Torn Between Forgiveness and Fury

"Hazel Stewart, let's get a divorce!" 

Hazel Stewart understood the meaning of these words. 

Those words had wounded her heart deeply even though she had heard them a lot. 

She stood up without thinking and went to assist the inebriated man. Before she could get close to Benjamin Lucas, he shoved her hard aside. 

"Don't touch me!" Benjamin's tone was icy and replete with impolite rejection. 

Hazel stumbled back. Her motion stopped when she struck the edge of the table. 

Benjamin approached her. He extended his arm and wrapped his hand around Hazel's neck. He asked, "Do you agree to this divorce?" wearing a dark smile. 

It was difficult for Hazel to speak when she was being choked. She was able to stutter, "I... do not." 

"You do not?" Benjamin tightened his hold around her neck, his smile growing even more icy. 

After that, he violently shoved Hazel onto the table and said, "In that case, you have to fulfill your obligation to me as my wife..." 

Hazel could only tolerate everything that was going on by tightly gripping the ends of the table. 

Benjamin finally decided to spare her after some time. 

He moved to the edge of the bed, opened the box by the bed, and removed a tablet. With his characteristic cold tone, he threw it onto Hazel's body and said, "Swallow it." 

The pill dropped to the ground, but not before landing on Hazel's body. 

She examined the tablet that was on the ground. Hazel dipped her head and carefully picked it up. 

Hazel took up the pill and hesitated a bit before swallowing it. 

Benjamin watched as Hazel took the pill and then walked out. 

Hazel held the pill in her mouth until Benjamin had completely disappeared from her view. 

Hazel laughed miserably as she stared at the tiny pill, and then she began to cry quietly. 

Never having been brave enough to cry in front of Benjamin. 

Eventually, Benjamin had admitted to her that he detested seeing her dejected expression and that he detested it when she cried. 

Hazel showed up for work at MC Enterprise the next day without incident. 

Benjamin Lucas was the owner of the largest company in Lake City, MC Enterprise. Hazel was his personal assistant, by coincidence. 

As soon as she walked into the president's office, she heard Benjamin's icy words. 

This is the third time this month that you have been late, he said. Your bonus income has been fully subtracted." 

With a slight bow of her head, Hazel answered, "So you can dock my pay." 

In actuality, Hazel had not been late at all. All Benjamin was doing was searching for an excuse to deduct her pay. 

Benjamin said, "You can quit if you have any opinions about it," without looking up. 

"I don't have any opinions," Hazel blinked in response. "Let me prepare some coffee for you." 

Hazel made Benjamin some coffee and then gave it to him. 

She heard Yvonne's words as she was about to enter his office. 

Benjamin had been in love with Yvonne Taylor for four years. Benjamin had come to see Hazel only as a cunning and self-centered woman because of Yvonne. 

Hazel had once been warned by Benjamin that the only thing he could give her was a license to marry. She was only able to work for him because his grandmother put pressure on her. 

She was instructed to stay away from Yvonne whenever she appeared at the business. Hazel's departure from MC Enterprise was the consequence of her failure to adhere to it. 

Hazel was terrified to defy. 

Hazel heard Yvonne say, "Benjamin, you've finally decided to let me join the company as your assistant," as she turned to avoid her in the lounge. I'm overjoyed." 

Hazel heard Benjamin nod in agreement. 

Hazel stopped dead in her tracks at this. Her hands trembled around the coffee cup she was holding. 

It was a rare occasion when Hazel entered the office and became agitated before Benjamin. She exclaimed, "I don't approve of that!" 

Benjamin gave Hazel a stern look and said, "What right do you have to disagree?" in a tone that was cold. 

"Benjamin, you promised me," Hazel exclaimed. 

"I made you a promise, but that was three years ago. Benevolently, "Somethings ought to have changed a long time ago," was his response. "You don't get any say in the company's affairs." 

"Grandma would never consent to that. Don't you worry about upsetting her?" Hazel's only trading chip was Benjamin's grandmother. 

Benjamin's face darkened the moment he heard those words. "Hazel Stewart, you never stop mentioning my grandma. Are you not tired yet? I'll give you a heads up: don't try to push me with my grandmother. The HR department is located on the fifth floor if you feel that you cannot continue working for this company." 

This was Benjamin's last instrument. Hazel was forced to grit her teeth and put up with everything no matter what, even if Benjamin threatened to retire or file for divorce. 

*** That very afternoon, word of Yvonne Taylor's new position as MC Enterprise's president's assistant spread like wildfire throughout the workplace. 

The company knew full well that Yvonne was Benjamin's girlfriend. 

Benjamin had originally intended to give Yvonne a separate room. Yvonne, on the other hand, asserted that she was here for work and suggested that they abide by the company's policies. 

As such, it made sense that Yvonne and Hazel would begin to share an office. 

Yvonne smiled as she walked over to Hazel. She responded, "Hazel Stewart, you resorted to despicable means to steal Benjamin from me three years ago and plotted to get married to him." 

"But how are things going for you now?" 

"The entire company, no, in fact, everyone in Lake City knows that I am his real girlfriend." 

"If you're smart, you should leave Benjamin of your own accord." 

"Otherwise, don't blame me for being nasty." 

The president's weekly schedule is as follows. I've already chosen for you the most significant clients. Now that you are his assistant, you ought to take care of business." "The first thing you should do upon arriving at the company every morning is to make a cup of coffee for the president," Hazel said, passing Yvonne a paper. You must grind the coffee beans by hand, and President Lucas prefers his coffee without sugar." 

Before Hazel could complete her sentence, Yvonne slapped the paper she was holding. Yvonne swallowed her grin. 

"Why are you so shameless?" she said, her voice full of hate. Despite the fact that Benjamin has no love for you, you cling to him. You know that whenever Benjamin sees you, he always tells me how disgusted he is? I'm not sure how your parents raised you at all. You are nothing more than a con artist who preys on the romantic interests of others." 

"Yvonne Taylor!" Hazel abruptly got to her feet and slammed her hand down on the table. "We both know very well exactly what happened three years ago." 

"So what if we know very well?" Yvonne gave a sneer. Over the previous three years, you have undoubtedly made numerous attempts to clarify your situation to Benjamin. It would have worked long ago if he was really going to believe you." 

"Cease to think! The one Benjamin loves is me. You're just a nasty woman in his heart. You see, all I had to do was tell him that I wanted to work for the company. The next day, he permitted me to report to work. You ought to be the only one who truly knows where I stand in his heart. You should leave before it's too late if you're wise. If not, I'll see to it that you meet a horrible end!" 

"Is that accurate? "Let's wait and see what happens in that case," Hazel responded. She would never just back off because Yvonne joined the company; she had endured everything for the previous three years without being split up. 

Yvonne let out a sudden cry and collapsed to the floor. "Miss Stewart, I know you don't like me and you never wanted me to join the company," she said, her tone quickly turning angry. But all I wanted to do was support Benjamin and assist him in getting over some of his work-related problems. I should not be doing this because I am aware that you two are married. However, your marriage was a mistake from the start; you were the one who..." Yvonne started crying. 

It didn't take Hazel long to surmise that Benjamin had most likely entered the room. 

Yes, Benjamin made significant progress. Reaching down, he lifted Yvonne up. He looked at Hazel, a look of rage on his face. "You should know that there is a limit to my tolerance." 

Please don't hold Miss Stewart responsible, Benjamin. All she wanted to do was run from me. "She doesn't want me here," Yvonne said, leaning heavily on Benjamin as though she lacked self-confidence and couldn't stand on her own. 

Beneath her arms, Hazel balled her fists. 

"This building has a CCTV system in place. You can watch the video to see what actually transpired earlier for yourself." 

Benjamin would never believe what Hazel said, she knew. Benjamin could only discover the truth through the CCTV tape. 

Yvonne's eyes flashed and she began to cry even harder when she heard those words. 

"All I wanted, Benjamin, was to work happily with Miss Stewart." We are both your helpers, after all. All I did was ask her some questions about my job and seek her guidance. But rather than assist me, she shoved me and even slapped my face with a piece of paper." 

Yvonne was crying the most she had ever done. 

Benjamin comforted her and reprimanded Hazel. "If you dare bully Yvonne again, I'll sure to teach you a lesson that even grandmother cannot interfere in." 

"Haha ..." With regret, Hazel laughed. 

Benjamin, in fact, had no desire to view the CCTV footage. 

Everything Yvonne said, he believed.