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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.

have something on my

his grandmother had done to Hazel in

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

who had forced Hazel

her sudden coldness. Thinking back to Hazel’s abrupt departure all

his 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

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the suite next door.

Menu

in thought. Then, with quick steps, he returned to his room and made a call.

need a

Gabriel listened to his assistants go over his schedule, though

can go,” he said.

and the other secretary exchanged glances before quickly gathering

the

to what he had uncovered

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

government scholarship.

her four years of

the pay was higher, she went.

had leaked had an explanation–Hazel had taken that job. because the

she sold earned her cash on the spot.

a bottle worth over 100

the undisputed sales champion, earning millions in commissions.

amount she had transferred to Abbie was nearly all of her part–time earnings.

the distance. It was the only middle school

Hazel stood by the floor–to–ceiling window of her room, overlooking the

town.

years ago, it had grown much busier.

forget the night she 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. Even after coming back to Nyack two years ago,

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in the

and things

thens

hotel. She didn’t call Johnson.

Night fell.

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