Chapter 180: Was He Mistaken?
“Sorry, I don’t know…” Hazel looked a little overwhelmed.
Joshua’s adoptive father was also her biological father, but she was not prepared for him to say that.
“Don’t worry,” he whispered. “I didn’t mention it to you.”
Joshua gently held her hand as they got into the car. Hazel’s palm was cold as she was nervous.
He stretched out his arm to gently embrace her.
Surrounded by his familiar, tender aura, Hazel sucked in a deep breath and gradually calmed down. Although she had heard a lot about her parents from Joshua, she was really not well-prepared to meet them.
She wouldn’t even meet them, she would meet their graves. She didn’t know how to face them.
Knowing what she was worried about, Joshua whispered, “Hazel, don’t be stressed. If they were still alive, they would be ecstatic to know you were safe.”
“Mmm.” Hazel nodded heavily. She went to meet her biological parents mostly because Joshua missed them.
When they reached the Halfway Cemetery, Hazel spotted a flower shop and suggested, “Let’s buy a bunch of flowers. Do you think he… I mean, my father would like them?”
“Yes, he’ll love it if you buy it.” Joshua said softly, “Go ahead, I’ll park the car.”
Hazel got out of the car. The moment she walked into the flower shop, she bumped into a woman who came out of the shop.
The woman seemed to be taken aback by her, and the bouquet in her arms fell directly to the ground.
Hazel quickly picked it up and returned it to her. “Sorry, sorry. I’m too careless. Here you are…”
The woman was still a little dazed and did not take the bouquet.
Hazel looked up in surprise. The woman in front of her had been well cared for and looked like she was in her thirties, but her temperament proved she was, in fact, older.
Hazel assumed she was a well-bred lady, but she thought the woman was staring at her strangely. It was like she had seen something magical.
“Madame?” Hazel called her again, a little dizzy. “Your lilies…”
The woman came to herself and took the bouquet, saying quietly, “These are Casa Blanca lilies.”
“Eh?” Hazel was lost.
“Only this kind of pure flower is worthy of the purest people,” said the woman with deep eyes.
Hazel was a little embarrassed. She didn’t seem to understand what she was talking about. Or maybe it was because the woman was not talking to her at all.
“I mean it.” The woman looked down at the flowers in her arms.
“I’m sorry…” said Hazel ashamedly.
“Mmm.” The woman walked straight out of the flower shop.
After parking his car, Joshua walked into the shop and saw Hazel still selecting flowers.
She walked up to him and said helplessly, “I don’t know what to buy, what kind of flowers does father like?”
“Just buy this kind.” Joshua looked at the flowers in front of him.
“Casa Blanca?” Hazel was surprised.
“Mmm,” Joshua asked in surprise, “So you know it? It’s a kind of unusual lily, and a lot of people just think of it as a normal lily.”
“I’m actually one of the many people you’re talking about.” Hazel looked a bit embarrassed. “I just met someone who told me. Does father like this kind of flower?”
“Yes.” Joshua gently explained, “Father thought this flower was best for mother.”
Hazel understood instantly.
After that, Joshua and Hazel bought the flowers. But as soon as they walked out of the shop, it began to drizzle. Hazel couldn’t resist sneezing.
Joshua took off his coat and put it around her shoulders.
“No, no,” Hazel said hurriedly. “Joshua, I’m not that fragile. I’ll be fine soon…”
“Hazel, I’m your boyfriend,” Joshua said as he raised her eyebrows. “Let me do what I’d do as a boyfriend.”
“... Oh.” With a thin blush on her cheek, Hazel agreed shyly.
“Shall we buy an umbrella?” she asked. There was still some distance to the cemetery, but the car couldn’t be driven any further, so they had to walk.
“I have one in the car,” he said, “Wait here, I’ll get it.”
Hazel wanted to open her mouth, but Joshua had already run into the rain. He returned with an umbrella and put his arms around Hazel’s shoulder as they walked toward the cemetery.
A woman came out of the cemetery with an umbrella, her face blurred by her umbrella.
She passed them calmly, but suddenly she stopped and looked back in surprise at Hazel and Joshua.
Aware of her gaze, Joshua frowned slightly and also stopped.
“What’s the matter?” Hazel asked blankly.
Joshua looked back, and the man was far away. His eyes turned a little deeper. “Nothing. Maybe I was wrong.”
Hazel was perplexed. Was Joshua mistaken?
But she did not ask him.
Soon Joshua took her to his parents’ grave. They were buried together, but a bundle of Casa Blanca lilies had been placed in front of the gravestones.
“Somebody’s been here.” Joshua frowned.
“I should have seen her…” Hazel looked at the flowers and mused.
“When? What kind of person is it?” Joshua asked.
“It was she who told me it was Casa Blanca,” Hazel recalled. “It’s like the lady you mistook. By the way, who do you think she is?”
Joshua’s eyes were a bit deeper as he whispered. “She looks like mother’s sister Sunny Joseph.”
“Isn’t that our aunt?” Hazel was astonished. “Why haven’t you mentioned it before?”
“She has lived abroad for years,” Joshua explained in a low voice. “Perhaps because she was adopted by grandparents, she did not have much contact with the Joseph family or the Denmark family after marriage.”
She was shocked and couldn't help but whisper, "Why are there so many adoptions in our families?”
“It shows they’re all kind,” said Joshua gently. Perhaps it was because they were so kind that Hazel was treated with the same kindness.
“Mmm.” Hazel nodded in agreement. She looked at Joshua. “Is the woman her or not?”
“I don’t know,” Joshua said quietly. “I’ll check later on.”
She didn’t continue to ask.
Looking at the tombstones in front of her, she felt sad. Was it her biological parents who were asleep inside?
“Dad, Mom, I found Hazel.” Joshua whispered, “Don’t worry, she’s fine and happy. In the future, I will take good care of her for you.”