To avoid Spike''s men, Hazel, Ss, and Sergio stayed in a remote ce with many guards. Hazel was confident about Ashley. She was willing to let Ashley know where she stayed. After all, Hazel thought Ashley was stupid.


    Not only that, but she also knew Ashley''s weakness and knew that she was timid.


    As Spike''s men had done such a disgraceful thing to Ashley, she would never betray Hazel.


    Sergio sat on the couch and said with a low voice, "Hazel."


    "Yes?" Hazel stared at her phone while she was eating. She didn''t take it seriously.


    She seemed to have long been used to treating Sergio with that attitude.


    Sergio was massaging Hazel''s legs as he asked in a low voice, "Come with me. My brother''s business is no different from that of Spike. Both are doing illegal business and will be imprisoned in the future. Can we stop relying on him?"


    Hazel frowned, "Pathetic! The return and risk are always proportional to each other. What kind of money do you think is legal behind all the huge wealth?"


    Sergio didn''t speak anymore. He was a little dejected as if he was deceiving himself.


    "Stop massaging me. Do what you need to do and stop bugging me." Hazel disliked Sergio very much.


    "Hazel... How much is sufficient?" Sergio asked softly.


    Hazel was even more impatient. "What can I do without money these days? Spike ruined my career, and my money was used to pay the liquidated damages for breach of contract. If you can''t earn money, how can you support me? Are you thinking of working hard as before to earn less than 150 dors a month? Do you want me to live in poverty?"


    Sergio lowered his head and stopped talking.


    Both of them came from a poor vige in the old days.


    At that time, Hazel didn''t dislike him and was happy to talk about their future.


    However, everything changed when Hazel went to school in the city.


    Sergio and Hazel were husband and wife. Although they didn''t have a marriage certificate, they could organize their wedding first in their vige.


    In that era, Sergio married Hazel with three bags of beans, 110 pounds of wheat, and 450 dors.


    They had their wedding. Everyone in the vige knew that Hazel was Sergio''s wife.


    He also thought that Hazel was his wife. He was lucky to have married the most beautiful girl in the vige.


    Even Ss was envious of him.


    Later, he apanied Hazel to Hofcaster and worked part-time to earn money for her to go to school. He neverined at all.


    Moving on, she went to a nightclub to make money. She worked part-time and flirted with many men. Gradually, she was tempted by the power of money.N?velDrama.Org ? 2024.


    She knew that money was omnipotent.


    "I also saved some money... Ss also gave me a lot of money. I think... we can find a small city, buy a house, and live a down-to-earth life. Even if you don''t want to work for the rest of your life, it''s enough for us to survive. I can still work and support you." Sergio looked at Hazel nervously.


    They had enough money at that moment.


    Besides, Hazel had made a lot of money during those years. Even if she hadpensated for the liquidated damages, what she had left was enough to support herself for the rest of her life.


    "You''re hopeless," Hazel cursed in disgust.


    Just as she was about to leave the living room, she saw Ashleying.


    "Ashley,e and sit," Hazel smiled instantly and treated Ashley with utmost care.


    "Henry really cares about you. It''s useless for me to find him myself! He agreed to it when you just mentioned it casually." Hazel was shocked. She never expected Henry to care about Ashley so much and was so obedient. Ashley was also shocked, but she felt more distressed.


    She thought, "How can Henry be threatened by what I casually said and agreed to it?"


    Ashley had tears in her eyes. She knew that she couldn''t continue that way.


    She couldn''t let Henrypromise for her and be taken advantage of anymore.


    She couldn''t be Henry''s weakness.


    "I think it''s because it''s for your benefit." Ashley smiled innocently.


    "Don''t worry. If you marry Henry in the future, I will definitely make him treat you well." Hazel began to brainwash Ashley again.


    Unfortunately, Ashley had already seen Hazel''s true nature. She would not be convinced by Hazel''s words anymore.


    "Ms. Locke, Ss is looking for you." Someone came to inform Hazel.


    Hazel hurriedly ced the snacks and fruits in front of Ashley and got up to leave the living room.


    Ashley looked at Sergio and smiled politely at him.


    Sergio looked loyal and honest. Seeing Ashley''s innocent smile, he lowered his head and was a little bit embarrassed.


    "Hi there, you are..."


    Sergio had been hiding all those years. He was also living abroad like an object of hate and was not confident. "M-My name is Sergio... I''m Ss'' brother."


    "Ah, you are Mr. Cox''s younger brother. When will Ms. Locke and Ss get married? I''m looking forward to it." Ashley sounded innocent.


    Sergio was stunned. His body and gaze stiffened instantly. "What?"


    "Are you excited too? You are also happy for your brother, right? He has an A-list actress as his girlfriend. They are tovely. I saw them hugging each other and entering the room that day." Ashley looked shy and excited at the same time. "How do you feel about having a celebrity as your sister-inw?"


    Sergio stopped breathing for a moment. His face was red as he stammered, "Are... Are you mistaken?"


    "How can I be mistaken? Let me tell


    you a secret. Ss left his former


    boss, Spike, who was a bad guy, because Spike discovered the rtionship between Ss and Hazel Spike and Hazel had a son. So, he might think that Hazebshould belong to him. Therefore, he was in a bad mood because he felt


    betrayed." Ashley seemed to say


    those words unintentionally.


    Sergio''s expression darkened.


    "By the way, I''ve seen them kissing each other. Don''t worry. Ms. Locke will definitely be your sister-inw." Ashley kept provoking him.


    She had investigated Hazel previously.


    She knew Hazel had a boyfriend named Sergio when she was young.


    That was Ss'' younger brother.


    Sergio lowered his head and did not say anything. He clenched his fists tightly.


    "Mr. Cox, I can''t talk to you anymore. I think Hazel is pretty busy. I''m leaving now." Ashley got up with a smile and left.


    As soon as Ashley left, Sergio''s face darkened. He scratched his fingers until they were bleeding.


    He thought, "It''s impossible! Hazel is just acting in front of them. It must have been Spike who forced her to give birth to Spike''s child. How could she be together with Ss? Did Ss force her too? This is impossible. This little girl must have seen it wrongly! It must be!"


    As soon as Ashley left the residential area, she sent out a message.


    It was one of Spike''s men that hurt her that day. The man had been bugging her and threatening her with videos as evidence.


    She made a deal with the man using Hazel and Ss'' residence address. In exchange, he would never threaten Ashley again.


    If he continued to threaten her, the consequences would be at his own risk.