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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?”

He placed the bottle of healing liquor on a cabinet by the door and, without saying

to chase

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only Sebastian

held the gift Abbie had prepared for

was a beautiful jade bracelet, with no

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bracelet

family heirloom, a charm that

the exquisite gift in front of him. The bracelet inside was stunning and clearly

it reminded her of the time Abbie had tried to slap her while wearing the

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

still saw her as 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 her grandson? Back then, Hazel

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 in

“old friendship,” had been nothing more than a transaction for something Abbie had

warmth in

himself? Sebastian noticed the chip and seemed surprised.“I

in the box and stated bluntly,

do you mean?”

want you near me. So, please keep your

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 his room and called his friend

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 Stevens family when they

with these limited sources, Sebastian was still

friend,” Roy’s voice was low, but it caused a storm

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in her room, Hazel’s expression

also uncovered the painful truth about Hazel’s past

adopted Hazel, treating her like a granddaughter, showering her with the same love and care she

talk of the

it gave Abbie

much wealth that the money spent on Hazel

it

had been reduced to a different person

by the contents 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

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