Simon stood aside after seeing his boss become stiff, he immediately left to prepare the car because he knew, they would be going to McCollum’s mansion any second from now.Alex watched the doctor inject Hazel who fell asleep immediately on his lap.“ she will be able to relax with the injection.” The doctor assured him.“ I would like to transfer her,” he said for the doctor to nod.“ what about the other patients?” He asked Alex who arranged Hazel's head on the pillow before he covered her up then he pecked her forehead.“He will be under your care” he finally said walking out of the room.Bodyguards were already stationed at the door to Hazel's room after Simon quarreled with them for letting their boss lady's room stay with no security.They greeted their boss who didn’t respond as he walked past them.At the garage, Simon opened the door for Alex but he didn’t get in instead he walked to the driver's side.“Make sure Hazel is transferred to Anthony's hospital and make sure she’s
Hazel looked around the beautiful hospital room, she wondered what she was doing in such a luxurious hospital room, in her entire twenty-three years of living, she had never seen such a luxurious hospital room with such a big bed and cushion chairs, and beautiful paintings except for few romantic novels she has read and imagine the author's description but reality she has never.She wondered if she was dreaming so she closed her eyes and opened it again but she was still where she was.“No way” she whispered. She remembered Alex being with her and her head spinning then the doctor did something and the next thing she fell asleep but this was not the room she was in for sure.Hazel didn’t want to believe her eyes so she took a deep breath and closed her eyes again.That minute, Alex stepped into the room, and he frowned at Hazel who looked like she was meditating, he quietly went to sit on the single couch and crossed his legs while he waited for whatever she was doing.Alex checked hi
Alex walks into his office to meet his father sitting on his office couch.Simon already saw the trending news on entertainment but couldn’t show his boss, he stood at Alex's desk front after he greeted his chairman.“ leave,” Alex said for Simon to nod and quietly left the office.“ what are you doing here?” he asked for Gerald to stand up and look at his son before he sighed.“Since you don’t respect our relationship, I decided to respect it and come to you,” he said for Alex to nod.“So?” He asked looking at his father straight in his eyes.“Why did you do what you did?” His father asked for Alex to shake his head.“What I should have done that night you did what you did,” he said for Gerald to sigh.“ Alex, what I hate the most is our family being the gossip of not just New York but the whole state. You…“I’ve been meaning to ask you this, what does she have that mom doesn’t?” He asked for Gerald to sigh.“ don’t bring Marie into this, let her rest in…“ you are the one that’s not
Alex watched the blonde-haired lady kneeling on the floor at the front of his desk, he smirked before he turned to the piled-up documents in front of him.“ what do I don’t have that she has?” Kayla asked for Alex to not respond.“OK even if you don’t want to marry me why can’t you just pretend like we are together,” she says but still Alex doesn’t respond.“ I know you hate my mother and blame her for your mother's death but trust me I…“ your time is over get out” he looked at her with his cold gaze but Kayla had made up her mind to not feel intimidated.“I’m not living until you respond to me,” she said releasing tears.“Does your mother know her princess is kneeling in my office?” He asked for Kayla to clean her tears.“ I don’t care if she knows or not Alex, if you don’t wa…“ then get out,” Alex said picking up his office phone.“Christopher, I have a nuisance in my office,” he said and hung up.“Alex” Kayla called as her face was full of pain, anger, and hatred towards Alex as
Hazel doesn’t understand the question she is being asked, she doesn’t respond and this makes Martha start losing her patience.“Don’t play the I love him and I can’t leave him kind of thing here. You and I know your aim in Alex's life, since his mother's death, he hasn’t seen a lady who loves him for being Alex, not the Rich CEO and I know that’s what you are using so instead of the long act why don’t you take what you want. Name it, house, car, money. Say it how much?” Martha asked for Hazel to finally raise her head.“ I love him,” she said for Martha to scoff.“ you don’t know him, do you?” She stood up going to Hazel's drip stand as she touched the hanging drip smiling while Hazel carefully watched her.“You don’t know the kind of person he is, you don’t know how ruthless he can be. Wait did you think he is supposed to be the McCollum’s heir, he’s a child of a bastard child, the McCollum doesn’t belong to him and tell me, when finally we decided since he didn’t want to give in to
Hazel walks down the stairs with the help of Grace, she still feels pains around the abdomen area, and Katherine watches as the mansion butler rushes towards Hazel helping her walk so gently that if he holds her too hard she will break.“ thank you Thomas” Hazel smiled at him as he helped her sit in the dining area.She was full of curiosity and wonders as she wanted to know when Hazel become a CEO's wife.“ Miss Katherine, the madam would like to see you now” Grace walked towards Katherine who nodded as she followed her to the dining area, she had been gasping since she stepped into this mansion. It’s luxurious, the design and how clean it looks.Katherine sat in the dining area while Hazel asked Grace to leave them alone.The once-best friends stare at each other, both faces are full of disgust and wonder but in a different meaning. One is disgusted by how the naive one becomes the CEO's wife and wonders when it happens while the other one is disgusted by how the other accepted the
Katherine sat in the taxi that was driving her to her apartment, she aimed to know if Hazel was involved with Kayla's love life after the encounter in the mall and now she had confirmed it, she kept wondering how Hazel got to meet the handsome billionaire, her curiosity makes her want to stay in the job and find out how her once best friend becomes a CEO wife.At a Gentlemen's club, Martha gushed and laughed at the guy who was stripping at her front, she put some money in his pants before he carried her up from her chair making the audience scream as he kissed her.After he dropped her down, he went back to the stage while Martha left backstage.The young man walked towards her wearing his shirt after his show making Martha smile at him.“ I told you I’m a married woman, Mason,” she said for the guy to smile.“But you’ve never disagreed in our hotel room,” he said walking close to Martha who hit his chest smiling.“ I have a job for you,” she said for Mason to smile.“Seriously,” he s
It’s been two days since Alex left for his two-week seminar, Hazel woke up feeling bored as she can’t talk to the maids because they are not allowed to discuss and she’s not the social type to always be on her phone. Her abdomen has healed enough for her to walk without support. She walks towards the bathroom to clean up before walking down for breakfast.At Katherine's apartment, Steven sighed after he looked at how depressed she looked.“Doing this won’t make you happy, I told you let me talk to Hazel but you refuse then let me talk to the so-called husband still you refuse. I told you at first Hazel will take revenge on you but you think I’m joking. She doesn’t look that innocent anymore” Steven said for Katherine to clean her tears.“Please when coming back, take a look at the restaurant where she works, they know you there, ask questions about her. She just started a war she won’t win” Katherine said blowing her nose before she left upstairs to her room. Steven sighed as he shoo
Hazel hugged the governor’s wife after dinner. As they walked to their car with their guards following behind, Hazel glanced around nervously. Alex, noticing her uneasiness since their moment on the balcony, gently helped her step into the car before climbing in after her. Hazel sighed, relaxing her hands on her protruding stomach.“If someone is pregnant, do they get to see things?” she asked hesitantly.Alex pulled out his phone. “I’m calling Dr. Frankie,” he said, not sure how to answer her.He held her hand while waiting for Frankie to pick up.“Sir Alex,” Frankie greeted.“Do pregnant women hallucinate?” Alex asked directly.“Yes, Sir Alex. A lot of pregnant women seem to have hallucinations,” Frankie explained.Alex sighed in relief and hung up, turning to Hazel.“He said yes, so don’t worry,” Alex reassured her, placing his palm on her protruding stomach.Hazel smiled but still looked concerned. “Alex…” she called softly.“Yes love?”“Since Harden left, he hasn’t made any moves
At Diana’s residence, Hazel knocked on the door, and a moment later, it opened to reveal Diana, her face swollen from crying. “Hazel!” Diana exclaimed, pulling her into a tight hug. “I brought you something,” Hazel said gently, gesturing for the guard to set the items down. Diana wiped her tears and smiled faintly. “Thank you. I didn’t expect you to come.” Hazel held her hands. “Of course I would come. You’re not alone, Diana. You have people who care about you.” Diana’s lips trembled, and she nodded. “I thought it was all my fault. If only I’d done things differently…” Camila came out smiling awkwardly. “I’m sorry, meet my friend and colleague, Camila” Diana introduced for Hazel to smile at Camila who smile back. “ when she said she knows Alexander McCollum wife I chuckled but now I believe.” Camila said for Hazel to smile. “Nothing special though” she said as she held on Diana before they sat down while Camila left to make a cup of tea for Hazel. “Don’t blame you
Simon couldn’t believe that his old friend, whom he had met just once and exchanged numbers with, had reached out to him for help.“Calm down. I’ll call you back because right now, I’m in the middle of work,” he said, hearing the desperation in his friend’s voice.“Okay, please do call me. I’m really in need, Simon,” his friend replied before hanging up.Simon sighed, walking toward Hazel, who had just picked out a luxury brand shoe and bag. Together, they left the store.They drove to a phone shop, where Simon went in to purchase a new phone for Hazel.While waiting in the car, Alex looked at Hazel.“So, you’re not talking to me anymore, hmm?” he asked. Hazel turned to him, frowning.“Why wouldn’t I speak with you? Why are you accusing me? I didn’t say—”“I’m not accusing you, Hazel. I’m just saying you haven’t spoken to me since your call,” Alex said, his tone softening.“Does that mean I’m ignoring you? You’re accusing me, right now, Alex, and—”“Baby,” Alex interjected, surprised
Hazel heard the line drop as Diana rushed to check the news. “Diana, Diana,” Hazel called, but the line kept cutting off. She sighed sadly, finding it hard to cry for them, yet it hurt her heart to see their story end like that. “Madam, your lunch is ready,” the butler returned to inform Hazel, who only nodded as she sat on the couch, looking downcast. At the hospital, Diana broke down in tears as she read the news. She couldn’t hold back her emotions, feeling as if she was responsible for Steven’s drastic decision. “No… no!” she cried out, drawing the attention of a doctor and two nurses who rushed to her. “Nurse Diana, are you alright?” the doctor asked, but Diana kept crying. “Please call Nurse Camila; she’s her friend. She can calm her down,” one of the nurses said. “It was her ex-boyfriend who killed himself and his ex in California,” another nurse whispered, but Diana wasn’t listening. She kept crying, blaming herself for not giving Steven another chance. Camila
The standoff was electric, the three of them caught in a storm of past betrayals and present dangers. Hazel took a shaky breath, glancing between the two men who represented two parts of her life one that had been, and one that was. “This has to end, Harden,” she said, her voice strong despite the quiver in her chest. “We can’t keep going like this. We were just friends, stop acting like we dated.” Harden’s eyes filled with a mixture of pain and acceptance, and he nodded slowly, stepping back toward his car. “I just needed to hear it from you.” With one last glance, he got into his SUV and drove away, leaving the air heavy with unspoken words. Hazel felt Alex’s arm wrap around her waist, grounding her as the tension finally began to melt away. But as they stood there, watching the car disappear down the road, Alex knew this was far from over. Harden’s obsession was dangerous, and he would need to be ready for whatever came next. “I’ll protect you, Hazel,you and our baby is m
The sound of birds chirping echoed gently inside the spacious bedroom, coaxing Hazel from a deep sleep. She stirred, turning from side to side before slowly opening her eyes. The first thing she noticed was the emptiness beside her—Alex’s side of the bed was cold. Confused, Hazel sat up, rubbing her eyes before sliding out from under the covers. The cool morning air sent a shiver down her spine as she padded across the room to the bathroom. “Alex?” she called out, her voice reverberating softly against the tiled walls. Silence. He wasn’t there. A slight frown creased her forehead as she turned and walked out of the room, the soft patter of her bare feet moving down the elegant, wooden staircase. Each step was deliberate, the polished wood glistening under the warm glow of the morning sun filtering through the large windows. Hazel stopped at the last step, pausing as a peculiar stillness greeted her. “Alex, baby, where are you?” she called again, her voice tinged with worry. She cr
Inside the dark room, all the lights were off, and only the moonlight spread its pale glow across the space. Harden sat there, staring into the void, replaying the image of Hazel turning away from him, as if she’d never promised to stay away from Alex. He knew she was weak when it came to Alex, acting like they had never discussed moving on from him. Harden clenched his fists, rubbing his head.“I’m not letting this go like we didn’t talk about it, Hazel. Alex can’t have you anymore,” Harden muttered, frustration and anger clouding his expression.Meanwhile, far away in Hawaii, AS03 had just received the news of AS02’s death after a fight with Alex.He couldn’t believe that a five years old boy he was sent to assassinate his mother is now back, taking them down one by one. It pained him more to know that he had been paid to carry out the job when he was eighteen, his first successful job. Now Alex was seeking revenge, as if he had intended the killing himself.AS03 bit his inner cheek
Later that evening, as the sun dipped below the horizon, casting an orange glow over the secluded villa, Alex stood at the large windows, watching the scene outside, his mind racing. Simon had gone to gather a security team, leaving Alex and Hazel alone for the moment. He turned when he heard Hazel’s soft footsteps approaching. “You look like you’re carrying the weight of the world,” she said, gently placing a hand on his shoulder. “You don’t have to do this alone, Alex.” He turned, his expression softening as he looked at her. “It’s not just about protecting us, Hazel. If they’ve gone this far—burning down the company, attacking people close to me—they’re desperate. I need to end this, or they’ll keep coming.” Hazel met his gaze, determination sparking in her eyes. “Then we’ll end it together.” He sighed, cupping her face. “You’re the strongest person I know. You’ve gone through a lot because of me, but this… this is different. I don’t want you anywhere near what’s coming.”
Alex’s hand traced gently over Hazel’s growing baby bump, his touch warm and reverent. It had only been a few months since she became pregnant, yet her body seemed to have transformed in every way. Her breasts had grown fuller, her face glowed, and every inch of her seemed more beautiful, more ethereal. His hand drifted up to cup one of her breasts, feeling its weight and fullness, which made him chuckle softly. Hazel gave him a curious look, amusement dancing in her eyes. “Why are you laughing?” “Nothing,” he said with a mischievous grin, shaking his head. Then, slowly, he began to place tender kisses across her stomach, brushing his lips over her skin as if to imprint his love on every inch of her. He held her hands, helping her settle into a reclining position as the chair slowly transformed into a makeshift bed. With gentle care, he arranged her body and leaned down, his mouth tracing a path from her belly to her chest. “You’re so beautiful,” he murmured, his eyes flicking up