"Are you even crazy? What are you talking about?" Hazel yelled angrily at Mark, shooting him a hard glare. "How dare you say that to me? I can never marry you, so don't dream of it. Maybe I will get you your money, so you get out of my life forever, I don't even know who you are - Why are you troubling me?" "Sounds like a confident statement," Mark smirked and grabbed Hazel's chin. "I am sure you know the consequences of not paying me. If you don't pay me, you are going down. There are a lot of people it would affect, and your fiancee will be the first. So, be careful of how you play this game with me. It's not going to be so easy, do you understand?" "Get out of my house you psycho - I am so sick of you. I don't want to ever see your face again, if you come to meet me here again, I am reporting you to the police. If ever want to have a word with me, I have a phone." Hazel said, , flinging a ball like object at him but he ducked it and grinned. "You can't send me out of

Hazel stared at Gerald, looking directly into his eyes. She really didn't want to talk about what happened in the office. "Can we forget about it? I had a bad time but no, I am good." "Are you kidding me? You want me to ignore what I saw and what I heard today?" Gerald replied, his voice revealing how angry he was but that only almost Hazel. "I told you to forget about it. I don't wanna talk about it, I suppose you have a plan for us tonight. Why not focus on us?" Hazel said calmly, trying to convince him but it didn't seem to be as easy as she thought. "Hazel? If you do not tell me what happened today at the office, I would have to take you with me to office. And I am sure you know what I meant by that." Gerald said menacingly. "Oh my God! Why do you have to blow things out of proportion? Okay fine. But can we talk about that after dinner?" "No way! We need to clear the air, then have a nice dinner. I want nothing but the truth, if I find out that you're ly

"Guess what I cooked - You will love it." Hazel said, smiling at Gerald but Gerald was completely lost in thought that he didn't realize Hazel was asking him any questions. "Gerald?" "Oh yea!" Gerald jolted and smiled. "What did you say?" "I was asking you, what do you think I cooked for you?" "Erm... I can't guess. Maybe salad and grilled fish?" Gerald answered, trying not to sound suspicious. "Actually, your guess is wrong. Roasted vegetables and chicken stew. Do you love it?" Hazel said, removing the lid on the plate and served him. "Wow! This is gonna be delicious." Gerald said, picking up his cutleries. When Hazel was done serving him and herself, she sat beside Gerald and they both ate together. While Gerald ate, he couldn't stop thinking about the message. Where could it have come from and why was Hazel trying to hide it from him? This got him really worried that he couldn't even eat. He lost his appetite as he thought of it. "Gerald, are you

Gerald had been waiting for the perfect opportunity to get rid of Arin, after he had planned the whole thing with Hazel. Whenever he thought about Arin being obsessed with him and wanting to ruin his relationship with Hazel, there's this feeling that surges through him. There was some time he saw messages and emails that Arin had sent to Hazel, threatening her and calling her names but he would always tell her to ignore it because he knew the kind of person she was. Leaving that aside, what about what he had heard from his colleagues that Arin had spread rumors about Hazel being a gold digger and a cheater. He needed to make her pay for what she had done. He decided to use one of the company's essential files as a bait. He knew that the file contained sensitive information about a major deal that he was working on, and that losing it would cause a lot of trouble for him and the company. He also knew that Arin had access to his office and his computer, and that she was always

Gerald and Hazel were eating dinner in the dining room, a quiet and cozy space with a wooden table, a chandelier and a fireplace. They ate in silence, avoiding eye contact and making small talk about the weather and Arin who was still in jail. Gerald noticed that Hazel seemed distracted and tense as they spoke. He wondered if she was hiding something from him again like the last time. He decided to try to break the ice and make her smile and also follow the lawyers instructions. "So, how was your day?" he asked casually. Hazel looked up from her plate and forced a smile. "It was fine," she said. "Busy as usual. I was on a video just before you arrived." "Anything interesting happen?" Gerald probed. Hazel shook her head. "No, not really." Gerald frowned. He sensed that she was lying, but he didn't want to push her too hard. He changed the topic. "I heard that there's a new movie playing at the theater," he said. "Do you want to go see it tomorrow night? It's a weekend by the way