her strangely.
Hazel went on to say, “Let’s forget who is behind this situation for now. The most important thing now is that even you would suspect Joshua, let alone others?”
Her mother, Rachel, had never liked Joshua. No matter who deliberately took the opportunity to lock her up, Rachel would put it on, Joshua. Whoever was behind Rachel’s arrest was really brilliant. It seemed that they were determined to destroy the relationship between Hazel’s family and Joshua.
Jaxson also realized the seriousness of the matter. If Joshua was framed for this and everyone thought he locked up his future mother-in-law, how could he explain himself?
“Miss Crowe, I think I have to inform the President,” Jaxson said worriedly.
“Well, you deal with it.” Hazel was helpless.
Jaxson quickly dialed Joshua’s number, but he couldn’t get through to him. Jaxson looked horrified, realizing that something was wrong.
He actually could not get through to Joshua’s phone at this time?
Seeing that Jaxson kept making calls, Hazel was getting more upset.
“Can’t you get through?” She asked.
“The President may be busy.” Jaxson held his phone tightly and walked toward the door, “I will call him again.”
Hazel was feeling discouraged. The one working with the Flores Family must be more resourceful than they thought.
Suddenly, Hazel’s cell phone rang. She looked at the strange number on the screen and pursed her lips slightly. Sure enough, at this time, someone could still not stop harassing her.
“Who is speaking?” Hazel pressed the answer button.
“Hazel, it’s me.” She heard Henry’s smug voice come from the other end of the phone.
“What is it?” She asked quietly.
“Hazel, you should understand the situation. Joshua is not helping you, what can you do?” Henry smiled, “Come and see me, let’s talk. Maybe if I am happy, I will advise my dad and mom to reconcile with you.”
A chill flashed in Hazel’s eyes.
Taking a deep breath, Hazel pressed down the anger of her heart.
“Where shall we meet?” She asked quietly.
“I will send the address to you by text shortly.” Henry sneered,
“Remember, I am waiting for you.”
As soon as she hung up, the text message arrived. Hazel’s expression became even colder. Henry had the nerve to send her the address of a hotel.
She knew what could be waiting for her there, but she was prepared for anything now.
“Jaxson,” Hazel stepped out of the police station and stopped Jaxson, making another phone call, “Don’t bother anymore. I am guessing that you won’t be able to get through to him for a while.”
“I can contact the staff around the President…” Jaxson hurriedly said.
“Then try it after a while,” Hazel said, but she didn’t have much hope. “I need your help to prepare something first.”
Jaxson was efficient, and someone arrived with the items Hazel wanted.
“Miss Crowe,” Jaxson looked at her inexplicably, “What do you want to do with these things?”
Without answering him, Hazel said, “Please keep an eye on the police station. I need to go out for something. Please take care of my mother for me. Also, remember what I told you.”
Jaxson was so upset that he quickly said, “Miss Crowe, let me go with you!”
“No.” Hazel shook her head and refused. “Jaxson, you should stay to watch out for my mom. Also, I suggest that you check on people within the Denmark Group.
Chapter 277: Why Would She Be There?
Someone locked my mother up using the company name and cut off Joshua’s communication with us. Presumably, it is not some in the Denmark Family, but it is undoubtedly someone high profile. It could be someone Joshua knows or is familiar with.”
Jaxson didn’t expect that Hazel would be calmer than he was, but she worked on getting to the root of the problem in no time, even when Rachel was locked up.
He nodded, “I understand. I will find out who is behind all this as soon as possible. But…”
Jaxson had a hunch that Hazel was going to do something dangerous.
“Nothing.” Hazel waved and interrupted him. “Just do what I said.”
After leaving the police station, Hazel drove to the hotel as agreed. Entering the elevator, Hazel looked calm.
She had been looking around the entire way, and there did not appear to be any strange people around. It seemed that Henry was very confident about his plan; she could sense his arrogant attitude. However, that was a good thing for her, more advantageous to implement her plan.
The elevator door opened, and Hazel stepped out and stopped to look down the hall. She was surprised that just as she walked out, she saw a familiar figure walking into the elevator next to hers. By the time she turned to get a good look, though, the doors had closed.
If Hazel was no mistake, it was Mandy Wilson, Susan Edward’s assistant. Why would she be there?
Although she had suspected that the person behind the Flores Family was Susan, she felt after judging Susan’s personality she would not be able to pull off these tricks. Was she underestimating Susan?
There was no time to wonder about that, Hazel put aside her thoughts and walked to the door of the hotel room. She raised her hand calmly and knocked on the door.
When Henry opened the door, he was posing in what he thought was a handsome stance. “I knew you would come.”
Hazel clenched her teeth and tried to keep a neutral-looking expression.
“Come in.” Henry turned around, and Hazel followed him in.
She looked around quickly in the room. Henry had booked a suite on a long table in the living room, and there was an extravagant candlelight dinner. The bedroom door was half-open, but she could see in. The lights were dim, and there was a big bed full of rose petals.
He did prepare well… Henry was a straightforward man. It seemed that he had taken it for granted that she would spend the night with him.
Hazel became more vigilant. Henry could be arrogant, but she couldn’t take it too lightly.
“Sit.” Henry sat down on a chair.
Hazel sat silently opposite him. Henry said, “Eat something first. I heard that the steak here is pretty good.”
“I am not in any kind of mood to eat,” Hazel said indifferently.
Henry picked up the glass in front of him and said, “So, let’s have a drink first?”
“I can’t drink.” Hazel refused again.
Henry’s face was dissatisfied. “I know that you are in a bad mood now. But if you make me feel bad, then your mom will be locked up for a little longer.”
Hazel’s eyes went dark. If she didn’t cooperate a little, Henry would be suspicious.
“Then I’ll only have one drink,” Hazel suggested. “I believe you won’t want to see me get drunk.”
“Yes.” Henry’s eyes lit up. He agreed instantly.
Hazel picked up the glass. She took a sip of the red wine in front of her, then raised her hand and rubbed her lips. Taking advantage of the opportunity, she spits the wine she had in her mouth into the tissue she held in the palm of her hand.
Hazel could not take the risk of being drugged by him.
“Now, can we talk about it?” Hazel looked at him. “What do you want before my mother is let go?”
“Hazel, don’t worry. Let’s talk about something else.” Henry said slowly.
“What are we talking about?” Hazel asked.
“You know, this time it’s Joshua who locked up your mother.” Henry snorted.
“To be honest, I was quite surprised. At first, my parents called him, and I didn’t think that Joshua would actually help. I didn’t expect him to have your mother arrested. But also, how can a woman compare to his family? After all, if you are gone, he can find another girlfriend, right?”
Hazel bit her lip. If she had suspected Joshua from the beginning, she might actually have bought what Henry was saying. Fortunately, she was not stupid when it came to judging the difference between the Flores family and Joshua.
After thinking for a moment, Hazel lowered her head and said, “I believe he didn’t mean to do this.”
Henry was overjoyed. It looked like Hazel believed what he just said.
He quickly said, “Hazel, you should be clear by now. You must have contacted him for such a big thing, right? Did he care for you? He promised my mother he would absolutely not pick up your call! Hazel just accepts reality, Joshua does not care about you! You are just a woman to him for a period of time. To put it plainly, you are nothing but a toy to him!”
Hazel’s face was becoming nastier. She didn’t believe Henry would be capable of saying something like that. It seemed that the one behind the Flores Family was also very knowledgeable in relationships between men and women, and they clearly knew what a girl cared most about.
The speech Henry gave could indeed be lethal, but not Hazel.
Hazel lowered her head again, holding her forehead with her right hand. “I don’t believe it! It’s not like this!”
“Hazel, you are a smart woman. Are you willing to be a toy that Joshua just throws away when he is finished with it?” Henry stared at her. “At that time, you will have nothing left!”
“… What can I do then?” Hazel moved her hand down, covering her eyes as if she was crying.
Chapter 278: I Won’t Help You
“Hazel, you are not someone who is easily bullied, right?” Henry expressed his beliefs and said, “It’s better to cooperate with us than to wait and be dumped by him!”
“Cooperation?” Hazel’s eyes went darker. She then asked, “What do I need to do to cooperate?”
“It’s very simple.” Henry’s face showed a greedy look that couldn’t be covered up. “You only want the position as wife to the president of Denmark Group, right? If you help me take over the Denmark Group, I promise you will be the wife of the Denmark Group’s president!”
Hazel looked up at him disbelievingly!
The Flores family really had grand ambitions. They actually planned to take the Denmark Group, and they must have thought that Joshua had been a disobedient family member and wanted to steal his property. However, it wasn’t Joshua’s company, and it was hers, she almost forgot about it.
“Hazel, you have to think about it.” Henry thought she was hesitating, and he continued, “I attach importance to returning a favor to whoever helped me. I am not like Joshua. If you help me with taking the Denmark Group, I promise I will marry you!”
Hazel resisted her anger and clenched her fists tightly. She really wanted to yell at him and tell him the truth, but she couldn’t just yet, she had to continue to play around with him.
“I won’t help you.” Hazel looked at him coldly, refusing without hesitation. She knew that even if she refused, Henry would have a Plan B.
“Hazel, why can’t you just be smart?” Henry snorted and suddenly got up and walked over to Hazel. “You have come here already. Do you think you have a choice?”
“What do you want?” Hazel stood up in an alert voice.
“What?” Henry sneered, approaching her. “If Joshua knew that you betrayed him and went to bed with me, would he still want you?”
Things went on just like she expected. Seeing Henry reaching out to grab her, Hazel stumbled backward, dodged his hand, and then pretended to be sleepy.
“What have you done?” She asked. She needed Henry to speak it out.
“What have I done?” Henry chuckled, “Do you feel powerless now, and are you feeling particularly hot?”
“You actually put drugs in the wine?” Hazel said angrily. She could not pretend to be angry after hearing Henry speak it out.
While Henry continued to approach her with an obscene smile, she could only retreat again.
“Of course! Hazel, I advised you to cooperate with me. You are so beautiful. To be honest, I really don’t want to be rough with you.” Henry said impatiently, “In any case, you can’t escape today, so just enjoy it. Maybe I am stronger than Joshua, and you can’t leave me in the future…”
Listening to his disrespectful words, Hazel was having a hard time controlling her anger. She took a deep breath and continued to dodge him, “Henry, did you pull this off by yourself, or did your family help you? I don’t believe that your parents will agree with this! Are you implying that Joshua is not part of your family at all?”
“He, he sure is!” Henry hurriedly retorted. A fluster flashed on his face.
The next moment, he said disgustingly, “It’s his problem! He refuses to be part of our family. My parents could sell him once, and of course, they can sell him for the second time! Do you think my parents still care for him? But if he refuses to offer Denmark Group, we can only take it on our own!”
“Even if he is the son of your parents, your parents have not raised him.
Why should he offer Denmark Group to them?” Hazel asked.
“My parents gave birth to him, then everything about him naturally belongs to my parents. He should give me everything… give our family everything!” Henry said arrogantly. He looked at Hazel unpleasantly, “Now stop dodging already! This room is not very big. How long do you think you can dodge me?”
Hazel did not expect this family to be so cold-blooded.
“I’m not dodging anymore.” Hazel suddenly stood up. Her face looked cold and terrible. “I still want to say… forget it, take this!”
Hazel suddenly punched Henry in the face. She used all her strength to make a heavy and sturdy attack. Henry’s half-face was numb. He was furious.
“No, impossible, you, how can you…” He covered half of his face and looked at Hazel in shock.
“I have seen the big wild world. Did you think your little trick really worked on me?!” While saying this, Hazel launched a storm of punches on him.
“You, you liar!” Henry wanted to resist, but he sadly discovered that he was no match for Hazel. He said while dodging her attack, “You didn’t drink that glass of wine! Help! Anyone, help me…”
“Shut the fuck up! Not so tough now, huh? Do you think you can escape? How about you just enjoy this? Today, I’m going to kick your ass!”
Henry really regretted it now. He suddenly felt that he was stupid and desperate. Hazel’s mother, Rachel, had already shown her CQC skill to his family and it was frightening. He should have guessed that Hazel was also good at CQC. Instead, he could only see that Hazel was beautiful, soft, and weak.
“Dad! I was wrong!” Henry covered his face with both hands. He held his head and squatted down at the corner. “Forgive me, Dad!”
Hazel paused for a second and was speechless. Although she knew well about the nature of the Flores Family, she expects Henry to say that. Henry actually began calling her “dad” like he was traumatized.
She really kicked his ass, then she turned around and planned to leave. She got all that she wanted here. Henry was scum and idiot, but the one behind him was not.
If she didn’t leave now, the situation could change again. Henry looked at her with resentment and suddenly shouted at his phone.
“Why don’t you come in now? What are you waiting for?”
Hazel was shocked. The door was suddenly kicked open, and a group of people rushed in. Sure enough, the mastermind behind the Flores Family did have a Plan B for Henry.
Chapter 279: Don’t Do That
Hazel looked serious, she could not leave, and more than likely, the group would capture her.
Hazel quickly retreated to the table in a blink of an eye, and she picked up a dish, smashed it on the table, and broke it into pieces. Holding a piece in her hand, Hazel grabbed Henry and put the sharp glass piece against his neck, and shouted, “Don’t move!”
Her movements were fast and neat. Before the others in the room could react, Henry had become a hostage in her hands. Henry was so scared that his legs went weak. Sensing the sharp tip of the glass on his neck, he screamed at the others, “Don’t, please don’t move! Don’t move!”
“Shut up!” Hazel was annoyed. The guy was just too noisy. Henry immediately shut up, and the people at the door were too stunned to move.
“Please make way for us!” Hazel put on a threatening face and yelled angrily, “Otherwise, I will take his life!”
Henry’s face went a bit paler. He quickly shouted, “You guys make a way, now!”
However, they did not move. One person took the lead, he looked at Hazel
and said with a blank expression, “Are you, Hazel? Someone told me that no matter what happens, no one is allowed to let you go.”
“Do you really think that I won’t do it?” Hazel’s eyes went cold, and her fingers made a gesture of cutting.
Henry was so scared that he was sweating, and both his legs began shaking.
He shouted at the people, “You scumbags! Don’t forget, you are here to protect me! Now just make a way, quickly!”
“You are the scumbag!” The people yelled at Henry. “Protect you? You thought too much. The order we received was just to keep Hazel from leaving!”
“This useless guy has just been beaten like hell by a woman, and now he screams like a pussy. Is he even a man?”
“Look, he is shaking like shit. Oh, I think he just peed in his pants!”
Henry finally understood that these people did not care if he lived or died. They only cared about Hazel, he hung his head in despair.
Hazel did not have a good feeling. It seemed like these people were only coming after Joshua and her. Henry’s life didn’t mean anything to them, so things could get really ugly.
“Hazel, now you have two choices,” said the lead man, “First, kill Henry, and then have a good time with all of us in here. Second, let Henry go and do it with him alone. What do you want? Choose it yourself.”
“Beauty, be quick! We are waiting for you!” The group followed.
Hazel’s eyes got even colder. It seemed that this group of people would never let her go. Now, she only hoped that Jaxson could act quickly according to her plan and save her as soon as possible.
She must find a way to delay them.
Suddenly, there was a knock on the door, everyone turned and saw a woman standing in the doorway.
Hazel was a bit surprised. The woman at the door was none other than Mandy, Susan’s assistant.
“What are you doing?” The lead man shouted at Mandy, “Get lost right now!”
A scared look flashed on Mandy’s face, but she still said with courage, “I, I tell you. I have heard what you guys said. Don’t bully her. I have already called the police, and they will arrive soon!”
The group of people became frantic and said to the lead man, “Boss, how about we take off…”
“She is just a woman, what are you so afraid of?” The leader said with anger. “The police won’t arrive that soon. Bring her woman in and teach her a lesson!”
The person closest to the door grabbed Mandy and dragged her inside.
Hazel frowned, Mandy seemed to have come to help her, but she worked with Susan, so Hazel suspected that she was involved somehow.
“What are you doing? I told you the police are on the way!” Mandy struggled, but the gangster slapped her face. Then, several people came forward and began to tear her clothes.
“Stop! Don’t! Don’t do that!” Mandy cried helplessly.
“You stop!” Hazel said with an intense expression. Whether it was a trap or not, she could not stand by and let them bully an innocent girl. She said with fury, “I am the target that you guys want, right? Let her go!”
The lead man sneered, “She delivered herself to us! Hazel, we won’t let you go, and we won’t spare her either…”
Before he even finished, a man standing at the door suddenly said in a panic, “Boss, not good! It seems that the police have arrived!”
“What the fuck? Retreat!” The lead man changed his face. They dropped Mandy and fled.
Hazel let Henry go, and he ran to the door. Hazel couldn’t be bothered to care about him anymore. She went to the bathroom and found a bathrobe to cover Mandy.
At the door came a man wearing a police uniform. He walked over to Mandy with a surprised look and said, “Miss Wilson, are you okay?”
Hazel raised her eyebrows, “What is going on?”
She knew the police uniform very well, the uniform he was wearing was fake, he was not a real policeman at all.
“Let me explain, I am a waiter at this hotel.” The fake policeman clarified,
“Miss Wilson just called the police, but she worried that the police would not get here in time, so she asked me to wear a fake uniform and come with her to scare those people.”
Hazel turned and looked at Mandy, “Thank you, I am sorry to drag you into this.”
“Miss Crowe, no, it is not like that.” Mandy hurriedly shook her head and said with guilt, “Actually… Susan told me to book this room for Henry, but I didn’t know what he was planning. No, in fact, Susan always made me meet him secretly in various places and then deliver their messages to her, so I know that they have always been coming after you. This time, Susan did not tell me the reason for booking this room. But when I was leaving here, I saw you. At that time, I began to think this was not so simple, so I came back and checked on you…”
Mandy was still in a panic after what just happened, she was trembling and stuttered a little when she spoke, but Hazel had already understood what she was trying to say.
Chapter 280: Catch These Liars
Hazel had her suspicions, but she didn’t really expect that the one behind the Flores Family really was Susan. It seemed that they had been in contact through Mandy, but at the same time, Mandy knew very little about what was going on. She was lucky that Mandy paid more attention this time and saved her.
Did Susan really plan all these schemes and attacks? Hazel had thought it was not her style.
“Let’s go quickly.” She helped Mandy stand up and said, “It’s not safe to stay here. If those people realize what has happened, maybe they will come back.”
Mandy nodded. Just as they were walking out of the door, they saw that the group had returned with more anger than before.
The lead man yelled angrily to his men, “Catch these liars!”
They started to rush toward them but suddenly, the elevator door not far away opened, and a group of people ran toward them. The group froze and waited for the impact of the large bodyguards to hit them; there was no time to move out of their way.
Hazel’s eyes lit up, she was so surprised. The man who was leading the bodyguards was Joshua. She finally took a deep breath, and her uneasiness disappeared. The moment she saw Joshua standing there, she knew that she was safe.
The people who originally tried to attack Hazel scrambled to their feet and tried to get away, but naturally, Joshua was not going to let them escape. His bodyguards grabbed them and held them tightly.
Joshua walked over to Hazel and said with a scowl, “Hazel, how could you do such a dangerous thing all on your own?”
His remarks made her feel persecuted. She tried to defend herself, “Before I came, I was fully prepared! I told Jaxson if I didn’t call him before ten o’clock, these pre-arranged bodyguards would rush over here to save me!”
“Before ten o’clock?” Joshua’s face was even more ugly, “It’s ten minutes to ten. If I was late, what could have happened in those ten minutes?”
Hazel was feeling more victimized. The reason for her protest was because she knew very well that Joshua was right, she did make a rash move without help. Hazel was annoyed. She snorted and looked elsewhere awkwardly.
Joshua sighed helplessly, then he reached out and held Hazel in his arms.
“Hazel, I was worried about you.” He whispered in her ear, his voice with deep self-blame and uneasiness. “I was really afraid that if I came too late, what would happen to you…”
Hazel’s heart feels heavy, but she was relieved. Joshua was blaming her because he was worried about her.
“I assure you, I’m fine.” Hazel smiled lightly, and her voice was softer. She asked, “By the way, why are you back so soon? Shouldn’t you still be away for a few days on business? And, why couldn’t I get through to you on the phone?”
“I lost my phone,” Joshua explained as his eyes swept from Mandy to the waiter. “Let’s go to the police station and pick up your mom first. We can talk about the rest on the way.”
“You know everything…” Hazel said with some complaint. However, she knew that Joshua would not have lost contact with her for no reason.
“Yeah.” He nodded.
Joshua held her hand, they walked downstairs and drove to the police station together.
“Why did you go to the hotel?” Joshua asked, frowning.
Hazel told him the reason, and she did not want to hide anything from him. No matter what kind of expectations Joshua had of the Flores family, she had no choice but to tell him the truth, even if it destroyed his illusion.
She had once hoped that Joshua and Flores’ family could reconcile, but she could see that the Flores family was too greedy. She could not bear the risk of bringing any harm, Joshua. It was time to let Joshua see it all and force him to face reality. If he still chose to stand by them, she would have nothing to say.
Hazel put her fingers in the pocket and touched a small thing. It was a small recording pen she had Jaxson prepare for her. She had recorded all the conversation between her and Henry in the hotel room.
She had planned to give the recording to Joshua, but she was hesitant. She wondered if even after Joshua knew everything they had done, what if he still chose to help them? She would not be able to handle that.
“Hazel, what are you thinking about?” Joshua looked at her with deep eyes.
Hazel had spent more time questioning the situations she dealt with independently, which meant she was still holding something back from him.
“Ah?” Hazel replied, “I was thinking, I truly didn’t expect that the person who was behind the Flores family would be Susan. I did not think that she was calculating.”
She still couldn’t quite believe that Susan could pull off such a sophisticated plan. To be honest, Hazel knew she had only escaped from the situation at the hotel because Henry was an idiot, and the timing of Joshua’s arrival was just right. She would have definitely suffered this time if the two factors did not happen at the right time.
“Susan is not that smart.” Joshua’s eyes got darker. “But what if someone helped her make a plan?”
“Sure enough.” Hazel sighed. “Forget it. Why did you come back?”
“Someone cut off my connection with the Imperial Capital.” Joshua said faintly, “I sensed trouble, so I came back. Then I contacted Jaxson, and he told me about your plan, so I went to the hotel first thing to pick you up. Just…”
Joshua looked at Hazel and said, “Why didn’t you contact me earlier?”
If he had known that Rachel came earlier, he would’ve certainly responded earlier. However, Hazel hadn’t contacted him until the police arrested Rachel, which made him feel horrible. Was he not dependable enough for Hazel?
“I didn’t want to bother you…” Hazel’s eyes were dodging. She suddenly looked at Joshua and said, “Stay still!”
“Hmm?” Joshua raised his eyebrows in surprise.