Midnight Bride The CEO’s Temptation

Heather looked very bewildered. Was there this kind of operation? Besides, according to Hazel, she was clearly not going to stop Randy.

Although Hazel's words have calmed her down a lot, Heather had a vague feeling that Hazel might be too optimistic.

"Mom…" Heather whispered like a spoiled girl.

"I see. You're not worried about your brother. You're worried about your boyfriend, right?" As Hazel spoke, there was a bit of banter in her voice.

"No... I…" Heather was instantly tongue-tied.

Hazel comforted her. "Don't worry, your brother knows what he can't do. Also, your Alex isn't as weak as you think."

Heather's cheeks turned even redder.

"What? Mom, how can you even know something so private?"

Surprised, Hazel muttered, "You wench! You're really cruel. You seem to have forgotten all about it…"

Heather was dazed. "What is it?"

Hazel's voice was too low for her to hear. "Nothing," said Hazel in a passive voice. "If you don't remember, it's not a big deal. It won't hurt the young people if they get to know each other again."

Heather was even more confused. Why did she think she understood Hazel's every word but didn't understand what it meant?

However, she wasn't as panicky as before due to Hazel's comfort.

"Mom, I have to hang up now. I'm almost there," Heather said, looking out of the window. Then, hanging up the phone, she got out of the car and ran quickly toward the gym.

Far away on the beach of Happiness Island, Hazel was lying on a beach chair comfortably. Joshua was applying sunscreen to her body. Time seemed to leave no trace on their bodies. They were as affectionate and good-looking as ever.

"Heather's really investing in this time," she said, "but I didn't expect she'd fall for that kid after all."

Joshua's expression remained the same. "Alexander is not bad. He has worked hard enough for all these years."

His big hands were massaging her body gently as he spoke, "He is persistent about Heather. If he's her lover, he'll be nice to her."

"Do you think we can have grandchildren next year?" she asked excitedly.

He paused and frowned in displeasure.

"Heather is still young."

Amused, she gave him a push. "How dare you say such a thing? Which beast made me give birth to my son the second year after college?"

He gently took her hand and dropped a kiss on it. "Me."

He admitted it so frankly that she was too embarrassed to make fun of him.

"Let the children decide for themselves," she said, chin in hand. "Don't you think he's great? It's just a pity that Heather never took a fancy to Sebastian."

"Heather just considers Sebastian to be her elder brother, and he just considers her his younger sister," he said in a deep tone.

She sighed. "Men are...."

He looked at her. "Huh?"

"Forget it," she said, shaking her head with a smile. "Anyway, perhaps Sebastian hasn't understood his feelings. But, even if he does, he probably won't bother Heather... By the way, our wedding anniversary will come next month.

Randy said he was going to help us celebrate. "We're going home."

He nodded in agreement. "Okay, it's up to you.

She nestled comfortably against his chest. "I haven't been home for a long time. I'm feeling a little homesick."

His mouth tilted upwards slightly at the corners as his fingers tucked her hair behind her ear. "I'll be with you wherever you go."

***

Randy and Alexander were sitting in the ring in a boxing gym, breathing heavily, leaning against the ropes behind them.

The two of them had been equally matched.

Of course, Randy hadn't given Alexander a Sunday punch, and Alexander hadn't intended to fight to the death. But at least they had now accepted each other.

Randy, who rarely gave others a compliment, praised, "You're good."

"Thanks," said Alexander, turning his head around to stare at him and frowning slightly. "Now, can you tell me why you hate me so much?"

Randy's eyes were slightly dim. "Because you broke Heather's heart."

Alexander looked stunned. When had he broken Heather's heart? He could never have done such a thing!

"Don't hurry to deny it," Randy said, narrowing his eyes. "I'm not talking about now."

Not now? Alexander looked dazed and then surprised. "Do you mean..."

"You still seem to remember that little girl who has been kidnapped with you," Randy said, his eyes a little cold. "You've promised you'd come to play with her. Heather doesn't remember anything from the past, but I remember very well that during the six months when you broke your promise, she waited for you every day, but every day she was disappointed. It was not until I had inquired that I learned that you had gone abroad with your uncle. You are so cruel, Alexander Christopher!"

"It's not that..." Alexander said, with a flash of pain in his eyes. So... Heather had waited for him? He had thought that she would soon forget him as a four-year-old girl.

Randy's eyes grew colder. "Huh? Okay, I'll give you a chance to explain why you didn't show up in those days?"

If it hadn't been for the fact that Heather had learned at a young age what it meant to be sad, Randy wouldn't have hated Alexander so much.

"To show up as a poor kid who had been kicked out of his house and needed to be raised by relatives?" Alexander said with a wry smile.

The next moment, he spoke seriously, "Randy, when I was seven years old, I decided that I was going to see Heather, but not as a playmate, but as a man who would be with her for the rest of her life. I was very aware of the gap between her, which is why I've worked so hard for all these years."

Randy looked slightly moved. Alexander's answer surprised him.

But soon, he frowned slightly. "As long as you really love Heather, we won't care about your identity."

"I know your family has such a high position that you don't care about it. But I don't do it to prove anything," Alexander said. "I do it because I love Heather, and I want to give her the best in the world."

Randy exhaled a breath and said with an indifferent expression, "Okay, you win. I'm not going to stop you from being with Heather. But your father and brother..."

"I have no father and no brother," Alexander said in a serious tone.