He continued, “The children in the orphanage are all my children.”
That was a good reason. Hazel glared at him speechlessly as Joshua was teasing her again.
“Daddy, who is this beautiful sister?” The little girl stared curiously at Hazel.
Beautiful sister...
“Poo-!” Hazel was amused.
Joshua’s face darkened as he put the little girl on the ground. Then he said earnestly. “I’m your father. Of course, she’s your mother.”
“Oh! I see.” The little girl appeared very clever. “This beautiful elder sister is father’s girlfriend!”
Joshua looked even u
Outside the window, Hazel was playing with the children. There was a burst of joyful laughter, full of happiness.“The kids like her very much.” Joshua’s eyes fell on Hazel, and a gentle smile curved his lips.Jennie looked out of the window, a little surprised. Hazel’s smile was very genuine. She could see she was really very delighted and didn’t fake it.The children in the orphanage were all very sensitive, and they knew who really liked them and who was only acting. They looked to be getting along well with Hazel and that they liked her a lot.What surprised her most was Joshua’s attitude towards Hazel. Despite his gentle manner, Joshua hadn’t smiled much since that incident, but Hazel could make him sincerely smile from time
Their expressions both changed, and they quickly ran to the tree.“Mike, follow me to get the ladder! Hazel, you stay here to occupy Lenny!” Sharon quickly grabbed an older child and hurried to the warehouse with him.“Sister Hazel, I’m scared, I’m going to fall…” Lenny held the branch, crying tearfully, looking very pitiful.“Don’t be afraid, Lenny. Hold on tight. Don’t let go,” Hazel said nervously. “Mother Sharon went to get a ladder, and we’ll get you down soon…”Lenny nodded, crying.A bee began buzzing around Lenny and landed on his nose. Lenny turned pale and slapped at it.“Le
“No,” Jennie said quietly. “You can eat first. We can walk out home ourselves.”“Mm.” Joshua nodded, not wanting to get up to see them off.Jennie didn’t say anything and walked out of the room with Sharon. As she closed the door, Hazel hit Joshua with an unhurt hand.“Joshua, it’s only a few steps. Why didn’t you walk with them?” said Hazel crossly.“Hazel, do you think of her as your future mother-in-law because she raised me?” Joshua smiled a little, but he was not in the least angry.Hazel couldn’t help rolling eyes at him. “When did you become so narcissistic?”“For what?&rdq
Looking at his serious expression, Hazel was so irritated that she wanted to kick him. “I don’t believe you!”A smile curved his lips. “What about this? When you hold me again tonight, I’ll take a picture and show you. Then will you believe it?”“Yes!” Hazel, who was so pissed off that she was confused, agreed. No sooner had she said yes than she suddenly came to herself. Why was she set up by Joshua again? If she agreed with Joshua that he could take the photo, wouldn’t it mean she had to allow him to sleep here again tonight?“No!” Hazel grabbed the pillow with her right hand and threw it at him.“I don’t care. You said yes.” Joshua chuckled.
He took a deep breath and gently circled her. Time seemed to slow down as Hazel felt Joshua’s fingers slip over her body, and it seemed her little heart was about to pop out of her throat.When he finally adjusted her bra, she breathed a sigh of relief as if she had been holding her breath. She had miscalculated, she did not think it would be a torment for her.Suddenly Joshua chuckled a little and turned her around and kissed her heavily on the lips.Hazel was shocked. She intuitively wanted to struggle, but Joshua carried her to the bed, he laid her down and crawled on top of her.“Joshua, don’t…” she said in a panic.“Are you afraid now?” Joshua’s eyes were a little darker.
“Mmm,” said Mathew, “It would definitely be profitable to sign her now!”“But...” Hazel frowned. She had no idea of starting a film company.“Miss Crowe, the most profitable industry is the entertainment industry,” Mathew said. “Although Denmark Group is not involved in the entertainment industry at the moment, signing a promising artist is definitely a worthwhile step. Besides, I have a lot of entertainment industry resources, and I’ll be able to help you at that time...”Hazel felt a little embarrassed. Mathew had been a misunderstanding and thinking she was working for Denmark Group. “Director Carter, I think you misunderstood. I have nothing to do with the Denmark Group.”In fact, that was
“A lot of things can be learned slowly, and I can teach you if you have any problem,” Joshua said simply.Then he looked calmly at Hazel. “But the problem is...”“What?” She stared at him blankly.“Do you really want to start a film company,” Joshua asked, his eyes deep. “or just want to change the subject?”She felt very embarrassed immediately, Joshua could actually see through her little ruse, it seemed that changing the subject completely failed.She looked at him hurt, “I really had something important to do this time…”“What’s more important than your injury?” said Joshua with a
“But I don’t know anything, so I need your help, Master Denmark.” Hazel looked at him with anticipation.“Hazel, are you serious?” he asked.“Of course!” She nodded vigorously.“I remember you said you wanted to be a postgraduate in the future and become a civil servant in the future, right?” He looked at her calmly. “In fact, your brother Ronald told me that you said you wanted to travel the world in the future. Now, why do you suddenly want to start an entertainment company?”“I’ve said it all,” she said quietly, without denying it. “I didn't know what I wanted, so sometimes I'd think randomly, but I didn't have a goal. As for the civil servant, it’s the way my parents want
“Joshua…” She called his name with somewhat impatience.We can’t let Simon go. She felt that something would happen if they let him go. It was very strange; she seemed to be on the verge of figuring out something important, but now she still could not figure it out.“Hazel, what are you thinking about?” Even on such a tense occasion, Simon was rarely amused by her. He couldn’t help speaking, “You actually expect Joshua to risk your life just to keep me? Joshua, will you do that?”“What do you think?” Joshua spoke coldly.The people around Simon were scattering, which was his answer.“That’s right!&rdq
“Even if you were to tell me, why did you insist on my coming to you?” she whispered. “Let’s wait until Joshua comes….”“It involves my mother, and I don’t want anyone to know about it, especially Joshua,” he said in a deep tone. “Hazel, I’m just trying to convince you one last time. Even if I lied to you before, do you suspect I’d hurt you?”Looking at his wounded face, she could not help freezing a little. Indeed, Simon had done some outrageous things before, but at least he had never intended to hurt her. She was really a little ruthless by being so wary of him.“Good.” she opened her mouth. “If you can’t convince me, stay.”His eyes flashed, and he finally nod
“Hazel, are you kidding me?!” He looked at her in shock. “They say a pregnant woman is always stupid. You’re not so stupid as to fall into this trap by yourself, are you?”“You’re stupid! Your whole family is stupid!” She was furious.“You are my sister-in-law, and my whole family includes you.” He pointed it out without mercy, but he scolded himself immediately after he had said this. He was really quite used to the identity of being Joshua’s younger brother. When he said these words, he was not thinking at all.Ignoring his words, Hazel said with a solemn expression, “For some reason, I think this is very weird. I didn’t mean only myself when I said I wanted to go with you. We’ll take all the men.
His words couldn’t comfort Hazel at all.She frowned. Ian Flores hated Joshua very much, so if Ian knew that Joshua was alive, Ian would make a desperate attempt to avenge himself on Joshua. What was more, Joshua deliberately wanted to be reunited with the Sloane family, which would make Ian have more hatred of Joshua.But Ian would only risk everything when he was very sure that he could win.Just as Ian used Stacy to threaten Joshua last time, even if Ian did go to Joshua this time, Ian would be fully prepared.Worse still... Hazel felt a little flustered for no reason. She had a feeling that things were not going so well this time somehow and that there was something they did not know.“Simon, we have to be car
“...” Simon was extremely angry with him. Finally, he snapped, gritting his teeth, “Whose side do you take?”Joshua’s eyes went dark. “I’m giving you a chance to prove yourself.”“What?” Simon looked at him with a puzzle.“Our plan failed last time because something went wrong because of you,” Joshua said, picking up the wine glass and playing with it gently. “That’s why things end up like this today.”In an instant, Simon looked a little gloomy. He had been kicking himself over it. Even if he knew Joshua was safe now, he would not say frankly that it was not his fault.“What exactly are you trying to say?” Simon said irritab
“Please go home, both of you,” Chester said apologetically. “Master Simon hasn’t been in a good mood lately….”“Besides, if he sees us, he’ll be more unhappy, won’t he?” Hazel looked at Joshua and couldn’t help speaking.Helplessly, Joshua pinched her hand. How could Hazel undermine Simon like that?“What?” Chester looked at her blankly.“Nothing, nothing.” She hurried to smile and played dumb.Joshua gave Chester a quiet look. “Did he ask you to come out and drive us away?”“... Yes,” Chester replied with resignation. In fact, Chester wasn’t straightforward. Ho
He had a good knowledge of Ted’s tricks, so he would never put Hazel in danger!Hazel distressed herself about this. After losing his memory, Joshua seemed to become stubborn. In this case, it would be even more difficult for her to convince him.She thought for a bit and finally said, “But you’re here. You’ll protect me, won’t you? Besides, I’m pregnant, and I’m sure he won’t be hard on me.”His face was still pale, and he insisted, “No. Even if he isn’t hard on you, he’ll certainly try to make us misunderstand each other and break us up.”“Then, do you have no confidence in our relationship?” She sat directly in his arms, with her arms putting around his neck, and asked seductivel
She tugged anxiously at his sleeve. Joshua knew what she was worried about. He opened his mouth silently. “Trust me.”In an instant, Hazel was relieved.It seemed that Joshua didn’t really plan to go to war with Ted. It should only be a means of negotiation.After figuring it out, Hazel quieted down.Joshua’s eyes were filled with tenderness. Hazel actually trusted him so deeply?Ted was so shocked that he couldn’t speak.When he learned that Joshua and Simon had conspired to kill him at Stacy Island, Ted had a sinking feeling; that was also why he faked his own death.But he did not expect things would be
It was Ted. Joshua’s face darkened instantly.But the next moment, he calmly answered, “Mr. King.”Hazel stiffened slightly.“I’ve considered what you said before,” Ted said in a deep tone. “If you can improve the relationship between Simon and me, and that woman is really pregnant with your child, I can accept… that child.”With a chill in his eyes, Joshua coolly said, “Mr. King, I didn’t expect you would daydream.”Ted was exasperated. “Joshua, this is what I can only do!”“Then we don’t need to have any further discussion on this matter,” Joshua said, his chill deepening. &ldq