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“Don’t be afraid, Hazel.”
“I’ll never hurt you. I just want to take you home…”
But Hazel could see the desperation in his eyes, a man who had lost everything.
The moonlight he had longed for, the dream he’d chased for eight years, was nothing more than a mirage.
The Wright family business, the empire he’d fought to build, was slipping through his fingers, ready to abandon him at the slightest touch.
In this world, the only thing that had ever been real was his obsession with Hazel. Without her, he was nothing. Hazel recoiled, her body instinctively pulling away from him.
Hatred flashed across her face as she looked at him, unable to suppress the disgust
All these years, Hazel had known Ambrose to be stubborn, but she never imagined he would be this consumed, this unhinged!
She almost collapsed against the wall, the terror from that moment of life or death still gripping her. Her legs. trembled, weak from fear
Tears began to fall, slow and relentless, the weight of the fear still lingering in her chest.
Ambrose’s heart twisted. His breath caught in his throat.
He had never meant to scare her, never intended to force her into this kind of terror
The news hit Ambrose like a thunderclap, the board of directors was preparing to vote him out.
Overwhelmed, he sought solace in alcohol, hoping the liquor could drown the storm raging inside him.
Under the haze of drunkenness, his longing for Hazel reached an unbearable peak. He couldn’t control himself any longer. His mind only screamed for one thing: her.
“Hazel… I’m sorry. Come back to me… let’s leave the past behind and start fresh, okay?”
“The world out there… it’s so dangerous. Only I can keep you safe.”
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“I’ve figured it out, I’ll handle Scarlett. I never really loved her… I was just confused, suppressed for so long…”
“I understand, Ambrose,” she said softly, her voice filled with a tenderness she couldn’t fully control. “Please, just a little more time. Please
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While speaking, her fingers hovered over her phone, sending a distress message to her mother.
She dared not anger Ambrose, she feared what he might do in his current state.
Ambrose’s eyes softened, a glimmer of hope lighting up his gaze.
He looked at Hazel as if she held the key to his salvation, like a child waiting for a promise to be kept “Okay, okay. As long as you forgive me, Hazel, I’ll wait for as long as it takes.” His voice was pleading, a raw desperation in every word.
Hazel’s reply was soft but firm. “It won’t be long…”
Her voice held no trace of doubt, her resolve steely despite the emotions swirling inside her.
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Soon after, her mother arrived, the sound of her footsteps heavy and determined. With a platinum bag in hand. she wasted no time, her first swing landing squarely on Ambrose.
The police, standing in the shadows, moved in swiftly, pinning Ambrose down as they took control of the situation.
Ambrose, dazed and defeated, turned his gaze to Hazel, his voice low, filled with disbelief.
“You lied to me? You haven’t forgiven me. Hazel, why are you doing this? Don’t you understand? I love you!” Hazel leaned into her mother’s protective embrace, her body trembling, but her words were cold and final.
“I will never forgive you, and I never want to see you again.”
“If you ever show up in front of me again, I will shoot you on sight,”
The police detained Ambrose, and as his identity was confirmed, the shockwaves rippled out, making headlines both domestically and internationally.
The Wright family and Hazel’s father were soon on their way, eager to negotiate and minimize the damage. Claudia cried uncontrollably, her sobs echoing through the room, while Ambrose himself, desperate to smooth things over, offered an obscene amount of compensation, hoping it would settle the storm.
“This time, the Wright family was at fault. We hope Mrs. Bell and you, Hazel, will look at the past and let this go.” Gianna didn’t flinch. With a cold, merciless laugh, she tore the letter of understanding into pieces, the sound of paper shredding hanging in the air like a death sentence.
“You’ve wronged my daughter to this extent,” she said, her voice venomous. “Do you think I’m someone easy to bully? Our Bell family doesn’t need your dirty money!”
Claudia, her face reddened with fury, immediately pointed a trembling finger at Hazel, her voice a sharp, biting
curse.
“You shameless woman! You ran away from the wedding, humiliated the family in public, and now you’re conspiring with outsiders to ruin the Wright family!”
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Hazel stood unwavering, the tension in the room thick with accusation, but her resolve was as unshakable as
