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“Hazel, I will find a way to make all your wishes come true. Come home with me, okay?”
The starry sky stretched endlessly above, but it felt oddly empty.”
When alone under the stars, every sense except sight seemed to drift in isolation.}
Hazel had tasted that loneliness far too often.
She refused to let herself dwell on it.
And the regrets…
They were Ambrose’s to carry now.
Hazel had already fulfilled most of her wishes on her own. The ones she couldn’t, she no longer clung to.”
Life was always steeped in regrets. Only through them did one learn to cherish what they had in the moment.”
Hazel said nothing more, her silence a firm boundary as she turned and returned to her room.
What happened behind her no longer held any power over her.
Hazel didn’t let that night affect her, she carried on with her life step by step.
But Scarlett, who had witnessed it all, couldn’t bring herself to look away.
She couldn’t bear the thought of Hazel living a life better than her own.”
The years of scheming, of carefully laid plans, all seemed to fall apart in that final moment.}}
What stung the most wasn’t Ambrose’s indifference to her desperate attempts or disregard for her.”
It was the words Ambrose had whispered to Hazel on her birthday.
Scarlett’s mother had taught her from a young age that their wealth and status were stolen from other women.”
If you wanted something, you had to take it.
And so, she learned to snatch Hazel’s toys, to claim her father’s love as her own.
On Hazel’s birthday, Scarlett would blow out the candles before her every year.
No matter how much she tormented Hazel, as long as Hazel cried, everyone would rally around her.
At first, Hazel had fought back, but with time, she had quietly given in.§]
Scarlett had thought she had won.
One night, she saw Hazel slip out of the house and share a strawberry cake under the stars with Ambrose,>> Ambrose smiled at Hazel. “Hazel, I’ll work hard for you. I’ll use my efforts to give you the best life!“}
Hazel laughed, playfully smearing cake on his face. They shared a carefree moment filled with laughter.
That smile, pure and sincere, was something Scarlett had never known.”
In that instant, Scarlett made up her mind. No matter how long it took, she would take Ambrose from Hazel.
This time, she wouldn’t allow him to return to her side.
After much thought, Scarlett came up with a plan.”
If she couldn’t reach Ambrose, she’d go after Hazel instead.
Dressed in the most extravagant outfit Ambrose had ever bought her, Scarlett marched forward with a determined stride, her resolve as sharp as ever.
She threw Ambrose’s diary at Hazel’s face.”
“I’m here to tell you two things,” Scarlett declared, her voice cool and unwavering.
“First, I’m pregnant. Second, Ambrose has always loved me. You can forget about him.”
Half a month ago, Hazel had been desperate to know Ambrose’s true feelings.
But Hazel simply stepped around it, her movements graceful and unhurried.
“Are you done? If you are, then leave.“%
“From now on, if either you or Ambrose show up in front of me again, I’ll call the police immediately.“@
Those who were stuck in the past were the ones still haunted by it.
Hazel’s career was soaring, her family was happy, and her life was full of promise; she didn’t have time to dwell on the past.
Scarlett, however, thought Hazel was mocking her. She stepped forward, blocking her path with a determined look &
“Stop pretending. I don’t believe for a second that you don’t care at all
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