“What?” There was an uproar from the audience. Everyone started looking around and whispering in disbelief. They thought she had lost her mind and could not understand how she could be so selfish as to use this occasion to do something personal.
“What's happening?” Katherine whispered to James. Because of Katherine’s high-ranking status, they were in the front row as distinguished guests, they were close enough to see the sweat forming on Hazel’s forehead.
“I have no idea.” James frowned mysteriously.
With the crowd whispering amongst themselves, Hazel spoke again as if she didn’t hear them. “Last year, I unexpectedly met a man. At first, I thought the timing was really bad, but since then, my whole world has become a mess!”
“Hazel, marry me?” He said in a soft, charming tone. Hazel felt a little lightheaded, she thought she might faint. There was absolutely no reason to say no to his proposal.“Mmm...” Her face was flushed as she nodded yes. Even if Joshua had asked her to marry him privately, she would have been too excited to answer with words.Joshua smiled and put the ring on her finger. He got up and leaned in to kiss her. He would finally get to marry the woman he loved, and he hoped she wouldn’t refuse what he wanted to do next.There were cheers and applause throughout the gym. However, Katherine was staring at the stage in disbelief.“Is that man Joshua?” she asked, looking seriously at James. Joshua had always kept a low profile, so Kather
Instead, Joshua immediately brought her to get a marriage license.“You are the one who proposed at your graduation ceremony, but now you are afraid to get a marriage license?” He chuckled.“Who says I’m afraid?” She blushed with embarrassment as she looked at him angrily.A smile curved his lips, and he couldn’t wait any longer. Joshua put his arm around Hazel’s waist and scooped her up into his arms.She exclaimed, looking shyly at Joshua. “Put me down! Everyone is looking at us!”“Then let them watch.” He chuckled. Hazel buried her face in his chest as Joshua carried her into the building.
“Yes, everything has been prepared.” Joshua nodded. He realized that Hazel misunderstood how he got her identification, but nothing would stop him from obtaining their marriage certificate.“But…” Though Hazel’s heart was filled with love, she was a bit hesitant.“Hazel, you don’t trust me?” He asked in a deep tone, he tried to look Hazel in the eyes, but she continued to look at the ground.“I... No,” she said hastily. “But…”She wasn’t prepared to rush into getting married. She had thought that after she proposed, they would wait until they spoke to her family and then pick a date.Instead, Joshua immediately brought her to get
“We can always come here another time,” Joshua whispered in Hazel’s ear as he hugged her closer. “Tonight is our wedding night.”Hazel trembled all over. She had been so overwhelmed that she had completely forgotten about it. However, since Joshua had mentioned it, she knew he hadn’t forgotten. After all, it was their wedding night, and some things were to be expected.“Alright...” Hazel said a bit nervously, her heart was racing just thinking about it.She turned to leave, but she was so excited that she tripped and fell forward. Before she could fall, Joshua reached out and caught her by the waist, he leaned in and whispered in her ear, “Let me carry you.” He started to kneel down so that she could climb onto his back.
“It was nothing!” Hazel said, sounding ashamed. She looked even guiltier than she had sounded, she wasn’t even able to believe her own lie.After taking a deep breath, she stated, “I was just watching some educational videos.”“Educational videos?” Joshua asked with a sly grin.He pulled Hazel’s chair out and lifted her up onto the desk, so she was facing him. He gently lifted her chin, his eyes deep. “There are some things I can teach you.”Before Hazel could react, he had wedged himself between her legs. She felt a shudder go through her body and her breathing became more rapid.“Joshua, what, what do you want?” She asked shyly as she felt her who
“Who is it?” Joshua immediately saw her expression change and quickly asked.“It’s me, my mom,” Hazel said with a shaky voice.She had actually gotten married without telling her family. She not only got married, but they had done everything that they had promised her parents they wouldn’t. She had no idea how she was going to explain it to her family.“Let me answer the phone.” Joshua took the phone out of her hand.If the Crowe family needed to vent their anger, he’d rather be the one to deal with it than Hazel.“No! I’ll do it myself!” Hazel hurried to take the phone away from him.She thought the same as h
“Mom, I was the one who pressured Hazel. You can’t blame her,” Joshua explained while Hazel hid behind him. He did not hesitate to take all of them to blame for their actions after her graduation.“Who are you calling Mom? Don’t talk to me like that!” Rachel looked extremely unhappy.“We’re already married, so of course he will call you Mom just like I do,” Hazel mumbled quietly and then lowered her head.“You…!” Rachel glared at Hazel angrily. “You are actually taking his side instead of your parents’ side?!”“Mrs. Crowe, doesn't that just prove how strong their relationship is?” Katherine said with a smile, looking over toward the newlyweds. However, when she looked a
Hazel wasn’t insulted, she could easily see that the woman in front of her was ill. It wasn’t that she was ignoring them, she obviously could not physically react to their presence.Katherine quietly spoke to the woman, but no matter what she said, Stacy didn’t seem to hear her. The expression on her face never changed, and after a few moments, Katherine stood up a bit frustrated, “Stacy, get well, and I will come to visit again soon.”As they left the room, Hazel was filled with mixed emotions, “She’s…?”“Stacy Sloane, my friend….” Katherine paused for a moment before she finally said, “She may also be Joshua’s biological mother.”Hazel let out a gasp. She had hoped Joshua would
“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