Chapter 270: Business Trip

Hazel suddenly felt her heart beating faster. She was having a hard time controlling herself.

"Nanny Carter asked me to bring you food!" Hazel said as she snapped out of her fantasy. She pushed the tray toward Joshua, then turned around and left immediately.

Joshua took the food and looked up. It was as if Hazel disappeared into thin air, she really just came to bring him food.

Hazel got back to her room and shut the door. She paused to touch her chest, her heart was racing. She felt so pathetic, she wanted to give Joshua his food and talk with him, but in the end, she ran away before she could say a word.

She thought about going back to see him, but she began to think that would look even stranger. Plus, it was late, even if she went, she was afraid she wouldn’t be able to talk. Hazel kept making excuses to cover up her deepest fear that she wouldn’t be able to control herself. She wasn’t worried about Joshua and his self-control, it was hers she worried about.

The little things she did want to say, she knew, would have no effect on their relationship, so she could talk with him another time. She started to think about Lily and wonder if the Flores family would retaliate for the way Lily was treated. Hazel had no idea what they would do.

***

Lily had contacted Caroline that night crying and told her what happened. She said that she wanted to go back home. Caroline never thought that Lily was so weak, but within a few days, she had already been defeated. She tried for a long time to persuade her to stay, but Lily refused to change her mind.

"Lily, you just need to endure it for a few more days," Caroline advised. "I promise that there will be a change tomorrow. There will be a fight between Joshua and Hazel!"

Lily was surprised. She curiously asked, "Auntie, are you planning to deal with Hazel? What are you going to do?"

"I can't tell you what I am planning to do," Caroline sneered. "You wait and watch the show!"

***

When Hazel woke up in the morning, her right eyelid was twitching. She groaned and thought of the old superstition, if your right eyelid twitches, you would be unlucky. Did it mean that something bad would happen?

After she went downstairs, she saw Joshua waiting for her in the dining room. She thought she would have time to talk to him.

Hazel came to him and sat down. "Joshua, do you have time to talk at some point?"

Joshua’s look was hesitant, and he frowned slightly. “Not now, I am going on a business trip.”

"Business trip?" Hazel was stunned. Why, when she wanted to talk with him, was there so many obstacles?

"What happened?" Joshua looked at her in confusion. "If it is something important, I can delay my business trip..."

"No," Hazel hurriedly shook her head. She wanted to talk to Joshua, but it was too much for him to delay his trip. "It is not that important, I can wait until you go back."

"Really?" Joshua looked at her.

"Really!" Hazel nodded hard.

Joshua did not sense Hazel was upset, so he did not continue to ask.

When he left, Hazel drove to Joshua-Hazel Pictures. She was an anxious mess, she felt irritable and worried something would happen, leaving her feeling like she was choking.

"Hazel, what happened to you?" Sharon asked strangely. Hazel cared about Joshua-Denmark Pictures and always looked alive and bubbly when she was there, but she just seemed sleepy.

"Nothing, maybe I had a bad sleep last night," Hazel said, upset.

"Why do I feel like you have a conflict with Joshua?" Sharon asked half-jokingly.

"What?" Hazel looked a bit guilty. She hurriedly argued, "He is on a business trip..."

"So, you are missing him?" Sharon said with a joke. "Then you should call him. It is okay to say something on the phone."

Hazel was stunned, she didn’t even think about talking to Joshua on the phone. She looked at her phone in a daze, “I said I felt lost and panicked this morning but couldn’t figure out why. I didn’t realize it could have been because my phone was off…”

She quickly plugged her phone into the charger, there were a lot of missed calls. Before she could even look at who called, her phone rang. It was Ronald, it must have been him who called her.

She quickly pressed the answer button, "Brother, what's wrong?"

"Hazel, Mom is missing!" Ronald said in a deep voice.

"Wait, what do you mean that mom is missing?" Hazel did not react. "Isn’t she supposed to be at work in the police station now?"

"I called the station. They said that mom had been on leave for a few days." Ronald's voice sounded a bit heavy. He went on to say, "But Mom didn't go home, and she went out alone."

"Then did I call Mom to ask?" Hazel was anxious.

"I called," Ronald said. "She said that she was out, but I don’t think the thing was that simple. Hazel, you know Mom, she would not use her leave for something that was insignificant. She hadn’t been fighting with Dad or anything, so it definitely wasn’t emotional problems.”

"What did Dad say?" Hazel asked.

"I asked Dad, and he said he didn't know where mom was. He thought that Mom just went out to have fun." Ronald hesitated. He finally said, "But I have a clue. Last night, Mom supposedly answered a call, and she seemed to be very angry, so I guess…”

Saying, Ronald suddenly stopped. Hazel suddenly felt more anxious,

"Ronald, what are you saying? Just tell me what you know!"

"Hazel, I hope that you are mentally prepared for this," Ronald said, "I am guessing that Mom may be on her way to find you."

Hazel’s hand trembled, and she almost threw the phone at the wall. Ronald’s guess really scared her.

The situation was very chaotic, the Flores family was planning something bad, and they had used her to maintain a precarious balance.

Joshua’s attitude about the situation continued to be unclear. She had repeatedly tried to figure out what he was thinking, but she was completely confused and left to wonder what he was thinking about.

Although she had not suffered any losses, the situation would only worsen if her mother showed up. If she found out about the Flores family, she would be angry. She would never let anyone bully Hazel, she could cause more trouble, and then there would be a disaster that she couldn’t predict.

"Why didn’t you tell me earlier?" Hazel wanted to cry.