Chapter 391 - Sneaking Out

The moment she saw the name on the screen, Hazel felt a wave of relief washing over her. After taking a deep breath, Hazel swiped her finger on the screen.

In just seconds, the screen turned black. 

Hazel squinted as she tried to check whether the call was disconnected, but then, she heard his voice.

"Hazel?"

Her heartbeat gradually calmed down. "Un." At this time, Hazel could see some movement. She figured out that Alex should have his lights off, which was why she could only see the dark. Then, she realized that his voice sounded a little groggy. "Sorry. Were you sleeping just now?"

"It's alright." Alex cleared his throat a few times. "Were you having a bad dream again?"

"Hmm…" 

"Are you alright?"

"It's okay. Just that… I cannot fall asleep without having those images in my mind and then… I thought of you." Hazel let out a long sigh as the guilt of waking him up surrounded her. "I'm sorry. I didn't think that I would wake you up at this time."

"Don't be sorry. I'm glad that you would think of me," Alex said. "Hazel, you can call me anytime you want. I will always be there for you."

Her heart was filled with warmth and her lips curled into a faint smile. There was a movement on Alex's side and a while later, she was able to see his face in the dark. Hazel let out a chuckle when she saw his eyes turning into a slit.

"What are you laughing at?"

"Nothing." Her hands stretched up and Hazel tried to poke at his nose through the video. "I just thought that… this is how your face would look like when you just woke up from sleep." Her head tilted to one side. "It's not that bad."

Alex laughed. His heart was more at ease upon seeing that her mood had improved a lot. He thought of the scene earlier that day where Hazel was sleeping in his embrace with a peaceful look on her face and suddenly, Alex could feel his body grew hot. 

His throat bobbed and Alex lowered his gaze so that Hazel would not notice anything strange. Then, he took a few deep breaths.

"It felt a little strange."

Alex looked at the blurry image of Hazel in the dark. "What is strange?"

"How is it that once I heard your voice, my mind was suddenly at ease?"

His heart skipped a beat. Suddenly, Alex had this urge to meet his girlfriend face to face. He wanted to hold her in his arms and kiss her. However, noticing the time, Alex could only suppress his desire. 

Alex pressed his lips into a thin line and suddenly, he exhaled a long breath. "Hazel Mo."

"Mhm?"

"Suddenly, I had this urge to see you." Alex noticed how her eyes grew wide and continued, "Hazel, I miss you."

Her eyes fluttered and her heartbeat sped up. 

It was dark at night and the two of them has been speaking in a low tone. Because of this, Alex's voice sounded a little deep and seductive. 

Hazel bit at her lips to calm down and spoke, "I miss you too."

His eyes grew dark and his jaw clenched. "Do you want to see me?"

Hazel hesitated. There was a long pause at her side as Hazel was considering his question. "Yes." She opened her mouth to give him reasons why they could not see each other at this time, but Alex had spoken again.

"Then, wait for me for ten minutes. I will arrive at your doorsteps soon," Alex said. 

"Ah?"

"Didn't you say that you wanted to see me?"

Hazel wanted to decline, but reasons quickly faded as Hazel continued to look at Alex. At this time, his eyes were no longer a slit, and instead, it looked like he has been wide awake. Hazel clenched tightly at her blanket. Then, she answered, "Okay. I will wait for you."

The video call ended and the screen turned dark. Hazel stared at her phone screen in a daze. For a while, she was unable to believe what just happened.

Did she just agree to meet up with Alex in the middle of the night?

Hazel looked at the time again. Then, she seemed to recall that Alex had told her that he will arrive at her doorstep in ten minutes. Swiftly, Hazel jumped out of her bed and switched on the light.

She looked at the mirror and was glad that the light was still off when she was on a video call with Alex earlier. If Alex had seen her bird nest hair, would he still want to see her?

Aware that she was looking like a mess, Hazel started to scramble to find proper clothes to wear and make herself presentable.

Her heart raced at the thought that she will have to sneak out to see Alex. At this time, everyone should be sleeping and Hazel did not want to accidentally wake up anyone. If anyone saw that she was going out at this time, then, there will be questions, and Hazel was not sure if she could answer them.

It felt as if she was going on a secret rendezvous! 

Her cheek turned red again and Hazel was excited.

Her phone screen lit up as she was combing her hair. Hazel picked up the phone and saw that it was a text message from Alex, informing her that he had arrived at the door.

Hazel grabbed her purse and phone before she tiptoed to come down. Alex's AUDI was parked outside with his light off. She walked over to his car and Alex quickly alighted to help her with the passenger's door.

Once the two were seated inside the car, they turned to look at each other with an anxious smile on their faces.

"Did you tell anyone you're going out?"

Hazel shook her head. "No." She looked at their intertwined hands and said, "But I left them a note. Just in case they would come to find me."

Alex chuckled at her answer. 

"Where are we going?"

...

Meanwhile, in a certain bedroom...

Edith turned around when she noticed that someone had walked into the bedroom. She rubbed at her eyes and saw that it was her husband. 

"What are you doing?" Edith patted at the empty spot beside her. "It's late. Come to bed."

Neil looked at his wife with a complicated expression.

"What is it?"

"Hazel sneaked out just now."

Edith glanced at the clock and saw the time. "This late?"

"Hmm..." Neil nodded. "That boy, Alex picked her up."

Hearing that Hazel was with Alex, Edith was more at ease. "Hazel is a grown-up. She trusts Alex and knows how to protect herself. It will be fine." Seeing that her husband was hesitating, Edith flashed him a faint smile. "Darling, they are grownups. They know what they are doing. Even if you don't like Alex, you should have a little more trust in Hazel."

His expression gradually softened. Neil took a deep breath before he walked over to his wife's side.. "I hope you're right."

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