Chapter 390 - Two In The Morning

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Hazel went back to the residence and found that her Auntie Edith was in the garden, looking after some flowers in the garden. She walked over and looked at the flowers. 

"You're back," Edith said. She turned around and smiled. "Have you eaten?"

"Un." Hazel nodded. "We dropped by the old house and the auntie made something for us to eat." She looked around and noticed that the house was a little quiet. "Where are the others?"

"Hayden and Hayley are working on their homework," Edith said. "Your uncle is still at the office."

"He's been very busy recently," Hazel pointed out.

"He wanted to settle a few important works before he can take a long break." Edith rested her hand on her tummy. "He said he wanted to accompany me before the twins came out."

"He's worried."

"Hmm… things will get busy again after the twins came out. There is a lot of preparation to do as well." Edith heaved a sigh. 

Looking after one baby was tiring enough. She did not know if she would be able to look after two babies at the same time. When she had Hayden and Hayley, the two were very active. If it was not for her mother-in-law's help and auntie that they hired, Edith was sure that she would go crazy.

Hazel looked at Edith's stomach. "Auntie Edith, did you found out the gender of the twins yet?"

Edith raised a brow at her. "What do you think the gender will be?"

Hazel stared at Edith's bulging stomach for a few seconds and tilted her head to one side. "Girls?"

"The doctor said the twins are boys."

Hazel heaved a long sigh. "I thought that my uncle would like it more if he had more daughters."

Edith laughed as she was reminded of her conversation about raising pigs and cabbages with her husband. At that time, Neil had said that he would prefer boys. It turned out that she was pregnant with boys.

"Having you and Hayley are enough. When the boys are old enough they can help to look after their sisters," Edith said. A faint smile curled on her lips. "How is your relationship with Alex? Is everything going well?"

Her cheek blushed. Hearing his boyfriend's name, Hazel was reminded of how she had woken up earlier and found that Alex was staring at her. Hazel could remember the feeling of waking up in his embrace. The way Alex was staring at her was so gentle that it makes her heartbeat accelerated.

She thought of how Alex has been staring at her sleeping face and was embarrassed. Suddenly, Hazel was worrying whether she would drool or snore when she slept.

Alex then kissed her forehead before he went to the restroom to wash his face.

It took her a while before she finally snapped out of her trance. Hazel thought that sleeping next to Alex was pretty comfortable. His body was warm and she liked his scent. Most important thing was that... that dream did not appear.

"Looking at your face, I'm guessing that your relationship is going very well," Edith pointed out.

"Auntie Edith."

Noticing the girl's cheek turned a shade darker, Edith decided not to tease her anymore. 

Fortunately, a vehicle drove over and parked. Seeing that her husband had returned from the office, Edith put the garden scissors on the side table before she walked over to him.

The moment Neil alighted the vehicle, there was a deep frown on his face. "What are you doing out here?" Neil asked. "Didn't the doctor said you have to take a lot of rest?"

Edith heaved a sigh and pulled a face. "I was bored. Walking around the garden could help to lift my mood."

Neil felt slightly guilty upon hearing her words. These days, he was too busy that he had not spent his time with his wife. He wrapped his arms around her waist and kissed her cheek. "This weekend, I'll accompany you for a walk, alright?"

The couple exchanged a few words in a low voice before they finally noticed that Hazel was standing not far away from them.

Neil flashed his niece a smile and asked, "Did you went to the old house today?"

"Un." Hazel nodded. "I went to check at the letters and bills."

"If you need anything, don't hesitate and tell me," Neil said. Then, he turned to his wife again and his expression turned gentler. "Let's get inside. It's not good for you to spend a long out here.

…

Her body sweated profusely. 

Hazel was aware that she was in a dream, but no matter how she tried to wake up, Hazel was unable to do so.

Once again, she was forced to watch the moment where her parents were murdered by that man. She watched as the doctor injected something into their IV bag but was unable to stop him. 

In the end, Hazel watched as her parents' health deteriorated until they were no longer breathing. The doctors and nurses rushed into the room to check on her parents, pushing her aside until she was unable to see her parents again.

Hazel woke up. 

Her breathing labored and her body trembled. Her body was cold and wet with her sweats. 

Hazel pulled her knees closer to her chest and buried her hands in her palms. She tried to dispel her dream, but the scene kept on playing on her head over and over again.

Tears filled her eyes and her shoulders quivered as she forced herself to forget the scene she was forced to witness.

Whenever it was around her parents' death anniversary, Hazel would have these dreams for a few nights. Though this had happened many times, Hazel would never get used to it.

After taking a few deep breaths, Hazel finally calm down. She closed her eyes tightly and opened them again. Her mind was a little clearer this time, but she was still frightened of what she had dreamed.

Hazel grabbed her phone on the side table and looked at the time. It was two in the morning.

Though she was sleepy, Hazel found that she could not fall asleep as she was worrying that she would have those dreams again. 

A face appeared in her mind and Hazel hesitated. After a few seconds, Hazel finally sent out a message.

"Alex, are you awake?"

A minute has passed and Hazel heaved a sigh when Alex did not reply. 

It was two in the morning and it would be strange if Alex would still be awake at this time. 

Just as she was about to give up and try to fall asleep again, her phone screen lit up.. Hazel picked up her phone again and found that Alex had requested a video call with her.

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