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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

his grandmother had done to Hazel in the past. Not

her emotions.“No rush. Just leave it there.” Abbie had once been a dear friend of Hazel’s grandmother. She had personally gone to Nyack to bring Hazel

Abbie who had forced

But three years later, it Sebastian sensed her sudden coldness. Thinking back to Hazel’s abrupt departure all those years ago, a

wasn’t just his mother’s doing? Had his grandmother been involved too? He studied Hazel’s face carefully, but her expression was already composed, giving nothing

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the suite

Menu

Then, with quick steps, he returned

I need

his assistants go over his

can go,” he

exchanged glances before quickly gathering their things and leaving.

filled the room.

he had

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

government scholarship.

very next day, she transferred all the money to Abbie’s bank account. Throughout her four years of college, aside from her intense studies, she

was

explanation–Hazel had taken that job. because the bar offered instant commissions.

bottle of alcohol she sold earned her cash on the

she managed to sell a bottle worth over 100 grand,

the undisputed sales champion,

of her part–time earnings. No wonder she had looked so thin and pale when

was the only middle school in Akron,

window of her room, overlooking

town.

to ten years ago, it had

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

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the

passed, and things

thens

Hazel grabbed her bag and left the hotel. She didn’t call Johnson. She wanted to take a walk

Night fell.

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