“Lucas, don’t be sad. Your mother has been living in pain since she got sick. Now that she’s gone, maybe it’s a relief for her!” Mr. Hogan comforted Lucas.
“What nonsense are you talking about?” Lucas roared, “Get out right now! I don’t want to see you! My mother doesn’t want to see you either!”
Mr. Hogan: “Why are you yelling at me? It’s not me who killed your mother. Your mother died of illness, and it had nothing to do with me!”
“Why did you come to the hospital? My mother doesn’t want to see you at all! You are definitely the one who made my mother so angry!” Lucas said angrily, “Get out of here right now! If you don’t get out, don’t blame me for attacking you!”
Mr. Hogan was afraid and immediately took two steps back: “Don’t I want to help your mother handle her funeral? If you don’t need my help, forget it! After your mother’s funeral is settled, I will talk to Hazel’s family to meet.”
“Get out!” Lucas yelled.
Mr. Hogan exited the ward.
Hayden and Joanna happened to come over.
Mr. Hogan looked at them both and quickly recognized Hayden.
“You are Hazel’s brother Hayden, right? Hello, I am Lucas’s biological father.” Mr. Hogan reached out to shake Hayden’s hand.
Hazel heard the sound and immediately ran outside the ward.
Hazel said, “Brother, please ignore him!”
Hayden nodded, then passed Mr. Hogan and walked to Hazel.
Hazel’s eyes were red. She said, “Brother, Lucas’s mother passed away. I can’t play with you these days. It’s gone.”
Hayden: “It’s okay. Something like this happened at his house, and we are not in the mood to play. After attending his mother’s funeral, your sister-in-law and I will go back.”
Hazel nodded.
“How are funerals done here?” Hayden asked.
Hayden was Hazel’s eldest brother, and Lucas was Hazel’s boyfriend, and he was the same age as Hazel. Hayden felt that he had an obligation to help Lucas’s mother handle the funeral.
Hazel: “It’s almost the same as in Aryadelle. Rich people can have a very grand ceremony; people with little money can just do it casually; and poorer people don’t need to have a ceremony and just find a place to bury them.”
Hayden: “What should I do if I want to make the funeral more grand?”
Hazel: “Brother, do you want to help his mother with the funeral? He has no relatives, so he doesn’t need to make it grand.”
Hayden: “Oh. Then you go and discuss it with him. Let’s wait and see what to do. I’ll help if I can!”
Hazel: “Thank you, brother. But I don’t think he needs your help in this matter. It doesn’t cost much to hold a funeral, so he probably won’t be willing to accept our money. His mother’s funeral will cost money.”
Hayden: “Okay! Then you go and accompany him!”
Hazel: “Brother, then you and your sister-in-law…”
“You don’t have to worry about us. I’ll be there with your sister-in-law. Take a walk outside; call me if anything happens.” Hayden said.
“Okay, brother.”
Hazel returned to the ward.
Hayden and Joanna left the hospital building.
Mr. Hogan was standing downstairs in the hospital building. When he saw Hayden and Joanna coming out, he immediately greeted them with a smile.
“Mr. Tate, my son has a deep misunderstanding of me, and even Hazel doesn’t like me. In fact, I am really good to Hazel.” Mr. Hogan said honestly, “Hazel has been in our house for a long time. She started working. At that time, her mother-in-law was working as a handyman in our kitchen. Our family was really good with the servants. Her mother-in-law had been working in our family for several years. Hazel would come to our house every day when she came back from school. She had a very ugly scar on her face when she was young, but our family never disliked her.”
Hayden softened a little after hearing what Mr. Hogan said.
If what Mr. Hogan said is true, then the Hogan family’s sin is not unforgivable.
At least they gave Hazel a way to survive.
When Mr. Hogan saw that Hayden hadn’t left, he didn’t change his face and continued: “After Hazel’s mother-in-law passed away, Hazel immediately had no source of income. Our family felt that Hazel was pitiful, so we let Hazel continue to work in our house. Every day she has been paid on time every month and has never been in arrears with her wages.”
Hayden: “I know these things. The problem now is that Lucas doesn’t associate with you, not that Hazel has a grudge against you.”
Mr. Hogan said, “I know. I do owe Lucas a lot. I was absent from his life when he was a child. I took him back to me when he was about to enter college. But after I took him back to my side, I almost ignored him. I spent millions to support him when he went to college, so I’m not mean to him!”
Hayden: “It’s better if you tell him these words.”
Mr. Hogan looked embarrassed and said, “He doesn’t listen to me. No matter what I do, he is not satisfied. But I am always his father, and I can’t completely ignore him. I wonder if I can talk to you about him and Hazel?”
Hayden: “Okay! Find a place nearby to sit and chat.”
Mr. Hogan breathed a sigh of relief: “Okay! In fact, our home is near the hospital. I wonder if you want to go and have a look. Hazel has lived in our home for many years. Our servants have a good relationship with Hazel.”
Hayden glanced at Joanna and said, “Let’s take a look.”
Joanna: “Okay!”
Mr. Hogan immediately invited Hayden and Joanna to his car and took them to Hogan’s house.
After arriving at Hogan’s house, Mr. Hogan immediately ordered his servants to serve tea, snacks, and fruits.
Mr. Hogan pointed to the butler and said to Hayden, “This is my butler. Hazel’s mother-in-law was recruited by my butler.”
Hayden nodded.
Mr. Hogan said to the butler: “This is Siena’s brother, Mr. Hayden Tate, the famous entrepreneur.”
The Butler: “Hello, Mr. Tate! Siena is a really good girl, and we all liked her. Back then, we were all sad to hear the news of her death. Fortunately, she didn’t really pass away! Siena was really a very sensible and strong girl—the strongest child I have ever seen. Now that I see that she is living so well, we are really happy for her.”
Hayden: “Thank you for taking care of my sister before.”
The Butler waved his hand: “No need to thank you. You are too polite! Siena is a child with strong self- esteem. Every time she comes over, she rushes to help with the work; she is really a very good girl. We said at that time that Siena would not be too bad after graduating from college.”
After hearing this, Hayden felt very touched.
Mr. Hogan said to the butler, “Okay, you go down first; I have something to discuss with the distinguished guest.”
The butler immediately withdrew.
Mr. Hogan looked at Hayden and said, “Actually, Hazel and Lucas have a good relationship. I have known about it for a long time. We arranged for Hazel to take care of Lucas. At that time, we considered that they were of the same age and might have something in common. I didn’t expect them to get along really well.”
Hayden listened quietly.
Mr. Hogan: “Lucas didn’t treat Hazel as his subordinate. He always asked Hazel to eat with him. At that time, Hazel had to study while working at our house. Lucas didn’t like studying, but he wanted to help her. Hazel deliberately asked me to hire a tutor for him. In fact, he hired a tutor for Hazel. Hazel was admitted to the University of Thopiavelle in our country. Of course, I’m not saying that Lucas won’t hire a tutor for her. It’s because my son Lucas treats her sincerely and doesn’t despise her status.”
Hayden: “My sister told me that if Lucas treats my sister badly, she will not come to Thopiavelle to find Lucas now. Let’s get down to the topic! If Lucas is with my sister, he must go to Aryadelle to settle down.”
Mr. Hogan: “Well, I understand. After all, your family is better than our family. He will definitely enjoy happiness if he follows you to Aryadelle. But…”
Hayden saw Mr. Hogan hesitate, so he asked directly, “How much do you want?”
Mr. Hogan chuckled: “How embarrassing. It makes it seem like I sold my son.”
Hayden: “Since you said that, I don’t want to insult you and Lucas.”
Mr. Hogan: “Hey, that’s not what I meant. If Lucas goes to Aryadelle, he will definitely never come back to see me again. Look at me, I’m getting older.”
Hayden: “Then please be more relaxed. Make a price!”
Mr. Hogan didn’t expect Hayden to be so direct, and he was caught off guard.
He really wanted to ask Hayden for money, but he didn’t know how much he wanted.
After all, Hayden was so rich. If he wanted less, he felt like he was losing money. If he wanted more, he was worried that Hayden wouldn’t give it to him, so he was very confused.
After struggling for a while, Mr. Hogan said to Hayden, “I know that your family is one of the top wealthy families in Aryadelle, so it is up to you to decide the price! I believe you will not treat my son and our family badly.”
Hayden frowned slightly.
Joanna looked at it and immediately said, “Uncle, you’d better make a price! We don’t know much about this. If you insist on us making a price, then we may have to go back and discuss it with my father-in-law.”
Mr. Hogan: “Are you talking about Mr. Elyette Foster?”
Joanna nodded. “My father-in-law is not as easy to talk to as my husband. After all, he wouldn’t want his daughter to marry an ordinary man, right?”
Mr. Hogan nodded quickly and said, “That’s true. Then let’s talk!”
Joanna: “You can start thinking about it now. We won’t leave for the next two days.”
Mr. Hogan: “Okay, okay! Let’s exchange contact information! You can contact me more if you have anything to do in the future.”
Joanna glanced at Hayden, who then picked up his phone and exchanged contact information with Mr. Hogan.
In the hospital.
Hazel accompanies Lucas to deal with Isabela’s funeral affairs.
Lucas called the funeral home to transport his mother’s body out of the hospital.
Hazel asked Lucas, “Are you planning to make things simple?”
Lucas: “I don’t have any relatives on my mother’s side.”
Hazel: “Oh. Do we have to pick a cemetery?”
Lucas: “My mother asked me to send her ashes back to her hometown and scatter them directly into the pond.”
Hazel: “…”
Lucas: “She doesn’t want me to spend money.”
Hazel: “Are you really going to listen to her?”
Lucas: “I don’t want to listen to her.”
Hazel: “It’s better to buy a cemetery for your mother! Then you can come back to see her in the future.”
Lucas: “Yeah.”
At night.
Hayden and Joanna were eating in the restaurant on the first floor of the hotel.
Joanna asked, “Husband, Lucas’s father wants $100 million from you. Are you really going to give it to him? This is not a small amount.”
Hayden: “No.”
Joanna: “But didn’t you agree to him?”
Hayden: “I’m talking about giving it to Lucas when he and Hazel get married. It’s still early for them to get married! Moreover, Lucas will not marry Hazel until he has made a career. Wait until Lucas’s career is successful. Let Lucas pay for the 100 million by himself.”
Joanna couldn’t help but laugh: “I see that Lucas hates his father so much, so he may not be willing to give his father so much money!”
Hayden: “But he is willing to give it to Hazel.”
Joanna: “We’ll see what happens then! It’s still early.”
Hayden: “Um.”
cemetery.
Hazel and Lucas buried Isabela’s ashes next to their mother-in-law’s grave.
It would be more convenient if they visited the grave in the future.
When they returned to the city from the cemetery, it was already 10 o’clock in the evening.
The two of them stood at the door of the hotel.
Lucas said to Hazel, “You go back to the country with your elder brother first. Give me some time. When I take care of things here, I will go to Aryadelle to find you.”
Hazel: “I want to accompany you.”
Lucas: “I’m fine. I’ve been mentally prepared since the doctor told me that my mother had terminal cancer.”
Hazel: “Yeah. You still want me to leave with my brother first, right?”
“Yeah,” Lucas replied.
“Okay! Then I’ll go back to Aryadelle first. I’ll wait for you to go to Aryadelle to find me.” Hazel took a deep breath and grabbed Lucas’s hand. “You must find me.”
Lucas: “Yeah.”
Three years later, Aryadelle, airport.
Hazel and Robert stood at the airport, waiting anxiously.
“It’s been three years! Your boyfriend finally came to see you!” Robert teased, changing the subject, “Isn’t he here to break up with you? After all, you two haven’t seen each other for three years, and three years can change a lot of things.”
Hazel sighed. “Second brother, can you please stop cursing me? Although I haven’t met him in the past three years, we have phone calls and video calls every day!”
Robert complained: “Electronic lover.”
Hazel: “Anyway, he has promised me that he will settle in Aryadelle this time and will never be separated from me again.”
Robert: “He has too much self-esteem. When he meets his father later, they might not agree for more than a few words, and then he buys a plane ticket and runs away overnight!”
Hazel looked helpless and wanted to defend, but didn’t know what to say.
At this time, a familiar voice came from not far away: “Hazel!”
Hazel heard the sound and immediately looked towards the source of the sound.
Lucas dragged her suitcase and walked over from the exit.
A smile suddenly appeared on Hazel’s face, and she ran towards Lucas, and the two embraced each other affectionately.
Robert received a call from Averie.
Averie asked, “Have you not received Lucas yet? Is he not coming?”
Robert: “Mom, you are more outrageous than I thought. He just came out, and he is hugging my little sister right now! You and dad, be mentally prepared; we are going home soon!”
Foster family.
Averie hung up the phone and told Elyette the news.
Elyette immediately went to the bathroom and checked his appearance.
Averie stood at the door of the bathroom and laughed out loud: “No need to look in the mirror; you look handsome!”
Elyette: “Honey, do you think I need to be stricter with him later?”
Averie: “Hazel likes him so much, and he is willing to come to Aryadelle to settle for Hazel. Why are you being harsh to him? Do you have to make others unhappy? He is now the big boss of Night Technology, and he doesn’t rely on us for food. Just as you did to Joanna before, do the same to Lucas now.”
Elyette: “Okay!”
An hour later, Robert brought Hazel and Lucas to Foster’s house.
Averie pulled Lucas’s arm enthusiastically: “Lucas, it’s hard to fly on a plane! Come inside and sit down!”
Lucas blushed: “Auntie, I’m not working hard.”
Averie laughed. “Are you so shy? You’re welcome; treat this as your own home.”
At this time, Elyette coughed twice to show his presence.
Lucas immediately looked at Elyette and said hello politely: “Hello, uncle. I am Lucas.”
Elyette: “Come in and eat!”
Lucas: “Okay.”
At the dinner table, everyone sat together, and the atmosphere was a bit awkward.
Averie broke the silence: “Lucas, you can stay at our house tonight! We have a lot of rooms.”
Lucas: “No need, aunt. I asked Hazel to help me buy a house in Aryadelle.”
Averie immediately looked at Hazel and asked, “When did it happen?”
Hazel: “Just not long ago. I asked my sister to accompany me.”
Layla said, “You didn’t say you were buying a house for Lucas. I thought you were buying it yourself! Isn’t your name written on the real estate certificate?”
Hazel was shy: “Yes! It’s just Lucas’s money!”
Averie immediately smiled and said, “Lucas, I can feel that you really want to be with Hazel. Hazel’s father and I are not stubborn. You decide your own marriage. We can just attend the wedding when the time comes.”
Lucas: “Thank you, uncle and aunt!”
after dinner.
Hazel sent Lucas to his new house.
The two held hands and walked under the starry night sky.
Lucas: “Hazel, I’m sorry for making you wait for me for so long.”
Hazel smiled and replied, “It’s okay. As long as the result is good, it’s worth it.”
After saying that, the two kissed passionately.
Under the street lamp, the shadows of the two people are imprinted together, like their future, closely connected.
———The END
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
Loredana’s father left the family for his mistress, leaving them to fend for themselves abroad. When life was at its toughest, her father showed up with “good news” after 8 years of absence: To marry off Loredana to a paralyzed son of the wealthy Mendelsohn family.
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