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

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

no idea but Ethan had

shouldn’t have Hazel.

of Ethan’s admission settling around them. Discovering

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

to look into me and my kids, she retorted. her words drawing a clear line. She was grateful to him and all, but that was

man with you was your husband and your kids father, but then I found out he isn’t. It didn’t matter, but when you mentioned

who is he? where is their

a declaration that resonated with both finality and a

pregnant Ethan

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

layer of pain and acceptance, Yet, within the confines of her mind, she couldn’t escape

Ethan’s eyes widened in genuine

settling in. Hazel had indeed been alone. It left a bitter taste

A massive jerk he is!” Ethan stated angrily, his frustration finding

married, Ethan,her thoughts

“Married?” Ethan questioned quietly

responsibility. I’m their mom and their dad as well,” she declared, her voice carrying the weight of both pride and

been alone,” she added, drawing

greatest things I’ve ever had,” she asserted, a smile gracing her l*ps

“Before

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

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

I’m grateful their dad’s

finished, the weight of her journey

You did a great job, Hazel, all on your own,” Ethan reassured her,

idea what he’s missed out on, Hazel. Your kids

that threatened to betray the emotional depth of the conversation. Ethan’s praise, her

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

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

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

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