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Even if Gabriel hadn’t held Leila, with the two bodyguards present, Leila wouldn’t have been harmed.
Hazel’s indifference, like a sudden gust of cold wind in the vast wilderness, chilled Gabriel. Arthur checked Gabriel’s condition and had someone send Andrew and Jade back to the house. As for the man with a mole on his left cheek, he was taken downstairs by the bodyguard. When he left, he was shouting loudly for his wife, Jade.
When Hazel found this man, he was addicted to gambling. Burdened with a lot of debt, he was chased by creditors.
Hazel would have let her off the hook if Jade stopped making things hard for her.
But it was Jade who asked for it.
Then, Hazel would grant that wish.
Mason, who was brought here by Tina to meet Arthur, could only reveal his identity. He exchanged a few polite words and hastily bid farewell.
Before leaving, he turned back and glanced at John.
When John looked over, Mason quickly walked away from the Campbell’s villa, trembling as he took out his phone and called someone.
Arthur patted Gabriel’s shoulder, sighed quietly, and said, “Have a good talk with Zell.”
With that, he left.
Hazel handed Leila over to John.“You take Leila to the car, I’ll be there in a moment,
Leila nestled into John’s embrace, being a good girl.
John put away
the rough, bad–boy vibes that could’ve been straight out of a gritty romance novel when facing the kid. He ran his fingers through Leila’s hair.
“Leila, we’ll leave.”
Leila nodded and curiously asked, “Where is my brother?”
Jaxon and Joshua gazed at Gabriel. Having spent these past few days at their grandfather’s place, they really hoped to see their mother and Leila.
“Ezra, take them back to the room.”
Jaxon and Joshua felt a bit disappointed, their gaze lingering on Hazel and Leila. However, they chose not to go against Gabriel, not wanting to make their father too embarrassed.
John explained to
“Brothers, goodbye.”
Leila
that Jaxon and
and Joshua wouldn’t
go
with
them.
Leila was emotionally stable. She nodded to show her understanding and waved goodbye to her brothers with a cheerful smile.
Before Jaxon and Joshua left, Hazel stopped them.
“Jaxon, Joshua, Mom wants to apologize to both of you. What I just did was not a good example.” Jaxon spoke up, “It was Ms. Zeller who bullied Leila. Mom was protecting her. I think you
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Joshua agreed, “Yeah! Mom’s kick was cool!”
Mans
As he spoke, he even kicked in the air, his face full of admiration. He had such a cool mom. “I’m an adult who can take responsibility for my actions.”
“But if you two run into such a situation, ask the teacher for help at school and find me or your dad when you are back home, okay?”
The boys nodded, understanding what Hazel meant.
They followed Ezra and left here.
The bodyguards went with John and Leila.
The place was quiet again.
There were only Hazel and Gabriel left on the lawn,
“Gabriel, thank you for your kindness.”
“But I can protect Leila myself. I don’t need your help.”
Gabriel was frustrated at Hazel’s repeated rejections. He couldn’t find a way out.
He was reminded of Dylan and Sebastian. Dylan secretly loved her for ten years, while Sebastian was obsessed with her for a decade.
Both Dylan and Sebastian knew Hazel earlier than Gabriel.
Gabriel was confident that he was more capable than these men in business. But emotionally, he was unsure of himself.
The key lay in the person in front of him.
Gabriel said in a low voice, “Hazel, Leila needed a father.”
Hazel suddenly laughed out loud.
She asked him,“Are you trying to say that you want to take on the responsibility of a father?” “Gabriel, do you remember how busy you were the year Jaxon and Joshua were born?” “You treated your own son like this. How can I believe that you would treat Leila, who is not even your biological daughter, well?”
Gabriel didn’t know how to respond.
Hazel never understood why some people always believed that a child could not grow up mentally and physically healthy without a father.
Leila had her, two brothers, two godmothers, Ethan who always put her first, and many people in the lab who loved her.
Even without
without the presence of a father, she would never lack family love.
“Gabriel, I didn’t believe that broken relationships can be mended.”
“So could you please stop worrying about me and spend some time on yourself?” Gabriel’s face turned pale.
With an extraordinary memory, he recalled that the latter half of the sentence was what he had once uttered.
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She could forgive Jazon and Joshua because they were her children, her bloodline, and her sweethearts who were born after almost ten months of pregnancy,
But for Gabriel, she had long lost any emotions towards him and could not possibly feel any attraction towards him,
The moon hung high above, shining in the starry sky,
But neither of them was in the mood to appreciate the beautiful sky.
In the banquet hall. The conversations gradually shifted from business cooperation to the relationship between Gabriel and Hazel,
The wealthy daughters of the rich families were gossiping.
“It seems Mr. Campbell still has feelings for his ex–wife. Do you think that little girl could really be a Campbell?”
“Are they not going to get back together?” A girl was a bit excited, covering her mouth when she realized that her voice was a bit loud.
There were some sober–minded girls who stood up for Hazel, “I don’t think it’s likely. Judging from Hazel’s attitude, it’s clear that she doesn’t want to forgive him.”
Even if Gabriel was president of the Campbell Group. So what?
To a
woman who did not love him, he was just a stranger, an average man. Arthur’s birthday was disrupted by one accident after another.
Even though Gabriel later went straight back to his room and never appeared at the blind date, Arthur was not angry.
It seemed like the gathering was really just his birthday celebration.
Jaxon and Joshua had been waiting in Gabriel’s room. They keenly sensed something was amiss between their parents.
Gabriel turned around and came face to face with the identical faces of his two sons.
He tried to stay cool.“What’s wrong?”
Jaxon hesitated for a moment before saying, “Dad, can you please stop arguing with Mom?”
They rarely talked to Gabriel about Hazel, but tonight, Jaxon wanted to talk to him about it.
“Dad, I heard Ms. Zeller talking bad about Mom behind her back. I told her to stop, but she didn’t listen.”
Although Jaxon was little, he was a good observer.
He wouldn’t have said this if it were not for the noticeable shift in Gabriel’s attitude towards Hazel.
