Ch. 521..530

Chapter 521: They Agreed

His eyes went dark, and he said, “Joshua is convincing dad and mom to move to Imperial Capital.”

“Huh?!” She looked at him in surprise.

She wasn’t surprised that Joshua wanted to convince her parents because Joshua had promised to help her, but she was astonished that Ronald actually knew about it.

All of a sudden, she thought of something. Then she asked happily, “Brother, have you agreed to go to the Imperial Capital with us?”

She could think of no other reason for Ronald to say it in such a calm voice. Ronald was one of the people she and Joshua planned to take to Imperial Capital. After all, Hazel didn’t want her parents to distance themselves from their son in order to spend time with their daughter.

Ronald looked at Hazel quietly. He always knew Hazel was smart. Especially when facing someone she cared about, she would be smarter. Was she happy for Joshua?

“My home is in City S. Why would I go to the Imperial Capital?” Ronald said uncomfortably. But as soon as he saw the disappointment on Hazel’s face, he sighed softly. “But my company is going to develop in the Imperial Capital recently, so I’ll be there for at least six months.”

Joshua had asked Ronald to go to Imperial Capital for six months. Ronald didn’t know why, but it must have something to do with Hazel. Otherwise, Joshua wouldn’t have opened his mouth. Of course, Ronald wouldn’t say no to anything good to Hazel.

“Really?” Hazel’s eyes gleamed with delight.

“Yes,” Ronald replied, helpless.

“But,” she couldn’t help looking at the study, “How will Joshua convince mom and dad?”

***

In the study, neither Harry nor Rachel looked good.

Joshua calmly told them about his treatment of Matt and the others, then consoled Harry and Rachel, “… Dad, mom, you don’t have to blame yourself. They were our relatives, so they could catch us off guard. We just need to pay more attention to such things in the future.”

Harry and Rachel felt extremely guilty. They were the only ones who weren’t on guard against Matt’s family. Joshua said ‘us,’ but he had been on guard.

The fact that they, Hazel’s parents, hadn’t been as thoughtful as Joshua made them even more ashamed. Besides, Joshua’s last words woke them up.

“But can we really prevent such incidents from happening if we’re on guard?” Harry sighed helplessly. “In the Crowe family and the Hall family, we have a lot of relatives. We don’t have another relative like Matt and others, but humans always change. Also…”

He didn’t quite make it clear, but Rachel understood what he was worried about.

They and their relatives used to visit one another frequently. However, Hazel’s identity was different now. Under such circumstances, they couldn’t guarantee that other relatives wouldn’t covet Hazel’s wealth and plot against her.

If this kind of incident happened, how could they be so thoughtful and be on guard since the other party was their relative?

“Shall we hide Hazel’s identity from them?” Rachel put forward a proposal.

“How can we hide successfully?” Harry sighed. “Now they haven’t come to us because our relatives don’t search the Internet much or often read newspapers. But nothing can be kept secret forever in this world. Sooner or later, they will find it out.”

“What should we do then?” Rachel said irritably. “Shall we renounce all these relatives? If we do that, wouldn’t we be a joke!”

“It’s indeed an exaggeration to renounce all these relatives.” Harry sighed again. Suddenly, he looked at Joshua. “Joshua, do you have any hot ideas?”

Joshua, who had been waiting for this sentence, spoke calmly, “Perhaps we can stay away from them. Of course, since they are our relatives, we can still help them if they are in trouble. It is just a piece of cake for us. We don’t need to destroy our relationship with these relatives.”

Harry’s and Rachel’s eyes suddenly lit up. They both thought Joshua’s proposal was wonderful.

Rachel suddenly remembered Hazel’s suggestion that they moved to Imperial Capital and hurried to say, “Or, let’s go to Imperial Capital with Hazel!”

If Hazel were there, she’d be dumbfounded.

She had persuaded Rachel for so long, but Rachel didn’t take her words seriously at all and even did not have the intention of going to Imperial Capital in the least. By contrast, Joshua just said several sentences, but Rachel suggested they should go to the Imperial Capital of her own accord!

However, Joshua was so eager to convince Harry and Rachel because he had agreed to help Hazel and worried that the organization would do something bad.

Ted was so ruthless that Joshua was worried that the organization would harm Hazel’s loved ones. Only by taking them all to Imperial Capital could he better protect them.

That was why he asked Ronald to stay at Imperial Capital for six months. Half a year was enough for him to get rid of the organization.

Harry frowned. He didn’t object to Rachel’s proposal, but he had other concerns. “How can we directly go to the Imperial Capital? What about our jobs? Also, Ronald’s career just begins…”

“Don’t worry about that, dad.” Joshua opened his mouth calmly. “I can have you transferred if you agree. As for Ronald, I’ve asked him. He says it so happens that his company is going to develop in the Imperial Capital.”

All their worries had been solved. Neither Harry nor Rachel was a procrastinator. They agreed readily.

Hazel waited worriedly outside the living room. She rushed up to the three of them as they came out of the study.

“You girl, can’t you part with Joshua for a while?” Rachel couldn’t resist teasing her.

“Yes, I, I can…” Hazel blushed slightly. She just wanted to know whether Joshua had persuaded her parents.

“I can’t part with you.” Joshua’s mouth tilted upwards slightly at the corners.

Hazel’s face grew redder.

Then she dragged Joshua into her bedroom.

“How did it go?” she asked nervously.

“They agreed.” He gave a gentle smile.

“Agreed?” She looked at him in disbelief. “You just talked to my parents for a while, and you persuaded them successfully?”

“Mmm.” He smiled and nodded. “Mom and dad are very reasonable.”

She almost wondered if she had heard it wrong. Why did her parents not seem very reasonable when she tried to convince them?

 

Chapter 522: You’re Going Out?

“How on earth did you succeed?” She stared at him with a look of adoration in her bright eyes.

As their daughter, she couldn’t persuade them. But he made it happen in such a short time. How could she not be curious?

“I didn’t do anything,” he said, his eyes soft. “Mom and dad really love you very much. That was why I was able to convince them.”

Her heart was soft. He did not elaborate, but she understood that her parents were willing to move because they loved her.

“Honey, rest assured,” he said, gently holding her in his arms. “I’ll take care of mom and dad with you.”

“… Mm.” She felt amused and touched. Joshua seemed to be able to guess what she was thinking, and his every word left her heart moved.

“We’ve handled the matter here. Let’s go back to the Imperial Capital,” he spoke quietly.

This was the happiest time of his life to be with Hazel these days.

But he was not satisfied.

His happiness with Hazel just began. He wanted it to last forever instead of a moment’s pleasure.

If he wanted to stay with Hazel, he would have to face the problems he would face sooner or later.

He heard from Simon that Ted had left the organization. Although no one knew about his whereabouts, his purpose was undoubtedly Country Z.

That was why Joshua was so eager to take Hazel’s family to the Imperial Capital. City S was too far away, and if something bad happened to Hazel’s family, he wouldn’t be able to stop it or handle it. If Hazel’s family were all at Imperial Capital, they would be under the umbrella of Denmark Group, and even the organization couldn’t get a chance to do anything to it.

Some things should have a result.

“Okay,” Hazel agreed.

***

Joshua was very efficient. Soon, he had Harry and Rachel transferred.

Before Rachel recovered, she was transferred to the Imperial Capital. As long as she got well, she could go straight to work. Besides, Joshua hired Harry to a hospital affiliated with Denmark Group.

Harry was a little reluctant at first, but when he saw that Denmark Group’s hospital had the most advanced treatment equipment and a better research institute, he agreed immediately. Even after that, he spent a lot of time in the hospital, as if he had been bewitched.

However, they did not live at the Denmark Residence. According to their thoughts, Joshua found them a house in the neighborhood near the Denmark Residence so that Hazel could visit them at any time.

This arrangement made the Crowe family very satisfied. Because the Crowe family always felt that they could earn their living. Even if Hazel were rich, they wouldn’t want her to keep them. What Joshua did now was the greatest respect to them.

When she came back to Denmark Residence, Hazel felt like she had had a long vacation. Now she actually had a sense of belonging to Denmark Residence. She had thought she was just a guest here before, but she began to regard it as her home unconsciously.

She went to have a great warm bath, and when she came out of the bathroom, she found Joshua was packing.

“You’re going out?” she asked blankly.

“Mm, there’s an accident, and I’m going on a business trip,” he replied.

“When?”

“Tomorrow.”

“So soon?” she was surprised.

“Yes, it’s urgent,” he explained.

“How long will it take?” She frowned.

He stopped packing and said calmly, “Don’t worry. I’ll be back soon. A week or so.”

“So long?” Her full lips were pouted slightly. Come to think of it, she didn’t seem to have been away from Joshua that long.

In the past, he always tried to shorten the travel time as much as possible. If it was too long, he would take her with him, like that trip to Country F.

Thinking of this, her eyes suddenly lit up, “I can accompany you to go, can’t I?”

With that, she opened the wardrobe and prepared to pack up.

Just then, Joshua stopped her, his eyes dark.

If it were an ordinary business trip, he would take Hazel with him even if she didn’t suggest.

But this was not an ordinary business trip.

The Imperial Capital was safe enough. If Ted wanted to do something to him, there was no chance at all. That was why he planned to use himself as bait to divert the danger so that whatever Ted wanted to do to him, he could keep Hazel safe.

“No, Denmark Group still needs you to be around,” Joshua rejected peacefully. “You are the real owner of Denmark Group now. You should show up at Denmark Group more often and get the directors to know your significance.”

She pouted with reluctance. Denmark Group was managed by Joshua, given their relationship, who dared to defy her? It was clear that Joshua didn’t want her to go with him.

“Are you so loath to part with me?” Joshua’s mouth tilted upwards slightly at the corners while his eyes flashed with a tease.

Hazel’s face turned red with shyness. If it were in the past, she would have said she wasn’t loath to part with him and then shouted that she wouldn’t go.

But after being ‘taught’ by him for so long, she was not the little girl who would easily be shy. Her eyes flashed with slyness. The next moment, she got close to Joshua, and her soft little hand vaguely rubbed his chest.

“Yes, I am.” She looked up at him, her eyes full of charm in the shallow smile.

In an instant, he felt hot. His big hands went straight around her waist and wrapped her tightly in his arms.

“Honey, don’t seduce me,” he said in a husky voice.

During the past few days, when he stayed at the Crowe family’s house, with Hazel’s parents around, he didn’t dare do anything to Hazel to maintain his image as a good son-in-law.

After all, if his parents-in-law accidentally caught him kissing their baby girl, repeatedly unlocking various positions, it would instantly ruin their good impression of him or even directly regard him as a playboy who misled their darling baby.

“I am seducing you” There was somewhat charm and flirtation in her voice as her fingers fell on his waist. With a snap, she unbuckled his belt of her own accord.

When they were in City S, Joshua wasn’t the only one who suppressed sexuality.

The flame of sexual desire that had been repressed filled Joshua’s body Instantly. He directly tore off her bathrobe, picked her up, and threw her on the soft bed…

There was a romantic and erotic scene in the bedroom.

Joshua kept busy for almost the whole night as if he wanted to make Hazel very full before his business trip. He didn’t let her go until she nearly passed out from exhaustion.

When Hazel woke up, it was in the morning. She habitually reached out her hand to fumble, but what she touched this time was an empty bed without Joshua.

 

Chapter 523: Tell Me Which Part Hurts?

In an instant, she woke up and jumped out of bed, but the excessive ‘exercise’ last night made her legs weak, and she directly fell out of bed.

“Ah…!” She gasped. She tried to get up in pain, but it seemed she had sprained her foot when she fell. Before she could stand up, she fell down again.

The pain in her feet worsened, and her eyes turned red as she felt aggrieved.

The door opened, and Joshua walked in.

When he saw Hazel sitting on the floor, he strode over to her in a hurry and quickly picked her up. “Honey, what’s the matter?”

She looked at him in astonishment, surrounded by a familiar aura. She wanted to laugh, but her tears rolled down from her cheeks uncontrollably.

“Why are you crying?” Joshua was more flustered. He wiped her tears away. “Are you hurt? Tell me which part hurts?”

Looking at his nervous expression, she felt both amused and guilty. She quickly shook her head and sobbed, “I, I thought you left…”

The moment when she did not touch Joshua, she did think so. She thought Joshua didn’t want her to go on a business trip with her, so he secretly left her alone.

Even if he did leave like that, it wouldn’t be a big deal. However, Hazel had been feeling uneasy for some reason these days. Clearly, Joshua was always by her side, and every day was full of happiness, but she still felt upset somehow.

Especially when facing Joshua, she always had the illusion that he who was clearly in front of her seemed to be far away from her, as if he would vanish at any time.

Hazel couldn’t understand why she had such strange thoughts. That was also why she was so panic-stricken when she couldn’t find Joshua. For a moment, she even thought she would never see him again.

“… Fine, fine, don’t worry, I won’t leave you alone.” He gently patted her back, and his heart was very soft.

He had never intended to leave without Hazel directly. From Hazel’s point of view, he was just on a business trip, so if he left without saying goodbye, wouldn’t that be suspicious?

Seeing her crying so sadly, he was very remorseful. He should have slept by her side, waiting for her to wake up.

Hazel wiped her tears and suddenly felt that she was funny. She was unreasonable to cry over something like this.

“Do you hurt?” he asked again.

“It seems I sprained my foot, but it’s not serious. If I rub it, it’ll be alright,” she said.

“Mmm.” He calmly crouched down, getting down on one knee, and took her tiny foot in his hand.

A searing heat came from her ankle, and she felt a sudden rush of warmth. She unconsciously tried to withdraw her leg.

“Don’t move,” he whispered.

“Oh.” She obediently let him rub her ankle gently. Looking at Joshua kneeling in front of her, she felt sweet and warm.

“Didn’t you say you were going on a business trip today?” She opened her mouth, a little guilty.

“I changed it until this afternoon,” he explained in a low voice. “I am not reassured until you wake up.”

She felt even more guilty. Joshua had always been very self-disciplined, but he had made too many exceptions for her since he was with her. But she hadn’t done anything for him. She was really too toughless.

“Just go on your business trip. I will obediently stay in the Denmark Group and let the shareholders know my awesomeness,” she said quickly.

Joshua froze. The next moment, he slightly shook his head, “Don’t worry. The business trip is not urgent. I can wait until your injury gets well…”

“Alas, my injury is not serious at all,” she spoke like a spoiled girl, “If you do not go on your business trip because of this trifle, doesn’t that mean that I make you irresponsible?”

“You’re hurt. It’s not a trifle.” He insisted on.

“I’m really fine!” She stood up suddenly. To prove that, she walked back and forth across the room, “Look, I’m fine… ah!”

Before she could finish the sentence, he picked her up by the waist.

He gave her a light spank on her bottom. “You don’t behave yourself when you’re hurt. Do you want the wound to get worse, huh?”

“No, I don’t…” She looked at him, aggrieved.

Ignoring her words, he laid her down on the bed and continued to rub her ankle. He directly called the personal doctor over. He wasn’t relieved until the doctor said she was okay.

“Just go, hurry to leave….” She kept urging him to leave.

He was helpless. Clearly, yesterday she was so loath to part with him, but today she began to drive him away.

“Are you really okay?” he asked anxiously.

“Of course, of course. There are so many people in the house. I’ll be okay!” She guaranteed.

She even had a servant pack his things for him as if she wanted to drive him away.

He had no choice but to obey her.

But when he walked to the car, she walked out to see him off and couldn’t help but feel sad as she looked at his back.

“Joshua!”

She suddenly ran over and embraced him from behind.

Somehow it seemed to her that she would not be able to see him for a long time.

“Hazel?” He slightly stiffened.

“Come back as early as possible. I’ll miss you,” she said softly.

“Mm,” he promised, nodding, “I’ll definitely be back.”

He got into the car and left. Somehow, she felt empty inside. Without him around, she seemed to lose goals and motivation.

No, she couldn’t hinder him.

After thinking it over, she went straight to Denmark Group, following Joshua’s instructions.

When she arrived at Denmark Group, Jaxson, who got the news, immediately came out to meet her. Besides, he brought a wheelchair.

She was surprised. “Jaxson, do you need to do that? Do you think I’m a cripple?”

“It’s Mr. President’s order,” Jaxson explained. “He said you got hurt and asked us to take care of you. He told me to prepare the wheelchair, and the doctor is already waiting for you in the office.”

“…” She was completely speechless. Did Joshua intend to spoil her into a disabled person? But he did it all out of kindness and care, so she could not refuse.

Although Hazel was now the real owner of Denmark Group, she shared an office with Joshua.

After arriving at the office and being examined by the doctor, Jaxson gave Hazel some information about Denmark Group as she requested.

Hazel complained helplessly, “Did you see the doctor’s face? He almost wrote ‘you’re just kidding me’ right on his face!”

 

Chapter 524: Did You Have A Good Day Today?

She was not exaggerating. Jaxson called in the doctor with a serious face, but when he finished examining, the doctor found Hazel was very healthy and alive!

Although he did not dare to say much, she saw his speechless expression.

“Mr. President asks me to do that, so I’d better be careful,” Jaxson said. He did not seem to think it was wrong.

“…” Knowing that she couldn’t defeat Joshua at such a thing and that it wasn’t a big deal, she didn’t continue.

After that, she began to deal with Denmark Group’s official business.

Only then did Hazel realize that Joshua had made profound arrangements from the very beginning.

From the moment Joshua met her, he asked her to be his secretary. He got her to go to various kinds of important meetings, meet important people with him, and watch him do a lot of work. Although she was ignorant at the beginning, she became more and more familiar with the Denmark Group as time went by.

Over the past year, Joshua had been teaching her imperceptibly and getting her to accept everything about Denmark Group in the way that suited her best. Therefore, even though he was not around now, she was in her element when she handled these matters.

But after a while, Jaxson came to the office and asked her to rest. That, of course, was what Joshua had enjoined Jaxson before he left. Joshua was afraid Hazel would be too busy to take care of herself.

Hazel was speechless. It seemed Joshua didn’t leave!

But after all, he did it because he cared about her. Thinking of this, her heart suddenly turned soft, and she even began to miss him.

“Why does he go on a business trip?” She could not help asking.

Joshua had told her he would be away for a week. But she didn’t know why he went on his business trip. If she knew what he was doing, she would know if he could come back early this time.

“It’s because there is an accident in the branch office in Country M,” Jaxson explained. “Denmark Group has been booming very well in Country M over these years. This incident will directly affect the development of Denmark Group in Country M. If it can’t be handled properly, it will even affect Denmark Group’s stock price, so Mr. President has to go there.”

She nodded and asked no more questions. But she was somewhat sad because she thought Joshua could not come back earlier this time.

“Mrs. Denmark,” Jaxson asked, “there’ll be an important dinner party in three days. Would you like to attend?”

Although Joshua thought highly of Jaxson, his status was not valued at some upper-class parties. If he attended instead of Joshua or Hazel, people wouldn’t object in front of him, but they would probably say veiled criticism behind his back.

Hazel knew something about the situation. She even knew that the people in the so-called upper class would not have thought much of her as the Denmark family’s daughter if Joshua had not repeatedly affirmed her position on various occasions.

“Yes, you can arrange it for me. I will go.” Hazel opened her mouth.

She had been busy in the Denmark Group until she got off work.

Then she returned to Denmark Residence. Without Joshua in the house, she felt the house quite empty.

She took out her cell phone, subconsciously trying to call Joshua, but finally, she refrained from calling.

She didn’t know if Joshua had reached Country M, and even if he did, he would need to get over his jet lag. She had better not disturb him at such a time.

The servants had made supper. After a few bites of the food, Hazel, who had a poor appetite, got up and went upstairs.

Lying bored on the bed in the bedroom, she suddenly seemed sleepy.

Just then, her phone rang.

Looking at the caller’s name on the phone, her listless face suddenly lit up and became full of joy.

She sat up in bed instantly and quickly answered the phone. She sounded like she missed him very much, “Honey, are you in Country M now?”

Hearing Hazel’s crisp voice, Joshua felt all the fatigue disappeared. His mouth tilted upwards slightly at the corners. “Yes, I am. Are you full?”

As soon as he got off the plane, he couldn’t wait to call her.

“Mm, rest assured,” she answered guiltily.

“Huh?” He cocked an eyebrow. “You answered in such a hurry that you didn’t seem to eat much.”

“I have no appetite…” Seeing she couldn’t keep it from him, she had no choice but to tell the truth.

“You mustn’t starve yourself.” He sighed. “I’ll have some midnight snacks sent upstairs later.”

“I see…” Her heart was warm, and she felt much better.

“Did you have a good day today?” he asked in a low voice.

“Yeah. A very good day.” She started telling him about her visit to the company. Of course, she couldn’t help complaining to him about his exaggerated action and told him about the party.

“Party?” He frowned slightly.

When he listened to her tell him about the party in detail, his eyebrows formed a knot.

Of course, he didn’t want Hazel to go to the party. After all, she was usually escorted by bodyguards and under the protection of Denmark Group, but there were so many different kinds of people at the party that it was inevitable that some people who had ulterior motives might sneak in the party.

If someone intended to do something to Hazel at that time, he might not be able to protect her since he was in another country. It seemed that he needed to find a more suitable ‘bodyguard’ for her. In a flash, he thought of a candidate.

“Go then.” He nodded. “Have a good time.”

“… Oh.” She was somewhat surprised. She had thought Joshua specially asked about the party because he didn’t want her to go.

“Is there anything else you want to tell me?” he asked quietly.

“What?” She was puzzled. She had told Joshua everything. What else did she want to say?

“Nothing?” he added.

“Nothing,” after thinking carefully in her mind, she said positively.

He felt stifled and spoke, “Honey, I miss you so much, don’t… you miss me at all?”

Her cheeks flushed slightly. So that was what he wanted to hear.

She picked up the pillow at the side and held it in her arms. Then she whispered, “Yes. I miss you. I miss you very much…”

With that, she hid her face shyly in the pillow. She thought she was very strange. If Joshua had been in front of her, perhaps she would have directly jumped into his arms and shown how much she missed him. But saying loving words to him… really left her coy.

 

Chapter 525: Honey, I Want To See You

Hearing her voice, he felt hot all over. “Honey, I want to see you.”

“Oh?” Her eyes were blank.

“Turn on the video,” he said in a low voice.

“Is it convenient for you now?” she asked after hesitating for a while.

“Mm, yes.” He nodded. He was in the car right now, so it was very convenient for him to hold a video chat with her.

She did not think much, then directly turned on the camera.

Joshua’s brain heated up as he looked at the scene, and some part of his body started to salute Hazel uncontrollably!

It was not because his willpower was too weak but because Hazel was too charming right now.

When she turned on the camera, she was lying on her side in a very casual position with a pillow in her arms.

She only wore a pair of loose pajamas. With her posture, the pajamas had already slipped down from the shoulder, and he could even clearly see her boobs like a pair of jade rabbits.

To his surprise, Hazel seemed to be giving him benefits on purpose. Her mobile phone shook and got a little closer to her boobs.

Joshua had always known Hazel was in great shape, but when he suddenly saw her full breasts in this way, he was caught off guard, and he couldn’t control himself.

But Hazel really didn’t do that deliberately.

It was just that her hand had just slipped and her phone almost fell, so she made a conscious effort to grab it, and the camera happened to focus on her breasts.

After holding the phone firmly, she took it away. She could not help exclaiming when she saw Joshua’s red face, “Joshua, what is wrong with you? Are you sick? You don’t look well!”

“No, I’m better than I’ve ever been.” He could not help pinching his nose. He had just felt a surge of blood and nearly had a nosebleed.

The little girl actually tortured him in this way.

“But you don’t look well at all….” She sat up in bed, feeling more worried. The loose pajamas slid down her shoulders, directly exposing her white skin to the air.

His eyes were a little dark red at the sight of this scenery. When he was at home, why wasn’t the little girl so sensible?

Hazel, who didn’t know his thoughts, was a little scared. She said anxiously and nervously, “Joshua, what, what’s the matter with you? Don’t frighten me…”

Realizing that Hazel was really scared, he took a deep breath and whispered, “Be good, I’m fine. It’s just hot.”

With that, he stretched out his hand to untie his tie and took off the top two buttons of his shirt.

She just watched his movement with her own eyes. It never occurred to her that he could make such a simple movement so sexy. Moreover, she could vaguely saw his collarbone through the collar. Looking at his slightly moving Adam’s apple, she could not help swallowing hard.

Her man was too seductive! If only he were here… As she thought this, she felt hot all over immediately.

Suddenly she looked down at herself as if she understood something.

Looking at her own half-naked body, she gave a sudden scream, dropped her phone, and hastily pulled her pajamas up.

Joshua felt very sorry. How did the little girl find it out? He had thought he could get more benefits.

After she dressed properly, she picked up the phone again and yelled at him in exasperation, “Joshua, you, you’re too bad!”

“Huh?” He wore an innocent face and asked deliberately, “What’s wrong with me?”

“…” She was speechless. What could she say? Besides, come to think of it, they were husband and wife. It seemed normal between a couple, didn’t it?

But it was clear that she had suffered a loss somehow… She clenched her teeth and suddenly had an idea.

“I don’t care!” she said angrily, “You’ve seen my body, then I also want to see yours! Take off your clothes!”

He was in a daze and felt amused. But he really couldn’t refuse such a request.

“Fine,” he agreed and began unbuttoning his clothes. But before he could unfasten the fourth button, he suddenly stopped, and even the phone’s camera did not go down.

“Faster, faster!” Admiring his dainty, handsome shape, she could not help urging him.

“Don’t look at my lower part,” he whispered.

“Why?” She pursed her lips, dissatisfied.

“Because…” He sighed helplessly and gave a sad smile. “Little Joshua misses you very much. It’s very energetic now.”

As the ambiguous words came from the phone, she naturally understood what he meant. She felt like her cheeks were on fire.

But just in the blink of an eye, she acted like a spoiled girl, suppressing her shyness. “I don’t care, I want to see it!”

Why didn’t Joshua remind her when he saw her make a fool of herself? It was unfair if she didn’t see his body.

His mouth tilted upwards slightly at the corners. “Do you really want to see it?”

“Uh-huh!” She kept nodding.

“But what if little Joshua wanted to meet you?” He chuckled.

Her cheeks grew redder, but she insisted with coyness, “I don’t care, I want to see!”

She didn’t believe he would really take off his trousers.

The smile on his lips grew brighter. He put his hand directly on the belt and reached out to untie it.

Seeing his action, she gave a shy scream and hung up the phone quickly.

Even when she made love with Joshua, she would automatically avoid that part of him. If she saw it, it would turn on her.

How dare she look at that part directly now?

Hanging up the phone, she rolled shyly on the bed with her pillow.

She just wanted to tease Joshua, but this guy was actually serious. She couldn’t imagine what would have happened if the call had continued.

Joshua didn’t call again, but Nanny Carter soon went upstairs with Hazel’s favorite snacks, which were all easily digestible.

Knowing Joshua had had them prepared, Hazel certainly didn’t refuse.

But Nanny Carter said, “Madam, the young master asked me to tell you that you mustn’t easily hold a video call with others.”

“Got it…” Hazel shyly agreed.

During the next two days, Joshua called her whenever he got a chance. Despite the time difference, Joshua chose a time when Hazel could answer the phone. Hazel, however, became smart and careful. Every time she answered the phone, she would check her clothes for fear that there would be something inappropriate, which made Joshua feel quite sorry.

Soon, it was time for the party. Hazel put on a proper full dress and headed for the venue. But the party was not destined to be peaceful.

 

Chapter 526: Everyone Felt Very Disappointed

Hazel arrived at the banquet hall. Although the clothes she wore weren’t too conspicuous, all eyes focused on her, and even several ladies came to cotton up to her.

Joshua had been making momentum for Hazel, so there were plenty of people who knew her.

Hazel briefly had a small talk with them. Suddenly, she looked in a direction in surprise and walked quickly towards it.

“You two are a couple now?” Hazel stared at the two people in front of her, dumbfounded.

The people standing in front of her were none other than her acquaintances, Isaac and his fiancée Callie.

The last time Hazel met them, Callie was drugged and taken away by Isaac. It looked like they had a good relationship now?

Looking at gossipy Hazel, Isaac was very speechless. “Hazel, what are you thinking about?!”

“No,” Hazel said with great confidence. “You can’t call me by my name anymore.”

Isaac was speechless. “What should I address you, sister-in-law?”

“Of course,” Hazel blinked. “but if you don’t want to and call me Mrs. Denmark, I’ll be pleased too.”

“…” Isaac’s face grew darker. He was really convinced. Hazel could even give people a public display of affection by herself.

“But you didn’t actually retort just now.” Hazel winked. “So you two are really a couple now?”

Isaac gritted his teeth in anger. He was misled by Hazel just now, but she actually used it to retort him.

“Mrs. Denmark, you are mistaken.” Callie explained earnestly, “Master Isaac lacked suitable female companions, so I just attended as his companion. I have nothing else to do with him.”

Isaac’s face darkened when he heard Callie hurry to distance herself from him.

Hazel watched them with interest. Of course, she didn’t miss the change on Isaac’s face. It seemed that Callie’s statement made Isaac very angry. Unlike what he had said, he cared about Callie.

What happened to the two of them the last time after Hazel handed Callie over to him? However, Isaac avoided and stayed away from Callie, and it seemed Callie had completely been disappointed in him. It was not easy for Isaac to get his fiancée back.

“Are you really just a female companion?” Hazel smiled slightly and asked, “Aren’t you also his fiancée?”

“Not anymore.” Callie explained, “I’ve told Grandpa Anderson I want to break off our engagement. It’s only a matter of time before we break off… ah!”

Disapproving, Isaac took her hand and dragged her to the corner. “Come here!”

Hazel found it funny to watch them walk away. Presumably, they could handle things between them, so she didn’t need to care too much.

Then Hazel got a glass of juice and took a seat in the rest area. With her current identity, as long as she could appear at the party, that was good enough, so she didn’t need to cotton up with others first.

Suddenly, there was a murmur at the party, and everyone looked in the direction of the door.

“Oh my god, who is this woman?”

“Why haven’t I ever met her? Have you met her?”

“Her dress is so beautiful…”

“Yeah, but she’s too coquettish.”

All the people discussed, except for Hazel, who didn’t pay attention to it at all. She held the phone and wondered if she should go to the bathroom. Normally, Joshua would call her at this time of day, but she came to the party today. She didn’t know if he would still call her.

However, the voice of high-heeled shoes came nearer and nearer, sounding like a war drum. Eventually, a figure stopped right in front of Hazel.

Hazel frowned in amazement and then looked up in a daze.

She was a very beautiful woman. She wore a bright red full dress and looked as proud as a peacock.

No wonder this woman was able to catch everyone’s eye as soon as she appeared. She must have been dressed up. Whether it was her makeup or dress, she seemed to want to be the prettiest woman at the party.

Hazel frowned slightly. The woman in front of her seemed a little familiar.

“Hazel, let’s talk!” Madeline gritted her teeth.

“I’m sorry.” Hazel looked at her blankly. “But do we know each other?”

Madeline was in a daze. The next moment, she became more furious!

She tried to seduce Joshua the other day, but she failed, and he locked her up! Later, Joshua left her to Simon because he had to handle something else.

Simon was busy, so she found a chance to seduce the man who guarded her, and thus she managed to escape.

After being imprisoned for such a long time, she originally wanted to go straight back to the organization, but she thought she couldn’t leave like that! Besides… while seducing the man, she heard from him surprising news that seemed to be related to Joshua!

She didn’t know the details, but she didn’t even think about contacting her family after learning about it. Instead, she went to a top designer and then proudly came to Hazel with a pretty image.

Madeline had suffered so much that she was simmering with rage internally. She was dying to defeat Hazel! Even if Joshua wasn’t here, she still wanted to prove that she was much better than Hazel, and Joshua had bad taste!

Nonetheless, after she arrived excitedly, Hazel’s question, “Do we know each other” was simply an insult to her. How could Hazel not know her!

“Hazel, stop pretending! That day… I” Madeline was about to say something when she suddenly froze.

She remembered that Hazel wasn’t there when she seduced Joshua. If she brought it up now, she herself would be the one who lost face. Even if she made up something, Hazel wouldn’t necessarily believe it.

All eyes followed Madeline. The people present were more curious now that she came for Hazel. After all, it had looked as if Madeline came to make trouble, and now it turned out it was Hazel whom she wanted to make trouble for.

For those who liked to be onlookers, this would be a wonderful drama! Of course, they were more interested in how Hazel would handle it.

“That day?” Hazel asked. Suddenly, she seemed to think of something. “Oh, you are the scammer….”

“Really? It turns out she is actually a scammer?” Everyone felt very disappointed.

Madeline was furious when she heard that! One moment ago, she was clearly the focus of attention, but now she has become the object of their scorn!

“What ‘scammer’!” Madeline clenched her teeth in anger.

 

Chapter 527: Too Pathetic

All the people attending the party were either ladies or young masters from rich, powerful families. Even ordinary people would look down on a scammer, let alone these people!

So, they stared at Madeline very unkindly, which made Madeline very embarrassed!

Madeline took a deep breath, suppressing her anger. Then she looked at Hazel innocently. “Hazel, you deliberately say this kinds of words which can easily mislead people. Won’t you have a guilty conscience?

“You indeed met a person who faked an injury to scam you that day, but it was I who helped you out on the spot. I’m not asking for your gratitude. After all, you’re the owner of Denmark Group now, so how could you possibly take me seriously? But please, at least, do not slander me….”

Hazel looked at her with a half-smile. Madeline’s acting was not bad. As she said these words, the eyes of the people looking at the two women changed. They seemed to believe Madeline directly. Madeline helped Hazel, who was scammed, but Hazel, who despised her, not only didn’t appreciate her help but slandered her on occasion.

She slowly exhaled with a blank expression on her face. “Do you mean I slander you?”

“Miss Crowe, I know you probably didn’t mean it,” Madeline said with a colder smile. “Maybe you just can’t remember it. But it doesn’t matter. After all, I’m only nobody. I won’t care about it.”

She seemed to be giving in, but she was making concessions to gain advantages. Madeline said she didn’t care, but she didn’t care in the eyes of others because she was forced to suffer grievances.

In this way, Madeline’s several sentences made Hazel ‘become’ a bully and an ungrateful woman.

“I can’t believe it….”

“She’s too pathetic. I hope Hazel won’t become angry from embarrassment.”

“Yeah, or this woman would be in trouble…”

Listening to the discussion, Hazel curled up her lips. She still remained calm and opened her mouth in an indifferent manner. “You said I slandered you, but that day I found the scammer. He admitted personally that you had bought him over and deliberately asked him to scam me.”

Hazel only met Madeline once. After meeting her that day, Hazel felt somewhat uncomfortable, so she asked Crystal to investigate. However, after the investigation, the truth was really the same as she had speculated.

The scammer was the accomplice of Madeline, who helped Hazel. Unfortunately, Madeline’s identity was too mysterious for Crystal to find out her real identity.

Hazel had thought they would meet again since Madeline “happened to bump into her” in that way. After all, Madeline’s target was her. How could Madeline not go after her?

Hazel waited for days, but Madeline still didn’t show up. Of course, Hazel didn’t know Joshua had Madeline locked up, so it was almost impossible for Hazel to find Madeline even if she wanted to.

Then Hazel forgot about this incident. After all, that was just a strange woman who didn’t deserve Hazel’s too much attention. But Hazel didn’t expect this woman showed up again after such a long time, so Hazel couldn’t think of who she was for a moment.

Madeline was panic-stricken internally. Did Hazel go to that man? How was that possible?

At first, she felt this was a very unimportant trifle, so she completely forgot about the scammer she hired, but now Hazel got something on her.

Taking a deep breath, Madeline suppressed the panic in her heart and wore a face with grievance and tolerance. “Hazel, I never expected you would behave like that! I did you a favor. But you don’t appreciate it. Instead, you slander me. But I don’t blame you. However, as the hostess of Denmark Group, how can you slander me over and over again?! Do you think you can be confused right and wrong by saying such nonsense? If you don’t have any evidence, take it all back!”

What if Hazel found it out? Madeline wouldn’t admit it! Anyway, if she didn’t admit it, everyone would think Hazel was slandering her! She didn’t believe Hazel really had any evidence!

“Who says I don’t have evidence?” Hazel said in an indifferent voice, “I have an interesting recording in my hand.”

Madeline’s face turned pale instantly, but she quickly calmed down and gave a sneer. “Are you going to say you videotaped that guy testifying against me? Who knows if you colluded with him to make such evidence to blacken my reputation?!”

“Rest assured. It’s a recording made when you bought him over,” Hazel said, slightly curling up her lips, “and some pictures were taken when you met him. Those are the pictures that the man left behind when he was trading with you out of care.”

“That, that’s impossible!” Madeline said in surprise! She was very careful at that time. She didn’t meet the man until she was sure there was no wiretapping or videotaping equipment on him. How could he keep evidence? Was she negligent?

“Oh?” Hazel looked at her with a half-smile. “That’s quite funny, young lady. Facing this kind of situation, ordinary people wouldn’t say he didn’t do that or something like that. But why did you say ‘that’s impossible? What’s impossible? It’s impossible to keep evidence?”

Hearing these sharp questions, Madeline’s face turned increasingly pale.

Hazel smilingly looked at Madeline and then said, “Crystal, give me your phone…”

Since Joshua was not around, Hazel naturally took Crystal with her to the party. Crystal was speechless in the heart. In reality, the evidence Hazel had just casually said didn’t exist at all, but Crystal pretended to hand her phone to Hazel.

Seeing Hazel was so confident, Madeline had a guilty conscience. She was still not sure if Hazel had evidence, but she couldn’t afford to bet.

She was here to put Hazel down. If she ended up being driven away, the gains wouldn’t make up for her losses!

“With your identity, how easy it is to make up a recording like that!” Madeline gritted her teeth. “Miss Crowe, since you said that I deliberately asked a person to scam you, then could you tell me why I did that?”

“How can I know why?” Hazel smiled. “Anyway, you didn’t do that to help me.”

Madeline was very complacent. Sure enough, Hazel was just so-so. She hurried to speak, “I did help you, but you said I didn’t do that for your own good, then why did I do that? What do you think you have worth by creating an incident for….”

Before she could finish the sentence, Madeline’s face turned pale. She actually walked straight into a trap laid by Hazel!

In an instant, the people who were originally onlookers changed sides again. After all, Hazel remained calm from beginning to end. Most importantly, Madeline’s words woke them up.

Why did the woman ask someone to scam Hazel and then deliberately save Hazel? Didn’t she just want to be close to Hazel?

 

Chapter 528: Catch Her

Hazel’s identity was different now, so there was never a shortage of people trying to get something from her.

After all, while Joshua was difficult to approach, Hazel was different. As everyone could see, Hazel was pretty easygoing. Such people should also be easy to fool.

If they could really get along well with Hazel, the benefits they would be able to get from her would be far more than they could imagine.

Thinking of this, the onlookers glared at Madeline more and more unkindly. It was clear that this woman was thinking that way. She wanted to become Hazel’s benefactor, so she deliberately asked someone to scam Hazel.

Before they could adopt such a good approach, this woman had wasted it! They wouldn’t be able to adopt this kind of approach again because Hazel would definitely be on guard. This woman was to blame. They must teach her a lesson!

Madeline felt a little panicky when the hostile eyes focused on her. She could sense that if she stayed here a little longer, she would likely suffer.

No way! That was not why she was here today.

Madeline took a deep breath as her eyes went dark. “Hazel, let’s have a good talk!”

“If there’s anything you want to say, just say it right here.” Hazel looked at her indifferently. “I don’t think we have any secrets to talk about.”

Noticing Hazel was so distant, Madeline wasn’t afraid at all. She sneered and whispered, “You probably don’t know Joshua is not abroad at all!”

In a flash, Hazel’s eyes became cold. Joshua is not abroad. What did that mean? He didn’t go abroad? No. How was that possible?

“I’m not lying. I heard it from Simon.” Madeline smiled, seductive and fascinating. “Don’t you want to know why?”

Simon? Hazel frowned. Suddenly, she stared at Madeline in surprise. Could this woman be Simon’s fiancée?

Hazel didn’t know why she thought so, but she did have such a hunch. She found it strange. Since Madeline was Simon’s fiancée, if Madeline had come for Simon, it would have been reasonable, but why did she seem to come for Joshua?

“Don’t you want to know what happened to Joshua and me?”

Hazel’s mouth tightened into a thin line as she looked at Madeline coldly.

“Let’s go to talk in the garden,” Madeline said with a smirk. “Remember, you can only come by yourself!”

With that, she walked proudly out of the hall in high heels.

“Madam…” Crystal followed Hazel. It was clear that Madeline was up to no good. If Hazel really went there alone, what if something bad happened to her?

“It’s all right. I can go by myself.” Hazel winked at Crystal before she followed Madeline.

It was cool and breezy in the garden. Madeline looked around and stopped in front of a pergola.

“What are you trying to say?” Hazel looked at her coldly.

“Joshua and I met at a seaside holiday village. It was his first night at the holiday village.” Madeline slightly lowered her eyelids, her face a little shy. “I still remember I offended a few hooligans at that time. They drugged me, but luckily, I ran away. Luckily, I met Joshua at that time.”

Hazel got goosebumps instantly. Madeline’s statement almost made Hazel vomit up the juice she had just drunk.

Madeline didn’t notice this at all. There was still girlish shyness on her face. She said as if she were in love, “That is our most beautiful encounter. He saved me and helped me fight off those bad guys. After that, when he saw that I was drugged, he used his body to cure me… Later, he said he would be responsible for me, so he has been keeping me a secret.”

With that, Madeline didn’t continue. She looked at Hazel triumphantly. She didn’t believe Hazel wouldn’t react badly after she said these things!

Hazel yawned. “This story is so lame. If you come to me for just saying these words, it seems I shouldn’t be here.”

Madeline’s pride froze on her face. She looked at Hazel in disbelief. How could she not react sadly?! She did lie, but what she said was a mixture of truth and falsehood! Hazel should be misled by her!

“Hazel, why are you deceiving yourself?” Madeline gritted her teeth. “Are my words true or not? Don’t you have an answer to that?”

All of a sudden, Hazel laughed. She looked at Madeline sarcastically, “It seems that if I don’t make it clear, you really won’t give up. Great. It so happens that I’m bored. Let me tell you how ridiculous your lies are.”

After breathing slowly, Hazel ignored Madeline’s slightly pale face and said in a light tone, “You said Joshua saved you. It should have happened when I went to the barbecue festival with him, and he went back to the suite to change his clothes, right?

“He left for twenty minutes, of which the round trip took him about ten minutes. If we count the time for him to save you, take you back to your room, take off your clothes, and so forth, it is about five minutes. Then there were only five minutes for him to stay alone with you. Are you telling me my husband had sex with you within… only five minutes?

“Are you kidding me? His shortest time is half an hour, ok? Since you had been drugged, weren’t you too unattractive to him? I suppose he spent five minutes interrogating you!”

Madeline’s face turned paler. She didn’t expect Hazel to think about the whole process. Moreover, Hazel thought so clearly that she didn’t even know how to refute. Plus, Hazel could actually guess the truth correctly!

In addition to that, Hazel actually gave a public display of affection right in front of her! Although Hazel’s words were brief, Madeline got jealous when she imagined the scene where Joshua and Hazel had sex.

“Also,” Hazel spoke, looking at her with a half-smile, “you say that my husband hides and keeps you, but aren’t you Simon’s fiancée? You got caught, but Simon didn’t care at all. I suppose you are probably a titular fiancée…”

“Shut up!” Madeline roared wildly. Hazel’s words cut her to the quick. Joshua and Simon were both men she couldn’t conquer, but Hazel directly mentioned her frustration. It was simply an insult to her!

“Hazel, I’m not going to let you go. I’ll show you what the hell is!” Madeline gritted her teeth. Suddenly, she clapped her hands, and several men stepped out of the shadows nearby.

Pointing at Hazel, she snapped, “You guys, catch her!”

 

Chapter 529: I Saved You

Hazel watched the scene in an indifferent manner. Even though Madeline had made an early ambush, she didn’t even bat an eye.

“Just three people?” Hazel opened her mouth, disappointed.

“Three men are not enough for you?!” Her indifferent attitude totally infuriated Madeline. “Hazel Crowe, you are such a dissolute slut! Are Joshua and Simon blind? They actually take a fancy to a woman like you…!”

Madeline buried her face in her hands in amazement and looked at Hazel in disbelief as a loud slap sound. Hazel actually slapped her face? When had she been bullied like that?!

“Go beat her!” Madeline was so furious that she went crazy.

The three men rushed toward Hazel, but Hazel didn’t show any fear. Before they could reach her, Hazel suddenly made way as Crystal rushed out!

How could these men be rivals to Crystal?

After a few seconds, the three men were brought down by Crystal. They crawled on the ground one after another, completely losing the strength to fight.

“A group of good-for-nothings!” Madeline cursed angrily. But the next moment, seeing Hazel approach, she pointed at Hazel in exasperation. “Hazel, you… you’ve gone too far! You agreed you would come alone. You go back on your word!”

Hazel rolled her eyes at her accusation. Was this woman an idiot?

“You’re only allowed to make an ambush, but I’m not allowed to take a bodyguard?” Hazel looked at her, speechless. “What’s in your head? How strange!”

Madeline’s voice was choked with rage as she stepped backward, “Hazel, what do you want to do?”

“What do I want to do?” Hazel took a few steps in her direction. “Don’t worry, I’m not going to do what you wanted to do to me. I just want to ask you some questions, but I guess you’re not going, to be honest with me.”

Madeline was shaking with anger. Was Hazel asking her questions? Hazel obviously wanted to interrogate her! She had just escaped, and she really didn’t want to be imprisoned again!

The next moment, Madeline turned around, ready to run!

Hazel followed her closely and was about to catch her when Crystal pushed Hazel aside.

Then there was a sound of fighting. When Hazel looked up, she saw a few people show up and directly fight with Crystal!

“Go, madam!” shouted Crystal hastily.

These guys were really good at fighting, and they were ruthless, totally different from the people Madeline had hired!

Hazel’s pupils shrunk immediately. These people were definitely after her!

The next moment, without hesitation, she turned around to run toward the banquet hall.

She didn’t mean to leave Crystal alone. It was just that if they both stayed together, they’d only be caught together. With her fighting strength, she couldn’t help Crystal but would become a drag on Crystal!

She had to run to the banquet hall to ask bodyguards for help. If it was timely, she could save herself and Crystal!

But as soon as Hazel turned around, she faced a dark muzzle.

The man with the gun was, of course, part of the gang. They wore masks on their faces, apparently for fear of being recognized.

“Mrs. Denmark, please be sensible,” the man said in a deep voice. “Otherwise, my bullets will be careless!”

Hazel’s heart sank. The gun was real. It looked like she had been careless. After she defeated Madeline, she let her own guard down, so these people took the opportunity.

“Who are you?” she asked in a deep tone. Hazel couldn’t think of anyone who would dare harm her at Imperial Capital.

“Mrs. Denmark, you will find out if you go with us,” the man replied quietly.

Hazel’s fingers tightened. Now she was at the other party’s chopping block, so she had no choice but to agree.

“Fine, but you must let my partner go,” she said in a cold voice.

“We’re only after you,” the man said. “When it’s time, of course, we will…”

Before he could finish the sentence, he suddenly collapsed and fell down right in front of Hazel.

Hazel didn’t know if this was a trap, but she should have a try if there were such a chance! She suddenly stretched out her hand to hit the man and agilely took away the gun in his hand!

The next moment, she turned and pointed the gun at the few men who were still fighting Crystal. “Stop…”

But before she could finish the sentence, she saw that all the men fall down weakly.

Hazel felt puzzled. What happened to all these men?

The next moment, there was a sound of hasty footsteps. Simon came quickly to catch them all with a group of people.

“It’s you?” Hazel looked at him in surprise. She already understood that it was Simon who saved her at a critical moment.

“They even wear a mask like me!” Simon sneered and kicked out at the people on the ground. “Take off their masks!”

The few people who had been hit by his anesthetic bullets were weakly at their mercy. Simon’s men dragged them up to him and directly took off their masks.

As his eyes fell on the faces of the few people, Simon’s face paled slightly.

“You know these people?” Hazel’s eyes became sharp.

“No,” Simon shook his head. “Pumpkin, I’ll take these people away. I’ll let you know when I find out something.”

Hazel looked at him with deep eyes. Judging from his expression just now, Simon should know these people. Besides, he had come too coincidentally.

“Don’t you think you’ve come too coincidentally?” she asked suddenly.

“Pumpkin, are you doubting me? I saved your life!” Simon could not help crying, aggrieved.

“I know you saved my life,” she said quietly. “You must have been here early on, right? Why didn’t you show up when your fiancée came? By the way, where is your fiancée?”

With Hazel’s reminder, one of Simon’s men caught Madeline, who was preparing to escape in the chaos.

When she saw the people, especially Simon’s cold face in front of her, Madeline’s heart was full of fear! She was really remorseful now.

She should have contacted her family at the beginning, asking them to take her home! If she were taken away by Simon, she would live an extremely wretched life! She would be better off in Hazel’s hands than in Simon’s!

Madeline struggled the next moment, saying, “Hazel, Joshua is not abroad because he and Simon have plans to… Ahhh!”

Before she could finish the sentence, the people who caught her took off his chin.

“What are you and Joshua planning to do?” Hazel stared at Simon with a cold look. “It is also Joshua’s idea that you come to save me today, isn’t it?”

Simon’s eyelids twitched. He knew Hazel wasn’t a woman who could be easily fooled, but he didn’t expect her to even guess correctly.

 

Chapter 530: I’m Not Considerate

It was indeed Joshua’s plan that Simon came to save Hazel.

But if Simon told Hazel about it, she would perhaps guess something and might affect their plan. It was not that he thought Hazel was going to slow him down. Like Joshua, he was afraid that Hazel would be in danger.

“Pumpkin, you think too much, don’t you?” Simon spoke smilingly, “You should know about my relationship with that guy. How could I obey him?”

“Oh?” Hazel looked at him with a half-smile. “Master King, tell me then why did you come to save me so coincidentally today?”

“I followed that woman. I guessed she was after you, so I came to protect you,” said Simon, without changing his expression.

“Oh?” she continued asking, “Then why didn’t you show up when she asked the men to catch me?”

“I was just worried that she might have a last resort,” Simon said, without any hint of guilt. He pointed to the men who came afterward and said with a very serious face, “Look, they are her reinforcements, aren’t they?”

Madeline shook her head desperately. She was so anxious that her tears fell down. Those people Simon was talking about weren’t hers at all!

Hazel, of course, didn’t believe Simon’s nonsense. She stood in front of Madeline and said, “In that case, give her to me, and I’ll ask her.”

“Is that good, Pumpkin?” Simon stopped smiling. “Such evil things should be done by evil people like me. She’s not worth you to get your hands dirty. Now, take the men out here!”

As soon as he spoke, his men took those people away quickly, and Hazel could not stop them at all.

“Simon,” Hazel snapped, taking his hand, “Don’t you think that’s a false excuse?”

Simon stopped walking and looked down at Hazel’s hand holding his sleeve, his mouth tilting upwards slightly at the corners. “Pumpkin, this is the first time you have been so enthusiastic toward me. Your behavior will be misunderstood. Why don’t you come home with me so that we can develop our relationship together?”

Hazel threw off his hands in anger. She never let down her guard against him. Although she didn’t know why Joshua joined hands with him, if she really left with Simon, she would be a sheep entering a tiger’s mouth! Moreover, even if she left with him, Simon would not tell her any useful information.

Looking at Hazel’s pale face, Simon seemed a little disappointed. “Pumpkin, are you really not going with me?”

Hazel looked even paler. The more he acted like that, the more alert she became.

Simon’s eyes flashed with sadness. Sure enough, Hazel was as wary of him as ever. He didn’t say anymore and walked away quickly with his men. Now that Hazel was safe, he didn’t need to worry any longer.

Sitting in the car, Simon took out his phone and prepared to call Joshua. He didn’t know if Madeline’s words would make Hazel suspicious.

Suddenly, he cursed in frustration and put the phone down immediately.

Was he nuts? He actually tried to call Joshua? Even if Hazel guessed something and questioned Joshua, it would only be a headache for Joshua. Why did he rush to help them solve problems?

Simon was really angry at the thought of this!

Simon’s phone rang suddenly. It was the person he had left behind to protect Hazel. After he left, Hazel also left soon. Simon ordered his men to escort Hazel home before hanging up.

With the phone in his hand, his face became extremely gloomy.

He had lied to Hazel. In fact, he knew the men who had come to attack her and try to take her away. Not only did he know them, but he knew them well.

Otherwise, he would not have been so shocked and in such a hurry to leave when their masks were taken off.

Simon felt more upset. Then he dialed a number.

When the other party answered the phone, Simon said impatiently, “Uncle, it’s me.”

“Si, Simon, it’s so late. What’s up?” on the other end of the phone, a middle-aged man’s vigorous voice sounded. His voice seemed a little strained.

“Uncle,” Simon frowned unhappily, “I remember I told you not to do anything bad to Hazel!”

“I didn’t do anything to her….”

“Uncle!” Simon’s voice was full of anger. “Your people are in my hands now. Do you want them to confront you face to face?!”

Hearing the anger in Simon’s words, the man on the other end sighed helplessly, “Simon, how can I not obey what you have told me? I can probably understand what’s going on. Some time ago, when your father left the organization, he took away some of my best people. It should be those people that you have met.”

“Do you mean,” Simon’s fingers tightened, “the old man did that?”

“I don’t know,” the middle-aged man said in a deep voice, “but you know your father’s temper. He has always been domineering. How could he do nothing to a woman who could affect his two sons?”

Simon fell silent. The middle-aged man who did not get his response asked as a feeler despite himself, “Simon, after all, they have been following me for many years. Can you send them back…”

“No.” Simon refused without hesitation and reminded him, frowning, “Uncle, they belong to the old man now!”

Simon knew the organization better than anyone. As long as Ted directly led the people, they would definitely be after Hazel again if Simon let them go.

The man said disappointedly, “I’m not considerate….”

“I’ll send them to you after a period of time, don’t worry.” With that, Simon hung up. The news made him feel heavier. With Ted’s temper, even if Simon saved Hazel the first time, Ted would still harm her again.

But at least not now. Ted had other things to do now. It seemed that what he and Joshua were plotting in secret should be accelerated.

***

Hazel sat in the car heading for Denmark Residence as her mouth tightened into a thin line.

She was really upset when she thought of what had happened today.

Madeline showed up strangely and somehow said Joshua didn’t go abroad. Besides, the goal of the people who were really good at fighting was to catch her, but Hazel sensed that if she made any resistance, they would directly kill her. What they wanted was exactly her life.

Taking a deep breath, Hazel suppressed her confused thoughts.

Suddenly, a familiar phone ringtone sounded.