“Yes,” Joshua gently tucked her hair behind her ears, “Hazel, you will never know how much you mean to me.”
She was relieved. Although, she could not tell whether it was Joshua’s heartfelt words or if he was just said it to soothe her since he was convinced that she was Denmark’s daughter. However, it still eased her worries to hear it.
“I believe you.” She smiled.
Joshua’s eyes were a little deeper. He sighed. “You, silly girl, you don’t completely believe me… But it doesn’t matter because time will tell.”
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Hazel thought things would
“Ah?!” Hazel was taken aback. She wondered if she heard correctly, Katherine had really asked her to join the army. What she said next left Hazel with her head in the clouds and feeling like it was a dream.“You’re a good fit,” Katherine contemplated. “If I train you myself, you will be far more successful than I am. In the future, you will be the general everyone admires and respects.”“... Ah?” Hazel was still having trouble wrapping her head around what Katherine was saying. The praise made her heart beat faster, and she was having trouble breathing.All Hazel could think was how exciting it sounded and how much she wanted to say yes.Katherine looked at her with a smile, she had seen Hazel’s reaction and gue
Hazel was a little confused. She had thought that Sunny was neutral, but now she was at Denmark Residence with Fred Cohen, maybe she was partial to Mandy and Fred after all.Keeping everything in mind, Hazel and Crystal walked to the study. They hadn’t even gone in when they could hear the yelling.“Joshua, don’t go too far!” Fred said angrily, “Now that Sunny has confirmed that the necklace is the one created by Marcus and Cate! The evidence is real, and it has always been with Mandy, which proves her identity. She is the daughter of the Denmark family!”“It’s ridiculous that you want to prove your identity with a necklace,” said Joshua simply.“Indeed, a necklace can’t prove anything,” Sunny said s
“I wouldn’t mind taking care of you if I need to,” Hazel said helplessly. “But don’t try to change the subject… By the way, did Aunt Sunny... change her opinion?”Joshua looked into Hazel’s sad eyes, he gently touched her cheek.“Sunny Joseph has never changed sides,” he said, his eyes a little deeper. “She has always been on Mandy’s side, pretending to be neutral. After all, it would be more convincing if a neutral character defected.”He lowered his head and quietly said, “If it was not for me accidentally rescuing Mandy and giving them the wrong idea, she would not have come to me so quickly. She assumed that I had changed my attitude towards Mandy, so she took the opportunity to approach me.”
Everyone in the room looked at Sunny. At this point, her opinion undoubtedly played a critical role.Sunny hesitated, she was concerned about Joshua and how the situation favoring Mandy would affect him. She could see that the directors were all on Mandy’s side and complained about Joshua.Mandy and Fred had the lucky necklace as evidence, and as long as Sunny confirmed that it was authentic, Mandy would have to be accepted as Denmark's daughter. Joshua would have no way to deny it, regardless of how much he protested.The situation seemed all too perfect, it made Sunny feel uneasy. After all, Joshua, and even though she did not see him often, it was always clear to her that he was even harder to deal with than his mentor and father, Marcus Denmark.After taking a
"That is ridiculous!" Fred's face was red, he pointed at Joshua and shouted, “You still want to use some ludicrous reason to smear Mandy and her identity! She has evidence and complete information. She even looks so much like Cate. Why do you keep saying she is not the daughter of the Denmark family!?”Mandy bit her lip tightly, she never expected that Joshua would react like he was. Her eyes were red, and she said, “Hazel, I don’t want to take Denmark Group from you. I just wanted to find my parents. But, how can you do this? Even if it is for the money, how could you lie and take it from Joshua? This is everything that my parents worked on in their entire life. Do you have no conscience?”The meeting room was loud and chaotic, some people were whispering while others were yelling. After all, the directors believed that Mandy was
"So," Joshua's glare became sharper, "Director Cohen admits that he knew Mandy and has been in contact with her for a long period of time?”"I..." Fred slumped down in his chair.The atmosphere in the meeting room was tense. Even with the photo, the directors were suspicious of Joshua’s story. They found it hard to believe that Fred could hide that well for twenty years, just to get Denmark’s property. No matter what others were thinking, Fred knew that he had to admit to himself that people were conflicted and that he may not win.Hazel looked at Joshua quietly. It turned out that he had been investigating all along. The details and the secrets from the past all required a lot of effort, and when Joshua was doing his best to protect her, she had doubted him. She suddenly felt remorseful.
Everyone felt a little overwhelmed with everything that was mentioned. After seeing that Joshua could find so much hidden information and make Mandy confess immediately, they realized exactly how powerful Joshua was.Although they were unsure why Mandy would have done such senseless things, they could understand that Joshua had evidence, so Mandy confessed because she was worried.Since Joshua claimed that there was more evidence, it was naturally assumed that it was authentic."After the kidnappers took the child, they handed her to one of their younger brothers and asked him to kill her and then toss the body. The brother could not go through with the killing though, he didn’t think that she would survive since she was so weak at the time and just threw her on the side of the road.” Joshua calmly state
"After all, Susan would probably enjoy money more than an old house she doesn't like very much." Hazel continued.Sunny hesitated for a second, and she smiled indifferently, "You are right, I will discuss with Susan and let you know as soon as possible. Goodbye for now.”After she left, Joshua said, "You still won’t give up?"Hazel did not really want the old house of Joseph's Family. She just needed an excuse to get close to Joseph's house again."Well," Hazel nodded hard and said, "Joshua, maybe it doesn't make sense, but... I just think there's something I need to find in Joseph Residence.""Okay," Joshua nodded, "But when you go, make sure to bring Crystal White with you."