Hazel did not know what to say, but she had to admit that what Joshua was saying made sense.
If that was the case, it did explain a lot. It may have been that Sunny did not love Marcus but feared that he would steal her sister, so she created trouble. Even to the point of trying to kill their daughter, Hazel, on numerous occasions. After all, in Sunny’s mind, Hazel was living proof that Marcus and Cate’s love did exist. There was nothing that would stop Sunny from hating Hazel.
"If this is all true," Hazel sighed with relief. "Why couldn’t we entice Sunny?”
“What do you want to do?” Joshua was worried, “Hazel Crowe, don’t you dare think about doing anything dangerous!”
"I haven’t even said anything!" Hazel snort
The auctioneer shouted again, "Number 25 bid for $75,000!"Joshua watched as the price increased to $80,000 and then to $85,000."It seems that Number 25 really wants that necklace," Hazel whispered.Joshua continued to frown as the price increased. He wasn’t going to give anyone the chance to buy a necklace that he wanted to give to Hazel. He tapped the display again.“Number 8 bids $100,000!” The auctioneer shouted. Everyone in the room began mumbling and looking around. They were shocked by the amount of the bid and thought about bidding again, but nobody dared to bid against Number 8."Don't be so extravagant..." Hazel's lips were trembling."It’s okay
Hazel really struggled to hold back her smile. Joshua Denmark may have been too ruthless, but she loved him being authoritative.Katie’s face became paler when she realized that Joshua was far beyond anything she had to expect, and it was apparent that her scheme was utterly useless.Katie felt humiliated, but she was still determined. The more a man was unsympathetic toward her, the more she wanted him. She didn’t care if he had a wife, taking someone else’s husband only made it more exciting and challenging."Sir, I..." But before she could finish her words, she suddenly felt fearful, there was a cold coming from Joshua that she could not explain.She wondered who he was and why he could give off such an overwhelming force?
Since it was not Hazel that they had kidnapped, it meant that Joshua and Hazel were aware of their plan and deliberately set them up. Fred was afraid that Joshua had followed them and would hurt them.Mandy was not stupid, but she was so angry that she could not think straight. She was thankful that Fred reminded her of the repercussions of the situation.As they rushed to escape, Fred stopped to start a fire, hoping it would confuse everyone long enough for them to get away. Joshua was quick, though, and they did not get far before he forced them off the road."What should we do?" Mandy was flustered. Looking out the car window, she began to tremble visibly.Fred’s face was pale. He was only a businessman and was definitely not good at plotting kidnappings and mur
It was all true, when Fred was young, he had fallen in love with Sunny, and he would do anything that she asked. After so many years, the love between them had become nothing but exchanges out of pure interest on Sunny’s part. Although a small part of him was thinking about her during Joshua’s interrogations, he was too scared not to expose her.Fred had always lived in a safe environment, so he never experienced pain like that before. He had broken his silence and confirmed everything that Joshua seemed to know already. There was no reason to keep covering for Sunny. He was going to save his own life; he didn’t want to spend his time always looking over his shoulder and running from Joshua."Did you conspire to kidnap Hazel?" Joshua asked angrily."No, not me! Sunny was the mastermind behind it!"
Sunny was at the Joseph Residence when she heard what was happening with Fred and Mandy. She knew that Joshua and Hazel would be on their way to see her.Before leaving to confront Sunny, Joshua had ordered his men to take Fred and Mandy directly to the police station and have them held. He would make sure to deal with them later. First, he needed to deal with Sunny.As they got closer to Joseph Residence, they could see smoke and flames over the tops of the house.“What is going on? What’s happening?” Hazel asked in a panic. She was banging against the car window, and they pulled in front of the house. There was a fire raging that she knew was too big to be put out easily.Hazel jumped out of the car and saw a shadow in a window on the second floor. Sh
As they drove back to Denmark Residence, Joshua made a promise to Hazel. He vowed that he would stay by her side until she felt like she was herself again. They both knew it was going to take some time to process everything that had happened.A few days after the fire, Hazel was still recovering when a visitor stopped by to see her.Hazel walked down the stairs slowly, in the living room, Susan was waiting for her. For a long time, Susan was not a welcomed guest at Denmark Residence, but after everything that had happened, Joshua realized it was not her fault."You are here to see me? What happened?" Hazel saw her and her expression became more complex.Her relationship with Susan had been very strained, and even though it had been eased with the recent events, it was on
On the day of her graduation ceremony, Hazel left Denmark Residence and traveled to University Q without Joshua. He told her that he had work to do but assured her that he would be there as soon as he was done.As soon as she arrived at University Q, Hazel went to her dorm room to meet Ariel and Summer. The first thing she said with a mysterious smile, “Did you prepare what I asked you to?”"Of course!" Ariel said with a huge grin, "Do not worry, we will help you do what you need to so that you will be happy!""Thank you so much!" Hazel was relieved even though her heart was pounding faster than it ever had.Hazel’s phone rang, and she disappointingly took it out of her purse. She assumed it was Joshua calling to say he wouldn’t be able to make it
“Aunt Katherine,” Hazel’s eyes sparkled with joy and excitement. “Are you really coming to my graduation?”“Yeah…yes?” Katherine looked at her with confusion, not understanding why she changed her mind so quickly.“Thank you so much.” Hazel was happier than she had thought she would be. “With you as a witness, I think I may actually be able to convince my parents.”“Witness to what?” Katherine was more confused. “Are you going to involve me in some scheme, Hazel?”“I’ve always been such a good child. Do you think I would do that?” said Hazel with a chuckle. “Rest assured, it’s nothing bad, and you will find out soon enough.”