Chapter 339 - An Indirect Kiss

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Hazel continued to watch Alex's dumbstruck expression for a few seconds longer. Seeing that he still had not moved after a few seconds had passed, Hazel raised a hand and waved. "Hi, Alex. Did you just woke up?"

Her voice seemed to snap him out of his trance. Alex turned around and scrambled to get out of the kitchen.

A brow raised and Hazel let out a little giggle upon seeing the way her friend reacted. Hazel turned to Lily and asked, "What's wrong with him?"

Lily flashed a helpless smile. "Maybe he was not expecting to see you here. Just look at the way he looked. It would be strange if he was not embarrassed with the way he had appeared in front of a guest."

In fact, Alex had run into Hayden and Hailey in the living house earlier. His little sister was close to the two siblings and Alex did not think that Hazel would come along with them.

Hazel smiled and the memories of a younger version of Alex, running away to his room once he saw that she had visited. A few minutes later, Alex would always reappear with a clean and neat look.

It felt as if Alex had not changed a lot since they were kids. As the thought came to her mind, Hazel shook her head.

Hazel emptied the tea in her cup and looked at the time. Noticing that she had spent almost an hour accompanying Lily for a chat, Hazel decided to call the siblings and leave.

It will be the new year in a few days and her Auntie Edith should be busy with the preparation. Now that Auntie Edith was pregnant again, everyone was worried. The doctor had reminded her of the risk of late pregnancy and she was asked to relax and not move around too much. Moreover, this time, she was pregnant with twins.

Alex walked down the stairs and found that his sister and the two siblings were no longer in the living room. He then went into the kitchen and found that his mother was rearranging the stuff she bought from the mall earlier. Hazel was nowhere to be seen.

"Mom," Alex called. He looked around and was a little disappointed when he could not find the face he was looking for. "Where is Hazel and the others?"

"She left," Lily said without looking at her son. "When you run back to your room as soon as you see her, Hazel thought that you did not want to see her. So she left with her siblings."

Alex stared at his mother with his eyes wide. "Really?" He scrambled to get his phone to call her and explain.

"Alright, I'm joking." Lily laughed. "Don't call her at this time. She should be driving at this time. Don't distract her. She had spent an hour accompanying me for a chat."

"Mom…" Alex rubbed at his neck as he watched the smile on her mother's face. It was apparent that she found the situation amusing and had wanted to tease him about it.

Alex was not expecting that he would see Hazel the moment he walked into the house. The smile on her face was too dazzling and Alex panicked when he recalled that he had just woken up a while ago. He did not want the person he liked to see him with his disheveled look, ah!

Lily gave her son a lookover and narrowed her eyes. "Who asked you to take a long time to take a shower?"

"Why did Hazel come over?" Alex asked.

Lily clicked her tongue when she heard his question. "Your sister and I ran into her at the mall. The traffic heading towards the city was bad and the driver was unable to enter the city. Fortunately, we ran into Hazel and she offered to give us a lift. Or else, we might have to wait at the mall for a few more hours.

At this time, Alex seemed to remember that his mother had asked him to accompany her and his sister to the mall. But he had overslept.

"Sorry." Alex ran his fingers in his hair. "The discussion with dad lasted longer than  I expected."

Lily placed the new towel that she had bought on the table and looked at her son with concern. "Aren't you tired, running around from L City to B City?" Her tone softened down as she spoke.

When Lily and Ethan both heard about Alex's plan to invest in his friend's business in B City, they did not have a lot of opinions. Alex had already said that he would not be too involved in the company, unless if he was required to make a big decision. Anyway, it was a good opportunity for Alex to gain more experience and learn as he was starting a new business.

However, they did not expect that Alex would buy a property in B City and decided to spend most of the time there.

In the beginning, the father and son would quarrel about this.

It was only after Lily realized that the property was very close to Hazel's university that she was able to figure out what her son wanted to do and she was able to help Alex to talk to her husband.

Ever since the kids were young, Lily had always liked Hazel and would joke with Edith that she wanted Hazel as her daughter-in-law. Now that she knew that her son wanted to pursue the girl, of course, Lily would not complain about it. 

To think that her joke would come true...

It was just that, she was afraid that her son would get too tired. After all, Alex had agreed to take over his father's business when the time comes.

"It's fine," Alex said. He looked at the teacup in front of him and a teapot with half tea remaining. He poured the tea absentmindedly and took a sip. "I'm more like a sleeping partner in with my friend's company in B City. Until the business is more stable, I can just show up once in a while to check on progress." Alex looked up and saw that his mother was staring at him with a strange look on her face. "What's wrong?"

Lily glanced at the teacup that Alex had put down on the table. "That was the same teacup that Hazel had used earlier." She dead-panned.

Alex felt his breath hitched. Fortunately, he had swallowed the tea safely into his stomach. Or else, he might accidentally sprayed them at his mother!

"My God, Alex. That was an indirect kiss, ah!" Lily teased.

"Mom…" Alex felt his throat parched. He wanted to pour more tea and drink, but he seemed to remember that the cup in front of him was the same cup that Hazel had used. Alex stared at the teacup that he had drunk from a while ago and noticed the faint lipstick stain printed on it for the first time.

Suddenly, Alex did not know how to react.. He recalled that he had put his lips at the same spot and his face turned redder.

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