Midnight Bride The CEO’s Temptation

Hazel did not know what to say, but she had to admit that what Joshua was saying made sense.

If that was the case, it did explain a lot. It may have been that Sunny did not love Marcus but feared that he would steal her sister, so she created trouble. Even to the point of trying to kill their daughter, Hazel, on numerous occasions. After all, in Sunny's mind, Hazel was living proof that Marcus and Cate's love did exist. There was nothing that would stop Sunny from hating Hazel.

"If this is all true," Hazel sighed with relief. "Why couldn't we entice Sunny?"

"What do you want to do?" Joshua was worried, "Hazel Crowe, don't you dare think about doing anything dangerous!"

"I haven't even said anything!" Hazel snorted. Joshua was so concerned about her plan that he felt the need to call her by her full name.

"Don't think that I don't know what you are thinking," Joshua was upset, "You can do these dangerous things!"

Hazel blinked in shock, Joshua really knew her, but she was still going to try.

"I won't do anything too dangerous," Hazel said in a hurry. "I just think that since she wants to kill me..."

"What are you trying to say?!" Joshua squinted.

"No, I just mean we let her think that she can kill me," Hazel said in a panic. "Then can we catch her?"

"No!" Joshua refused.

"But it's really not okay to keep going on like this." Hazel frowned. She ignored Joshua and continued on, "I have thought about it. I will go to the auction, Sunny will also be there. I will bring fewer guards than usual. If she really wants to kill me, then she will definitely not miss the opportunity…."

She hadn't finished what she wanted to say, but Joshua kissed her, she could feel the frustration in the kiss. She wanted to say more, but she stopped and looked at him with sadness in her eyes.

"Hazel, do you not understand what I said, huh?" Joshua brushed his fingers across her lips, and his eyes were dark. How could he even imagine using Hazel as bait? He would never do such a dangerous thing.

"But if you help and protect me, then she will have no chance to harm me!" Hazel said. Her anger was returning, and she said bluntly, "If you don't help me, then I will do it myself!"

Joshua felt helpless. When Hazel was determined, there was no way of changing her mind. If she planned to do it on her own, Joshua would have no choice but to lock her up for her own safety. He thought for a moment and realized that would only be a temporary solution, he knew he had no choice but to help her.

"Okay, let me arrange it." Joshua said, "But you must obey my plan, and you are not allowed to do this on your own!"

"Okay!" Hazel quickly blinked and smiled.

***

On the day of the auction, Hazel and Joshua rushed to the auction site. When they arrived, they saw Sunny sitting exactly where they had hoped, right next to Hazel. As they sat down, they smiled and said hello but nothing more. There was tension in the air since the last time they had spoken, it felt as if Sunny had pulled even further away from Hazel.

"Tell me if you see something that you like," Joshua whispered in Hazel's ear. "And, I will buy it for you."

Hazel began to blush, she really was not used to being so intimate with him in public.

She knew they were there to put on a show in front of Sunny, so they had to be close, but she was still thankful that there weren't too many people paying attention to them.

The first few items at the auction did not appeal to Hazel, but she unintentionally gasped when they brought out a beautiful pink diamond necklace. The diamond looked like it was about ten carats, and it put off a sense of luxury and elegance just by looking at it.

"It's really beautiful," Hazel said unexpectedly. All she could think was that the diamond necklace was truly exquisite.

Joshua lifted his eyebrows, he was quite surprised to hear Hazel admire a piece of jewelry. It definitely seemed to be out of character for her, so he knew she must really admire it.

He put his hand down on the display that was used for bidding on items and said,

"Well, I think it's a little small, but if you like it." He nodded and smiled at her.

Hazel couldn't understand why Joshua would think the diamond was small. She just looked at him with confusion.

As bidding started on the necklace, a commotion arose. It seemed to have caught everyone's interest. The starting price was $30,000, and it quickly rose to $60,000, when it began to slow down. All of the bidders thought that the necklace was stunning but was hesitant to spend so much on it.

"Number 25 bids $65,000!"

When Joshua heard the amount increase, he frowned and hit the display again.

"Number 8 bids $70,000!" The auctioneer shouted with excitement. He thought that the necklace would only bring in about $60,000 and never expected it to go up to $70,000.

Number 8? Hazel thought. She looked over at Joshua in astonishment, "What are you doing? Why do you suddenly want this necklace so badly?"

"I want to give it to you," Joshua said with a smile.

"I didn't say that I wanted it." Hazel was speechless.

"That doesn't matter. I know you want it." Joshua said, winking at her.

Hazel's heart felt warm. She looked at the necklace numerous times but didn't think that Joshua had noticed and would actually buy it.

"But...", she tried to speak. Joshua interrupted her and whispered in her ear, "Remember why we are here. If we don't buy anything, wouldn't it look a bit strange?"

Hazel knew Joshua was right but still, she didn't expect him to spend that much on her. At least, Sunny wouldn't suspect anything.