Chapter 345 - A Chance To Pursue

Once the waiter walked in and served the food, everyone started to find a seat and they all ate and chatted merrily together. As Alex's plus one, naturally, Hazel was assigned to sit beside him.

As the others reminiscent about their teenage years, Hazel sat quietly as she continued to listen.

Just then, one of the boys suggested for them to make a weekend trip to somewhere near. It has been a long time that they had time to gather. There were a few of them who lived abroad and rarely returned to the country. Since most of them were still living in L City, those who had time decided to join in the fun.

"Hazel, join us," Megan said. "It's fine. Everyone here knows you. Besides, most of the girls won't be joining this trip. We needed more girls to join." She held on to Hazel's arms and blinked. "You can share a room with me."

Hazel glanced at everyone and hesitated. She was not part of their classmates and Hazel was a little embarrassed to crash in and join them.

"Come on, it was not easy for us to get together," Megan said. "In a few months, I'm getting married. I'm not sure when will I return to L City and meet everyone again."

The others heard Megan's words and started to convince Hazel to come along. Her heart wavered as Megan reasoned that it would be easier for them to distributes the room among the girls. There were odd numbers of girls. If Hazel chose to come along, then, the girls can share two people per room.

Hazel tugged at Alex's shirt and whispered, "Are you going?"

Alex nodded. "Tyler is planning to further his study abroad. Later, it will be hard to see him." Seeing the hesitant expression on her face, Alex flashed her an assuring smile. "You should come along with us. Everyone else would not mind. Besides… some of them are going to bring their partner to join this trip. You won't feel awkward."

Hazel pondered over Alex's words and agreed. It has been a long time since she hung around with Megan. Since everyone did not mind her presence, Hazel decided to join them.

The party continued and everyone began to discuss their trip. Someone mentioned that they wanted to see the sea, and another had suggested Z Town. These days, Z Town was getting popular as a tourism spot. Their beaches were beautiful and more hotels were developed.

As Hazel often went to visit Z Town and knew a few hidden gems in the town, the others started to ask for her recommendations. One of the boys volunteered to deal with the hotel bookings and everyone made a plan for what they wanted to do during this trip.

The reunion party ended after dinner and some of them began to make plans to continue the night and visited KTV.

Knowing that he still has to make a good impression on Hazel's uncle, Alex decided not to join in the fun. After parting with the others, Alex drove Hazel back to her house.

The two of them chatted about the party and the upcoming trip.

"What did you and Megan talk about?" Alex asked. He glanced at Hazel and focused on the road.

"Not much. She told me about her life abroad. Megan said I should come over and look for her in C Country. Then, she'll take me around to visit some scenic spots," Hazel said.  "I've never been to C Country. Maybe I'll take her offer once I graduated."

"That sounded like a good plan." Alex flashed a smile.

Hazel recalled her conversation with Megan earlier and suddenly turned her body sideways so that she can look at Alex properly.

"What are you doing?" Alex laughed when he noticed that Hazel has been staring at him strangely. "Why are you looking at me like that? Is there something on my face?"

"There's nothing in your face." Hazel giggled. "Don't worry. Just concentrate on your driving."

"How can I concentrate when you were staring at me like that?"

Hazel swiftly retracted her gaze from him. "I was just thinking about what Megan had said to me earlier."

Alex raised a brow. "What did she tell you?"

"Megan seemed to think that we're a couple."

His heart was beating erratically. The smile on his face turned stiff and Alex tightened his grip on the steering wheel so that he can stay sober and focus on his driving. Fortunately, he was able to control his feelings well, or else, the car might sway elsewhere and they might get into an accident. 

The words were just too sudden and Alex was still shocked.

He did not think that Megan would discuss something like that with Hazel. Other than his family members, Alex was sure that no one knew that he had a crush on Hazel.

Hazel laughed. "You think this is amusing as well, don't you?"

Alex glanced at the girl beside him and forced a smile.

"Don't worry… I have clarified to Megan that we were just friends,"  Hazel said. "I don't know why Megan would think that we are dating."

At this time, the phone in Hazel's hand started to ring. Seeing that it was a call from her Auntie Edith, Hazel quickly answered the call and explained that she was on her way home.

Meanwhile, a deep frown appeared on Alex's face as he thought about the words that Hazel had told him. 

After a few minutes, Alex finally pulled over in front of the residence. 

Before Hazel could alight from the car, Alex tugged at her hands lightly, and Hazel turned to him with a puzzled look on her face. "Alex? What's wrong?"

"Hazel… What do you think of me?" 

Hazel swallowed when she saw the serious look on Alex's face. Suddenly, Hazel had a feeling that something was a little strange with Alex. "What do you mean?"

"The two of us… can't we be more than just friends?"

Her lips parted as she wanted to say something, but nothing came out.

"Hazel Mo, I love you." His eyes turn gentle as he spoke those words. "I want to be more than just friends with you."

Her eyes widened. Hazel thought that she might have misheard things. "But Alex… I don't think—"

"I know that you might not feel the same way as I do," Alex spoke before Hazel finished. His hands balled into fists and Alex could feel his palms were full of sweats. "But before you say anything... before you reject me, can you give me a chance to pursue you? Three months. No. One month. In this one month, I will do my best to pursue you. By the end of it, you can give me your answer. If you still think that you don't have that kind of feelings for me, then, I will accept your decision."

There was a long silence between them. Under Alex's scorching gaze, Hazel found that she was unable to reject him.. "I-I will think about it."

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