Chapter 74

“Who’s the father of your kid’s, Hazel?” Ethan asked softl

Hazel was visibly take aback.

His question lingered in the air.

Hazel felt a surge of emotions, a mixture of surprise, anxiety, and a flicker of something deeper that she struggled to name.

The father of my kids,” Hazel echoed slowly, the weight of the unanticipated question settling in the air. The idea of Ethan finding his way back into their lives hadn’t crossed her mind. She certainly hadn’t imagined having to address this question from him one day. “Hazel?” He called snapping her out of her trail of thoughts. She met the searching look in his eyes, he was waiting intently for an answer.

The father of my kids, he’s staring at me right now. You’re the father, Ethan. But the words. remained locked within her. She couldn’t bring herself to say it.

“Why are you so curious about him, Ethan?” she finally responded in a low tone, her voice carrying a touch of defensiveness.

Taking a deep sigh, he continued, “It sounded like you were alone, you and your kids. Like they were all you have. Also, I’ve never heard the kids mention a dad.”

A heavy silence enveloped them, as if the room held its breath, witnessing the unearthing of long–buried questions.

“The man at the airport, he isn’t their father, I know that,” Ethan stated firmly, his unwavering.

gaze

“What man?” Hazel asked, her expression partly confused, a tinge of surprise coloring her features.

“That day I met you at the airport,” he responded, prompting Hazel to revisit a particular memory. “The man you were with. Nathan.” He jogged her memory with a touch of hesitancy.

You investigated me?!” Hazel’s voice raised a notch, a mix of shock and indignation coloring

her words

“Hazel.” Ethan muttered, his tone tinged with guilt. The admission hung in the air, acknowledging that he had indeed delved into her life.

The man Hazel met upon her return to the country wasn’t her husband, nor did he to be the father of her kids. So who was?

appear

around my life?!” Hazel’s words, fueled by a combination of frustration and a fierce protectiveness over her family, reverberated through the charged atmosphere. That was why she had felt watched the first few days upon retuning to the city. She could feel someone watching her and

no idea but Ethan had

shouldn’t have Hazel. I’m really sorry, Ethan admitted, his apology hanging in the

Ethan’s admission settling around them.

wasn’t a guarded. secret. However, Ethan’s intrusion into her life

me and my kids, she retorted. her words drawing a clear line. She was

your kids father, but then I found out he isn’t. It didn’t matter, but when

is he?

that

didn’t know you were pregnant Ethan inquired,

you still don’t know, she mumbled inwardly, a silent admission echoing in the recesses of

words revealing a layer of pain and acceptance, Yet, within the confines

Ethan’s eyes widened

settling in. Hazel had

is!” Ethan stated angrily, his frustration finding a voice. “He’s

Ethan,her

“Married?” Ethan questioned quietly

mom and their dad as well,” she declared, her voice

I’ve been alone,” she added, drawing

ever had,” she asserted, a smile gracing her l*ps even as her eyes betrayed the depth of

“Before

kids. I’ve never had anyone or anything to really call my

and didn’t want her. But she had her

I’m grateful their dad’s not in the picture. Yes, I’m

weight of her

on your own,” Ethan reassured her,

out on, Hazel. Your

the emotional depth of the conversation. Ethan’s praise, her lies became overwhelming threatening to

their father wouldn’t have taken much research anyway; it wasn’t a guarded secret. However,

but you have no right to look into me and my kids,” she retorted, her words drawing a clear line. She was grateful

but be curious. I initially thought the man with you was your husband and your kids‘ father, but then I found out he isn’t. It didn’t matter, but when

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