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Hazel had complicated feelings toward Sebastian.

No matter what had happened, they had once been best friends. She gave him a nod in acknowledgment.

Since their last

last dinner at

Hidden Bites, Sebastian hadn’t seen her again.

Remembering how he had just told someone the night before that he missed her, only to leave Seattle the next day, he quickly explained, “My grandma fell ill. Right after dinner that night, I rushed back to Los Angeles.”

He hadn’t intended to leave without a word, but the biggest reason was that he didn’t have her number.

Gabriel’s sharp gaze lingered on the two of them, his guard instantly up. Sebastian greeted him first.“Mr. Campbell, we meet again.”

Gabriel’s tone was indifferent.“Mm.”

His cold eyes barely skimmed over Hazel before he turned to Sebastian.“Move.”

Sebastian stepped aside.

Gabriel strode out of the elevator with his two assistants, heading straight for his room. Hazel hadn’t brought any other assistants along, just Johnson.

room was

right

across

from

next hers, directly

to Sebastian’s.

Gabriel’s Seeing Hazel, Sebastian didn’t rush to leave.

He dismissed his two assistants, then casually followed her toward her room. “Haze, my grandma knew I’d be seeing you and asked me to bring you some gifts.” “They’re in my room. I’ll go grab them for you.”

Hazel’s grip tightened around her purse, her steps faltering slightly. She looked at Sebastian’s calm face.

Do I have something

Hazel in the past. Not surprising. Abbie

Abbie had once been a dear friend of Hazel’s grandmother. She had personally gone

had forced Hazel

later, it Sebastian sensed her sudden coldness. Thinking back to Hazel’s

mother’s doing? Had his grandmother been involved too? He studied Hazel’s face carefully, but her expression was already composed, giving nothing away. She clearly didn’t want to talk about it. With a simple farewell, she entered

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suite next door.

Menu

Then, with quick steps, he returned to his room and made a

need a favor.”

his assistants go over his schedule, though

two can go,” he

secretary exchanged glances before quickly gathering their things and

the

he had uncovered about

lived with the Stevens family in Los Angeles for three years, attending the same school as Sebastian. They were academic standouts, often winning competitions together. But right before college entrance exams, she had packed a small suitcase and returned to Nyack. She took the exams in a rural county and became the top scorer in the entire province,

government scholarship.

bank account. Throughout her

pay was

video that Jade had leaked had an explanation–Hazel had taken that job. because

alcohol she sold earned her

managed to sell a bottle worth over 100 grand,

there for six months and became the

all of her part–time earnings. No wonder she had looked so thin and pale when he first met her, like she hadn’t had a decent meal

building in the distance. It was the only middle school in

window

town.

ten years ago, it

returned from Los Angeles, standing in the pouring rain with less than two hundred bucks to her name, unable to afford even the cheapest motel.

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the village,

had passed, and things had improved,

thens

left the hotel. She didn’t call Johnson. She wanted to take a walk

Night fell.

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