Midnight Bride The CEO’s Temptation

They parted at once, fearing they might hurt her by accident.

"Look, separated." Hazel shrugged.

"You…" Lucy was very irritated. "That's because they're kind!"

Hazel smiled as she didn't care what Lucy said at all. She threw two clean towels to Joshua and Isaac.

"Not angry?" Joshua asked in a low voice.

"Yeah," said Hazel awkwardly. In fact, she really wasn't too angry about this scuffle. They appeared so intimate that Lucy's face looked even more unsightly.

"Well, let us face it," Isaac said. He couldn't watch her expression anymore and was very speechless. "If you had come up, we would not have been kind!"

"Cousin, you…" Lucy looked at him pitifully as if she had been extremely wrong.

"Come on, who are you acting for?" Isaac sneered. "Jaxson, get someone to take her out of here and never allow her to enter here stupidly using my name again."

Lucy's face was even more filled with anger. When Jaxson really asked her to leave, she bit her lip in frustration but finally left with a snort. She may have sounded like a child, but Lucy had become more mature ever since Isaac had done something terrible to her.

Isaac didn't stay long, either, and after he left, Hazel couldn't resist teasing, "Joshua Denmark, I'm so lucky that you've brought me so many rivals!"

"Who asked you to use me as bait?" Joshua sighed helplessly.

She was speechless. Using Joshua as bait was undoubtedly like sending a signal to the rivals. After all, they had never had a chance to get close to Joshua before. Did she ask for it?

"I, I'll send them all away," said Hazel quickly. She didn't want to put Joshua under pressure because of her own complaints.

Joshua held out his hand to caress her head. Since Hazel wanted to play, he would let her have a good time.

***

When Bob Hamilton went back home, he naturally scolded Patty Hamilton fiercely. Whatever Patty explained, he would not believe her. He confiscated all of her collection, and even he didn't let her give any reasons to approach Joshua in case she was trying to scam him out of money.

After several women tried to get close to Joshua and were sent away by Hazel, the directors were uneasy, realizing how difficult Hazel Crowe was to be dealing with. They had underestimated her on her own, and it was even worse with Joshua supporting her.

It was not right to hide, and it was the time for them to meet her. They had to be well-prepared for the meeting. Hazel didn't know what they were up to, but when she saw a group of directors in a conference room, she realized it could not be a simple matter.

Joshua patted her on the hand with hints that she didn't need to be upset. Whatever the directors were plotting, she would never be bullied with him around.

The meeting began, and Joshua said quietly, "It's rare for you to be all present. In that case, it's just good timing to inform you of something today."

The directors were very disheartened, Joshua was as tough as ever, and he had rejected all of their opinions just by saying one sentence.

They were not stupid. If they were not thinking about the ownership of Denmark Group, they would not offend Joshua. Handing Denmark Group over to a woman of unknown origin? How could they be convinced?

"As you all know, I am the adopted son of the Denmark couple," Joshua didn't give the directors a chance to retort and then said without hesitation. "My parents had been looking for their lost daughter for years, but unluckily they didn't make it. Now, I finally found her. She is..."

His words were interrupted by one of the directors politely. "Mr. President, we all understand that you want to help the old president find his daughter, but isn't it sad that she died?"

"Director Lynch," Joshua said quietly, "The body of the baby was not found, and my parents had always believed that their baby was alive."

"It's not a matter of belief or disbelief." Director Lynch continued, "Such things are unreasonable and always require evidence. Besides, the old president and his wife have been dead for years. Who can prove whether the person you found is their real daughter or not?"

Hazel frowned slightly. She had heard Joshua mention that her parents both belonged to families with few members. After they died, she had no other relatives except for Sunny, who was unrelated in blood with her.

Hence, the simplest way to prove her identity was the impossible way.

"I naturally have evidence," Joshua said quietly before he tapped his palm twice, and a series of photos appeared on the big screen of the conference room. They were photos of Hazel growing up, and there was a beautiful five-petal plum on her chest without exception.

And on the left, you could see a picture of Hazel as a baby. Of course, even though it was a baby photo, Joshua had covered everything he didn't need to show.

Hazel put her hands on the forehead helplessly. Joshua was so jealous… Thankfully, the directors didn't notice it.

The directors were silent for a moment. They looked at each other, and then one of them said in a deep tone, "I'm afraid it's hard for you to convince us of her identity by only using photos."

"Yeah, do you want us to admit her identity only based on that? Shouldn't you have other evidence?" said the other directors.

Joshua looked at them indifferently and said, "Because I say she is the daughter of the Denmark couple. Which of you would have any objection?"

The directors were completely powerless. Joshua had never been so tough. How could they win against him even if they argued with him?

"Even if she is really the daughter of the old president, Denmark Group cannot be handed over to her," said one of the directors.

"Yes, yes," echoed the other directors. "How much does she know about Denmark Group, and what is she capable of?"