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 by the door and, without saying a

type to

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only Sebastian

the gift Abbie had prepared

it. Inside was a beautiful jade bracelet,

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this is a bracelet

heirloom, a charm that will keep

exquisite gift in front of him. The bracelet inside was

the time Abbie had tried to

on its surface. It was a mark from when she had dodged the slap all those years ago, and Abbie’s hand had hit a cabinet. This wasn’t a gift.

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 grandmother’s old friend, and

overheard the truth: her grandmother had promised Abbie a precious artifact in exchange for funding Hazel’s education until she graduated from college. That

had been nothing more

at the beautifully wrapped gift box in Sebastian’s hands and the warmth in his eyes, she was tempted to spill the truth, to shatter

could be more painful than letting him discover it for himself? Sebastian noticed the chip and seemed surprised.“I

bluntly, “Sebastian, this bracelet isn’t a gift. It’s a warning.”

do you mean?”

icy.“It means my grandma doesn’t want you near me. So, please

He reached out as if to ask more, but the door was already closing. Sebastian stared at the exquisite wooden gift box in his hand, then quickly returned to

uncovering the past. However, given that it had been over a decade, some things weren’t easy to track down. The best they could do was gather information from former servants who had been with the

these limited sources, Sebastian was still shocked by

but it caused a storm of emotions to

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in her room, Hazel’s expression

had also uncovered the painful truth about

Hazel, treating her like a granddaughter, showering her with the

talk of the

gave Abbie a flawless

the money spent on Hazel was a drop

for young Hazel, it was

once proud daughter of the Robinson family had been reduced to a

information when he first received it. Abbie actually 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 million!