Chapter 342 - A Deal

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Following Sophie's words, Alex then walked into the garden to find Hazel.

The garden in Mo's residence was very spacious. In the past, there was a lot of space for Alex and Hazel to run around. But after many years, Edith had planted many flowers and trees around the place. 

Though the scenery was beautiful... but Alex had wished that the camellia bushes were not obstructing him to find Hazel.

Fortunately, it did not take him too long to find Hazel.

At this time, Hazel was sitting on the swing under that big, shady tree. The sunlight peeked through the leaves and finally landed on her face. Because of the festivity season, Hazel was wearing a light pink modern cheongsam dress with red flowers embroidery. The swing was swaying a little bit and her long ponytails followed the movement.

If Sophie did not mention that Hazel was on a phone call with her maternal grandparents, he might have thought that Hazel was speaking to a lover because there was a breezy smile on her face.

Alex was momentarily stunned the moment he saw the scene before him. His heart was beating hard against his ribcage. It was as if everything around him had stopped and faded away. The only person he can see was Hazel.

Suddenly, he was brought back to the past where he was a fifteen years old boy.

In fact, Alex did not always know that he liked Hazel.

His mother and Auntie Edith were best friends. They would always visit each other's house and let the kids play together.

For Alex who did not have a large circle of friends, Hazel might be his first close friend of the opposite gender. Perhaps, it was because Hazel would always listen to him patiently talking about his hobby that the two of them became close.

After spending their time together, Alex thought that Hazel was a good girl and he liked spending his time with her.

The two became best friends and would talk and discuss anything.

When they were both in school, Alex was a senior who had always looked after Hazel. Though the two were not in the same class or the same year, they would still spend a lot of time together. Whenever their class ended, they would wait for each other before they went on their separate ways and this has become a habit.

The first time that Alex realized that he might have feelings for Hazel, he was fifteen years old. 

That day, his mother had taken him and Ellie to Mo's residence. His sister and Hazel's siblings are around the same age and the grownups would often let them play together. 

His mother and Auntie Edith were in the kitchen, preparing a meal while gossiping. The kids were playing some games in the living room. Seeing that Hazel was not around, Alex had gone out to look for her.

On that day, he had also found Hazel sitting on the swing. There was a book in her hand. She had her hair down and the wind blew gently, messing with her hair a little bit. He then watched as Hazel lifted her hand and tucked the strands of hair behind her ears.

Alex could still remember his feeling when he saw Hazel on that day. His heart was suddenly beating loudly and Alex could feel his face and ears grew hot.

He thought that the fourteen years old Hazel was very beautiful.

However, before he was able to figure out his feeling, Hazel had noticed his presence. She walked over to him and the two went back into the house where Alex had continued to tutor Hazel in the dining area.

Ever since that day, Alex has been conscious of Hazel. His eyes would always go to where she goes and he started to pay a little more attention to her. He slowly learned about her preferences.

It took him a few months to figure out his feelings.

The moment he realized that he had fallen in love with his best friend, Alex was a little excited. It took him a while before he decided to come clean about his feelings. He wanted to tell Hazel that he loved her and wanted to know whether she was feeling the same.

However, before he was able to tell Hazel anything, someone had approached him first.

That person was no other than Neil Mo, Hazel's scary uncle.

The first time he stepped into Neil's office, Alex was a little scared. The air around him was a little stifling and Alex did not know why he was called into the office.

At that time, he also wondered how did Auntie Edith end up marrying such a scary man. In his opinion, Auntie Edith was someone who always had a warm smile on her face. As her former student, Alex had never seen Auntie Edith screaming at the children. Even when she was angered at something that the children do, Auntie Edith would always talk gently.

Alex thought that meeting Hazel's uncle in the office was much scarier than the time he was called by the principal to his office.

When Neil began to speak, Alex was a little shocked.

He had always thought that he had hidden his feelings so well, but apparently, the man in front of him had seen through him.

On that day, Hazel's uncle had warned him that he was not allowed to tell Hazel what he felt. 

As Hazel's guardian, Neil thought that his niece was too young to fall in love. She was so good at studying and Neil did not want her to get distracted by other things.

Most of all, because both Hazel and Alex were still young, Neil was worried that what Alex felt for Hazel was something temporary. He did not want the two of them to be in a relationship while they were still young and later, broke up once they had seen that there was so much more in life.

Although Neil was aware that he could not always protect Hazel, he did not want to see his niece got hurt. For Neil, Hazel had suffered enough as a child. He did not want her to go through another heartbreak.

Therefore, the man offered a deal to the young boy.

If Alex can wait for a few more years until he was able to support himself. When he had seen the world and still thought that he cannot let Hazel go, then Neil will not stop Alex from pursuing Hazel.

If Hazel was the first to confess, Neil will not stop them, no matter how much he disagreed for them to be in a relationship at a young age.

It was a simple deal and the fifteen years old Alex was confident that he will not change his mind about Hazel. Thus, he had agreed.

Ever since then, Alex had worked hard in his study. Years passed and Alex found that his feelings for Hazel had not faded but instead, it has only got stronger.

He had done what he promised to Neil and Alex knew that the only thing left to do was to confess to Hazel. 

Alex was not sure what Hazel felt for him, but has been around Hazel for a long time and knew that she hasn't met anyone she liked.

However, he also realized that Hazel might be a little slow regarding relationship matters. Or else, how can Alex successfully swat the flies around her when they were in school?

Therefore, what Alex wanted to do now was to make Hazel fall for him. It was a mission that he cannot fail.

"Alex?"

Hearing his name, Alex finally snapped out of his trance and saw that Hazel had walked over to him with a bright smile on her face. 

"When did you get here?"

Alex touched the tip of his nose and spoke, "Just now. Everyone is inside." He let out a cough. "Your grandmother wanted me to tell you to come in after you are done with your phone call."

Hazel flashed him a smile before she habitually stretched up her hands to hold his. "Come on.. Let's go inside."

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