Chapter 956 - 244: My Son

Hazel was caught off guard, she hadn't realized how worried she was. She was afraid that Caroline or Lanny would cry out after seeing Joshua and shout, "My son!".

But they did not speak it out? Even if they had asked Joshua a lot of questions, they still did not clarify their reasoning. It seemed that the Flores family had plans of their own.

Hazel did not understand what was happening. She looked at Joshua, and he said to the maid indifferently, "Please ask Miss Flores to come out."

The servant went to get Theresa, and Joshua calmly said to the family, "Since you are guests of Hazel, please sit down."

The three of them nodded and sat down on the sofa across from Joshua and Hazel.

Henry stared at Joshua with anger, and his heart was full of jealousy and opposition. Even if he was not willing to admit it, he and Joshua were simply so different.

Theresa walked in very quickly, and the palm print on her face had not disappeared, it was actually undeniable and looked worse.

Joshua saw it. He asked unexpectedly. "What happened to your face?"

Caroline stared at Theresa fiercely, and Theresa's body trembled a little, quietly whispered, "I just accidentally fell."

She was afraid that Joshua would ask more questions. Caroline quickly pulled Theresa to her side with a kind and loving appearance. "Oh, Theresa.

Why don't you be careful? Whenever you fall, it leaves your father and I so worried!"

"Right." Lanny also responded.

Hazel looked at all of this coldly. Caroline had actually slapped Theresa, but she could lie about it without any change in her facial expression.

"Denmark, Mr. Denmark..." Lanny said with shyness, "Thank you for taking care of our daughter during this time. You are willing to let her stay, and we really appreciate it."

"You don't have to thank me," Joshua said in a reasonable manner. "She is a friend of Hazel. If you want to thank someone, then thank Hazel."

"Okay." Lanny smiled, but there was no intention to thank Hazel.

"I don't know how old Mr. Denmark is this year?" Caroline suddenly asked eagerly.

Joshua's eyebrows raised slightly. He did not answer, but he calmly opened his mouth. "Since you are here to see your daughter, I will not bother with..."

"Wait!" Caroline hastily stopped him. "Mr. Denmark, don't be surprised that I asked your age. There was no reason other than when I saw you, I thought of our son, our seventh child."

Hazel's eye bulged out of her head in shock. Was the Flores family planning a showdown at Denmark Residence? She looked at Joshua, but he still looked calm, and it seemed that he was not affected at all by her question. 

Caroline sighed, and she continued, "Our seventh child, he should be about the same age as you. When he was born, he was charming, and he was very obedient, he didn't cry much or make trouble. He was the least of our worries, we all loved him very much. Just…"

Saying, Caroline pretended she was about to cry and that she couldn't finish her story. She covered her eyes and looked at Joshua. She looked at Joshua's expression, and he was still calm. He had no intention to ask for more. She couldn't elbow her husband, who was sitting beside her.

"Ahh..." Lanny sighed and said, "He was a good boy, but unfortunately, we were too poor and could not afford to keep him. If he followed us, we would only cause him to suffer even more. At that time, we did what we thought was best for him. So, we made a difficult decision. Since then, we have not seen him. Every time I think about it, I regret our decision."

"To think about it now, if we had just let him stay with us, our family would at least be together. It would even make our lives better if we could see him again. We don't know how he is doing. Has he had a hard life? Every time I think about it, my heart hurts. I really did something wrong. We really hope we can have the chance to make up for it…" Caroline said and began to whisper and weep again.

Hazel listened quietly, she finally saw their plan. It was a sensible way to tug at heartstrings, the most critical information was omitted, and they only emphasized how much they missed their son. How could one not be moved?

However, Hazel still did not fully understand. Joshua sat and listened quietly. He was not as expressionless as he was, but he did not appear to be extremely moved or resentful either. He almost looked sad and disappointed.

"Don't be sad," Joshua said. "Some things happen, and once you make a mistake, you will not be able to make up for it no matter what you do. If this is the case, you two should stop living in the past and make the most of your life."

Hazel wondered what his words meant. Was he telling the Flores family that he would not forgive the mistakes they made in the past?

Lanny and Caroline looked at each other, they obviously thought that was what he meant. Although they were disappointed, they saw a bit of gratification in each other's eyes.

What Joshua said was proof that he was indeed their child. Just because he still refused to forgive them, he deliberately did not reunite with them? Even if he didn't want to reunite with them, it was okay. At least, he didn't deny that he was a child of the Flores family.

"You, you are right..." Caroline said. "Mr. Denmark, I just saw you, and I couldn't help but blurt out my feelings. You would understand that if you were a parent. You always love your child. Don't you agree?"

Joshua's eyebrows lifted a little, and he had no intention of answering her.

Sensing the tension in the air, Hazel jumped in and said, "Since you are here, have dinner with us at noon."

"Okay, okay." Lanny and Caroline immediately agreed.

Joshua looked at Hazel with some shock. She would not only bring the Flores family to Denmark Residence and not tell him, but now she was inviting them for lunch.

Is it true that Hazel knows something? Sharon was her assistant. Could it be that Sharon told Hazel something?

Hazel saw that he was in a daze. She picked up a small cookie from the table, smiled, and stuffed it into his mouth.

Joshua regained his surroundings. He swallowed the cookie and gently touched the tip of her nose. "Naughty. Do you like these cookies?"

Hazel hurriedly said, "Yes, these are the love cookies that you made with me. How can I not like them?"

Caroline was sitting across from Hazel, her face changed immediately. With a harsh tone in her voice, she said, "Hazel, the kitchen is where the woman should stay. How can you even let Mr. Denmark enter the kitchen? But, he also made cookies?"