Chapter 356 - Did You Bully My Hazel?

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Alex stood at the side as he watched Hazel washed her tear-stained face. A few minutes passed and Hazel finally turned off the tap water. However, she did not dare to lift her face and look at Alex.

"What's wrong?"

Even without looking into the mirror, Hazel was able to tell that her eyes should look very swollen at the moment. Somehow, she did not dare to let Alex see her ugly face. 

Hazel gently tapped the area around her eyes in hope that she could reduce the swelling around her eyes. However, she knew very well that there was no way that the swell would go down in a short time.

Seeing that the woman in front of him did not answer her question, Alex then grabbed at her hands and pulled them away from covering her face. Hazel continued to lower her head, avoiding his gaze.

Alex placed his finger under her chin and tilted it up so that Hazel would look at him.

This time, Hazel quickly shut her eyes. She raised her hand again and covered her eyes.

Because Hazel was still trying to cover her eyes, his gaze moved downwards and finally stopped at her lips. Realizing that his thought might have gone astray, Alex forced himself to shift his gaze away.

"What are you doing?" Alex asked at the strange way Hazel was behaving.

"Don't look at me," Hazel said. Her voice was a little shaky after crying for too long. "My eyes should look very swollen right now."

His lips twitched. The two of them had grown up together and he had watched her crying face from a young age. However, he had learned his lesson in the past that there are some words that he should not say out loud.

"Really? Let me take a look at them?" Alex tried to coax.

Hazel turned away. "No. It's fine. Let's head back upstairs. The others should still be enjoying the barbecue. If we go now, we won't run into them."

"Hazel…" His voice turned slightly mellow. "Let me look at them, alright? If it was bad, then, I'll help you to get some ice."

Hearing his words, Hazel started to waver. Slowly, she removed her hands away from her eyes and tilted her head up to look at him. "How is it?"

Alex looked at her slight puffy eyes and pursed his lips.

"Is it really bad?" Hazel asked when Alex did not say a word.

Alex stretched his arms and started to help her to massage the area to stimulate blood flow. "I will get you some ice. Next morning, the swell should disappear." He stopped after a few minutes and tucked a few strands of hair behind her ear. "Let's go back first."

"Oh." Hazel nodded. She watched the way Alex held her hand and intertwining their fingers. Something warm flow in her heart as she looked at his large hand envelope hers. After a few steps, Hazel stopped on her track and tugged at his hands lightly.

Alex turned around and saw the hesitation in her expression.

"Alex, the thing I mentioned to you just now… can you promise that you will not let others know about it?" Hazel said. 

His eyes darkened Alex could not believe that Hazel would ask him such a question. "I won't say a word to anyone else." 

"You cannot let my Uncle or Auntie Edith know about them as well."

A frown appeared on his face. "They… didn't know?"

Alex was a little surprised at this information. He knew how close Hazel was with Auntie Edith. The two would share almost everything with each other. He had thought that the two of them should know about such important matters.

However... he did not like that Hazel had chosen to suffer alone for a long time. Just how many times that she had to experience that nightmare? She had no one to console her after she woke up from that nightmare.

Hazel shook her head. "I don't want to mention this to them. It has been a long time and that person had received his punishment and died. My uncle and my late father were very close as brothers. It was not easy for my uncle after my parents passed away. If he knew the truth, he would be sad. Moreover… I don't want them to worry."

She could still remember how her Uncle and Auntie Edith would often worry about her. Growing up, sometimes, Hazel had thought that the couple had treated her better than they treated the two siblings.

Alex stared continued to stare at Hazel for a long time before he spoke again. "You don't need to ask. I won't mention this matter to anyone. Hazel, you can trust me."

"Un." Hazel nodded. "I know."

The two of them continued to walk and soon returned to their floor. Hazel took her key card from her pocket and pushed the door open. Just then, the door was suddenly pulled from the inside, and Megan appeared with an anxious look on her face.

A look of relief washed over her as Megan saw Hazel in front of her. "Hazel! You're back!" Megan quickly pulled the clueless girl into her embrace. "You disappeared for so long and I was worried." She took a step back and finally noticed that something was not right with her friend. "What happened to you." Her eyes shifted and Megan noticed that Alex was with Hazel. 

Suddenly, Megan tugged at Hazel's hand and pulled her behind her. Megan stepped forward and shot a dangerous look at Alex. "Did you bully my Hazel?"

His expression turned dark at the accusation. Moreover… he did not like the way Megan had claimed Hazel as hers. Clearly… Hazel was his!

Megan turned to Hazel and patted her shoulders lightly. "Hazel, tell me. What did Alex do to you?"

"Nothing."

"Don't be afraid. I can protect you."

Something warm spread through her heart as Hazel saw what Megan was trying to do. Although their relationship was not as close as it used to be, Megan continued to act protectively towards her. Ever since kindergarten, Megan had taken her role as the big sister seriously. 

"Megan… Alex really didn't do anything," Hazel spoke. Her face was a little red from embarrassment.

"Then, why did he makes you cry?" Megan asked. She watched Hazel opened her mouth and warned, "And don't tell me that sands got into your eyes because I will not believe that lousy excuse." 

"He didn't make me cry." Hazel tugged at the corner of Megan's shirt. "We were just talking and somehow, we talked about my late parents. I missed them, so I might have cried a little bit."

Megan continued to stare at Hazel as if she did not believe her words. After a while, her gaze softened and Megan pulled the girl into a hug. Then, she narrowed her eyes at Alex and shot him a warning gaze.

Alex heaved a breath when he saw that they have cleared the misunderstanding. "I'll just go downstairs to get some ice and some food. Hazel.... you should wait here with Megan."

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