“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
Hazel looked at Hanson coldly. “I’m sorry, but I don’t think a shallow woman like me is good enough to have coffee with you.”Hanson didn’t hear any of the sarcasm in Hazel’s remark, he was too caught up in the idea that she was trying to get his attention.“Babe, are you trying to defend Hazel Crowe? Since you can walk into the office of Denmark Group so easily, you must know something about her, don’t you?” He chuckled and said, “She is an ugly girl who came out of nowhere, only to be the lost daughter of Denmark’s!”He didn’t even stop to take a breath, he just continued on, “If Denmark Group is put into the hands of someone who is brainless, has no looks, and no sense of business, won’t Denmark Group be in jeopardy? I am tr
Hazel’s brow furrowed slightly. She looked at the ring, turning it in her hand, but she could not find a hidden compartment. Besides, she knew it would be close to impossible to have a secret hidden in something as small as a ring.She looked at Joshua and was about to give up when she saw an inscription on the inside of the ring. She held up the ring and looked at it carefully.“With all my love from Joshua?” She read it out in a low voice.“Yes,” Joshua smiled and nodded. He was happy that she had found it.“Does your ring also have an inscription?” she asked curiously.“Yes.” He took his ring off and gave it to her. She looked inside and saw the inscription “With
Hazel was so furious that she wanted to throw away her phone. “When have you not been serious? You need to stop!”“I heard Joshua is planning a party for you?” Simon asked suddenly.She was about to hang up when she heard him. She stopped and curiously asked, “How do you know about the party?”“Joshua sent me an invitation. How else would I know?” He snarled with an evil grin.“But I am warning don’t to go to the party.” There was a sense of seriousness in Simon’s voice.Hazel was so irritated, as she hung up, she mumbled, “You really are insane!”Feeling frustrated, Hazel put her phone back
Hazel could not believe what she was hearing. As she stood there listening to their gossip, she forgot why she was even in the store, all she could think of was how Joshua suddenly become her older brother.The group of women continued chatting amongst themselves, they were dividing the Denmark family property up between her and Joshua as if they were the ones who owned it.“Even if she is Joshua Denmark’s younger sister, most of Denmark’s property should be given to him!”“What? I think that all of it should be given to Mr. Denmark. If it weren’t for him, the Denmark Group wouldn’t be as successful as it is!”“Yeah, I think as long as he keeps that woman living a life of luxury, he shouldn’t have to worry.&rdqu
Whenever Katie was losing a disagreement, she would cry. If she looked upset, men would often fall for her act, whether she was right or wrong, but women just seemed to blame her.It was the second time that her tearful performance didn’t work, the first time was when she had met Joshua at the auction. Katie thought for a moment, then her eyes widened, and she looked at Hazel with shock, “You, you….”Hazel smiled as she saw the look of disgust on Katie’s face, as she realized she was the one sitting beside Joshua at the auction. It was obvious that Katie had done some research on Joshua but not on who the woman was with him.“Are you that preoccupied that you forgot me already?” Hazel looked at her with a little smile.Katie&rsq
Hazel cocked her eyebrows slightly. Was she trying to kick her out?“Yeah, what you are! It’s disgraceful that we should buy the same brand of clothes as you!”“Call your manager over! I’ll make a complaint! When is the threshold of your store so low? Why do you allow some bad women to come in?”Hazel’s eyes got cold.She and Joshua had just married, which left her in a very good mood recently, so she would tolerate these people shouting in front of her, but Katie tested her patience again and again.Trying to kick her out? They’re not qualified!The manager was already alarmed by the loud noise outside.
“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