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Joshua felt he was about to be overwhelmed by regret.
He secretly glanced up at Hazel’s face. The latter cast down her bright, big eyes as she seemed to be contemplating something and did not look at him at all.
After hearing the woman’s resentful comments on marriage, Gabriel was reminded of Hazel, who had become increasingly silent.
They encountered similar situations, but one remained calm and saved herself, while the other sank into the abyss.
Hazel was also stunned by the woman’s words at that moment.
She witnessed another person being tormented by marriage and sighed softly in her heart. If she had not managed to save herself back then and Gabriel had refused to divorce, would she have ended up like this, too?
Just then, she noticed that Jaxon and Joshua had been peeking at her. Then her clenched fists released, leaving some nail marks on her palms.
Hazel smiled at them and spoke in her usual gentle tone, “Why are you looking at me like that?” She opened her arms and said, “Come here. Give Mommy a big hug.”
Jaxon and Joshua’s sensitive and tense nerves were calmed by her smile, and then they obediently walked
up to her.
Hazel held her two sons and kissed their cheeks, comforting them, “The past is already past.“.
Brian, who was brought back by the police, was dumbfounded after hearing his mother’s word In fact, he had no recollection of the things she said to him, let alone the harm he had once caused her.
He didn’t expect his mother to treat him like this. It turned out that it was because he had said hurtful words to her first. Brian, confused and at a loss, stared blankly at the woman and softly called out, “Mom.”
“Don’t call me mom. I don’t have a son like you.
your
“If possible, I would rather have never given birth to you. You are a liability to me, just like filthy and despicable father, with disloyal blood flowing in your veins. “Brian, believe it or not, when you grow up, you will be as disgusting as your father!” The words spoken in anger by his mother were like a curse to Brian.
He firmly said, “Mom, I will not!”
The woman just looked at him and smiled, gazing at his face, which resembled his father’s, with disgust and repulsion in her eyes.
She lifted her head to prevent the tears from flowing but still tasted the bitterness. If she had known, she would never pursue such kind of love!
Brian’s father hurriedly arrived after a long time.
He heard of the woman’s long–term abuse towards her son from the police and saw the remorseful tears on his son’s face. When making eye contact, the emotionless woman suddenly sneered at the man, which made him shout the woman’s nickname in disbelief.
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The woman looked at the lipstick on his collar and chuckled self–deprecatingly. “Shelby, let’s
get divorced.”
Brian was taken away by his grandparents. Before leaving, he cried while looking at the woman’s back, but she never turned around once.
Gabriel made the appropriate compensation to Brian, and he wanted to take his two sons back to the Campbell family. However, Jaxon and Joshua were unwilling to go with him.
It was still Hazel who comforted them.
“Tomorrow is Monday, and you still have to go to school. I recently secured a big project and will be a bit busy. How about you go back with Dad?”
Joshua wanted to say something to Hazel, but he didn’t dare to speak up. Jaxon nodded.“Mom, we will be good. Remember to come and see us after you finish work.” Hazel smiled and responded, “Okay.”
Leila was tired and fell asleep soundly on Ethan’s shoulder.
She had Ethan carry Leila to the car first, while she went to see Brian’s mother, Audrey Harper.
Audrey frowned.“What are you here for? To make fun of me?”
Hazel handed over a business card and calmly said, “This is my lawyer’s business card. His name is William Thompson.
“He is professional in divorce cases.
“The lawyer team of the Campbell Group couldn’t win him.”
Audrey pursed her lips and looked at the person in front of her with confusion. Didn’t she just
that she couldn’t get a penny of Brian’s compensation?
say
“Do
you think I’m contradictory?” Hazel chuckled and admitted that she had indeed seen things from a one–sided perspective just now.
“Audrey, I heard about you. Before you became Shelby’s wife, you were a very talented architect.
“I acquired a new piece of land and need a designer. Since we have known each other for a while, could you give me a discount on the design fee?”
Just now they were still in hostile positions, but now they were sitting together calmly and chatting. This scene was a bit strange.
Audrey burst into tears.
She seemed like she wanted to cry out all the grievances of the past decade. Audrey’s parents were also intellectuals, but they broke ties with her because she insisted on marrying Shelby.
A year ago, they passed away due to an accident.
But she was wholeheartedly focused on her unfaithful husband, and by the time she knew it, her parents were already buried.
Since that day, Audrey’s mental state had become unstable.
“Audrey, regrets are of no use now. Since you decided to divorce, remember to get the
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“Although refusing to take a penny may seem noble, life is long and money is very useful. Even if you don’t take the money, he will spend it on other women.
“So, don’t give up
what you
deserve.”
Before leaving…
Hazel gave Audrey another phone number of a psychologist.
Hazel wanted to remind Audrey in a tactful way that she was sick.
Audrey asked her, “Have you also had depression?”
Hazel faintly responded.
“Audrey, life is long, and we are both still young.”
“Then I can give you a maximum of a 1% discount.”
Hazel fell speechless.
Because of the forgiveness between Shelby and Brian, Audrey didn’t stay inside for too long. After coming out, she used 15% of her divorce compensation and hired William to take care of her divorce case.
She voluntarily gave up Brian’s custody, but the lawsuit still did not go smoothly because Shelby was unwilling to divorce.
Listening to the man repeatedly saying that he was just playing around outside, trying to relieve some work pressure, and had no intention of letting those women in, Audrey felt even more disgusted.
She sent all the evidence she had collected over the years to her lawyer, and to her surprise, Shelby had cheated on nineteen women.
But in the end, Audrey did successfully get divorced.
Perhaps it was because she finally let go that Shelby began to have a tendency to awaken. She received more assets than expected, and the next day, she canceled all contact information and went abroad.
Hazel read the message from Audrey, her eyes calm.
“Hazel, the lawyer you recommended is great. Now I am also a billionaire. I’m going out to relax, and when I come back, I’ll make money from you.”
Life was truly marvelous.
Audrey had mocked Hazel during their first and second encounter, but now the two of them surprisingly developed a sense of mutual understanding.
Despite a series of preparatory work, the “Artificial Womb” project had not been officially launched.
There were too many informers in Seattle.
Apart from those who were blocked by Jasper, other people were trying to contact her and get a piece of the pie from this project.
If this project were to be moved to the headquarters of ZN Laboratory, they would probably have to deal with certain forces in Canada.
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So, she thought about establishing a large laboratory in her country. On the one hand, she could introduce advanced equipment and technology from abroad, and on the other hand, she could be more focused on research.
The newly acquired Redwood Resort was just perfect.
These days, she contacted the team of the temporary laboratory and asked them if they were willing to go with her to Akron for development.
Hazel knew how tough the path of scientific research was, and she offered to provide them with a set of residences in downtown Seattle, helping them solve the education problem for their children and ensuring a stable life for the families of the team.
In short…
She provided generous rewards to everyone.
These researchers used to receive meager incomes, which could hardly support their family expenses. With Hazel’s assurance, they were all willing to go to Akron with her and signed relevant confidentiality contracts.
The second day after signing the contract…
Hazel arranged for someone to take them to buy houses.
The core team was established.
Knowing that Hazel and Leila would mostly stay in their home country, Ethan also packed his bags and moved in.
The establishment of a temporary laboratory in Seattle gradually came
to
an end.
During the busy days, Hazel received a long–awaited phone call.
