Chapter 66: I Don’t Need It
Vanessa was infuriated.
She had really understated Hazel Crowe. She had intended to kiss Joshua, but Hazel not only sabotaged her plan but even showed off to provoke her!
“No, you misunderstood, I don’t mean anything else.” Hazel felt embarrassed. She hurried to explain, “We’re both women…”
“Don’t bother!” Vanessa interrupted with a cold face.
Her target was Joshua, but now the one she had to kiss was Hazel. How could she insist on the kiss?
“Forget it,” Kenny echoed to her words. “Let’s start over…”
“Why can’t we continue?” Isaac interrupted with a sneer. “If you can’t handle it, why did you suggest we play this game? If you don’t feel like playing after drawing a dare, do you want to draw again until you are satisfied?”
“What do you want to do?” asked Vanessa coldly.
From the beginning, she realized that Isaac had been taking special care of Hazel, which she didn’t care about, to begin with, but now, Isaac would even embarrass her for Hazel!
“Aren’t the rules set at the beginning?” Isaac opened his mouth coldly. “Whoever chooses ‘Dare’ but refuses should drink three glasses of wine for punishment.”
Isaac pointed to the glass in front of Vanessa, whose face turned a little pale.
They had a mind to tease others before, and the glass used for punishment was not small. She would definitely get drunk after three glasses.
“Isaac, we’re all friends. We don’t need to be so unforgiving, do we?” Kenny said, a bit embarrassed. He looked to Joshua for help. “Do you agree, Joshua?”
The few of them all looked at Joshua and Hazel.
Hazel could tell that Vanessa had affection toward him, but she just cared about Joshua’s towards Vanessa.
“Isaac is right,” Joshua spoke quietly.
Vanessa grew a little paler now.
She was angry and wronged in her heart. Although Joshua had been lukewarmly facing her before, he took care of her. But now he didn’t show her any respect at all?
It was all Hazel’s fault! Without Hazel, no one would have taken away Joshua’s concern for her!
At the thought of it, Vanessa hated Hazel a little more.
The next moment, she picked up the wine and glass with anger and said with a look of protest, “I’ll drink!”
She was having a temper tantrum as she drank three glasses of wine. When she was done, she staggered and put down the glass. She looked at Joshua with a hidden bitterness as if she had been bullied.
The whole room became miserable.
“Joshua,” she gave him a distressing cry and said as she struggled, “I’m a little drunk, can you take me home?”
Hazel couldn’t help frowning. Joshua was her boyfriend, but Vanessa asked him to take her home. What did she mean?
“Kenny can get you home,” Joshua said, looking at the time. “It’s getting late. I have to get Hazel back to school.”
Vanessa’s face stiffened, but Kenny agreed gracefully.
Following them, the rest also got up, ready to depart. Joshua led Hazel out of the hotel, and just as they were about to get into his car, Isaac ran up to them.
“Hazel, wait for me in the car,” Joshua said.
“Okay.” Hazel nodded.
“Joshua Denmark!” Isaac laughed and stopped him. “Did I cooperate enough?”
Before getting in the car, Hazel heard this just in time, and she understood instantly.
She had been wondering why Isaac was so aggressive as he faced Vanessa before.
“Not bad,” Joshua said softly.
“Then you should help me in return,” Isaac said.
Joshua cocked his eyebrows. He sighed. “Isaac, your fiancée is really good. You can try to get along with her. Besides, your second uncle has been having a lot of engagements lately. She and her family can help you…”
“Joshua!” Isaac looked at him angrily. “No matter how worthless I am, I don’t need to rely on women!”
Joshua sighed softly. He said in a deep voice, “Okay, Denmark Group and your company have recently embarked on a cooperation project. You can ask your grandfather to arrange for you to take charge of it. This partnership will consolidate your position in your company, and your marriage will be delayed naturally.”
“So, you’ve arranged it all?” Isaac turned from anger to joy. “It’s really worth being your friend for so many years. Come on, give me a hug!”
Joshua stepped back in disgust. “Get out of here!”
Isaac laughed and said, “Are you afraid Hazel’s jealous? I see. You can go home early.”
Hazel saw Isaac off, then the door opened, and Joshua got into the car.
As the car drove to Quantum University, Hazel couldn’t help asking, “Did you just… you fight with Isaac?”
“Did you hear that?” He looked at Hazel tenderly.
“Your voice is a little bit loud,” Hazel said with embarrassment. “I heard some, but I couldn’t hear it very clearly.”
“It’s about his fiancée,” Joshua frowned. “This is a commercial marriage. In fact, Isaac is not willing and has been trying to call off the engagement. He was trying to pester you just to force me to help.”
“I see.” Hazel was a little depressed.
Although she had no feelings for Isaac, she still felt a little smug in her heart when he harassed her. However, it would not have been right if she had just taken advantage of it for selfish reasons.
“Very depressed?” Joshua frowned in surprise.
“A little,” Hazel said truthfully. “I thought I was suddenly more attractive. It turned out to be an illusion.”
Joshua chuckled.
“And will you have a commercial marriage?” She looked at him curiously.
“I don’t need it,” he said with a calm expression. “If you don’t have faith in me, Hazel, I don’t mind getting a marriage license with you at any time.”
“Let’s talk about it in the future…” her heart raced instantly. She could feel Joshua’s seriousness, but she hadn’t really thought about getting married or anything.
“Mmm.” His mouth tilted upwards slightly at the corners. “I’ll wait until the day you’re willing to say yes.”
Her heart pounded even harder.
“By the way, as for Vanessa…” He suddenly frowned.
“Why did you mention her?” She looked at him in amazement. “Do you like her?”
“I only like you.” He pinched her nose gently.
She was blushed slightly with shyness. “I thought you had done something naughty with her!”
“How could it be possible?” He looked at her amusedly.