Midnight Bride The CEO's Temptation

Suddenly, a noise came from outside the door. "Let me in! I need to see Uncle King. Seriously, I have something important to tell him. Please let me in!"

Ted\'s face suddenly turned pale. He beckoned a servant to take Stacy into the room before letting Madeline in.

After entering the room, Madeline fell directly on her knees. "Uncle King, please don\'t send me away. I must stay even if I have to stay here as a servant."

There was a hint of impatience on Ted\'s face. He kept Madeline before because he wanted Joshua to find there were many better women than Hazel in the world.

But what happened? He gave Madeline plenty of support, but not only did she fail, but also the bond between Joshua and Hazel became even stronger. If it weren\'t for the fact that he had owed the Carter family a favor, he would have made this woman disappear from the world as early as possible!

"I won\'t have anyone useless around me!" he said in a deep tone.

"I\'m still useful, really!" she said anxiously. The manor was terrible, but she would have no chance to be with Joshua at all! So, no matter how scared she was, she had to fight to stay!

She added quickly, "Joshua and Hazel Crowe are together, but that doesn\'t mean anything! Joshua has lost his memory. He doesn\'t remember Hazel Crowe at all! I think even if they are together, it\'s just because Hazel is pregnant with Joshua\'s baby. He is responsible, that\'s why he takes care of her!

"They have only been together for a month, how can Joshua losing his memory, have deep feelings for her? Now is the time for us to tear them apart! If we created more misunderstanding between them, we could certainly keep them apart..."

Ted frowned unhappily. Madeline\'s constant chatter really annoyed him.

However, he approved of what she meant.

Joshua and Hazel had only been together for a month after he lost his memory. How could their relationship possibly be deep? The earlier he tore them apart, the better.

As for Madeline, she could stay, but he had to give her a hard time too!

"Enough, I know!" he interrupted impatiently. "If you want to be a servant, then so be it."

Madeline shivered in fear, but she expressed her gratitude and finally left.

In West House, Joshua had prepared the meal and sent it straight to the bedroom.

"Sweet-and-sour rib!" Hazel exclaimed. She happily picked up a rib and tasted it. Suddenly, she stared at Joshua, freezing.

"What\'s the matter?" he whispered. "Not delicious?"

"No..." She shook her head slowly.

He always had a good cook, but Hazel preferred her mother Rachel\'s home-cooked sweet-and-sour rib; Hazel unconsciously said that once. Later, when she and Joshua returned to City S on their honeymoon, Joshua consulted Rachel personally and learned how to cook this dish.

And now, the dish he cooked had the same flavor.

Joshua lost his memory. He should not have remembered the recipe. Even if this was his cooking habit, he should have cooked the ribs the way he knew them best, right?

Maybe...

Hazel\'s eyes suddenly sparkled as her heart was filled with expectations.

"You, you…" She suddenly looked around. Although Joshua removed many of the cameras, what if he missed one?

Taking a deep breath, she whispered in his ear, "Joshua, do you remember something?"

"... Sorry, no." He thought for a while, with a light in his eyes, and then replied.

"Oh..." Her face was full of disappointment, and she asked with reluctance, "But why did you cook sweet-and-sour ribs in this way?"

"I just subconsciously thought you might like it better," he explained in a low voice.

"I see," she said with a bitter smile. Sure enough, she thought a lot. Perhaps she was so expectant to see Joshua remember their past that she just imagined things.

Joshua\'s eyes twinkled, and suddenly he stretched out his arms and gently embraced her.

"Hazel, do you know what happened when I was in a coma before?" he whispered. "I heard a woman constantly calling me. She said she was waiting for me to come home and told me not to give up. So I struggled to wake up. Although my injuries were not life-threatening, the speed of my recovery amazed all the doctors.

"They just didn\'t know I thought to myself that if I could heal my wounds and move freely, I could find the most important person in my life, the one I wouldn\'t give up until the day I died.

"Then I met you. The moment I saw you, I knew that all I had done was to be reunited with you again. So, whether I remember the past or not, you are the most important person in my whole life."

"Joshua..." Hazel said in a choked voice. She was too pushy. What did it matter even if Joshua couldn\'t remember their past? He has always been with her. That was enough.

"Shh," Joshua whispered, putting his finger lightly on her lips. "Don\'t call me by my name. When there\'s nobody else, call me Honey."

Hazel froze again.

Before Joshua lost his memory, he loved her to call him like that. Why did Joshua also love that? She was even a little dazed. Did he really remember nothing?

Seeing her in a daze, Joshua kissed her on the lips with a little irritation.

"... Hmm!" Her eyes widened, and she tried to push him away, but he kissed her deeper and deeper, with a smack of punishment. She struggled for a while before she could do nothing but slowly give up resistance and allow him to release his emotions.

"So you don\'t like to call me Honey, eh?" he whispered.

"It\'s not that..." Hazel\'s cheeks were burning.

"Then change it." He chuckled.

"Honey…" she whispered softly, with a mist of tears in her eyes. Joshua\'s eyes flashed, and the next moment, he held her gently in his arms.

***

Their first day in West House was comparatively peaceful, but the peace was only temporary.

Early the following day, Ted arranged for a servant to visit Hazel.

"Mrs. Denmark," said the servant, "Master asks you to accompany Mrs. King."