Chapter 613: This Is Your Habit

Joshua’ eyes grew deep. The silvery moonlight poured down on Hazel, making her more beautiful.

He couldn’t help speaking. “Let’s not talk about other people, shall we?”

Hazel looked at him, amused. Joshua was as jealous as ever.

“All right... Hmm!” Before she could finish the sentence, Joshua leaned over and kissed her on the lips.

The kiss was so tender that it seemed to convey all his love to her.

Hazel just felt soft inside. She stretched out her arms and put them gently around his waist.

“Hazel…” When the kiss was over, his eyes twinkled. “Let’s move out.”

Although he could replace servants in the manor, this was Ted’s manor, and an accident could easily happen. Only by moving out would he be able to keep Hazel safe once and for all.

He had intended to bring it up after ten days or half a month. However, what Ted did tonight had already made Hazel disappointed in Ted, which Joshua could feel.

So, there was no better time than right now. At this point, if he brought it up, there was a good chance that Hazel would say yes.

“I…” Hazel was a little hesitant. She took a deep breath and said seriously, “Joshua, I know you want to keep me safe. I want to say yes, but what about mom if we move out?”

She was really disappointed in Ted because she could see that Ted’s so-called love for Joshua and Simon was just verbally saying he loved them as sons. Ted had no intention of attentively learning to be a father.

If one wanted to be good to his own son, he should do something good for his son, but Ted had a kind of twisted thought, wanting Simon and Joshua to cooperate with him obediently and be his good son.

If Ted had been really taking good care of Stacy, Hazel wouldn’t hesitate to move out. But now, while Ted felt guilty about Stacy, what he did to Stacy was more like overbearing possessiveness.

Stacy would only be more and more miserable if she kept staying with him. Under the circumstances, Hazel couldn’t just walk away from Stacy with Joshua.

Stacy had never done anything wrong. She was the most innocent one who suffered the most. Hazel could not be so selfish, trading Stacy’s misery for her own happiness. Hazel had a moment of doubt that her decision to come to Country M was a mistake, but come to think of it, if she didn’t come, how could she know what Stacy was going through?

Joshua frowned slightly. Stacy’s current situation also surprised him. Before he saw Stacy’s medical records, he had thought her illness mainly caused it. But now, even when she was sick, he clearly felt that Stacy was repelling Ted.

Even if there was some misunderstanding between them, over the past few months, Ted could only make Stacy sicker and sicker, and even to the point of malnutrition. Joshua was really pissed off.

If they wanted to leave, Joshua and Hazel would definitely take Stacy with them.

“I’ll handle it,” Joshua promised in a low voice.

Hazel looked at him quietly, and suddenly she said, “Joshua if you want to do something, do it.”

“Hazel?” He looked slightly surprised.

“In fact... I figured it out,” she said with a wry smile. “Since you are willing to accompany me to the manor, then you must have been well-prepared. This is your habit.”

Joshua felt as if his heart had been hit by something, and this kind of tacit understanding made his heart filled with the warmth of happiness.

“So, you don’t have to worry about me, feel free to do it boldly,” she spoke in an earnest voice. “But I have to stay at the manor until you think of a better way to take her with me.”

Ted misunderstood her... No, to be precise, Ted had given her several labels before he even met her, and he insisted that she was such a person.

Having said that, Ted, who was stubborn, wasn’t stupid, and Hazel was really afraid that if Joshua, Simon, and Ted got into another big fight, one of them might get hurt.

If Hazel were to leave suddenly, Ted would definitely guess something, which would only make their actions more passive. If she stayed at the manor, it would mislead Ted and lower his guard.

“Hazel...” Joshua sighed helplessly.

“You must not refuse, or preach, or object,” she interrupted him in a hurry and said with a serious face. “Joshua, I know you’re worried about me, but I’m worried about you, too. So, no matter what happens, we, a family of three, will face it together, okay?”

Hazel reached out and gently took Joshua’s hand.

The warmth of her fingertips left Joshua unable to say no.

“Fine... But promise me that if there is any danger, you must obey me,” he said in a deep tone.

“Definitely!” She nodded hastily.

“Even if I let you go first, you must go. Can you do that?” asked Joshua, who wasn’t reassured.

“Yes, yes!” she agreed with a serious face.

“Good.” Joshua heaved a sigh of relief. It was very hard for him to say no to Hazel.

He spoke gently. “Do you want me to hold you?"

Hazel’s belly was bigger and bigger. He could no longer carry her, so he offered to hold her.

“No,” she chuckled and shook her head. “It’s not fair. Besides, pregnant women should often walk around, which is good for their babies.”

He still wanted to hold her, but he couldn’t defeat Hazel’s insistence.

***

The two people went back to West House hand in hand and had a good sleep. But Madeline didn’t sleep well all night. She didn’t want to believe Hazel’s statement, but she asked a servant privately. At the ball, Cynthia Bryant was indeed the most eye-catching and danced three times with ‘Joshua.’

Of course, Madeline saw Joshua last night and guessed it should be Simon who danced with Cynthia. But Madeline didn’t feel very relieved either.

If Ted really liked Cynthia, he would definitely force Joshua to stay with her!

Madeline clenched her teeth at the thought that she had worked so hard, but what she wanted to get would end up in another woman’s hands!

No way! She must come up with one way!

Madeline got out of bed. Dazed, she walked to the garden, only to hear a man and a woman arguing in the garden.