Hazel didn't quite understand what he meant. She shrugged. "I remember. I can still introduce a girlfriend for you."

Zac gritted his teeth. If only she could feel how worked up he was in trying to drill what he wanted to say in her mind. He lifted her chin with one of his hands, deciding to cut to the chase. "During our marriage, I suggest you don't see any other man. He could be your first boyfriend. Hell, he could be your dream lover, but you better get them out of your mind and never speak to them again."

His words were harsh, slicing through the tension between them. What he really wanted was to wipe her mind off Hanson. He moved closer. Even if she was his fake wife, as long as the license was still registered, then he wouldn't let her see another man. He lowered his lips against hers.

She stiffened under his touch. Hazel didn't even know what he meant. It wasn't as if she was having an affair...all he caught her doing was that the men were trying to rape her, but she knew for a fact that he didn't mean that ordeal. That meant...

Hanson's confession came to mind.

No. It was impossible that he would know such a private affair.

While she was stuck in her thoughts, a burst of pain exploded from her lower lip.

He had bitten her!

'Is he a dog?'

Hazel shoved him away with all her strength as she gritted her teeth. "Listen here, I'm neither your pet nor your slave. Do you think I'll listen to that excessive request?" He knocked her over the sofa. His fingers traced against her face before stopping at the edge of her lips. His eyes glittered. "If you can't do it, then maybe I should teach you every night how to be a good wife," he whispered.

She gritted her teeth.

This was already too much!

"We're getting a divorce in five weeks," she reminded him coldly.

His eyes darkened. In fact, they looked like a bottomless abyss–one that Hazel didn't want to fall into.

Divorce wasn't easy. In fact, there were plenty of talks before it would even take place.

Moreover, even the thought of setting her free was making him uncomfortable. Zac didn't like the fact that he was letting her go.

"I'm hungry. Go make me some food." He finally rele

ased his hold on her and sat up.

The topic had changed so fast that she couldn't even decipher what had happened. "Didn't you just come back from dinner? How could you be hungry?"

"Just hurry up." After finding out that he was being cheated, he had turned around and left. In fact, he didn't even drink a sip of water or eat a piece of bread. He had endured the hunger with rage in his heart.

Hazel didn't know this. She had thought that he maintained his hunger because of his date. 'He's only hungry to keep his own dignity, ' she snorted.

"My legs hurt, so I won't be able to walk. Cook it yourself."

"Let me help you." Without even giving her a chance to deny him, he picked her up and placed her in the kitchen. He took out a pack of noodles and a tray of eggs from fridge. "You can do it now."

It seemed that she had no other choice but to agree.

'For the sake of him saving my life, cooking noodles wouldn't be so bad, ' she thought with a sigh.

On the other side of Yang City.

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Sunny lay on the tiled floor near her toilet bowl, screaming in frustration.

She had been sitting in her BMW as she waited for the news. However, what she didn't expect was photos of Billy and his gang being tortured rather than a picture of Hazel being molested.

Two masked men dragged her out of the car before she could recover from the shock. Not only did they break her arms, but they had also force fed her ten cockroaches. Even the sight of them crawling all over her tongue made her vomit into the basin.

She was scared for her life. She was a controlling tyrant in Yang City, and she didn't expect that one day, she would be taught a lesson.

But Sunny didn't even dare say a word or else her naked pictures would be all over the internet.

Three days later, Hazel got news from Mandy that her rival had been sent to the hospital. The advantage of working in a TV station was that they got first-hand gossip for everything. Of course, the news wasn't as complete as it was, since Sunny could only admit that she fell and broke her arms.

Thank goodness!

Hazel fixed her eyes on her friend's luggage.

However, Mandy didn't just come here to tell her the good news.

Mandy actually planned to stay in their house for the time being because her landlord had decided to sell her old apartment.

Hearing that, Hazel's head was already hurting. If she knew her friend any better, her real purpose was to get close to Zac.

However, an icy guy like him wasn't planning on letting her stay over. The moment he heard of the news, his face darkened completely. In fact, what he wanted to do was walk over there and give her a piece of his mind.

Seeing that he was about to drive the woman away, Hazel pulled him into the room in a hurry.

"Mandy will be moving out as soon as she finds a house. Just bear with her for a couple of days please," she begged, clasping her hands together.

"No," Zac said coldly. It was obvious that he wasn't there to negotiate with her.

Hazel gritted her teeth. She had wanted to try and persuade him nicely, but seeing as he wasn't responding to that, she went for another route. "Look, I'm the one who rented the apartment. Hell, I'm the one paying for it too, so Mandy will live with me if I say so. If you're not happy, then you can find another apartment to live in for the next few days. You can come back when she leaves."

Zac clenched his jaw. "And why would I come back?" He sneered. "You're the one who will lose the bet, not me. In fact, I have nothing to do with this!"

Although he sounded like a spoiled child, she knew the underlying threat in his words. She sighed disappointedly. "Zac, did you have any misunderstanding with Mandy when you dated? Did you have a bad time at dinner?" His attitude towards Mandy was weird. In fact, Mandy was beautiful. Would it hurt him if he played nice with her?

"Is she really homeless?" Zac rolled his eyes.

"Look, her landlord already sold the house, and she has no other place to live. You know how the rent in the city has become outrageous these past few years." Hazel held his arm and acted like a child begging her parent. "I remember that you like the stewed beef steak with radishes, right? How about I'll cook it for you every day? The real Sichuan beef, that's 60 dollars per kilogram. It will all be on me."

Slyness flashed in his eyes. "That's not enough. How about you cook whatever I want to eat?" Knowing ho

w cheap the girl was, anything above 50 dollars of her regular expenses would make her throw a hissy fit. If she spent more than that, then she'd rather be pushing Mandy out of their house in no time.

Hazel pulled a somber face.

'Bastard! At this point, I might not be able to pay the rent!'

In order to take advantage of staying in their home, Mandy had specifically asked for a three-day leave.

In fact, she even planned to go to the beach with them just so she could show off her curvy figure. However, Hazel was not in the mood to accompany her. After reading the menu that Zac had handed to her, she was beyond furious.

He wanted a bowl of rice with stewed beef, boiled prawns, and steamed turbot.

'Doesn't he know that money doesn't grow on trees?' she thought exasperatedly.

"Hazel, which swimsuit do you think looks better on me?" Mandy didn't notice the painful expression that had just passed Hazel's face as she was selecting her swimsuit for the day.

"It's rare for you to take a day off, don't you think? How about I'll accompany you to find a house?" she suggested weakly. Although she loved her best friend, she didn't want her to be staying in her house for too long. Otherwise, she might not have extra money by the end of the month.

Mandy shot her a pointed look. "Hazel, to tell you the truth, my landlord didn't sell the house," she explained. "I just thought it would be more convenient for me to pursue him if I live with you. I won't leave until he falls in love with me."

Hazel thought that she was going to break down right then and there. Except for the man's looks, why the hell was Mandy so obsessed with him?

"Don't you always look down on the poor?" she said reproachfully, hoping to change her mind.

"You once told me that money and looks don't matter right? That's the belief I'm practicing now!" Mandy grinned. Mandy let Hazel think that he was a poor man. It was only in this way was she able to feel at ease.

"Oh, the power of love." Hazel sighed. Mandy held her hands. "Please, Hazel, help a girl out!"

Of course she would. For the sake of her own money, she would do everything to get the guy to fall in love at her.

Therefore, she kept herself together and entered Zac's room.