Ch. 301..310

Chapter 301: Does It Still Hurt?

Hazel was speechless because Rachel wasn’t angry and even changed her attitude so quickly. But why did she think there was something else going on?

“Come here,” said Rachel in a deep voice.

Just as she had expected, there was something suspicious, Hazel was positive that Rachel was deceiving her.

“No!” She ducked behind Joshua and said helplessly, “Mom, I really have something to talk about with Joshua alone. Please give me a chance. When I’m done, I’ll apologize to you.”

“What is it?” Rachel raised her eyebrows.

“How can I tell you that since I said it is a private conversation?” Hazel spoke very confidently.

Rachel looked even paler, she felt bad that Hazel didn’t believe her. But suddenly, looking at Hazel’s cute presence behind Joshua, her heart softened.

She did still care about her relationship with Hazel, and every time she thought of Hazel finding out about her adoption and her birth family, it was hard not to think too much when they were together. She was afraid that she would say something wrong, making Hazel feel uncomfortable, or that the relationship between them would weaken.

But now, Hazel’s innocent look seemed to show she didn’t care if they were biologically related or not. She still respected Rachel and didn’t change her attitude toward her.

Hazel really didn’t act like she was outside at all, she was still part of the Crowe family. Rachel took a moment to reflect on the situation and realized she could not get angry with her.

“Mom, don’t worry, I know how you are feeling.” Hazel hastened to say while she noticed Rachel’s expression softened a little.

Rachel’s face darkened again, and she waved impatiently. “Forget it. I won’t be hard on both of you as long as you know what you’re doing in your heart.”

After that, she left the study with Jaxson. Hazel was surprised. Did Rachel actually leave like that?

Joshua smiled before she could think more. “What do you want to say to me?”

She came to her senses and thought about how he was teasing when they were in such an awkward situation. She was so irritated that she stood on her tiptoes and bit him on the shoulder again.

“Oh, you miss me so much?” The smile on his lips was softer, and he didn’t care about the pain from his shoulder in the least.

“What nonsense are you thinking about?!” After she unclenched her teeth, she couldn’t help but complain, “Why is your shoulder so hard that it makes my teeth hurt? Grrrr!”

He leaned over and kissed her on the lips, the tip of his tongue gently sweeping over her teeth.

She blushed and thrust him away violently. “What are you doing?!”

“Does it still hurt?” He asked, smiling.

She was both angry and amused.

“Stop that now!” She whispered, “I really have something to talk to you about!”

“Okay.” He sat down in a chair and wrapped her in his arms.

She struggled twice but then gave up when she found he didn’t want to let go of her.

“When can I go out?” She asked, “I want to take my parents out, and if I don’t go out soon, they will start to get suspicious!”

Because of the incident, she had not gone out for days and had been with her parents, but if she continued like that, they would inevitably start questioning.

“Anytime…” said Joshua quietly.” But remember to take more people with you when you go out.”

“All right.” Hazel frowned slightly. She could just tell her parents that Joshua was worried about her safety, which was not hard to explain.

“By the way, Isaac asked us to get together with him,” she said.

“You two have a great relationship…” His fingers tightened a little as he looked at her with deep eyes.

She put hands on the forehead helplessly. Why was Joshua jealous again?! The sour smell in the air almost drowned her!

She was about to speak when his phone rang.

In case he had something urgent, she picked up the phone from the desk and handed it to him. “Answer the phone first.”

His eyes turned deep and skeptical immediately after he glanced at the caller ID. The next moment, he calmly answered the phone.

“Aunt Sunny,” he spoke softly.

Hazel was a little surprised but said nothing, listening quietly.

“Joshua,” Sunny asked quietly, “I heard from some of the directors that you found my sister’s lost daughter?”

“Yes,” he answered quietly.

Sunny let out a loud sigh filled with emotion. “I’ve already come home. When do you think you could arrange for me to meet her?”

“I’ll arrange for you to meet at the right time,” he said simply. “Please don’t worry, Aunt Sunny.”

The right time? When would be the right time? Hazel looked at Joshua in surprise because his words sounded almost like a refusal, but she thought that was strange, why didn’t Joshua want her to meet Sunny?

“All right.” Sunny didn’t insist.

After hanging up the phone, Hazel curiously asked, “Didn’t Sunny have a great relationship and was closer to my mom than a biological sister?”

“Yes,” Joshua didn’t deny it, but he said quietly, “but many things have changed after all these years, no matter how great their old relationship was.”

“You doubt her?” She was lost in deep thought.

“I doubt anybody who wants to be near you.” A quiet light flashed through his eyes.

Though she didn’t know whether to cry or laugh, her heart was warm. Joshua was never careless when it came to her safety.

“Okay, I am all at your disposal.” Her voice softened a bit. “Are we really going to spend time with Isaac?”

“Yes,” he smiled, “I haven’t gotten together with him for long.”

“Are you jealous?” She looked at him, amused.

His eyes twinkled a little, and the next moment, he leaned toward her.

Noticing he was to kiss her again, she quickly reached out her finger and put it on his lips.

“Huh?” His eyebrows were slightly raised.

“I still want to tell you something!” Her cheeks were a bit flushed.

“What?” He caught her finger and gave her a gentle kiss on the back of her hand.

She opened her mouth but then was hesitant. Noticing her hesitation, he whispered, “Hazel, you can say anything to me.”

She heaved a slow sigh. Indeed, her lack of frankness with Joshua gave the Flores family a chance to do something bad. If she had asked Joshua earlier, perhaps there would have been not so many unnecessary twists and turns between them.

“Joshua, don’t you really want to find your biological parents?” she said earnestly, “You don’t have to accept them as parents, but don’t you really wonder where you’re from?”

He frowned slightly as he looked thoughtfully at Hazel. “I’m not curious about them, but maybe you are right, it is time to find them.”

 

Chapter 302: Is That Surprising?

Hazel was a little shocked, she looked at Joshua with a serious expression and seemed to want to say something after she saw the look on his face.

“Don’t get me wrong,” he said quietly. “It doesn’t matter to me whether they are good or bad, poor or rich. But since people would attack me by using my true birth once, there will be another time. Rather than let it be used as a means for others to attack me, it would be better to find them.”

She really didn’t know what to say. He could talk about them with no feeling whatsoever, which led Hazel to believe that he really didn’t have much in the way of expectations.

Maybe he had been desperate, or maybe her parents healed his wounds. But she could tell that he was very unwilling to face it.

She slowly put her arms around his waist.

“Hazel?” He raised his eyebrows in surprise.

“Nothing,” she said with a soft smile on her lips. “I just want to hold you. I’ll always be here for you, Joshua.”

A smile curved his lips. Did this kind of girl feel bad for him? He definitely did not mind if she did.

***

When it was time to meet Isaac and others, Joshua took Hazel to a private golf course.

Hazel hadn’t played golf before, but fortunately, because she had been exercising since childhood, her movements were smooth, and she was soon able to get the hang of it with Joshua’s guidance.

When Isaac and others arrived, they saw the two of them playing lovingly.

Speechless, Kenny and Chuck stared at Isaac because it was he who had arranged this get-together. Every time they got together with Joshua, they would have to watch their public display of affection.

“I’ve had enough of watching them!” Chuck said darkly.

“Yes, me too! We should fight back!” Isaac said solemnly, looking at Chuck, “Is there anything you can do?”

“Yes!” Chuck took out his phone.

“What?” Isaac was curious.

“I’ll ask my girlfriend to come,” Chuck said solemnly. “Let’s compete!”

Isaac was overwhelmed, and suddenly, he looked at Chuck in wonder. “Since when did you have a girlfriend?”

“How novel!” Chuck pursed his lips, “Can’t I have a girlfriend since Kenny has one?”

“What?!” Isaac’s expression was even more startled.

“Is that surprising?” Kenny looked at him speechlessly, “Don’t you have a fiancée yourself?”

Speaking of the incident, Isaac quickly turned pale.

“What are you talking about?” Asked Hazel curiously.

Seeing her and Joshua holding the golf clubs, Chuck continued, “We’re talking about Isaac’s fiancée.”

“I remember her.” She recalled, “She is very pretty, and she is said to be kind. Why didn’t you bring her here?”

“He probably doesn’t want to be responsible?” Kenny stirred up trouble.

“That you’re too bad…” Hazel looked at Isaac in surprise.

“Don’t listen to their nonsense!” Isaac explained peacefully, “It was arranged by our family, and I never agreed!”

“Why the rush to explain?” Chuck couldn’t help but taunt him. “Are you still thinking about the engagement with Hazel?”

Hazel was drinking water, and she could not help but spit the moment she heard this.

“What?” She looked at them in surprise. “Who are you saying has an engagement to me?”

Chuck realized he spilled the beans, and Hazel had heard it, so he could not take it back. Then he looked at Joshua with some embarrassment. “I’m sorry…”

“Nothing,” said Joshua lightly. “No one takes a verbal joke seriously.”

“Oh…” Hazel patted her chest, looked at Isaac, and then herself. “I was scared to death!”

“What’s the matter with my engagement to you?” Isaac was outraged as he was embarrassed. “Who made you the daughter of the Denmark couple? The Denmark family and the Anderson family have always had a good relationship! I went to see you when you were just born. If you had not laughed when you saw me, I would not have said that I wanted to marry you when I grew up!”

“I see!” Hazel heaved a sigh of relief. According to him, the engagement was really a joke between families, which was used to tease young Isaac.

“Even so, both of our parents agreed!” Isaac said, unconvinced.

“They agreed, but I didn’t,” Hazel grimaced at him. “Don’t think about it anymore. I guess I must be laughing at you at that time, and you overthink!”

Isaac’s face darkened. “Can’t you let me lie to myself?”

“No!” Hazel said emphatically. She smiled as she looked at Joshua. No wonder Joshua was especially jealous whenever it came to Isaac. It turned out that she and Isaac had been engaged as a joke when they were young.

Joshua wore a slightly smiling face as he looked at Hazel with tenderness.

“Relax,” Hazel winked and whispered in his ear. “My engagement to him was only a joke. Even if it were true, I would make sure it does not happen! I like you more than anybody else, jealous man!”

Her words reassured Joshua, but he looked a little weak when he heard her last sentence, “Huh?”

“Am I wrong?” She repressed a smile.

“You, naughty girl!” He touched her forehead lightly.

“No public display of affection!” said Isaac and others with their disgusting expressions.

After they played for a while, Hazel got up to the ladies’ room; she would go in when she heard a commotion from inside.

She frowned and listened closely. One of the voices sound familiar, she opened the door slowly and peeked in, she swore under her breath.

It was Susan, Hazel impulsively turned around and was about to walk away when she heard Mandy crying.

“Bitch!” said Susan in a loud voice before slapping Mandy across the face. “Did you steal that thing? Do I treat you that horribly? You are an ungrateful thief!”

“I didn’t, I didn’t really…” Mandy covered her face and wept bitterly.

“You…” Susan was about to slap her again when another woman nearby said, “Luna, don’t get your hands dirty. Besides, be careful not to be seen.”

“Then help me!” Susan sneered. “Don’t worry, I won’t treat you poorly!”

“Okay!” The woman agreed happily and slapped Mandy across the face several times as she said fiercely, “Give it back to us!”

 

Chapter 303: Wait And See

“… I really didn’t take it. Luna, you must believe me!” Mandy was sobbing more and more violently. She tried hard to dodge the slaps, but she was being attacked from different directions, she did not have time to protect herself.

Susan realized Mandy was not going to admit she took what she was looking for, so Susan lifted her foot and started to kick her. Mandy shouted bitterly, swearing at Susan and the other woman as she held onto her stomach. The pain caused sweat to run down her cheeks, and she was becoming paler.

“Stop it!” said Hazel angrily.

“Why are you here?” Susan looked at her in surprise, and then, with a burst of anger in her eyes, she glared at Mandy. “You still say you didn’t steal? She’s the one you called, right?!”

“No…” Mandy wanted to explain.

“Hazel, you stay out of my business!” Susan turned to glare at her. “I’m trying to teach my assistant a lesson. Why are you interrupting?”

“You actually know that she is your assistant, not your slave?” Hazel said coldly. “You are a public figure, so I would assume you would be more cautious when you choose somewhere to spend your time. You’re hitting her at a golf course, are you not afraid that someone will see you?”

“What will happen if I hit her?” Susan walked tall. “She owes me two hundred thousand dollars. She said she would sell herself to me and allow me to beat and punish her randomly.”

“It’s a new era, how could there still be someone selling herself?” Hazel kept sneering. “If your fans knew that, would they agree with you? Oh, I forgot, you don’t seem to have many fans!”

“You…!” Sandy freaked out, but before she could speak, the woman, who was helping her beat Mandy, assumingly Susan’s new assistant, tugged at Susan’s sleeve and pointed at Hazel’s hand.

Hazel was holding her phone and presumably had recorded it all from the start, she had a video of them beating Mandy.

Susan looked a little nervous, and she growled, “Hazel, stop. No shooting!”

After that, she ran over with a horrified expression and tried to snatch away her phone.

Susan was not very successful in the entertainment industry because of a lot of dark history and dirt. She had few fans and offended almost all the directors, but she still dreamed of being a star and not letting down the few fans who still fully supported her.

If the video of her hitting people were divulged, then very likely her image would be worse, which she could not handle. Hazel moved sideways and swiftly dodged Susan as she stuck out her foot to trip Susan.

“Hazel Crowe!” Susan went crazy and glared at her. She tried to rush at Hazel again, but the new assistant stopped her.

“Luna, don’t be angry,” the new assistant said. “Miss Crowe must have misunderstood. We were just practicing acting with Luna for feeling, not fighting.”

“Yes, yes, yes, we are practicing acting!” Susan said quickly. “It won’t work even if you send it!”

“In that case, I’m going to let the video out. Even if it’s no use, I can do it for fun.” She curled her lips and pressed the “Send” button.

“I’ll kill you!” Susan rushed at her angrily again but was stopped by the new assistant once again.

“Luna, it doesn’t matter. As long as we let Mandy explain it positively, people will not misunderstand,” the new assistant said. “Mandy, send a statement right now saying that this is all a misunderstanding.”

Hazel glared at Susan, she didn’t post the video, she was only trying to scare them.

Susan had always been a bit illogical and stupid, but now she had remarkable people around her. Her new assistant was not only full of bad ideas but good at everything. It was no wonder that they were beating Mandy.

Hazel could no longer underestimate Susan when she had such a strong helper beside her.

Mandy, covering her swollen cheeks, looked timidly at Susan and said after a while of hesitation, “Luna, I can help you with that. But please accept my resignation, and you can rest assured that the money I owe you will be repaid…”

Hazel frowned a little. It turned out that Mandy did want to leave Susan, but she couldn’t. If she really owed Susan money, she really couldn’t get involved.

“No way!” Susan said ferociously. “Back when you borrowed $200, 000 from me and promised to be my assistant for ten years! It’s written clearly on the contract, and if you break it, you’ll have to pay me half a million! You either repay it now or continue the job!”

Hazel was taken aback. What kind of loan was that? Two hundred thousand bought Mandy for ten years! Susan was really cunning!

“Mandy, do you really want to leave her?” Hazel asked as she frowned.

“… Mm.” Mandy looked timidly at Susan before she finally nodded her head.

“Okay, I’ll get you the best lawyer and help you with your case.” Hazel looked at Susan with a faint smile on her face. “As long as our big star is willing to go to court over this!”

“Don’t you dare!” Susan gritted her teeth in anger. If she really went to court, all this would be brought to light! This unequal contract was enough for someone else to criticize and examine her closely. She wanted to be in the entertainment industry to enjoy being praised, not to be scolded.

“Wait and see!” said Hazel coldly.

“Hazel Crowe!” Susan yelled her name fiercely and rushed at her again.

Just then, a voice sounded at the bathroom entrance, “Susan, what are you doing?”

Hearing this voice, Susan looked like she had seen a ghost. Then, with some nervousness, she turned around and said, “Mom.”

Hazel felt a wave of emotions. Sunny was Susan’s mother, who was also her mother’s sister, her aunt. She did not expect to meet under such circumstances. She looked up and was a little shocked, Sunny was very beautiful with a great temperament, and most importantly, Hazel had seen her.

It turned out that the woman she met when she went to the cemetery with Joshua really was her Aunt Sunny. She remembered very well that she knocked Sunny’s flowers out of her hand, Sunny told her they were called Casablanca lilies.

There was a twinkle of surprise in Sunny’s eyes, and then, she looked at Hazel with confusion as if she was missing something.

The next moment, she walked up to Hazel. “Are you Hazel Crowe?”

“Yes.” Hazel nodded.

“I didn’t expect to meet you in this situation.” There was a touch of tenderness in Sunny’s voice. “I’m Sunny, but as for who I am, let’s wait until we meet formally.”

Hazel was a little astonished because Sunny was a little different from… what she had imagined.

 

Chapter 304: When Did You Get Here?

Sunny would have guessed her identity but did not seem to want to admit to Hazel being her niece, so there was no need to bring it to light.

Hazel didn’t feel Sunny wanted to hurt her, but at the same time, she did not embrace her crying sadly as if she had seen a long-lost relative.

Sunny seemed to have more complex emotions toward her, and Hazel could sense that she was looking at her as if she was missing something and was somehow sentimental. Like she was looking at someone else… through her.

Like when she had met Sunny last time, Hazel still thought she seemed to be a bit erratic.

Sunny looked away from Hazel, then she looked at Susan coldly. “What’s the matter?”

Susan gave an embellished account of what had happened and put all the blame on Hazel. After that, she said wrongfully, “Mom, I really didn’t mean to cause trouble this time…”

“Well, I think that I don’t know your temper yet?” Sunny calmly scolded her, “I think you bullied the assistant so hard that Miss Crowe couldn’t stand it, so she wanted to help, right?”

Susan was eager to explain what happened because she knew Sunny would guess the truth so easily. When Sunny’s eye caught her, she suddenly said in a victimized tone, “But she took my picture secretly and posted the video on the Internet!”

“That’s why I’ve warned you again and again that if you want to be a star, you have to be careful with your words and behaviors.” Sunny looked at her, displeased. “Why can’t you keep that in mind? Thankfully it was Miss Crowe who photographed it this time. I am guessing that Miss Crowe didn’t actually upload the video.”

Hazel’s heart missed a beat because of Sunny’s sharp insight. She was really very tremendous.

“You lied to me!” Susan glared at Hazel with exasperation.

“Shut up!” said Sunny unkindly, and Susan suddenly looked vulnerable.

“Miss Crowe, please delete the video.” Sunny looked at Hazel. “Since you stood up for Assistant Wilson, I will make Susan let her out of her contract. As for the 200, 000 dollars, she doesn’t need to repay…”

“Why?!” Susan was worried. “She was the one who borrowed it from me herself, and it’s not because I had to give it to her!”

Sunny was trying to scold her, but Mandy said hastily, “It’s true, and I’ll definitely return the money.”

Hazel came to her senses. Sunny made it clear that she was trying to patch up a quarrel and freed Mandy of two hundred thousand dollars casually, mainly for Hazel’s sake. It was only because of a moment of outrage that she got involved. Besides, she did not know what had really happened between Mandy and Susan, so it really was inappropriate for her to get involved too deeply.

“Okay, I’m going to delete this video,” Hazel said, turning on her phone and pulling out the video. “It’s kind of you to ask Susan to give Mandy a break, but what she owed must be repaid. Let Mandy repay it slowly following the same payments and interest that the bank would.”

Sunny looked at Hazel with disbelief, she treated Mandy with great kindness and dignity, even though she did not have to.

Seeing that Hazel moved her finger and deleted the video, Sunny was even more surprised. “Do you… so believe me?”

“Uh…” Hazel looked at her blankly. “I’m sure you’re not going to lie to me.”

Her request was not too extravagant, so Sunny didn’t need to go back on her word. She looked at Hazel with a bit of sadness in her eyes. They were really very similar, even when they trusted others.

“Besides…” Hazel looked at Susan, undaunted. “Even if someone does go back on their word, I’ll have other means!”

She had Joshua behind her, how could she be afraid Susan would break her promise? The sadness in Sunny’s heart suddenly disappeared, the confidence and vitality in Hazel were not from Marcus or her sister. She knew a child raised by another family could not be exactly like them.

“That’s all.” As Sunny walked toward the door, she gave Susan a quiet look, who then quickly followed her.

After they left, Mandy came to her and said gratefully, “Miss Crowe, thank you.”

“Don’t mention it. I didn’t do anything,” Hazel said. Looking at her pale face, she asked a little worriedly. “Are you okay?”

“I’m fine…” Mandy shook her head in a hurry and suddenly looked at the bathroom door. “Master, Master Denmark!”

Hazel turned her head around and saw Joshua standing outside the bathroom, apparently waiting for her.

“When did you get here?” Hazel was smiling and walked over to him happily.

“For a while,” said Joshua quietly, “I saw everything I should.”

Hazel’s heart was warmed. Joshua must have been worried about her safety, so he came to look for her.

“You didn’t show up just now to see how she treated me?” asked Hazel curiously.

“Yes,” Joshua said quietly, “Come on, they’re still waiting for you.”

Thump! Hazel spun around and saw Mandy had passed out on the ground.

She hastily went over to Mandy and looked up at him. “Joshua, shall we take her to the hospital first?”

Joshua sighed. Hazel was too kind. If such a thing happened in front of her, she could not ignore it.

Joshua and Hazel took Mandy to the hospital, where the doctor diagnosed that she was suffering from acute gastritis and exhaustion.

When the doctor was hooking up Mandy’s IV, Hazel stood in front of her bed and said angrily, “Susan went too far, didn’t she? She actually put Mandy in the hospital!”

Joshua’s eyes were deep, and he said quietly, “Susan is unpredictable, but she is also easy to coax. As long as her words are obeyed, she won’t be too hard on people around her.”

“Susan must have asked her to do something terrible, which she refused, so Susan bullied her,” said Hazel angrily.

After all, Henry had the nerve to take advantage of her because of Susan’s arrangement, and it was Mandy’s defection that helped her buy time. That must have been the reason that Susan was so suspicious of Mandy.

Hazel had a clear idea of who she should love and hate. Mandy helped her when she was attacked in Henry’s hotel room, so Hazel repaid her when Susan attacked her.

Joshua’s expression was calm, as if he did not care about what had happened between them. He calmly looked at Hazel. “What are you going to do now? Stay with her?”

Hazel frowned slightly as she looked back at Mandy, who was slowly waking up.

“Where am I?” Mandy grabbed for her black-rimmed glasses on the pillow beside her and put them on.

Seeing her awake, Hazel let out a sigh of relief and told her about her illness.

“Miss Crowe, thank you so much,” Mandy said, biting her lip. “In fact, Luna was beating me because I took something of hers which was related to you.”

 

Chapter 305: You Actually Doubt Her?

“Related to me?” Hazel raised her eyebrows in surprise.

“Yes…” Mandy explained, “In fact, Luna has been torturing me since I helped you, but she did not find a new assistant that time and was not very alert. I saw her give someone a USB drive, it contained pictures of you meeting Henty at the hotel that day,”

Mandy took a deep breath and quietly said, “She was going to try and destroy you with the photos. When the two of you went into the room simultaneously, it would be easy to misunderstand. I took the USB drive when she wasn’t looking. Luna had always suspected me, but there was never any evidence, and I would not admit to it…”

Hazel understood suddenly. It turned out that Luna had been bullying Mandy because she really did steal something, and it was about her. No wonder Susan was so irritated.

“I left the USB in a safe at my home. I’ll send you a text message with the address and a password.” Mandy continued, “You can be sure that Susan didn’t have time to make a backup copy of the photos, which are uniquely encrypted on the USB flash drive.”

“Thank you.” Hazel was grateful and guilty. “I’ll send someone to get it.”

Joshua frowned a little. Though these photos may bring troubles to Hazel, he could still solve them. Susan had been too proud for a long time. If Sunny hadn’t come home all of a sudden and guarded Susan like an old hen, he wouldn’t have let her go.

“No, I should thank you for helping me solve such a big problem,” Mandy said heartily and then pulled out the needle.

“What are you doing?” Hazel looked at her in amazement. “You’re still sick.”

“Miss Crowe,” Mandy was a little embarrassed. “I’m not rich enough to live in the hospital. I can recover in my house…”

“You stay,” Hazel pushed her back to the bed. “Don’t worry about the medical bills. I will pay them.”

“Thank you very much, Miss Crowe.” Mandy pushed her glasses up on the nose and rubbed her red eyes.

“Don’t call me Miss Crowe.” Hazel chuckled. “We’re about the same age. Just call me Hazel!”

“Mm, Hazel,” Mandy said gratefully.

Hazel talked to her for a while, she wanted Mandy to relax before she left with Joshua.

Joshua’s car was parked downstairs in the hospital. She got in and found that Jaxson was already in the car.

He handed Joshua a stack of papers. “What you requested, Mr. President.”

“Mm.” Joshua reached out to take them and quietly leafed through.

“What’s this?” Hazel moved closer out of curiosity. Joshua didn’t try to keep it from her. He calmly handed them to her.

She only gave it a quick look but couldn’t help being surprised. “Is, is the information about Mandy?”

“Yes.” Joshua nodded simply. “Unfortunately, time is too tight, so we can only get these papers.”

“Why are you investigating her?” Hazel felt weird. “Why do you care so much about her?”

“Jealous?” He smiled thinly.

“Who is jealous?” Hazel looked out the window awkwardly. Joshua cared so much about other girls that, of course, she couldn’t be unconcerned.

“I investigated her just because she appeared right in front of you. It’s too coincidental.” Joshua looked at the data calmly, his eyes a little darker.

“She was being beaten, but it was a huge coincidence that you were the one who walked in and then saved her. So many incidents happened to force a sudden relationship between you and her. Are you still thinking about going to the hospital to visit her in the next few days?”

“… You actually doubt her?” Hazel was extremely speechless. “You’ve been thinking too much about it. Susan was bullying her, and she’s sick. Besides, it was a complete coincidence that she met me! Do you think it’s a problem?”

Joshua’s eyes turned a little deeper, sometimes no problem was the biggest problem.

“I don’t know until the investigation can prove more information,” he said quietly.

“… That’s good. I won’t go to the hospital to see her, okay?” she said.

“Even if you don’t go to the hospital, she’ll come to you to pay you back,” he said quietly.

“Are you going to keep me away from her?” She frowned with a vague feeling of displeasure in her heart. “Are you going to dig into the background of everyone who is near me? When I hire a new employee, will Joshua-Hazel Pictures have to do so, too?”

“If necessary, of course,” he said quietly. As long as it was about Hazel’s safety, he wouldn’t be careless.

“You…” Hazel looked out the window unhappily, Joshua had never done anything that would make her uncomfortable, but since her life was at stake, he seemed to have been more on guard. She knew it was clearly for her, which made her nervous to refuse, but she did not like what was happening.

Taking a few deep breaths, she held back the discomfort in her heart before she looked at the information in Joshua’s hand. “Is there anything wrong with her?”

His eyes were a little deep, and he handed her the data. “I can’t find any problem at the moment.”

She heaved a sigh of relief and said in surprise as she took the papers. “Mandy is such a good girl. It turns out that she borrowed 200, 000 dollars to treat her grandmother! But it’s a pity her grandmother didn’t survive after the money had been spent…”

He frowned slightly as he looked at her, continuing to sigh. Hazel had been very cooperative with him, but she didn’t have a lot of life experience, and he knew she loved to play and be free. He had been protecting her like a bird in a cage, but she intended to fly, which made her depressed and annoyed.

While he was thinking about it, he saw Hazel put away the papers. “Then should I see her or not if she wants to return the money to me?”

His heart softened, and he smiled, amused. It turned out that it was not just him who was giving in to Hazel, but Hazel was also trying hard to give in to him cooperatively, even if some of his demands were too much for her.

“Meet with her if you want to,” he said quietly. “By the way, Hazel, I’d like to arrange a meeting for you and the directors as soon as possible. You have to be well prepared.”

“Ah?!” Hazel was extremely nervous instantly. “How, how… how should I be well prepared? They must be dissatisfied with me and will try to give me a hard time, right?”

 

Chapter 306: I Want To Hear From You

“I’m worried,” Joshua could not deny it, and he simply said, “So, you have to be well prepared, and you can’t let them bully you.”

She looked at him in shock. Was she listening correctly?

Joshua, who had always protected her and kept her as far away from disputes as he could, was going to throw her into the center of the whirlpool and asked her to be well-prepared.

“You’ve met most of the directors and have a general knowledge of them, so you don’t have to be too nervous.” As if guessing what she was thinking, he said with a straight face, “Hazel, you’ll meet with the Denmark Group directors sooner or later. It’s better to meet sooner than later.”

She was deep in thought as Joshua’s reasons left her absolutely unable to contest. She was Marcus and Cate’s daughter and would need to confront the directors. She could not continue to hide behind Joshua, and since it needed to be done, she could be prepared with the knowledge she had.

“Okay then, you may arrange it.” She nodded.

A smile curved his lips. Denmark Group’s directors had been cleaned up and those who had tried to plot against Hazel paid the price accordingly. The only directors he would ask Hazel to contact were those who were not dangerous and not a threat to her. Besides, the directors already knew what he was capable of, so they wouldn’t go too far even if they were discontented with Hazel.

Hazel would definitely not be bored when she battled with the directors.

Joshua’s phone rang. When Hazel’s gaze swept across the screen, she was a little surprised because it was Sunny. Did it have anything to do with her?

Joshua gave Hazel a look and pressed the “Speaker,” and Sunny’s voice sounded inside the car.

“Joshua, I saw the child today.” Sunny sighed softly. “I’d like to meet her formally. Help me by asking her for her thoughts and arrange our meeting as soon as possible.”

Joshua looked at Hazel and looked a little hesitant. She wanted to see Sunny even though she and Cate were not biological sisters. Hazel could feel Sunny’s nostalgia for the past.

However, she couldn’t consider what Susan had done to her as nothing, and she didn’t know if Sunny had a role in those incidents, and whether she was a friend or a foe.

“Aunt Sunny,” Joshua said quietly, “I can understand you wanting to meet Hazel, but I don’t think you need to meet her if you keep ignoring some incidents.”

Hazel looked at him gratefully. Sure enough, Joshua knew her very well and could read her expressions as if he had read her thoughts.

“I will apologize to her for what Susan has done. I didn’t teach her very well.” Sunny sighed. “Hazel…is more like her father.”

Hazel looked a little moved.

Joshua hung up and looked at Hazel. “Do you want to see her? If you want to, I can arrange it for you.”

Hazel pondered for a while. What Susan had done was always a thorn in her heart, but she wanted to know more about her parents. Sunny, on the other hand, happened to be the one who knew them best.

“Let’s talk about it later, and I’ll let you know if I want to see her.” She nodded.

“Okay,” Joshua said in a low voice.

After they returned to the Denmark Residence, Hazel learned that Nanny Carter was cleaning her biological parents’ old room, so she went to see her.

“Nanny Carter.” Hazel opened the door.

Nanny Carter, who was holding the photos of Marcus and Cate, had her back to the door and seemed to be missing something. She quickly wiped her tears when she heard Hazel call her.

“Miss Hazel.” Nanny Carter put the photos down and looked at her with all sorts of feelings.

Hazel felt sad. When she announced who she was, the most astonished and excited person was Nanny Carter, but when Rachel and Harry arrived, she was busy with them and did not have a chance to talk to her.

Nanny Carter went to cry in Marcus and Cate’s room more frequently than she did before. Whenever she saw Hazel, she would become sad, she thought Hazel didn’t know but she did.

“I’ve heard people say I look more like my father?” Hazel asked.

Nanny Carter looked at her lovingly, as if she were looking at someone else. She sighed after a long time. “If I look at you closer, you do look more like your father, but you give people a feeling that you’re more like your mother.”

“Is it?” Hazel rested her chin on her hands. “So, what were my parents like? I want to hear from you.”

“Your father was a nice, gentleman,” Nanny Carter was feeling sentimental, but she was willing to tell Hazel everything. “In fact, Joshua’s personality is a little similar to your father’s. After all, he was raised by your father personally, but your father wasn’t as fierce and sharp as Joshua. Your father was really gentle.”

“What about my mother?”

“Miss Cate was a very gentle and kind woman,” said Nanny Carter with a faint smile on her face. “Whoever was near her would like her. But she was too soft, sometimes I wish she was as tough and nimble as you are.”

Hazel was a bit terrified. “So, I’m not very similar to them.”

She didn’t seem to have anything to do with tenderness or kindness, and she certainly wasn’t a person who everyone loved. Her rule was basically that she would be good to whoever was good to her. If anyone were not nice to her, she wouldn’t waste her time with them. Of course, if anyone wanted to plot against her, she would not be hesitant to fight back.

“No, the first time I saw you, I felt like I saw Miss emotionally. “Miss Cate was, in fact, like you. As long as she wasn’t pushed to the breaking point, she didn’t care much or mind at all. Furthermore, she was actually a naughty child, but the education that she received stopped her from doing things that were out of line. In fact, I have long felt that you are more like the perfect self in Miss Cate’s heart.”

“Nanny Carter, I’m embarrassed that you said that.” Hazel’s cheeks were slightly red.

“I mean it.” Nanny Carter sighed helplessly. “If Miss Cate could be half as strong as you, she would not…”

Looking at Nanny Carter sobbing, Hazel also felt sad. “What a pity. Besides, I heard that my father died in a car accident? ”

“Yes.” Nanny Carter was even more upset. “It’s really a pity. Miss Cate had almost walked out of the pain of losing you, and they had been prepared to have another child…”

Hazel was greatly shocked that they were thinking of having another child before her father’s accident. She wondered that if they had another child, would it affect someone’s interests, so the result was her father’s accident.

 

Chapter 307: Why Do You Ask Such A Question?

But the child had not been conceived, let alone born, whose interests would that affect? Hazel suddenly had a thought, that was why James Howard doubted Joshua. No matter how she looked at it, the biggest beneficiary would be him.

“Nanny Carter, who knew they were going to have a child?” Hazel asked.

“There were a lot of people who knew they were talking about it.” Nanny Carter recalled. “They first discussed the situation with the young master. Master Denmark fully supported them to have another child. Later, many friends and relatives and directors also knew about it…”

Hazel couldn’t help but frown. Some so many people knew about the possibility of another child, she couldn’t think of anyone who would hate a child enough to stop it from even being conceived.

“Who would expect that Master Marcus would have an accident before they could have another baby?” Nanny Carter said, “Miss Cate collapsed instantly. It wasn’t long before she left this Earth to be with him. At that time, Miss Sunny came back from abroad and stayed with her all day to try comforting her, but it wasn’t enough to ease her pain or encourage her to live…”

Sunny Edwards? Hazel felt a bit surprised. Sunny was willing to accompany Cate in her darkest hours, that was a love that you couldn’t fake.

“Is this Miss Sunny, my mother’s sister?” Hazel asked nervously, “Did the sisters get along well?”

“Although Miss Sunny is adopted, their feelings for one another have always been very loving.” Nanny Carter said with a smile. “I still remember when they were young, they always ate and slept with each other, like they were joined at the hip. Just…”

“Just, what?” Hazel’s heartbeat ramped up.

“Both of the sisters actually fell in love with Master Marcus.” Nanny Carter sighed helplessly, “But after all, they both have the same taste for most things, and so it was only normal for them to like the same person.”

Hazel frowned at such detail.

“What happened next?” She continued asking.

“Later, Master Marcus and Miss Cate were really in love, so Miss Sunny gave up and married someone abroad.” Nanny Carter couldn’t help but sigh, “She seldom came back. But when you were lost, she stayed with Miss Cate and helped her to deal with the pain. Later, Master Marcus passed away, and it was also Miss Sunny who sat with her. I remember when Miss Cate died, she even fainted. I think Miss Cate’s death was a really big blow to her…”

Hazel was moved. Nanny Carter wouldn’t lie. From what she said, the sisterly bonding between Cate and Sunny was more than most biological siblings.

However, they liked the same man at the same time. How could there be no hard feelings between them? And if their relationship was really loving, why was Sunny so distant from her?

Time could change many things, and with Sunny having her own daughter and family, would she still want a close relationship with her sister’s daughter?

Thinking about those things, Hazel walked with her head down until she ran into someone.

“Ouch!” Hazel put her hand to her head.

“What are you thinking about?” Joshua touched her hair gently.

Hazel realized the more questions she asked, the more confused and conflicted she became.

Although she didn’t want to doubt Joshua at all, and she never did, all the facts pointed at Joshua. With the death of her parents, the biggest suspect and the biggest beneficiary was none other than Joshua.

“Joshua,” Hazel blinked, “If, I mean, if one day, all the evidence points to me and everyone else thinks that I have done something unforgivable, what will you do?”

“Why do you ask such a question?” Joshua frowned.

“Answer me, now.” Hazel caught his hand and shook it gently.

“Then I will use all my strength to prove your innocence,” Joshua said faintly.

Hazel wanted to cry. Even in this case, Joshua still chose to believe in her?

She was not convinced, so she continued, “But all the evidence proves that I did it, and even the people closest to me think that I did it. Will you believe me?”

“Why wouldn’t I believe in you?” Joshua faintly raised his eyebrows. “I know better than others what kind of person you are.”

Hazel was very happy. She never believed that he would murder her parents, so she needed to find evidence to prove his innocence.

“Joshua, you are so sweet!” Hazel happily raised up on her toes, wrapped her arms around his neck, and kissed him.

Before responding to the kiss, Joshua heard Hazel say, “I want to see Aunt Sunny, please arrange it for me.”

Joshua looked at her unexpectedly, “Why did you change your mind so quickly?”

Hazel shrugged, “She is a relative, after all. I should meet her anyway.

The relationship between Sunny and Cate was not faked, but the relationship between them was definitely not that simple. When she saw Sunny, she might know more about the things in the past.

***

Joshua quickly arranged a meeting between Hazel and Sunny.

The meeting place was a private area in a nice restaurant. Sunny and Susan arrived together. The moment Hazel saw Susan, she felt unhappy.

As if she knew what Susan was thinking, Sunny coldly said, “Susan!”

Some reluctance showed in Susan’s eyes, but she soon came to Hazel and whispered, “Hazel, sorry, I did a lot of wrong things before…”

“I have something I need to do. We will meet another day.” Hazel stood up. She wanted to see Sunny, but she didn’t want to see Susan.

Susan hurriedly stopped in front of Hazel and said in a panic, “Hazel, I really know I was wrong now! I didn’t know that you were my cousin. If I knew it, I would never have done that kind of thing…”

Hazel suddenly stood still and coldly said to Susan, “Did you mean, if I were an ordinary girl, what you did would be justified?”

 

Chapter 308: Why Won’t You Forgive Me?

“I…” Susan couldn’t speak. She looked at Sunny nervously, as if she didn’t know what to do.

“Hazel is right,” Sunny said. “I have spoiled you too much. And that’s why you have done something unruly!”

“I, I was wrong…” Susan lowered her head and kept wiping tears.

“What’s the use of you confessing that to me?” Sunny raised her eyebrows.

Susan cried and walked over to Hazel. She apologized to Hazel and said, “Hazel, I really know I was wrong. I am willing to quit the entertainment business as a consequence of my actions…”

Hazel frowned slightly. She wondered what they were thinking, were they playing good cop and bad cop, wanting her to stop pursuing the matter?

Hazel knew how much Susan liked being a part of the entertainment industry, but she was willing to quit. She did not look like she was lying, and Hazel could tell how devastated she was as she said it. However, even if she did quit, Hazel still wouldn’t forgive her.

“Please,” Hazel said, “I think the meeting between us today is a mistake.”

“Hazel, how can you do this?” Susan stared at her, looking at her disbelievingly.

“Oh?” Hazel smiled.

“I did something wrong, but I have already apologized. Why won’t you forgive me?” Susan was anxious. “I am your cousin!”

Hazel was speechless as she watched Susan act like she typically would, like a child that always felt everyone’s world should revolve around her.

“I have to forgive you when you apologize?” Hazel’s face was a bit sarcastic. “Sorry, I don’t dare to admit that I have a cousin like you.”

After saying that, Hazel walked toward the door. She didn’t want to talk to them for a second more.

“Hazel, wait a minute,” Sunny yelled at her. She shouted at Susan with a cold face, “Do you understand now? Nobody owes anything to you. And this world will just keep spinning without you! If you did something wrong, you have to pay the price! You leave and think about your actions. And, when Hazel can forgive you, I will recognize you as my daughter!”

Susan’s eyes were red, and she walked out of the room.

Hazel frowned again, she thought that maybe Sunny was trying to force her into forgiving Susan.

Sunny faintly said, “Hazel, you don’t have to be stressed. Susan is arrogant and spoiled. I want to let her experience these things so she can grow mature. I know she has a bad temper and silly actions. If I had not protected her before, she would probably have been killed by now.”

Sunny’s confession made Hazel feel a little embarrassed.

“Actually, I am very pleased to see you,” Sunny said with emotion. “If my sister encountered such a thing, she would have been heartbroken, but she would not have done anything about it or let it bother her. Ah, I was fortunate enough to have been with her, and that’s why she was not bullied.”

Hazel was surprised when Sunny mentioned Cate; her whole person seemed to be a little different. She actually looked like a teenage girl at the time.

“What kind of person was my mother?” Hazel couldn’t help but ask.

Sunny faintly looked at Hazel’s eyes for a long time, then she whispered, “She was a real woman.”

Hazel suddenly felt a little awkward because Sunny had been staring at her as if she was looking at someone else through her. She was not comfortable with the way she was looking at her.

“She was gentle, kind, pure and innocent, very polite to everyone and loved by everyone, and she treated people very sincerely.” Sunny turned her head and looked away, “She was the most beautiful woman I have ever seen. Her eyes and her movements were all sexy. You are not as good as her.”

Hazel was relieved, and when she heard her last sentence, she couldn’t help but feel even more uncomfortable. So, Sunny did not think she was a real woman.

“Nanny Carter said my eyes look like my mother,” Hazel said.

Sunny blinked and said faintly, “You are more like your father.”

Hazel breathed another sigh of relief. Before she came, she had already made some things clear in advance. So, there were some problems she did not intend to evade.

“You used to like my father, didn’t you?” Hazel asked.

“Yeah.” Sunny looked at her calmly. “Your father was a very good man. He was very attractive to all of the girls, and I was in love with him at that time. But when he and my sister fell in love with each other, I gave up.”

Hazel kept staring at Sunny, but she couldn’t see anything from her expression. Sunny was very calm, and the way she mentioned the past was almost like she was narrating as a bystander.

“But I heard that when my parents got married, you didn’t show up,” Hazel asked quietly.

Sunny looked at Hazel with surprise. She asked Hazel with a strange smile, “Do you suspect that I still love your father? So, you think my love for him has turned into hatred when I see you and that I deliberately let Susan embarrass you?”

Hazel was in a panic, she had suspected but never thought Sunny would question her. After all, Susan could not come up with so many plots, so someone must have been helping her.

“Well, what do you want to know? I will tell you.” Sunny suddenly took out a cigarette and looked at her, “I have a smoking problem. Do you mind if I smoke?”

Hazel shook her head.

Sunny lit the cigarette and spit out a ring of smoke, “When they got married, I didn’t show up because I was still in love with your father at the time. But most importantly, my most beloved woman was going to marry my most beloved man, and they asked me to attend their wedding. Don’t you think it was too cruel?”

“Fortunately, I didn’t go. I met Susan’s father that day, we fell in love and got married. Because the Edwards family was abroad and Susan’s father did not have a stable situation there, I could only stay abroad to help him. But the one thing I was not expect was that someone would have kidnaped you.”

“At that time, I returned home and helped my sister to get through the pain of losing you. But the Edwards family could not run without me, and I left again. When I came back again, it was when your father died. ”

Hazel frowned as she saw Sunny’s sadness when she was telling her story. She didn’t sense anything wrong with Sunny, and her feelings toward her parents seemed to be genuine.

 

Chapter 309: He Will Become My Future Husband

“Sorry, Aunt Sunny.” Hazel apologized, “I just want to know more about my parents, not to wonder about anything.”

It was not a lie. Although she had some doubts about Sunny, she wanted to know the truth about the past more importantly.

Sunny smiled.

“It’s really a shame, and I didn’t get to see them.” Hazel said sadly, “I heard a lot of people said that they were very good people. I am really lucky to be their child. Unfortunately, just because they were good people doesn’t mean they had an easy life.”

“Yeah…” Sunny sighed.

“I also heard that they wanted another child.” Hazel sighed, “If my father hadn’t had that accident, I would not only be able to say they were my parents, but I would even have a younger brother or sister.”

“Yeah, it’s a pity.” Sunny’s fingers shook.

“Aunt Sunny, thank you for telling me all of this.” Hazel said earnestly, “I am very happy, and I know a little more about my parents.”

Looking into Hazel’s clear eyes, Sunny thought of Cate for a moment…

The two didn’t talk much more. Hazel opened the door of the room and saw Susan eavesdropping.

Hazel turned and looked at Sunny, speechless.

“Hey, don’t misunderstand!” Susan said quickly, “I just want to know what your want, so I just listened! Don’t you want to know more about your parents? I am familiar with many directors of Denmark Group. There must be a lot of people familiar with your parents, right? How about you host a coffee party in Denmark Residence. I can help you to call them, and you can ask them, okay?”

Coffee party? Hazel raised her eyebrows.

Although she didn’t think Susan would really help her, the idea was nice.

The family members of the directors probably liked to gossip. She could listen to them, and maybe she would learn more.

Regardless of what Susan was up to, it’s worth a try. After all, Susan had a close relationship with the directors of Denmark Group since she returned to the state, and she probably could pull it off.

“Okay.” Hazel looked at her, “I will trust you for once.”

A touch of joy flashed in Susan’s eyes. The next moment, she quickly suppressed that joy.

After Sunny and Susan left, Hazel found Joshua, who had been waiting at a table nearby.

“Is it finished?” Joshua helped to sort out her hair.

“Yeah.” Hazel looked up at him. “I want to host a coffee party at Denmark Residence, may I?”

“You want to do it at Denmark Residence?” Joshua looked at her strangely,

“Invite who? Your classmates?”

“No.” Hazel shook her head, “I want to invite the directors and their family members from Denmark Group. Don’t you want me to prepare first? Maybe I can learn a lot of useful things from their family members!”

“Okay…” Joshua had a strange look on his face. “Then let me get Nanny Carter to prepare for it.”

The invitations for the coffee party were quickly sent out. The directors did not intend to accept Hazel’s invitation. After all, if they and their family members went to the party, it would be assumed that they had accepted Hazel’s identity.

But the party was being held at Denmark Residence. As long as their wives and daughters went, their women would have the opportunity to get close to Joshua. There was a chance that one might be lucky enough to be chosen by Joshua. They could not pass up such a wonderful opportunity.

Hazel was a bit stunned when all of the wives started to arrive, with their daughters by their side. It seemed that Susan had indeed set her up again. But if the party was not held in Denmark Residence, these people probably would not honor her invitation. Hazel wasn’t too worried, she just let Nanny Carter lead everyone to sit in the living room. The Denmark Residence was big enough, and even though a few dozen people arrived, Nanny Carter still easily arranged places for them to sit.

After greeting each other, one woman looked around and asked, “Where is Master Joshua?”

“Joshua Denmark will be off work at five o’clock.” Hazel said faintly, “If you want to see him, I’m afraid you will have to wait.”

Of course, they were willing to wait, they were all comfortable sitting in the living room.

“Miss Crowe, right?” That woman spoke again, “You are really interesting. You actually called his full name. It sounded like you were talking about a stranger.”

Hazel’s eyes became large.

Hazel should have known what it would be like when dozens of women get together. As soon as she opened her mouth, they began to provoke her.

It seemed that she must let these women see she was not a good target to bully.

“His name is Joshua Denmark, right?” Hazel thought and said, “Or do you want me to call him honey, my darling?”

Suddenly, a large number of women changed their faces. They had come for Joshua, but Hazel actually began calling him honey and darling in front of them, and they could not think of anything to say back.

“Your relationship with him has not been defined. Isn’t that inappropriate to call him darling?” That woman continued, “I have never seen anyone who had higher education choosing such wording on occasion like this.”

Hazel was holding back her smile. The woman talking to her was round and fat, her name was Mrs. Robinson, the wife of Director Robinson, according to the information Hazel previously went through. Mrs. Robinson sounded like she was about to pick a fight with Hazel.

Hazel had no intentions of holding back. She had to make them understand that she was not going to be an easy target to bully.

“Since you have doubts about my identity, then I might as well tell you!” Hazel leaned comfortably on the sofa, and then she said indifferently, “Joshua is my boyfriend. He will become my husband in the future! No matter what you think of me, he likes me. He keeps harassing me. What can I do about that?”

The ladies in the living room were so angry that they wanted to leave. They did not have any ideas about how they could deal with a scoundrel like Hazel.

 

Chapter 310: Why Did You Offend Her?

The ladies had all taken their daughters to the Denmark Residence with plans of their own, but they were just horrified and how Hazel was acting. They knew that Hazel was claiming to be the long-lost daughter of the Denmark’s, but how could they admit her identity without proof.

In their opinion, the Denmark Group belonged to Joshua, and even if Hazel’s identity was proven, she couldn’t take away Denmark’s Family’s property from Joshua. Denmark Group’s financial strength and Joshua’s ability were what they wanted, except Hazel suddenly showed up and intended to collect the profits, they could not accept it.

They wanted Hazel to see that the door of a giant family was not easy to enter. After all, she was just a little girl. Could she manage to take all the sharp jabs from their mouths?

“Mom, don’t be angry.” The young woman sitting next to Mrs. Robinson advised, “This kind of person who grew up in the ordinary family at the bottom of society doesn’t have any manners. How can you expect her to show any sign of education?”

Hazel raised her eyebrows, she assumed the one who spoke was Mrs. Robinson’s daughter. She sounded like she was trying to comfort Mrs. Robinson, but she was really ridiculing Hazel. She was not quiet when she commented, she obviously wanted Hazel to hear her clearly.

“You are right, my dear.” Mrs. Robinson said proudly, “Like parents, like daughters. Not everyone knows about manners and literature as you do, my dear. We can’t count on a daughter to be decent when her parents haven’t received much education.”

Hazel’s eyes went cold. They made it clear that they wanted to irritate her deliberately, make her lose control, and ruin the entire coffee party.

The most unbearable thing for her was that they actually dared to talk about her foster parents, that was her breaking point. Listening to the provocative words, everyone looked at Hazel with gloating eyes.

If Hazel pretended she didn’t hear her, then the rest of the ladies would continue to scorn her, but if she fought with the Robinson family, the coffee party would probably become a joke. Would Joshua appear just as it was in complete chaos? And if he saw that she messed things up, maybe he would hate her?

Hazel was not interested in their personal drama. She slowly let out a breath and said, “Nanny Carter, please show these two people out. This coffee party is held for appropriate people. We don’t need those who are not qualified.”

Everyone was speechless. Hazel was really somebody, but they did not expect that she would drive the mother and daughter away.

“You are the one who is not appropriate!” Mrs. Robinson stood up from her seat and shouted at Hazel, “What do you think you are? You dare to abuse us and drive us away? You just got Joshua at your back at this time. Do you really think the Denmark Group is yours? If he knows that you actually offended so many directors of the board, do you think he will help you?”

Looking at the fearless Mrs. Robinson, Hazel suddenly smiled, “Exactly, it is my choice to drive you away.”

Mrs. Robinson became so arrogant. She proudly said, “Not so tough now, huh? Come on, apologize to us! But whether we will forgive you or not depends on your sincerity!”

Everyone looked at Hazel. Would she really apologize to Mrs. Robinson in front of so many people? If Hazel did, the rest of them would also launch an attack on her.

“No, you misunderstood. I don’t think Denmark Group is mine. I own this property. Do you really think that if I want to do anything, I still need Joshua? Do you really think that I would be afraid to offend the directors?” Hazel twitched her lips, “When I said that I was wrong, I meant I was being too kind. I should not force you out, I should – let you go bankrupt!”

Everyone took a deep breath. Hazel was so aggressive! Even if Joshua adored her, he would probably be angry hearing these words, right? Although Joshua did have the strength to make the Robinson family bankrupt, would he do that because of a woman?

“Hazel, do you really think you own everything now?” Mrs. Robinson was outraged. She shouted, “You are nothing and nobody! No one admits your identity! Do you think Master Joshua will listen to you?”

Hazel sneered and took out her mobile phone, took a photo of Mrs. Robinson, and then sent it over to Joshua.

Then, she dialed Joshua’s number and turned on the phone speaker. She wanted to make an example of Mrs. Robinson.

“Do you know the person in the photo?” Hazel asked faintly.

“I know her. What’s wrong?”

When Joshua’s voice came from the phone, everyone suddenly became nervous.

“I will give you five minutes, I want to make her family go bankrupt,” Hazel said indifferently as if she was talking about the weather.

Everyone looked at her. She actually dared to make such a request? And, she sounded like issuing an order to Joshua.

“Are you kidding me?” Hearing Joshua’s indifferent voice, everyone thought it would be fine. Surely, Joshua would not promise her such a request, right?

But the next moment, Joshua’s words left them all speechless.

“Just the Robinson family? Three minutes is enough.” Joshua continued.

“Okay, I’ll wait for your message,” Hazel said faintly and hung up.

Mrs. Robinson’s mouth was wide open, and she looked at Hazel disbelievingly. Joshua actually agreed to her wayward demand? The Robinson family… was going bankrupt?

“Mom…” Mrs. Robinson’s daughter said hurriedly, “Do something!”

“Hazel, you, you can’t do this!” Mrs. Robinson looked flustered, but she still said angrily, “Your biological parents were very good and kind people. What you are doing now is a shame to them!”

Hazel smiled at her, “You didn’t admit my identity. In that case, I am a shame to no one, right?”

Mrs. Robinson still wanted to say something, but her phone suddenly rang. Her face changed, and she hurriedly answered the phone. Just after pressing the answer button, she heard her husband yelling on the phone.

“… You idiots! Why did you offend Hazel? Apologize to her right now, fast! Do you really want to kill our family? Let me tell you this, if I go bankrupt, you can’t get anything…”

Everyone was stunned. Joshua’s movements were so fast?! Everyone looked at Hazel with fear. It seemed like both she and Joshua were not the kind of people to offend…

Mrs. Robinson was completely panicked, she quickly grabbed her daughter’s hand and pulled her down to kneel in front of Hazel.