Midnight Bride The CEO’s Temptation

Joshua's eyes flashed with coldness, but he didn't say anything.

The doctor pushed Lanny out of the emergency room and put him in an ambulance. The transfer to Denmark Group's hospital went smoothly.

Joshua took a doctor aside and asked in a low voice, "How is his injury?"

"I've checked. It looks serious, but it shouldn't be life-threatening," whispered the doctor.

"I see." Joshua's eyes twinkled.

Watching Caroline leave with the ambulance, Joshua raised his wrist to take a look at the time, then his eyes dimmed slightly.

The driver stopped the car in front of him. He opened the door and jumped in, "Quantum University."

The ball had started, but he should still have time. He took out his phone and called Hazel. However, there was no answer.

"The girl…" He frowned helplessly, "doesn't carry her phone?"

Hazel had left her cell phone in her dorm room because she knew that Joshua would be there in her heart.

She wondered if she imagined things, but it felt that many people were secretly watching and talking about her even though she had tried hard to keep a low profile.

She couldn't help but frown. When did she start to suffer from paranoia?

"Hazel." Summer came towards her with an unsightly expression.

"What's the matter?" Hazel raised her eyebrows in surprise.

"I don't know who it was, but two days ago, there was a deliberately vague post on the school forum." Summer took out her phone and handed it to Hazel.

Hazel took it in wonder to briefly read it.

The post was anonymous, and it was really unclear. The content was posted with what appeared to be a very jealous tone. It mentioned the anniversary ball, and no matter how beautifully others dressed, it would be useless because someone would steal the limelight.

After all, she had had an affair with some unattainable Prince Charming.

It didn't mention Hazel's name, but a few conditions listed were enough for others to guess that it was Hazel.

Of course, the other girls weren't willing to accept it, so they all replied sarcastically. Although the comments didn't mention Hazel by name, all of them were waiting to see her become a laughing stock.

Hazel was heartbroken. She thought she was letting her thoughts get the best of her, but it turned out that the people around were really peeping at her and secretly gossiping about her.

"My carelessness should be blamed because I did not find this post earlier, otherwise, I would have it deleted!" Summer said crossly.

"Don't be angry," Hazel said as she put her hand on her shoulder and returned the phone to her. "There's no mention of my name at all, so it's normal that you could miss it."

"Hasn't my Prince Charming arrived yet?" Summer looked around.

"... Mm." Hazel drooped her eyes, dispirited. "He's probably stuck in traffic."

"Would you like to call him?" Summer asked in a low voice.

"No, he's sure to come," said Hazel firmly.

She was a bit unhappy that Joshua had not yet appeared, but she believed him. He would definitely do what he had promised.

Summer suggested, "Let's go to the dorm first…"

Hazel shook her head. "No, what if he comes and can't find me?"

Summer looked at her in disbelief and couldn't help saying in a low voice, "Hazel, you're not going to get angry about that post, so you're going to wait for him to come and embarrass them, are you?"

"... Am I that boring?" Hazel was astonished because the post didn't bother her.

But she was indeed a little angry to be standing around waiting. Joshua had promised to be there on time, but he still hadn't arrived half an hour after the ball started.

Hazel's heart felt a bit of distress, and she wanted to wait for him where they had decided to meet.

Seeing that she couldn't persuade Hazel to leave, Summer gave up. It was as if he was waiting for Summer to leave because as soon as she was about 10 feet away, Derek walked toward Hazel.

Knowing what he was going to say, she calmly held up her hand to tell him she wasn't going to listen.

Noticing this, Derek's face changed, but he bit the bullet and still walked forward.

She looked at him in surprise. Derek was quite courageous.

"Hazel," he said after taking a deep breath, "I know you hate me, but he didn't come. Why don't you think about asking me to help you? At least one dance with me will stop the others from considering you as a laughing stock."

Her eyes twinkled as Derek really wanted to help her this time.

Unfortunately, as far as she knew, as long as they danced, he would definitely hype, and then she wouldn't be able to clear up the misunderstanding.

"Rest assured. It isn't the first time that my name is blackened, and I'm not afraid of being laughed at," said she quietly.

"Are you so stubborn?" Derek said crossly. He had been chasing her for so long and used all sorts of methods, but she refused to be with him. She did not give him any hope because of her stubborn nature.

"Yeah," Hazel nodded calmly. "I'll only dance with him."

Derek was annoyed and unwilling. Even though he was afraid Hazel would do something to him, he couldn't help but say, "What will you do if he doesn't come?"

Her eyes were a little cold as she said indifferently, "Derek, for the sake that you who really want to help me out, I will ignore what you are saying. Please leave me alone!"

He let out a snarl before he disappeared into the crowd.

Hazel sighed and looked toward the school gate.

Suddenly a figure flashed before her, but it wasn't Joshua.

Her lip couldn't resist shuddering because it was none other than Derek's ex-girlfriend Kyla. She had already had several dance partners and walked past Hazel nearly a hundred times since the ball started half an hour ago.

Knowing that Kyla was showing off and waiting to see her become a joke, Hazel certainly ignored her.

As time passed, Hazel felt a little sad as she watched the people dancing on the dance floor.

Joshua said he would arrive on time. Why hadn't he arrived yet? Even if there was a traffic jam, he should have arrived. The surrounding taunts were louder, and they even talked openly about her close enough that she could clearly hear them.

"Hazel," Ariel came up to her with a can in her hand before she whispered worriedly, "Are you okay?"

"Nothing." Hazel smiled and shook her head. She reached for the drink from Ariel's hand. "I'm a little thirsty. Let me have a drink of it."

"Don't..." Ariel turned pale and tried to grab it, but Hazel had already drunk it.

Hazel took a long drink and then looked blankly at the can. "Is it… beer?"