From Secret Wife to Queen of Her World by Anonymous

Chapter 156

Chapter156.

Gabriel had always communicated with his two children as equals, never imposing his own thoughts on them just because Jaxon and Joshua were young.

His gaze softened.“Keep saying, Dad is listening.”

Jaxon took a deep breath and said, “It was all because Dad doesn’t like Mom. That’s why they bullied her.”

“They knew that no one would protect their mother.”

There was a trace of sadness in his voice for Hazel, which made Gabriel’s thoughts grind to a halt.

His throat felt tight. He lowered his gaze, his voice rough as he asked, “Why do you think I don’t like mom?”

your

Jaxon furrowed his brow, thought for a moment, then answered.

“Because Dad never went to any banquets with Mom, never kissed her goodbye when you left, and never hugged her when you came home.”

“At every meal, it was just Mom, my brother, and me. I often saw Mom hiding in her room, crying by herself.”

Gabriel’s heart clenched at those words.

He thought of Hazel now, speaking to him so coldly. Then, he remembered how she was when they had first married–how she used to laugh and sing with him. He remembered her during their pregnancy. It suddenly struck him that she didn’t become indifferent to him overnight. Though Jaxon was young, his memory was sharp.

He lowered his head, looking sorrowful.“Dad, actually, I’m also

to

blame

“I knew Mom didn’t like Gianna, but I still couldn’t stop my brother from talking to her. That was wrong.”

“Mom is our mother, isn’t she?”

Jaxon’s words hit Gabriel like a bolt of lightning. The children understood the truth, and he only realized it after the divorce.

Hearing Jaxon’s words, Joshua lowered his head, a sad expression crossing his face. In the past, he had thought Hazel was unkind to him because she often stopped him from eating snacks or staying up late, while she seemed gentler with Gianna. How heartbreaking it must have been for Hazel.

suppress the bitterness, gently patting Jaxon’s head. He then asked softly,

his lips and shook his head.“Dad, you should rest early. My

our

sent them back to their room before returning to the bedroom himself. He slumped onto the sofa, leaving the lights

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car, Leila was already asleep in John’s arms, tucked under a blanket with a fox on

handed the child to Hazel, waking her up. He said in a soft voice, “Ms. Robinson, let me hold her. She just fell

Hazel nodded.

Leila, Hazel headed to the study where John was

telling him about

he looked at you was a

bit strange.

met him before?”

for a short time when I was a child, then went abroad with my foster

better, John occasionally returned to take Hazel and Leila to ZN Laboratory for treatment. He stayed abroad for the

seen you when you were a child.”

it weren’t for the murderous intent in Mason’s eyes toward John, Hazel wouldn’t have noticed anything unusual.

in Akron, the nearest county to

to Nyack with her grandmother, Hazel had visited this orphanage

was during that time that she had met John. He was introverted, solitary, and

By the time she left the orphanage in

spoke and was as thin as a monkey,

began sponsoring children at the orphanage with her pocket money each year. She would write letters, and send books, toys, and snacks–but every

arrange for someone to look into it,”

asked curiously, “John, what was your original name before

called me Blake

only got his name after

asked, “So you have no memories at all from before you arrived at the

years old when he came there, so he

Johnson sighed. “No.”

whether he had forgotten or lost his memories. In the end, it didn’t matter to him anymore.

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