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?”

the bottle of healing liquor on

to chase after someone.

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only Sebastian remained.

held the gift Abbie had prepared for

beautiful jade bracelet, with no signs

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is a bracelet from Grandma,” he

heirloom, a charm that

the exquisite gift in front of him.

of the time Abbie had tried

and Abbie’s hand had hit a cabinet. This wasn’t a gift. It was a warning. Abbie didn’t

that helpless little girl, the one who couldn’t fight back. Wasn’t she just trying to play the role of the perfect grandmother in front of

grandmother had promised Abbie a precious artifact in exchange for funding Hazel’s

that kindness, that supposed “old friendship,” had been nothing more than

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

painful than letting him discover it for himself? Sebastian

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

do you

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

gift box in his hand, then quickly returned to his room and called his friend Roy. Roy was an expert at digging up information and privately employed several private investigators.

been over a decade, some things weren’t easy to track down. The best they could do was gather information from

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

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in her room, Hazel’s expression

truth about Hazel’s past in

showering her with the same love and care she gave her own

been the talk of the town back

Abbie a flawless

much wealth that the money spent on Hazel was a drop in

for young Hazel, it

reduced to a different person during those three years in

of the 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