From Secret Wife to Queen of Her World by Anonymous

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The moment Hazel saw the message, she called Johnson back.

When she heard that Leila had gone to The Campbell Group looking for her brothers, she quickly wrapped up her work at the lab and rushed home to be with her daughter. By the time Hazel arrived, Leila had just returned from the amusement park, holding a small balloon in her hand. Seeing Hazel, she ran over excitedly and threw her arms around her.

“Mommy, Mommy!”

Hazel scooped her up and carried her inside while Johnson trailed behind them, his hands full of bags. In them were new toys he’d bought for Leila.

Tired from all the fun, Leila curled up in Hazel’s arms, her voice soft and a little downcast. “I miss my brothers.”

Hazel kissed her cheek and said gently, “How about we call them?”

But when she tried calling Jaxon and Joshua, neither of their watches connected. With no other option, Hazel dialed Gabriel instead.

A deep, slightly weary voice came from the other end.“Hazel?”

Hazel was not one to act impulsively. She kept her tone calm.“Why can’t I reach Jaxon and Joshua on their watches?”

She had gotten them smartwatches specifically so she could stay in touch with them.

Gabriel glanced at the time and explained, “My grandfather is very invested in their education. He arranged for them to have

to have extra lessons, so they’ve been in class all day.”

Leaning back against the seat of his car, he added, “I’m almost back at the Campbell estate. Ill‘ check on their watches when I

get there.”

Hazel had him on speaker, so Leila heard everything.

Though she didn’t understand all of it, she caught enough to know her brothers weren’t ignoring her on purpose. Instantly, the sadness in her eyes disappeared.

Hearing some rustling on the other end, Gabriel asked, “Is Leila with you?”

Hazel looked at her daughter, who was lying on the coffee table, staring at the phone. She let her answer for herself.

Hearing her name, Leila mumbled, “Yeah.”

Thinking about what he had seen on the security footage earlier, Gabriel spoke softly.“Next time, just come find me directly.”

Leila pouted.“No way.”

Her refusal was immediate. Having to go through an appointment just to see Gabriel was way too troublesome.

all, she was only there to

Gabriel fell silent.

tummy and whined, “Mommy, I’m hungry.” a Hazel coaxed her, “Alright, go eat with John. Mommy still needs

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the couch, and ran to Johnson, calling out cheerfully,

who was carrying dishes, quickly crouched down to catch her, effortlessly lifting her with one arm.“Alright, let’s go eat

cook, and whenever he was around, he always took

Leila was out of sight, Hazel’s smile faded. She got up

call was still connected. Gabriel could clearly hear her breathing and, more notably, how much Leila

at the night sky, Hazel suddenly asked, “Gabriel, aren’t you

caught off

had chosen to stay in Seattle for Jaxon and

decent, but it didn’t compare to the ZN Lab in Canada, which had better

Gabriel knew that.

Gabriel,”

take the kids back, it’s like I suddenly can’t reach them anymore.” “First it was Gianna. Now

frowned.“Hazel, do we really have to fight about this? The kids lived with you for so long. I

off their

attend class?

really need The last time she brought up custody, Gabriel

she was done waiting.

You never planned on giving

on giving me custody, did you?”

Gabriel remained silent.

though Hazel had the means to raise them well, compared to the deep–rooted Campbell family and Gabriel’s business empire, she still came

she wasn’t capable enough. Not because she wasn’t

The Campbell Group, under Gabriel’s leadership, was thriving. She

had thought deeply about

they were

the boys were happy with him, then Hazel wasn’t completely against the idea of not fighting for sole custody. As long as the kids were happy and well cared for, she would have peace of mind as their mother. “Let’s ask them what they want,” she suggested.“See if they’d rather come with me.” Every

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sole custody to joint custody, with clear agreements on when the kids would stay

like Gabriel wouldn’t respond well to

work, and the kids needed parental presence. Cooperation was the

an unmistakable sense of dominance. The