HAZELAbout thirty minutes later, when my wine bottle was half full, the door was pushed open and a beautiful lady walked in.I had thought it would be Miranda but felt disappointed when I saw someone else. Just like the other girls, she was almost naked, had a full bosom, and swayed her hips as she approached us.I realized she was coming closer to me and turned to stare at my friends in surprise.Dave, the one closer to me smiled and said, "Enjoy yourself, Hazel."I was about to speak to him when the escort sat on my left thigh and began to dance with her back facing me.My hand settled on her back to push her off my body. However, the door was pushed open at that moment and Miranda walked in.I immediately pulled my hand away from the girl's back while she continued dancing without caring about Miranda's presence.The shock on Miranda's face could not be more obvious as she stared at me.She looked hot though, really hot in a sexy, red dress. It made me wonder if she dolled herself
MIRANDAAfter Hazel ignored me and drove away, I wanted to chase after him on foot when Collins stopped his car in front of me and insisted on giving me a ride."Leave me alone, Collins," I yelled and ran out the gate but Hazel was gone. There wasn't even a sign of his car.I felt sad and worried. I didn't know why Hazel suddenly had a short fuse. I didn't want us to fight, especially because our enemies would jump on the opportunity to cause a rift between us. I could not even remember putting my phone on silent mode.Left with no other choice, I turned and walked back into the house, ignoring Collins who was still waiting inside his car for God knows who.I washed up and lay on the bed, thinking about what to do. I still needed to call Mel to talk about the plans I had come up with, for us. However, with Hazel's behavior, I wasn't in the mood.All I could think of was the way he had angrily left. I decided that whatever the problem was, I had to make sure we sorted it out before the
MIRANDAHazel and I left the club at eight and headed back home. As we walked into the house, hand in hand, we were so happy and it couldn't be more obvious.Just when we reached the living room, Shayla who had been sitting, got up and said to Hazel, "I've been waiting for you to come home.""Why?" Hazel asked."My brother, Johnny has been in an accident and is in the hospital. Princess fell sick after hearing the news and she is not doing too well.Can you look after her tonight while I go take care of Johnny? When my mum arrives at the hospital tomorrow morning, she will take over."Shayla seemed really distressed as she spoke. I didn't trust her even for a bit but seeing her expression, I wondered if she was speaking the truth."Alright," Hazel replied and she thanked him before rushing out of the house.We noticed that everyone was in a good mood, drinking and making jokes. Florence seemed to have gotten drunk as well as Collins, as they both staggered while walking away."Both m
MIRANDA"Miranda?" Collins woke up at this point and called out my name in surprise when he saw me."Hold on, Hazel," ignoring Collins, I got off the bed and ran after Hazel, stopping him just outside Collins' room."Miranda, why did you sleep in Collins' room?" Mrs. Hermes asked me before I could speak to Hazel. "I don't know," I told her. "The last thing I remember is drinking the glass of alcohol you gave me in one go after we toasted."Her eyes widened in surprise, "Really? You were just a little drunk last night when you left me. You told me that you wanted to be with the love of your life and I asked you to go to him.""Wow!" Florence suddenly exclaimed. "It is said that the heart doesn't lie when a person is drunk. Miranda, how dare you consider Collins the love of your life when you are married to Hazel?Why did you marry my brother when you knew you were in love with my son?""Shut up!" I yelled. "Stop spouting nonsense, Florence.""Hazel, it's not.....""You should stop dece
MIRANDAAfter walking away from Collins, I thought about his words. He didn't mention Shayla's name but I had a very strong feeling that she was involved. She must have deliberately left last night to ensure that no accusing fingers were pointed at her.Wasn't it convenient that Hazel; the only one who could stop me from making a mistake in my inebriated state was busy caring for his daughter last night? Was she really sick or had that been a plan as well?Knowing Shayla, it was very possible. She reeked of desperation and it was obvious. Something also seemed fishy about the way Hazel fell asleep last night and did not wake up until morning. If it happened that Shayla deliberately made Princess sick, then I had to find out. It was obvious that she did not really care about Princess as a mother ought to. If she did, Princess would not have been molested right under her nose. She valued Princess because she saw her as a means to an end.If only I could get through to Hazel and make h
MIRANDAI no longer had anyone on my side.I didn't trust Collins who was acting like he wanted to help me. My mother-in-law was not around and Hazel did not want me close to him anymore.Thinking about Mrs. Hermes, I clenched my jaw. I had to do something to pay her back, otherwise I would always feel cheated.I spotted her outside with her husband, playing with their grandkids. An idea occurred to me and I went back to their room.The door was not locked so, it was easy for me to get in. Despite my sudden hatred for her, I didn't want to do anything extreme because I would feel guilty if she died.I went straight to their bathroom, got inside, and took out the keys from the door. I noticed a bunch of keys on the bed and picked it up. After observing the bunch of keys, I figured out the key for opening their room and took out one of them before hiding the bunch under the bed. Afterward, I left the room.I kept on watching her secretly but to my disappointment, her husband was the one
MIRANDA I didn't know how long I slept, but when I opened my eyes, it was already evening.I yawned as I felt very hungry. My stomach began to hurt and I was forced to remember the medication Hazel's doctor had given me which I left in Hazel's other house.I had to eat and had to take the drugs too. But first, I called Hazel to inform him I was going out. However, he ignored my calls, despite the fact that I called three times.I got dressed and asked the butler to take me to Hazel's other house so I could pick up my drugs. On my way out, I saw Shayla, returning from whatever hole she had crawled into.I pretended that she was invisible and moved out of the way so I would not have to speak to her. However, she deliberately struck my shoulder with hers and chuckled, "Have you become such a weakling now? No will left to fight?"I turned and stared at her as she added, "Don't make that sad face, honey. You knew this was going to happen. I mean, I gave you head-ups and told you I wanted
MIRANDA Hazel sat on his bed drinking. His laptop was beside him to indicate that he had been working. Other than the bottle of wine in his hand, there were two bottles on the floor and he had already emptied them.He seemed lost in thought and did not even turn when I entered his room."Hazel," I called his name and moved closer to him."Get out," he ordered when he turned and looked at me."I am not leaving," I told him. "We need to talk, Hazel."He shook his head, "No, Miranda, I am not in the mood to talk. I don't want you to be around me right now. Please leave, otherwise I will leave the house and go somewhere else."I stood for a while, staring at him. I recalled how I had been explaining myself to him since Collins and everyone else arrived and clenched my jaw in anger.Without another word, I turned and walked out of the room.Shayla was standing outside the door and the moment she saw me, she chuckled, "All that big talk but Hazel sent you away like an unwanted fly. Stop fo