Chapter 337 - The Result Was... Positive

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After chatting with Mike and accompanying him to walk around the garden for a while, the old man finally returned to his room to rest. Hazel was aware that her Great-Grandpa would take a nap and wake up again in the afternoon.

Since she had nothing to do, Hazel decided to grab a car key and went to her parent's old house.

When she turned eighteen, her uncle had handed over everything that her parents had left behind, including the big house where she had lived with them before they passed away.

Hazel recalled that the auntie who was looking after the place had mentioned a few letters and documents that she needed to look at and decided to retrieve them before she would forget about it.

It took her around ten minutes to arrive. When she arrived, Hazel stood outside and stared at the building for a long time. After so many years, the house still looked the same. The caretakers had looked after the house and maintain everything as it was before.

Previously, her uncle had told her that she could move into the house if she wanted to. However, Hazel thought that living alone in such a big place would be too lonely. She would sometimes come over and live in the house once in a while but would prefer living with her uncle instead. 

Of course, her Auntie Edith was relieved when she chose to continue and live with them as it was too dangerous to live alone.

Hazel walked over to the entrance and an auntie who was always looking after the house came out before she could press the doorbell.

"Auntie," Hazel greeted and flashed a smile.

The auntie led her inside and handed her over some letters and documents that she needed to see. After exchanging a few words with the auntie, Hazel decided to walk around the house.

Memories of her childhood with her parents came to her mind as she saw the big photograph of the three of them in the living room. In the photograph, she was only three and her father had carried her in his arms.

Hazel took this chance to look at her parents' faces for a long time. It has been a long time since they both passed away and Hazel was a little worried that she might forget how they looked like.

Most people would say that her face really resembled her mother the most. However, one could still see the similarities between her and her father on her face.

Her lips quivered and her eyes grew misty as she continued to look at the photograph.

When she turned eighteen, her uncle did not only returned everything that belonged to her parents to her. On that day, her uncle had also told her the truth about her parents' death.

Hazel could still remember that moment when her grandparents had told her that her parents were no longer around. She had always thought that the two passed away in an accident after returning from a business dinner. Hazel did not think that there would be a story behind their death. 

Her father only wanted to uncover the truth about the corruption that has been going on in the company, but someone wanted him to shut up and an accident happened.

It was then that she recalled after her Auntie Edith had come over to live with them, there was a period where she had refused to speak because she was too frightened of something or someone. 

Ever since then, she would often have this strange dream where she had witnessed someone walked into her parents' wards and injected something into their body and caused them to stop breathing.

In that dream, the younger version of her was watching everything from the side. No matter how much she wanted to stop that man, Hazel found that she could not touch him or do anything. When that man finished, he then turned to look at her with a strange smile on his face.

Hazel then woke up from her sleep with her body drenched in sweat. 

Of course, Hazel had never mentioned this dream to her uncle or Auntie Edith.

After looking around the house, Hazel then left and return to her uncle's house. She recalled that everyone had gone out earlier and she did not want to let her Great-Grandpa have his lunch alone.

However, when Hazel arrived, she could see her uncle's SUV parked at his usual spot. She turned off the ignition and walked into the house. Her steps halted the moment she walked into the living area.

At this time, her Auntie Edith had her arms wrapped around her uncle's neck and the two were exchanging an intimate kiss.

Although she had always seen this scene since she was a child, Hazel thought that seeing this scene again when she was an adult gave her a different feeling. She was embarrassed, ah!

As if noticing someone else's presence, Edith pulled away and froze the moment she saw Hazel at the door. Swiftly, she took a step back and hinted at her husband with her eyes.

Neil turned and his expression mirrored his wife the moment he saw his niece. He let out a dry cough and muttered something about an important e-mail that he needed to see before he left for his office.

"When did you get home?" Edith asked.

"I just arrived." A smile curled on her lips. For the first time, Hazel thought that the embarrassed look on her auntie's face was adorable. 

"You went out?"

"Hmm…" Hazel nodded. "I went back to my parents' place to look at a few letters and documents." The smile on her lips stretched out as she reached Edith's side. "Auntie Edith, your relationship with my uncle is really good."

Edith recalled the scene a few seconds ago and lowered her head to hide her embarrassment.

Hazel giggled and decided not to tease her auntie again. "Where did the two of you went to? Uncle didn't go to the office today?"

Edith lifted her head to look at Hazel and this time, her lips turned into a faint smile. "We went to the hospital."

The smile on Hazel's face disappeared and she looked at Edith with worry. "Hospital? Why?"

Edith took Hazel's hand in hers and patted it gently. "You remember that I told you that I have something to tell you?" She watched Hazel nodded and hesitated for a few seconds before she spoke again in a low voice. "I'll let you be the first to know this news." There was a brief pause. "I'm pregnant."

Hazel thought that something might be wrong with her hearing.

"Earlier, we went to the hospital for a checkup." Edith reached for her purse, pulled out a photograph, and handed it over to Hazel.

Hazel looked at the photograph in her hand and was momentarily stunned. After a few seconds, her expression changed again. "Auntie Edith… this… you're having twins?"

Edith nodded slowly.

She too was not expecting that she would get pregnant again.

After they had Hailey, the two of them decided that having a pair of a boy and girl would be enough.

However, the last time she accompanied Neil to a banquet, Edith ended up drinking a bit too much. She had acted like a hooligan and had seduced her husband in the SUV. A few weeks later, Edith noticed that her period did not come and bought a few pregnancy sticks to test. The result was... positive.

She was already in her late thirty. Her two children were already in high school. The last time she gave birth to Hailey was around fifteen years ago. Of course, she was worried. Who would have thought that the doctor would announce that she was pregnant with twins!

Suddenly, Edith found herself in Hazel's embrace.

"Auntie Edith, congratulations!" Hazel pulled away and continued to look at the photo in her hand. "I didn't expect my uncle to be this good."

Edith felt the corner of her lips twitched at Hazel's words.

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