Midnight Bride The CEO’s Temptation

But the child had not been conceived, let alone born, whose interests would that affect? Hazel suddenly had a thought, that was why James Howard doubted Joshua. No matter how she looked at it, the biggest beneficiary would be him.

"Nanny Carter, who knew they were going to have a child?" Hazel asked.

"There were a lot of people who knew they were talking about it." Nanny Carter recalled. "They first discussed the situation with the young master. Master Denmark fully supported them to have another child. Later, many friends and relatives and directors also knew about it..."

Hazel couldn't help but frown. Some so many people knew about the possibility of another child, she couldn't think of anyone who would hate a child enough to stop it from even being conceived.

"Who would expect that Master Marcus would have an accident before they could have another baby?" Nanny Carter said, "Miss Cate collapsed instantly. It wasn't long before she left this Earth to be with him. At that time, Miss Sunny came back from abroad and stayed with her all day to try comforting her, but it wasn't enough to ease her pain or encourage her to live…"

Sunny Edwards? Hazel felt a bit surprised. Sunny was willing to accompany Cate in her darkest hours, that was a love that you couldn't fake.

"Is this Miss Sunny, my mother's sister?" Hazel asked nervously, "Did the sisters get along well?"

"Although Miss Sunny is adopted, their feelings for one another have always been very loving." Nanny Carter said with a smile. "I still remember when they were young, they always ate and slept with each other, like they were joined at the hip. Just..."

"Just, what?" Hazel's heartbeat ramped up.

"Both of the sisters actually fell in love with Master Marcus." Nanny Carter sighed helplessly, "But after all, they both have the same taste for most things, and so it was only normal for them to like the same person."

Hazel frowned at such detail.

"What happened next?" She continued asking.

"Later, Master Marcus and Miss Cate were really in love, so Miss Sunny gave up and married someone abroad." Nanny Carter couldn't help but sigh, "She seldom came back. But when you were lost, she stayed with Miss Cate and helped her to deal with the pain. Later, Master Marcus passed away, and it was also Miss Sunny who sat with her. I remember when Miss Cate died, she even fainted. I think Miss Cate's death was a really big blow to her..."

Hazel was moved. Nanny Carter wouldn't lie. From what she said, the sisterly bonding between Cate and Sunny was more than most biological siblings.

However, they liked the same man at the same time. How could there be no hard feelings between them? And if their relationship was really loving, why was Sunny so distant from her?

Time could change many things, and with Sunny having her own daughter and family, would she still want a close relationship with her sister's daughter?

Thinking about those things, Hazel walked with her head down until she ran into someone.

"Ouch!" Hazel put her hand to her head.

"What are you thinking about?" Joshua touched her hair gently.

Hazel realized the more questions she asked, the more confused and conflicted she became.

Although she didn't want to doubt Joshua at all, and she never did but all the facts pointed at Joshua. With the death of her parents, the biggest suspect and the biggest beneficiary was none other than Joshua.

"Joshua," Hazel blinked, "If, I mean, if one day, all the evidence points to me and everyone else thinks that I have done something unforgivable, what will you do?"

"Why do you ask such a question?" Joshua frowned.

"Answer me, now." Hazel caught his hand and shook it gently.

"Then I will use all my strength to prove your innocence," Joshua said faintly.

Hazel wanted to cry. Even in this case, Joshua still chose to believe in her?

She was not convinced, so she continued, "But all the evidence proves that I did it, and even the people closest to me think that I did it. Will you believe me?"

"Why wouldn't I believe in you?" Joshua faintly raised his eyebrows. "I know better than others what kind of person you are."

Hazel was very happy. She never believed that he would murder her parents, so she needed to find evidence to prove his innocence.

"Joshua, you are so sweet!" Hazel happily raised up on her toes, wrapped her arms around his neck, and kissed him.

Before responding to the kiss, Joshua heard Hazel say, "I want to see Aunt Sunny, please arrange it for me."

Joshua looked at her unexpectedly, "Why did you change your mind so quickly?"

Hazel shrugged, "She is a relative, after all. I should meet her anyway.

The relationship between Sunny and Cate was not faked, but the relationship between them was definitely not that simple. When she saw Sunny, she might know more about the things in the past.

***

Joshua quickly arranged a meeting between Hazel and Sunny.

The meeting place was a private area in a nice restaurant, Sunny and Susan arrived together. The moment Hazel saw Susan, she felt unhappy.

As if she knew what Susan was thinking, Sunny coldly said, "Susan!"

Some reluctance showed in Susan's eyes, but she soon came to Hazel and whispered, "Hazel, sorry, I did a lot of wrong things before..."

"I have something I need to do. We will meet another day." Hazel stood up. She wanted to see Sunny, but she didn't want to see Susan.

Susan hurriedly stopped in front of Hazel and said in a panic, "Hazel, I really know I was wrong now! I didn't know that you were my cousin. If I knew it, I would never have done that kind of thing..."

Hazel suddenly stood still and coldly said to Susan, "Did you mean, if I were an ordinary girl, what you did would be justified?"