Chapter 175: I Want Both Sides
Rachel burst into laughter, "Okay, get your ass over here and sit down!"
Hazel did as she was told and sat back again.
"Mom, Dad, please let's talk about it," Hazel said earnestly.
Looking at their daughter, who suddenly grew up, the two looked at each other and nodded.
"Why don't you agree with Joshua and me?" Hazel asked.
"Hazel, it's not easy to be proper in a rich and powerful family." Harry said seriously, "Joshua is good, but his position is too high, and you are too weak. If you are with him, I am afraid you will face too many enemies. At that time, he may not be able to protect you. Even if you ignore it, this problem will always exist."
"You are right." Hazel nodded in agreement.
Rachel and Harry breathed a sigh of relief. Their daughter was finally showing she did have some reasoning left in her.
But Hazel continued, "So I've decided, I'm going to be stronger as soon as possible. The stronger I am, the more bullets I can take. At that time, I didn't need Joshua's protection. Maybe he needs protection from me someday!"
Looking at Hazel's stubborn expression, her parents' faces became dim.
"Hazel! Do you really think this is a child's play?" Rachel was angry and anxious, "You see how Eddy died so suddenly. If you encounter this kind of thing, what do you want us to do? Instead of letting you cross the tightrope on a cliff, I would rather you marry an ordinary person and live a safe life!"
Hazel was a little moved. She knew that Rachel and Harry disagreed with her and Joshua only because they worried about her.
However, no matter what kind of conspiracy was ahead, she had to bear it.
She was the daughter of the Denmark Family. But all these years, Joshua was standing in her position, taking all the bullets for her. She could not let this situation continue.
"Dad, Mom, I know you only mean good for me." Hazel took a deep breath and said sincerely, "But I've decided to be with him, and I am ready for any cost. And, I believe Joshua. As long as I work with him, everything can be overcome!"
The two were stunned. Rachel was so angry that she wanted to beat Hazel.
Hazel dodged her, but Rachel grabbed her cell phone.
Rachel said to Ronald, "Ronald, take her upstairs and lock her up! We are taking her away tomorrow!"
Hazel's eyes widened in shock, and she yelled, "How can you do this to me! It's unfair!"
Hazel kicked and screamed while Ronald pulled her to her room.
"This is not good..." Harry said helplessly.
"Of course, it's not good." Rachel sighed, "But what else can I do now? Anyway, let's bring her back to City S first."
Upstairs, seeing Ronald locking the door, Hazel hurriedly pulled the doorknob and said, "Brother, Joshua saved you! We still owe him a formal 'thank you.'"
"You can be sure, it’s just the two of us going back, and our parents will stay and thank him," Ronald said faintly.
Hazel was speechless. That was by no means her focus.
"Hazel, why do you have to be with Joshua?" Ronald's eyes were dark. "Is Joshua more important to you than us?"
"Brother, please don't make me answer a choice question, okay?" Hazel was miserable.
"If you have to choose one side?" Ronald looked at her.
"Then you will regret it." Hazel's eyes blinked, "You guys spoiled me too much! Now I am very greedy. I want both sides!"
Hazel slammed the door closed.
Ronald looked at the closed door after Hazel slammed it in his face, as he thought that Hazel was going to choose Joshua and now he didn't know what to say.
Hazel sat in her room crying. She was locked in, her phone was confiscated, and she had no way to contact Joshua.
She was not going to sit and wait. If she were taken back to City S by Ronald, Joshua would indeed chase them, but then she would be mortified if they got in a fight.
She had to find a way to escape and find a way to let the Crowe family meet.
Joshua once again. Her parents were still feeling grateful and guilty because of Joshua’s help, so it was a good time for them to meet.
She couldn’t leave through the main entrance, she was no match for either Rachel or Ronald.
Hazel went to the balcony and looked at the ground, she had an idea.
She left a note in the room and listened to the movement downstairs for a long time. She then tied the bed sheet to the railing and climbed down it.
Later in the evening, Rachel put dinner on a tray and walked upstairs with Ronald to deliver it to Hazel.
Ronald opened the door. Rachel said softly, "Hazel, I made your favorite food..."
Looking at the empty room, she stopped mid-sentence.
She put down the dinner tray and picked up the note on the table. She suddenly became furious. "Ronald, come with me! Let's go to Denmark Residence and bring this little girl home!"
Ronald went to the balcony and saw the sheets tied to the railing.
Hazel actually ran away? She would never pull this thing before, that was probably why they were unprepared.
Hearing Rachel's voice, Ronald returned to the room. "Mom, what's wrong?"
Rachel handed the note to him, he looked at it and was silent for a few moments.
"Mom, maybe Hazel just wrote this to scare us." Ronald analyzed.
Rachel yelled, "Now she is obsessed with Joshua. Call your dad. Let's go find her now!"
Ronald called out to Harry, and the three of them left immediately for Denmark's Residence.
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Hazel was at Denmark Residence, after she escaped, she borrowed a passerby’s cell phone to call Joshua. He picked her up soon after and took her to Denmark Residence for dinner. She was sitting on the sofa relaxing, waiting for the arrival of her family.
"You just ran away?" Joshua was helpless, "I will take you back later."
"No need," Hazel shook her head, "My parents should arrive soon."