Cour

young couple beside her and smiled politely. "Would you mind keeping an eye on m

radiant that the clerk at the counter briefly m

e clerk asked kindly. "We'll pro

a folder--the divorce papers and he

ou for y

ntarily confused. "You'

ied calmly. "I've

then looked at Rayan. "Mr. Knight,

for a long moment. Finally, he picked

any financial claim," the clerk remarked,

again, Hazel? Pretending money means nothing--trying to be more

ht, wake up. I've repaid your so-called kindness a hundred times over

ed clerk. "Please finalize t

en quickly stamped an

the divorce decree with steady

the clerk murmure

She turned and wal

t Hazel paused at the door, glancing back just

aid coldly. "Be careful--joy has a way of t

se, each click of her heels growing

placed her suitcase in the

ars--fin

ce lived to please R

oster--one who no longer needed

stretched before her like a blank

time in years,

smile of l

e smile o

*

St

ped in front of a studio--the one own

else to go, Elaina was the on

suitcase, she

my God! Hazel!" she exclaimed, rushing forward

faint warmth touching her fa

n the suitcase. "Wait--di

y, "No. But I divorced Rayan a

e in shock. "You r

I'm coming straight

tificate from her bag and

mile. "So, Aina, can I stay with you for a

, Hazel added gently, "If it's inconven

ase and dragging it inside. "Honestly, darling, I've been wanting to tell you to divorce him for

yan's flaws, Elaina's mout

ina, it's all in the past.

ght. Once you've ditched a jerk, you've d

--she didn't even kno

that you're free, you don't have to revolve around men anymore. How a

d a brow. "

st promising designer--got into serious trouble. If I can't find s

l fr

Elaina, who was leading a design team at the time, had found her barely co

tention across the industry. Later, when the company began explo

her shares to Elaina. Over the years, her friend h

na suddenly sou

. "What kind of troubl

blacklisted her--and by extension, me. They've canceled every contract. If I can't pay th

owed as Elaina co

ed, so she spread rumors that Kathy slept her way into it. Kathy snapped and slapp

table. "So what if she's got Rayan backing her? Acti

ver's name, Hazel's p

t mean she had to swa

would be

ad done to her woul

expression, Hazel gently

it to me. I'll h

aby, you're serious? You just

signed quite a few new pieces over the

o Elaina. "Take a look. See if any match the theme.

d as she scrolled t

zel Foster hadn't lost her tou