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

frustration and a fierce protectiveness over her

had no idea but Ethan had done even much

I shouldn’t have Hazel. I’m really sorry, Ethan

sighed, the weight of Ethan’s admission settling around them. Discovering

wouldn’t have taken much research anyway, it wasn’t a guarded. secret. However, Ethan’s intrusion into her life unsettled

her words drawing a clear line. She was grateful to him and all, but that was one thing she wasn’t

suddenly, years after being hidden. I couldn’t help 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

kids, Hazel, who is he? where is

declaration that resonated with both

didn’t know you were pregnant Ethan inquired, his silent frustration palpable, simmering

know, she mumbled inwardly, a silent admission echoing in the recesses of

them. Hazel disclosed, her words revealing a layer of pain and acceptance, Yet, within the confines of her mind, she couldn’t escape the echo: you didn’t

Ethan’s eyes widened in genuine

mumbled softly.his tone sympathetic. The realization settling in. Hazel had indeed been alone. It left a

he? A massive jerk he is!” Ethan stated angrily, his frustration finding a voice. “He’s married,”

Ethan,her

“Married?” Ethan questioned quietly

So they’re all mine. My responsibility. I’m their mom and their dad as well,” she declared, her voice carrying the

alone? Yes. I’ve been alone,” she added, drawing in a shaky

she asserted, a smile gracing her l*ps even as her

“Before

had anyone or anything

mate. He husband rejected and didn’t want her. But she had her own kids

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

she finished, the weight of her journey carried in those

okay to be selfish sometimes. You did a great job, Hazel, all on your own,” Ethan reassured her, his words laced with genuine admiration for the resilience she

what he’s missed out on,

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

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

a clear

you was your husband and your kids‘ father, but then I found out he isn’t.

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