Midnight Bride The CEO’s Temptation

"Don't touch me!" Hazel bit her lower lip and was about to cry. "Stop! Let me get out!"

Hazel pushed his hand away and went to open the door, only to find that it was locked.

Joshua looked at her fondly. He did not expect that Hazel would be so sad. Her eyes were a little swollen. She had cried before and seemed exhausted from all that was happening.

He held her hand. She ached a lot.

Joshua noticed her expression and looked down, noticing that her hand was swollen.

"What happened? When did you get hurt?"

"None of your business." Hazel withdrew her hand angrily. "Open the door and let me out."

Joshua was concerned about her and said, "Let's go to the hospital first and check your hand."

"I'm not going." She replied coldly. "You'd better keep Vanessa's company. She is still pregnant."

"The baby is not mine." Joshua got to the point.

Hazel stopped short. She thought that Joshua would find excuses rather than deny it directly.

"Well. Joshua. Don't you think it's too late to say that now?" Hazel sneered.

She might have believed him if he told her that at the hospital, but it was too late for her to believe him.

She continued, "If it is not your child, then why do you care about it so much? Do you want to say that you did so just because you are her friend? You don't want her reputation to be damaged and act like you are with her?"

"What does her reputation have to do with me?" Joshua said, "Hazel, I took her to the hospital and wanted to do another paternity test to prove my innocence."

Hazel froze. She had made up her mind not to forgive him no matter what he had said. But his explanation did make sense.

"But did you have to stay with her for the whole night just for a paternity test?" Hazel blamed Charle.

Joshua was surprised at first, but then his eyes softened. He smiled gently, "Hazel, are you jealous of her?"

Hazel was still angry with him. She replied coldly, "I don't care what you two have done. If you want to take care of her, then go ahead! Leave me alone!"

"I did go to take care of her." Joshua kept explaining to correct the huge misunderstanding, "She wanted to abort the baby. I needed to watch over her. If Vanessa had an abortion, it would be hard for me to prove my innocence."

Hazel was surprised upon hearing his side. She was furious before and could not hear a word Joshua told her, at least, she was open to listening when he kept explaining.

"Why didn't you tell me all of this yesterday?" Hazel frowned.

Yesterday, he was so concerned about Vanessa and left with her, not saying a word to Hazel as if he didn't trust her. The thoughts of it made Hazel depressed.

"I did not have time to tell you that yesterday. Hazel, I know it wasn't you that pushed her into the water." He looked at her attentively. "Vanessa must have planned that beforehand and have contacted the doctor to help her with the abortion. Therefore, I had to take her to a hospital under my control as soon as possible."

Hazel's eyes widened out of surprise. The reason she felt persecuted was that she thought he did not trust her. But he said that he knew she did not push Vanessa? Hazel was confused.

Joshua was not likely to lie to her. And, she started to understand what Vanessa planned to do after Joshua told her everything.

If Vanessa succeeded in aborting the baby, then Hazel would be unable to prove her innocence. The results of the paternity test would be enough to discredit Joshua and would make it hard for him to explain.

What Joshua did yesterday was the most appropriate response, but it was too much for her to understand his actions without knowing his reasoning.

"Hazel," he caught her hand and gently stroked her injured fingers. He apologized, "It was my fault, and I should have been more considerate. I should have thought that Vanessa would threaten your safety. I'm so sorry that I was not with you when you were in danger. "

How had he known?

Hazel felt even sadder.

"Hazel, I promise that such things will not happen again in the future. Can you forgive me?" He approached her, and his deep eyes were full of affection.

"Joshua, I opened the charm." She was trembling as she said it.

She had not planned to talk to him about it, but she could not leave it unclear and go back home.

Joshua was surprised.

Hazel took a deep breath and took a photo out. She was tired and did not want to leave him guessing what had happened. She would have a direct conversation about it.

"Who is the girl in the photo?" She asked.

That photo was taken from the album. If it was not for such a big secret, she might not be as upset by Joshua hiding things from her.

After all, in his study is such an important place, this photo album was locked in a drawer. She really wished that she had never opened the charm.

Joshua's face turned white. He was considering how to tell Hazel about everything. Now she had already known?

"Me?" Two lines of tears poured down her face. "Joshua, are we siblings?"

"Hazel, I have told you before that we have no blood relationship." Joshua collected himself and was serious about his words.

Hazel was relaxed, at least she was still the real daughter of the Crowe Family.

However, she still felt sad.

"Do you see me as the substitute for the real daughter of your family?" Hazel asked him desperately.

She had lost her love, Joshua was treating her as someone else, and his love was not for her.

Joshua thought for a while. Since Hazel had found the photo, he did not intend to lie to her.

"Hazel, I have never regarded you as a substitute." he took the photo from her and whispered. "Such a unique plum blossom birthmark, do you think there might be a second person who has it?"

"But you've said…" Hazel was a puzzle, what did Joshua mean?

"Yes, we are not siblings." He continued, "but you are indeed the daughter of the Denmark Family and the baby girl in the photo."