From Secret Wife to Queen of Her World by Anonymous

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One was the heir to Los Angeles‘ elite, another ruled the underground forces overseas, and the third was the head of Seattle’s most powerful family. The clash of their different energies, refined, sinister, and cold, filled the room.

Yet, the center of attention, Hazel, was leisurely enjoying the pasta Johnson had made for her, completely unfazed by the tension at the door.

Sebastian saw her eating, and a flicker of sadness passed through his deep blue eyes. She hadn’t opened the door when he knocked earlier. Had she done it on purpose? He wasn’t the naive young man he used to be, and the deliberate distance she had been putting between them only fueled his obsession with understanding why she had left all those years ago.

He had just returned to Los Angeles and had asked his mother about it.

But Alanna stuck to the same story.

According to her, Hazel had simply wanted to return to the mainland, but Sebastian didn’t buy it. Their three years together had been harmonious. They had been the best of friends!

His sharp eyes landed on the bottle of healing liquor Gabriel was holding. His mind quickly pieced things together.

“Haze, are you injured?” he asked, stepping forward.

Johnson blocked him.“Mr. Stevens, it’s not appropriate for you to enter a woman’s room so late.”

“Sorry,” Sebastian paused in his tracks.

His gaze remained locked on Hazel inside the room, but all the words he wanted to say got stuck

in his chest.

Johnson, aware of Hazel’s preferences, had made the exact amount of pasta she liked!

After finishing the last bit of soup, Hazel felt warmth spread through her stomach, and drowsiness began to take over. She stood, carrying the bowl to the door.

She handed it to Johnson and softly reminded him, “Get some rest.”

Johnson wanted to stay and protect her but, noticing her expression, he obediently returned to the room next door.

He left the door ajar in case she needed anything.

That left just Gabriel and Sebastian at the door. Hazel looked at them as if they were strangers. Her voice was cold.“Do you need something?”

any longer. He placed the bottle of healing liquor on a cabinet

wasn’t the type to chase after

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Sebastian remained.

Abbie had prepared

it. Inside was a beautiful jade bracelet, with no

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this is a bracelet from

a family heirloom, a charm that

him. The

time Abbie had tried

it up and examined the small chip on its surface. It was a mark from when she had dodged the slap all those years ago, and Abbie’s hand

who couldn’t fight back. Wasn’t she just trying to play the role of the perfect grandmother in front of her grandson? Back then, Hazel had gone along with it, partly because Abbie was her

later, Hazel accidentally overheard the truth: her grandmother had promised Abbie a precious artifact in exchange for funding Hazel’s education until she graduated from college. That was why Abbie had swooped in to take her

had been nothing more

box in Sebastian’s hands and the warmth in his eyes, she was tempted to

for himself? Sebastian noticed

the box and stated bluntly, “Sebastian, this bracelet isn’t a gift.

darkened.“What do

doesn’t want you near me. So, please keep your distance.”

gift box in his hand, then quickly returned to his room and called his friend

it had been over a decade, some things weren’t easy to track

these limited sources, Sebastian was still shocked by some of

yourself, my friend,” Roy’s voice was low, but it caused a storm of emotions to rise within Sebastian.

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room, Hazel’s

the painful truth about Hazel’s past

had adopted Hazel, treating her like a granddaughter, showering her with

had been the talk of the town back

it gave Abbie

money spent on Hazel was

young Hazel, it was an astronomical

daughter of the Robinson family had been reduced to a different person during

expected a minor girl to repay the money she had spent on her. What was even more disgusting was that, despite spending only a few hundred grand, she demanded Hazel pay back ten times that amount, almost a