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Hearing the sound of Hazel’s car stopping, the man turned around slowly, Their eyes met, and both of them froze for a long while.
His appearance was just as handsome as in her memories, with deep–set eyes, warm and gentle blue eyes like the sea, a strong nose bridge, and lips that were gentle and elegant when smiling,
He looked at her and smiled, saying, “Haze…”
The man straightened up and was about to walk toward her, but Hazel stepped on the gas expressionlessly.
The large gate of the Robinson’s villa closed in front of him.
When Hazel returned to the master bedroom upstairs, she opened the curtains slightly and saw the man still standing in the same position, looking up at the third–floor window of the villa.
She closed the curtains again, grabbed her pajamas, and went into the bathroom.
That night, Hazel de ined again about the three years she spent studying in Los Angeles.
When she woke up,
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ky was beginning to brighten.
However, Hazel had lost all desire to sleep.
She glanced at her daughter, who was sleeping soundly beside her, kissed her cheek affectionately, and got up to wash up before heading downstairs.
Hazel planned to make herself a cup of coffee and brought along the milk bottle that Leila had finished.
The morning light outside, filtering through the sheer curtains, illuminated the living room, making everything inside clear. Therefore, she didn’t turn on the lights downstairs.
However, as soon as she stepped down the stairs, she saw a tall figure sitting on the sofa. Hazel instinctively threw the milk bottle at him.
“Haze! It’s me! It’s me!”
Ethan cried out in pain as he covered his forehead where the milk bottle had hit him, rushing to turn on the living room lights.
“Why are you sitting in the living room like a statue this early?”
Hazel noticed he was in his pajamas, holding his forehead and rubbing it, his expression sad and wronged as he looked at her.
Ethan replied, “I went to bed early yesterday and woke up early, just wanted to come down for a
cup
of coffee. But the coffee beans were out.”
He had planned to go back upstairs to lie down, but when he heard noise from the stairs, he figured the only person who would be up this early was Hazel. He remembered the two men he saw last night and decided to stay and ask her about it.
Who would have thought she’d throw a milk bottle at his head, thinking he was a bad guy? Hazel found the coffee beans and poured them into the machine, starting to grind them. The sound of the machine broke the silence in the living room.
Seeing Ethan’s red forehead, which clearly hurt, Hazel found some ointment from the medicine
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Mena
“Heh, Haze, be gentle! I’m your weak and helpless little brother. Your strength is just too…
“Okay, okay, I won’t say anything, but be gentle!”
After applying the ointment, Hazel went to wash her hands.
Ethan followed her silently, hesitating before saying, “Haze, I saw your scumbag ex–husband yesterday, and… the one from the Stevens family.”
Hazel had lived with the Stevens family for three years, and Ethan knew about it, as he met her at a banquet held by the Stevens family.
Now that he had started talking, he just spilled everything out.
“Your scumbag ex–husband came around six, played with Jaxon and Joshua for a while, and even hugged Leila, which really pissed me off!”
Ethan regarded Hazel as his real sister and had no kindness for her unfaithful ex–husband.
30, the one from the Stevens family came. He didn’t knock or do
“He left at 8, a anything, just
At this point, Ethan hesitated and asked, “Haze, I heard from a friend in Los Angeles that after you left, he went abroad for university and didn’t date anyone until graduation, and hasn’t had a girlfriend all these years.
“And you’re still single. If he pursues you, is there a chance you two could get together?”
While making coffee, Hazel said, “There’s no chance between us.”
Ethan was puzzled.“Why?”
“There’s just no chance. Drink your coffee.”
After saying that, Hazel carried her coffee cup upstairs, leaving Ethan downstairs, confused, staring at the empty cup and sighing.
Back in the study, Hazel didn’t turn on her computer to organize data, but instead opened the window, holding her coffee she stared blankly
as
blankly at the distant sunrise.
She was moving forward.
But… It seemed like he was still standing in place.
It was Sunday, and the two children didn’t need to go to school. Hazel stayed home to accompany her three kids.
In the afternoon, the lawyer handling the custody case called her and said that Gabriel wanted to talk with her.
This matter had been delayed due to a series of incidents earlier, but after returning, she instructed her lawyer to follow up promptly.
Hazel sensed that Gabriel’s attitude toward her seemed off, and she didn’t want to continue with the emotional strain involving him.
When she heard the appointment was after work hours, Hazel hesitated for a moment.
Once she learned that the meeting was to be held in the conference room at the Campbell Group, she thought about it briefly and agreed.
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Ethan came downstairs just as she was putting on her shoes and asked,“Haze, dinner’s almost ready. Where are you going?”
Hazel replied, “I’m going to discuss the custody case with Gabriel.”
Ethan immediately said, “I’ll
go
with you!”
“No need. I’m going with the lawyer. You stay home and keep the kids company. I’ll be back soon.” Hearing that the lawyer would be there, Ethan felt reassured and nodded.“Then I’ll have the servants prepare a late–night snack for you.”
Hazel nodded and left the Robinson’s home, driving toward the Campbell Group.
When she arrived at the underground parking lot, the lawyer was already there.
Ezra was also waiting for her.
He gave her a professional smile and said, “Ms. Robinson, Mr. Campbell is waiting for you upstairs. Please, this way.”
Up to this point, everything seemed normal.
Hazel wasn’t unfamiliar with the Campbell Group. During the five years of her marriage to Gabriel, she had come here once or twice.
Each time, she brought him healthy meals prepared by the family chef after working hours.
But Gabriel never ate them, burying himself in work instead.
After a couple of attempts, Hazel gave up on bringing him food, knowing he wouldn’t starve in the company.
She remembered that Gabriel’s office was on the 28th floor.
However, Ezra pressed the button for the 29th floor.
If she wasn’t mistaken, wasn’t that top floor?
Hazel voiced her concern.
Ezra explained, “The elevator doors on the 27th and 28th floors malfunctioned temporarily, and the workers are repairing them. We need to take the stairs down from the 29th floor.”
His explanation sounded reasonable, SO Hazel didn’t think much more of it.
The elevator soon reached the 29th floor.
Before the elevator doors even opened, Hazel caught the strong scent of roses, and a sense of unease grew in her.
Seeing the wariness in her eyes, Ezra tensed internally, trying his best not to let her notice anything unusual.
With a gentle smile on his face, he gestured, “Ms. Robinson, the stairs are this way. Please.”
As he led her out of the luxurious elevator lobby, they were greeted by a terrace full of roses, with Gabriel standing there, looking somewhat awkward, and holding a bouquet of purple roses. Hazel was speechless.
What was Gabriel doing now?
She immediately turned to leave but noticed the glass doors had been locked, and both Ezra and the lawyer were nowhere to be seen.
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In the elevator, the lawyer had his mouth covered by Ezra.“Sir, please just help us out.” Gabriel, also unaccustomed to such an overt display, was stiff and rigid, not at all the composed and calm figure he usually was in negotiations.
He walked up to her but hadn’t even started speaking when he heard Hazel’s resolute and firm
voice.
“I don’t like you. I refuse to remarry you, and I do not agree to give you the custody.” She spoke without hesitation, without any mercy.
Gabriel fell silent.
His long and well–proportioned fingers gripped the purple roses tightly in his hand, his voice deep
and low.
“These… are picked from the Campbell family’s garden.”
Hazel sneered and immediately pulled up a post from her social media, showing a picture of Gianna cutting the roses she had planted.
Gabriel furrowed his brows.“I didn’t know about this.”
“What do know then? Gabriel, you
you to repay her for saving Joshua.
said you
didn’t love Gianna, that everything you did was
“But Dylan saved him too. Why didn’t you let him live in the Campbell’s house, have dinner with you and the two sons, and smooth his way in the business world?”
Hazel’s sharp words shut down the mental draft Gabriel had prepared. His handsome face was shrouded in a gloomy aura, his eyes cold.
Hazel took a deep breath, curling her lips into a cold smile, and said, “Gabriel, late love means nothing!”
