Chapter 44
Chapter 44
HAZEL
(PRESENT TIME)
As I was preparing for another busy day at work, the sound of the doorbell interrupted my morning
routine. Curiosity piqued, I approached the inte, wondering who would be visiting at such an early
hour. To my surprise, it was David, who appeared on the webcam and greeted me with a cheerful
wave.
After giving him ess, I returned to my room toplete my morning routine.
When I finally emerged, David had already made himselffortable and helped himself to some of
the delicious breakfast prepared by my cook. With a yful grin, I couldn’t resist teasing him, “Couldn’t
even wait for me, huh?” Taking a seat beside him at the dining table, I joined in the mealtime banter.
Amidst hisughter, David managed to exin, mouth half full with scrambled eggs, “I couldn’t help it, I
was starving, and you seemed to be taking forever to get ready.”
Rolling my eyes yfully at his feeble excuse, I couldn’t resist teasing him back. “What happened to
the food at your ce?” I asked, knowing well that he hardly ever eats at home, considering he’s an
excellent cook himself. “Did you lose all your pots or something?”
David chuckled again, choosing to avoid the topic of his pots. He was well aware that I was onto his
culinary habits – it’s either my ce or takeout for him. “Why are you here so early then? Did
something happen?” I inquired, wondering if there was a particr reason he decided to show up at my
doorstep this early in the morning. if something was wrong, he would have just given me a phone call
or wait for me at the office.
With a hint of hesitation, he mumbled, “Nothing happened. My car broke down yesterday, and I had to
take it to the mechanic. I need a ride to work this morning, so that’s why I showed up.”
As I blinked rapidly, expecting him tough at his own joke, I noticed his serious expression remained
unchanged. “You do realize that the distance from your house to mine is almost the same as the
distance from your house to the office,” I pointed out, finding his excuse rather puzzling. “Are you sure
you’re okay?”
“I’m okay,” he insisted, but his response didn’t entirely convince me. “I just wanted to take a ride with
you to work this morning, that’s all.”
Though something seemed off about him, I decided not to pry further for now, respecting his privacy.
Changing the topic, I mentioned, “I spoke to Daisy this morning. She seems to enjoy her time whenever
she visits your mom.”
He nodded absently, acknowledging, “My mother has a way of spoiling kids.” Downing thest of his
tea, he took the cup to the sink to wash it off. With a yful smirk, he added, “I bet you scold her more
than my mother does.”
Indeed, someone has to be the disciplinarian, and I don’t mind taking on that role when needed. “she
was eager to get off the phone with me.” I couldn’t even believe it. “she raised you to be a good man,
so I’m not worried about the morals she might instill in my daughter in my absence.” Returning the cup
to the shelve, david turned to me. “if you don’t hurry up with the breakfast, we are going tote for
work.” He is right. Gulping down my tea, I mirrored his actions before grabbing my purse and my keys.
David opted to drive and I agreed, showing to be a passenger princess.
Halfway down the road, David finally spoke up, his voice tinged with frustration, “I heard Southwark
arrived in Seattle yesterday.” I sensed that this might be what had been bothering him. “Did you meet
with him yesterday?”
“I was on the road, going to and fro your mother’s ce, so of course, I didn’t meet him,” I replied,
trying to remainposed and not sound defensive. Curiosity got the better of me, and I asked. “Is that
the reason why you decided to drive me to work this morning? To make sure I don’t run into him or
speak to him?”
David nced at me briefly, and I could see the concern in his eyes. “Did you drive me to work to make
sure I don’t run into him or speak to him?” I repeated.
His response was sincere and heartwarming. “I drove you to work because I didn’t get to see you the
whole of yesterday, and
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I missed you,” he said. “I trust you well enough to know that you won’t be going back to your ex-
husband, not after what he did to you.”
I looked out the window, “can we not make Ravel our topic of discussion please?” I don’t even
understand what I’m doing with Ravel. I should be angry at him for what he did to David’s face, but
instead, I went on a dinner date with him and also epted a dress invitation from him.
“I know I’m not supposed to talk about him, but I ran into him at the gym this morning.”
Surprised by his word, I nced at him sharply with furrowed brows. “Seattle isn’t that small,” I
muttered, finding it suspicious that he coincidently ran into Ravel at the gym. There are a lot of gym
houses in Seattle, why will they use the
same one?
David turned right, “I know it sounds weird and very difficult to believe, but the fact remains that I
coincidently ran into him at the gym, and I think it’s only fair for you to know that he didn’te to
Seattle alone.”
Of course, he didn’te alone. “this isn’t some sort of vacation, of course, he wille with some of
his staff from thepany.”
David scoffed. “are you deliberately acting ignorant right now? Are you trying to tell me that you don’t
know who I’m referring to?” I know for a fact who he is talking about, but I refused to utter a word. “well
if you must know, I’m talking about June, his woman, the samedy he cheated on you with.”
Avoiding David’s knowing gaze, I looked out the window. “you don’t have to be so descriptive about
June, I know who she is and what she did.”
He nced at me again, but I refused to look at him. “I’m not the enemy here, I just felt you should
know about this so you don’t get caught by surprise.”
I know David isn’t the enemy, but that didn’t stop me from feeling angry. What right do I even have to
be angry? Ravel bluntly told me the day I found them together that he is in love with her.
The more I hang out with him, the more I be the other woman, and that’s something I’ll never
allow myself to be. I deserve more than that, and I’m not going to settle for anything less. “I received an
invitation to Ravel’s exhibition, do you wannae?”
“You received an invitation?” he asked, clearly surprised by the news.
“Yes. He sent an invitation to my office yesterday.” And I wasn’t going to extend it to you, but I can’t
begin to fathom how I’ll feel when I see Ravel with June and I have no one to turn to. “So are you
coming?”
He nodded. “if you are sure you want to go, then I’m definitely going with you.” He pulled over at the
parking lot. “I should get a tux though.”
Suddenly, I’m not looking forward to the exhibition anymore.