MIDNIGHT Bride The CEO's TEMPTATION

She lowered her head, her hand gently resting on her lower abdomen.

They didn't take contraception measures while she pestered him.

Joshua wanted contraception, but she didn't allow it. Joshua obeyed her, but God knew she won the lottery now.

The child came quite unexpectedly.

Hazel gently caressed her flat stomach, feeling the life inside.

Tears rolled down her cheeks, and her heart, which had been flurried and despairing, suddenly felt a burst of warmth. She and Joshua had a baby. How would Joshua be willing to abandon her and the baby?

"He must be safe," Hazel said, raising her tear-stained face to stare at James with a determined look. "Joshua would never lie to me. He said he would come back, and he will. Please find him!"

"I will!" James made a solemn promise.

As the search continued, they began to expand the search area, not only on Stacy Island but also on the islands adjacent to Stacy Island and hospitals, ports, fishing boats, and other places in the coastal cities of Country Z.

Strangely, it seemed both Stacy and Joshua had disappeared entirely.

Hazel kept waiting. In the beginning, she was upset, scared, and panicky, and then she became despairing. Even though there had been no word from Joshua, Hazel never gave up looking for him.

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"Hazel, wait for me..."

Joshua stood on the edge of the cliff and tenderly held out his hand to her.

"Joshua..." Hazel tried hard to yell, but even though she did her best, she couldn't make a sound. Although her legs were filled with lead, she desperately ran in his direction. However, before she could touch his hand, he fell from the cliff with his gentle smile...

Hazel opened her eyes.

She held out her hand and wiped the tears on her face. She awakened from her dream again.

Over these days, she seemed to dream about Joshua less and less, perhaps because she was getting more and more sleepy.

Although the search for Joshua still continued, Hazel was clear that everyone thought that Joshua had been dead.

But she didn't think so. She firmly believed that Joshua must still be alive somewhere in the world.

Hazel knew her thoughts were ridiculous, but she had the intuition. Her sixth sense was always accurate. Before Joshua's business trip, she had a feeling that she would be separated from him for a long time, and after his business trip, she had a vague feeling that something bad would happen to Joshua. All this had come true.

So, even when everyone else gave up, she insisted that he would come back.

She felt her head was very painful. She rubbed her temples, and a ringing sounded.

"Jaxson... I'll be there for today's meeting... Well, you arrange..."

Hanging up the phone, Hazel got up to wash up. When she went downstairs, she found Harry and Rachel waiting for her at the table.

"Hazel, are you up?" Rachel immediately gave her a glass of milk. "You said yesterday that you had a bad appetite. I just made some appetizing dishes for you. Have a taste…."

"Hazel, come and sit down," Harry said. "Did you sleep well last night? Let me check your body..."

Looking at their enthusiastic eyes, Hazel smiled.

After the accident with Joshua, her family came directly to Denmark Residence to accompany her. It was also because there were people who loved her accompanying her that this period of time was not so difficult for her.

After breakfast, Hazel said goodbye to them and left for the Denmark Group.

The news of the accident with Joshua couldn't be hidden. Denmark Group also had chaos naturally. But before the directors in Denmark Group could make trouble, with the help of Jaxson, Hazel took full control of Denmark Group, making those directors give up.

But there were always some restless directors, so she had to be present at the meeting.

When she arrived at Denmark Group, Hazel got out of the car. Suddenly, she stopped walking. She looked at a car parked in a corner nearby, and anger rose in her heart instantly.

The next moment, she walked directly toward the car and tapped on the window with a cold face.

The window was wound down, revealing Simon's helpless face.

"Why are you following me?" she asked angrily. "How many times do I have to repeat it? You're not allowed to follow me!"

Simon got out of the car and whispered, "Hazel, I'm worried about your safety..."

"Don't bother!" she said coldly.

"Even if you're mad at me, you shouldn't be careless with your own safety." Simon frowned.

"Sir, I'd like to ask you," she sneered. "who made me unsafe?"

Simon suddenly became dumb, unable to say a word.

It was because of his fault that Joshua was killed. In order to make an apology to Hazel, he locked Ian up at her disposal. But after Ted died inexplicably, there were a lot of people in the organization who didn't obey him. So while Simon was busy subduing the organization, Ian escaped secretly.

Simon used the power of the organization to look for him, but he couldn't find Ian at all.

Because he was worried that Ian might retaliate against Hazel, Simon stayed in Country Z, secretly protecting her.

Nonetheless, Hazel didn't trust him anymore. She even thought that he let Ian go on purpose.

"What, you forgot it so soon?" Hazel sneered. "Do you want me to remind you that I wouldn't have been in danger if you hadn't let your uncle go? Simon, stop trying to pretend that you're kind-hearted!"

These words cut through Simon's heart like a sword.

Seeing her walking away directly, he caught up with her. "I know that no matter how I explain it, you won't believe me. But even if you don't think about yourself, you should think about your body!"

She stopped abruptly, her hand resting on her slightly protruding belly. Her eyes softened, but she insisted, "It's none of your business. I'll take care of my safety myself!"

"Hazel...." Simon tried to continue explaining. He grabbed her by the wrist, but she shook his hand off.

But neither of them knew that someone was hiding in the dark, taking pictures of them staying together!