From Secret Wife to Queen of Her World

Chapter 11 Real Mom or Stepmom?

Every time Gabriel looked into Leila's bright and clear eyes, he always felt an indescribable sense of closeness in his heart.

Leila remembered that every time she got sick, Hazel would give her an extra candy as a reward. She smoothly slid off the bed, found her candy pouch, and handed her favorite candy to Gabriel. "After taking the medicine, you can eat candy."

The little one didn't understand how the video call worked yet. She wanted to give candy to Gabriel but found out she couldn't.

Gabriel's gloomy mood was cheered up by her cute look.

As soon as Hazel walked in, she saw Leila lying on the bed, shaking the candy in her hand and muttering about eating candy..

Leila, you've already had candy today. If you eat more, you'll get tooth decay. How about saving it for tomorrow?"

Leila turned around and shook her head. "I don't eat. He eats."

Hazel thought Leila was talking about Jaxon, so she walked over and rubbed Leila's little head. "Jaxon will eat when he comes."

She picked up the phone, wanting to talk to Jaxon. But she saw the video call had already been hung up on the other end and felt a little disappointed.

The weekend was coming soon.

Hazel sent a voice message to Jaxon, asking if he had time to come over to her house and hang

out.

Gabriel was leaning against the bed with his eyes half shut. His pale lips made him look a bit frail, yet still super handsome and refined.

The phone in his hand vibrated. It was a message from Hazel.

eyes

In the long voice message, there was lots of concern for Jaxon, but he wasn't mentioned at all. Gabriel's

turned cold,

them and the chill in

gradually grew deeper. The next day, Hazel still hadn't heard back from Jaxon, but she saw the news about the Campbel Group getting into showbiz.

The comments under the article were all about the domineering boss coming down from his high position for love.

The names Gabriel and Gianna were trending again.

Meanwhile, someone dug up a video two years ago, and people started to think that Gianna would eventually tie the knot with Gabriel.

Gabriel was camera-shy.

He disliked it even more when his photos showed up in entertainment

news.

Once any photos of him appeared on the internet, they would immediately be taken down by the public relations department of the Campbell Group.

Even as his legal wife, Hazel wasn't allowed to post hand-holding photos of them without showing their faces on her social media.

Chapter 11 Realt

or litepriom

To years ago, he had a candlelight dinner with Gianna.

It was the only exception.

Gianna always enjoyed privileges with Gabriel..

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Hazel realized then that Gabriel didn't mind being affectionate in public. It's just that she wasn't the person he wanted to be affectionate with.

When she looked back on those five years, her heart still ached, but the overwhelming feeling of nearly drowning was gone.

Her phone rang. It was Lucia.

"Haze, my cousin opened a family vacation resort. It had a soft opening today. Could you bring Leila and come hang out with us for two days?"

Hazel was a little worried. "But your identity..."

Lucia had the most anti-fans and stalking fans in showbiz. They were almost crazy and illegal. Several times, they almost hurt her.

Lucia comforted her, "It's okay. The people who will come these two days are all relatives and friends. It's not open to the public, so it's absolutely safe."

It had been a long time since Hazel had taken Leila out to play, so she agreed to do so. Before leaving,

she messaged Jaxon, wanting to take him out for two days, but he didn't reply.

Hazel was a little worried about Jaxon.

However, as soon as Hazel got out of the car holding Leila at the Goldfish Resort, she immediately spotted Jaxon and Joshua getting out of a nearby car.

Gianna also got out of the car.

Gianna reached out toward Joshua, and Joshua obediently held her hand. From a distance, Hazel could still hear Joshua's joyful voice.

"Dad, get out of the car quickly. Gianna said she would take me to fly a kite. You should come too, and let's see who can fly it higher."

Hazel stood still in place.

Jaxon, who got out of the car behind Joshua, was feeling a bit down.

Leila, who was held in Hazel's arms, spotted Jaxon at a glance and waved her little hand to call him, "Jaxon..."

Jaxon thought he had hallucinated.

Leila shouted twice again and he finally saw them. His eyes lit up with a brilliant glow.

He waved and greeted them, "Mom, Leila."

Gabriel also saw Hazel. Their eyes met for a second, and then they both turned away with cold looks on their faces.

Leila came down from Hazel's arms and ran toward Jaxon.

Jaxon was about to run over there when he was stopped by Gianna.

She pretended to be sad and said, "Jaxon, I specially made time to accompany you and Joshua. Are bu going to leave me behind?"

or Stepmom?

Joshua, who was standing by, came over and pulled Jaxon, saying. Jaxon, we promised Gianna to kites together today."

Gianna also smiled, "I bought a lot of kites. They're all comic characters you like. Jaxon, don't you want to play?"

Joshua became excited and said, "Gianna, I want to play."

For Joshua, who loved playing, it didn't matter who he played with as long as he had his favorite

toys.

Jaxon looked troubled on his face. He actually preferred to fly kites with Hazel and Leila.

He looked at Gabriel and thought about how Gabriel had yelled at Hazel in the yard earlier. He hung his head sadly, not wanting Hazel to cry again.

Jaxon muttered, "I knew."

Leila ran over excitedly. She was wearing a white round-collar shirt with pink overalls, with at candy- colored bag slung across her. She looked really cute.

She held Jaxon's hand and sweetly called out to him.

Jaxon was very happy to see Leila here, but he tightened his grip on her hand after noticing the way Gabriel looked at Hazel.

He spoke up, Dad, I'll take Leila to Mom."

With that, Jaxon hurriedly pulled Leila to the other side.

Hazel happened to be walking toward them as well.

She bent down and touched Jaxon's head, gently asking, "Jaxon, why didn't you reply to my message?"

Jaxon looked at Gabriel and said, "I'm sorry, Mom. Dad hasn't let me play with my phone lately, so I didn't see your message.

Hazel glanced at Gabriel, knowing he must have done it on purpose.

She smiled at Jaxon, "It's okay. I understand."

She just wanted to ask Jaxon if he wanted to hang out with them when she heard Gianna chattering. "Hazel, even though Gabriel said you could take care of the kids on weekends, you can't be o clingy, right? The kids need quality time with their dad too. You will put Gabriel in a tough spot and it'll be hard for the two kids.'

Hazel straightened

and up,

the smile in her eyes gradually faded

away.

She sneered, "Put him in a tough spot? Is he having a hard time deciding if the kids should stay with their real mom or stepmom? Or is he struggling to choose between being with the kids or his lover?"

When Gabriel's thin lips tightened, his perfectly chiseled features looked especially indifferent. His charming eyes were calm and sharp at that moment.

His gaze here."

fell on Jaxon, who was nestled in Hazel's arms, and his cold eyes darkened. "Jaxon, come

Gabriel had always been strict with his two kids' education. He took charge himself and didn't tolerate their mistakes just because they were young.

In his opinion, Jaxon was very well-behaved and obedient before. Everything changed after Hazel appeared.

Jaxon had never seen Gabriel look at him like this before. Memories of the last time Hazel was scolded by Gabriel because of him came flooding back, and he couldn't help but tear up. Hazel's anxiety flared up instantly. "Gabriel, why are you being so harsh with Jaxon?" She held Jaxon in her arms and whispered comforting words, "Don't be afraid. I'm right here with you."

Leila wrapped her arms around him too, mimicked Hazel's comforting approach, and tenderly patted Jaxon on the back.

She whispered, "Jaxon, don't be afraid."

Gabriel's eyes darkened, his brows furrowing in displeasure as he watched them huddle together. Jaxon, I'll say it again. Come here.".