In the evening, Hazel and Mandy had already gone home after long hours of shopping together. As they were about to open the door, they heard a woman's laughter echoing from the inside.What's going on?Puzzled by the sound, Hazel immediately turned the door open.In the living room, Zac had his arm wrapped around a woman while he was watching TV.The woman was gorgeous. In fact, she had an angel's face, but a devil's body. She was decked in designer wear from head to toe as if she was fresh out of a branded store.She held Zac in his arms as she leaned against his shoulders. They looked incredibly intimate.Hazel's jaw dropped. He actually had a girlfriend? Why did he never mention it?Feeling as if she had just been struck by lightning, Mandy fell onto the ground. Luckily, Hazel caught her from falling.Zac didn't even bother to look at her. Instead, his stare was fixated on Hazel. There was a flash of anger in her beautiful eyes. Although it was faint,
When Zac finally knew that something was up, it was already too late. The moment he swallowed the cabbage, it felt as if his whole mouth was burning. He coughed with great force, trying to get rid of the spice.Hazel had put a whole bottle of wild pepper into the pot without anyone noticing.Seeing his face flushed and sweaty as he ran to the kitchen to get some water, Hazel was in a good mood. She picked up the chopsticks and began to eat slowly. A smile was playing on her lips.When he returned to the table, Zac smiled bitterly. "Are you feeling better now? Do you want to punish me again?"Hazel snorted in disgust. In fact, she was far from done yet. As long as she continued to think of Zac 'cheating' on her, her anger continued to spread like wildfire."You better clean your room today. I swear, don't you even think about catching infectious diseases?" she snapped. She had always thought that Zac was a clean freak. It seemed, however, that sex w
The atmosphere in the living room felt like a funeral. It was so silent that she could hear a pin drop.Bob and Lucy, especially Lucy, were on the verge of exploding in anger.Looking like a child who had done something wrong, Hazel lowered her head until the tip of her chin touched her chest. She didn't dare look them in the eye.How the hell was she going to explain this? If they said that they had gotten drunk and signed off on the marriage certificate and that they were planning to get a divorce in two months, they would freak the hell out.Zac stared at Hazel's parents. Although they stared at him as if he was a criminal who had kidnapped their daughter, he decided to answer frankly, "Uncle, aunt, it's really wrong to hide this from you. Hazel and I–""How long have you known each other?" Lucy interrupted him coolly. She was in no mood to hear his explanation."One–""One year!"Hazel interr
"Hazel, you've known Zac for a year. In fact, you're already married, and you're saying that you don't know whether he can drive or not?" Lucy demanded, narrowing her eyes at the couple.Hazel paled. "Well, mom, that's because he doesn't own a car. That's why I never asked him if he could drive or not."Lucy snorted. She obviously wasn't convinced with her excuse. "This just means you don't know each other very well.""Yes, we do!" she protested.Wanting to get down to the bottom of this, Lucy turned her gaze to Zac. "Fine. Zac, tell me how much you know about our Hazel."'Shit! I forgot to write that down!' Hazel thought to herself.However, Zac was extremely calm when he answered, "In my opinion, her personality is a combination of contradictions. Although she's indifferent in nature, she's always careful with her money. In fact, every coin is precious to her that she even keeps her trusty notebook to jot down all her expenses. She's easily satisf
"Let's fake a relationship," he said lowly.She furrowed her eyebrows. "And what are we going to do then?""Like, we can go on dates and stuff–like pretend we're together," he explained.Hazel frowned, not really knowing what Zac was implying. "So, you mean we pretend to actually be a couple? Like one of those reality shows?""That's right!" Zac gave her a thumbs up. "I know that you haven't been in love before, so I'll make sure to make this experience unforgettable."'Why are you being so kind-hearted? What are you thinking?' These thoughts raced through Hazel's mind as she stared at him reproachfully. "If you really want to play the couple, then you could ring Mandy up. I'm sure she'll love that." She scoffed.His smile faltered and he tightened his grip around her waist. "Do you really want me to find another woman?"Her lips curled. "Well, that's your business, isn't it?""Really?" Raising his eyebrows up in the air, he st
The next day, when Lucy and Bob came to visit Hazel, she was still fast asleep. She was woken up by the doorbell ringing, so she went to open the door groggily and went back to lie on the bed.Lucy looked around and asked, "Where is Zac?""Asleep in his room," she replied in a daze. After getting off the Ferris wheel, they went to see a movie and didn't come home until midnight."I just saw that he isn't in the room. He must be out." Lucy paused and added casually, "You two didn't sleep together?"Upon hearing Lucy's words, Hazel became wide awake, scared. While she was thinking about how to answer, she suddenly heard Bob's voice. "You didn't have a fight with Zac, did you?" he asked."No, we are completely fine." Hazel quickly came up with an excuse. "I don't really sleep well at night. I either snatch the quilt from him or kick him out of the bed. Because of that, he can't sleep well beside me and it has affected his work. So we decided to sleep
In the coffee shop, Hazel sat with her head bowed down.With nothing else to do, she preoccupied herself with stirring the coffee in her cup. An awkward silence persisted.Hanson felt a wave of disappointment in his heart. There seemed to be an invisible distance between them, like a white mist, spreading around. And it expanded slowly, making her farther and farther away from him. But the worst part was, he could do nothing to stop it.'Is it because of my wedding ceremony or perhaps it has something to do with the man who attended the engagement party with her?' His thoughts took him to dark places."How are you doing these days?" he asked, attempting to break the deafening silence."Not bad." She pursed her lips and asked, "Hanson, are you here to invite me for the wedding?" She couldn't take it anymore and wished to know the reason behind his sudden call.He trembled violently, a touch of bitterness emerging in his heart. "You want to re
Zac's room's door was still closed. He showed no signs of coming out.Even though Hazel was sure he would have locked it from inside, she twisted the handle. Surprisingly, it wasn't locked! She then peeped inside, trying to see what Zac was doing.It was already evening and the sky was dim, making the room extremely dark. Zac was standing in front of the window, motionless, like a lifeless thing. The night wind blew inside through the window, swaying the curtains. However, Zac stood firm on the ground, unperturbed by the wild wind. Nothing could arouse his reaction because his heart was in a much worse condition.Although his face was hidden from her view, she could imagine the gloom that would be etched on his face. Her presence didn't bring any reaction from him either.She cut an orange into pieces and sneaked inside."Zac, I'm back. Would you like to have some oranges?"But he turned a deaf ear to her."This orange is so sweet and