NovelAppChapter 91
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“I believe you,” Axel replied in a single word, gripping her palm ever tighter. The realization hit him-this explained why she was so
jumpy. He had noticed it himself. Whenever he encountered her-or walked across the street from her, there seemed to be
someone trailing after her. She wasn’t being frightened or jumpy for nothing. And she wasn’t making it up: neither was she crazy.
She clearly had a stalker.
“What time do you go to work?” he asked. She met his eyes, surprise evident in hers, clearly taken aback by the sudden
question.
“What time do you go to work?” he asked. She met his eyes, surprise evident in hers, clearly taken aback by the sudden
question.
“By eight am most days, she replied as they stopped at the front entrance of the building. “Why?” she asked
him.
They went into the elevator, still holding arms. “Nothing,” he replied. Ethan taking his car tonight and him. having to take this
route happened to be a stroke of luck. He thought to himself, he had a feeling that something really bad could have happened
tonight. Whoever was following her clearly had sinister plans.
Finally, they arrived at the floor of their apartment. “Goodnight,” Axel muttered. The two stood in silence for a few heartbeats.
Finally, her eyes faltered down to their adjoined arms. Realizing he was still holding her palm in his, it felt like the most natural
thing in the world to him. Her small palm fit snugly into his larger one, and he reluctantly released her hand. His palm suddenly
felt cold, Josing the warmth of hers. He shoved it into his pocket immediately and turned to leave.
huge sense of relief and gratitude. The night had taken an unexpected turn, and Axel’s protective presence had made all the
difference.
She made a me ntal note to never again return home late and also to purchase pepper spray and a taser.
Those streetlights made things worse; they had to get changed, Axel thought to himself as he stepped into. his home. He would
see to it that the streetlights got changed first thing tomorrow morning.
The puppy, sensing its owner’s return, bounded over, wagging its tail in sheer excitement, seeking attention and affection. Axel
obliged, squatting down to stroke the furry companion. That wouldn’t do, he concluded. For some reasons, he still felt a sense of
restlessness thinking of just how terrible the night might have turned if he hadn’t been there. That thought alone made him panic.
With a determined sigh, Axel retrieved his phone, dialing Ethan’s number, “Have my car sent back; I need it,” he stated, the
urgency evident in his voice. “Fine,” Ethan curtly replied.
“I have the butler drop it off later tonight,” Ethan added.
Axel, sensing Ethan’s evasiveness, inquired further, “Where are you?” A brief pause followed before Ethan cryptically responded
ignoring the question, “You’ll get your car before tomorrow morning,” with that he hung
up.
Ethan’s gaze lingered on the top floors of the hospital, his mind filled with a tumultuous mix of emotions. The twins, Daisy’ and
Liam, occupied his thoughts like a persistent echo. Despite having arrived at the hospital. some time ago, he remained seated in
his car, grappling with the conflicting feelings that surged within him. Earlier that afternoon, instead of spending precious
moments with the twins, he had abruptly left, leaving a trail of unresolved tension in his wake. Now, a sense of regret gnawed at
him as he pondered over his actions. He needed to talk to Hazel, to unravel the complexities that seemed to entwine their lives.
Nathan, the man loomed in Ethan’s thoughts. The uncertainty about their relationship gnawed at him. Hazel had Stated he
sensation within Ethan. Hazel appeared comfortable around Nathan, and even Liam seemed to had taken a liking to him. Envy
surged through Ethan; a desire for that warm connection he parceived between Hazel, Nathan, and the twins. Most times he had
to sneak behind Hazel’s back to meet with her kids and even with that, she had never smiled at him like that.
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He was tired of having to hide to visit her twins when she wasn’t there. And now be felt a pressing urge to be with them. It had.
been days since he had seen them or played with them.
With a determined breath, Ethan finally extricated himself from the confines of the car. He decided it was time to be honest, to
confront the emotions that had festered for too long. The yearning to be with Daisy and Liam. had become insistent, and he
couldn’t bear the distance any longer.
Ethan?” Hazel’s voice echoed with surprise as she encountered him minutes later at the entrance of their
room.
“Hey.” He replied, a subtle nervousness lingering in his demeanor.
“Hi.” She replied, but he noticed the curiosity in her gaze. Ethan’s presence at that late hour seemed unusual, especially after his
abrupt departure earlier in the day.
“It’s pretty late, why are you here this late?” She probed, her eyes searching for an explanation. Ethan, caught off guard, could
not conjure a plausible reason for his unexpected return.
Ethan only stared at her, his mind grappling with the absence of a coherent excuse for being there. Finally, he cleared his throat.
“Tm sorry about how I left and my attitude earlier,” he started, the admission hanging between them.
“You suddenly disappeared,” she remarked lightly, a hint of confusion in her expression. “You were busy, I guess,” she shrugged,
unable to comprehend the necessity of his apology or his second unanticipated visit that same day.
“Listen, Hazel.” Ethan shoved his hands into his back pockets; a telltale sign of his anxiety.
“Ethan Wild, nervous?’ she wondered
“I don’t have a reason or an excuse for being here. I just drove for hours and found my way here,” he confessed, leaving Hazel
further confused.
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