“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.”
“What?” There was an uproar from the audience. Everyone started looking around and whispering in disbelief. They thought she had lost her mind and could not understand how she could be so selfish as to use this occasion to do something personal.“What's happening?” Katherine whispered to James. Because of Katherine’s high-ranking status, they were in the front row as distinguished guests, they were close enough to see the sweat forming on Hazel’s forehead.“I have no idea.” James frowned mysteriously.With the crowd whispering amongst themselves, Hazel spoke again as if she didn’t hear them. “Last year, I unexpectedly met a man. At first, I thought the timing was really bad, but since then, my whole world has become a mess!”
“Hazel, marry me?” He said in a soft, charming tone. Hazel felt a little lightheaded, she thought she might faint. There was absolutely no reason to say no to his proposal.“Mmm...” Her face was flushed as she nodded yes. Even if Joshua had asked her to marry him privately, she would have been too excited to answer with words.Joshua smiled and put the ring on her finger. He got up and leaned in to kiss her. He would finally get to marry the woman he loved, and he hoped she wouldn’t refuse what he wanted to do next.There were cheers and applause throughout the gym. However, Katherine was staring at the stage in disbelief.“Is that man Joshua?” she asked, looking seriously at James. Joshua had always kept a low profile, so Kather
Instead, Joshua immediately brought her to get a marriage license.“You are the one who proposed at your graduation ceremony, but now you are afraid to get a marriage license?” He chuckled.“Who says I’m afraid?” She blushed with embarrassment as she looked at him angrily.A smile curved his lips, and he couldn’t wait any longer. Joshua put his arm around Hazel’s waist and scooped her up into his arms.She exclaimed, looking shyly at Joshua. “Put me down! Everyone is looking at us!”“Then let them watch.” He chuckled. Hazel buried her face in his chest as Joshua carried her into the building.
“Yes, everything has been prepared.” Joshua nodded. He realized that Hazel misunderstood how he got her identification, but nothing would stop him from obtaining their marriage certificate.“But…” Though Hazel’s heart was filled with love, she was a bit hesitant.“Hazel, you don’t trust me?” He asked in a deep tone, he tried to look Hazel in the eyes, but she continued to look at the ground.“I... No,” she said hastily. “But…”She wasn’t prepared to rush into getting married. She had thought that after she proposed, they would wait until they spoke to her family and then pick a date.Instead, Joshua immediately brought her to get
“We can always come here another time,” Joshua whispered in Hazel’s ear as he hugged her closer. “Tonight is our wedding night.”Hazel trembled all over. She had been so overwhelmed that she had completely forgotten about it. However, since Joshua had mentioned it, she knew he hadn’t forgotten. After all, it was their wedding night, and some things were to be expected.“Alright...” Hazel said a bit nervously, her heart was racing just thinking about it.She turned to leave, but she was so excited that she tripped and fell forward. Before she could fall, Joshua reached out and caught her by the waist, he leaned in and whispered in her ear, “Let me carry you.” He started to kneel down so that she could climb onto his back.
“It was nothing!” Hazel said, sounding ashamed. She looked even guiltier than she had sounded, she wasn’t even able to believe her own lie.After taking a deep breath, she stated, “I was just watching some educational videos.”“Educational videos?” Joshua asked with a sly grin.He pulled Hazel’s chair out and lifted her up onto the desk, so she was facing him. He gently lifted her chin, his eyes deep. “There are some things I can teach you.”Before Hazel could react, he had wedged himself between her legs. She felt a shudder go through her body and her breathing became more rapid.“Joshua, what, what do you want?” She asked shyly as she felt her who
“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