Hazel looked at Sharon in a daze, complex emotions filling her eyes. "Mr. Jones has been dealing with his mother's matter in person all the time and rarely told me about it. Mrs. Jones is a good person. I'm sure she will be okay."
"Yes." Sharon nodded in agreement. "Everything will be okay! Stanley will definitely find a way to save his mother."
Hazel sighed. "I hope so..."
"Then what's going on with Rebecca?"
"At that time, the master disagreed with their relationship and tried to break them off but failed. Later, Liam approached Miss Lambert. The master knew about this but he acquiesced."
At this point, Hazel pursed her lips. After a while, she said, "Liam didn't stop his action after approaching Miss Lambert. Maybe it was because Mr. Jones didn't feel so painful that he was unwilling to give up and wanted to attack Mrs. Jones instead..."
Sharon was shocked. "Liam wanted to hurt Stanley's mother? He was too lawless, wasn't he?"
"On the night of Miss Lambert's incident, Mrs. Jones and Liam met behind the old residence. No one knew what happened that night. When Mr. Jones rushed over, he saw a bodyguard beside Liam pointing a gun at his mother. Miss Lambert took the bullet for Mrs. Jones and passed away that night."
Sharon was astounded. How could Liam do such an outrageous thing?
"Many people in the old residence heard the gunshot that night. The next day, Mr. Jones sent his mother out of the country and held a funeral for Miss Lambert."
Hazel was caught up in her memories. "Since then, the relationship between the father and son suffered irreversible damage. They rarely talk to each other even until now."
Sharon couldn't say a word. She finally understood why Stanley hated Liam so much. If it were her, she would hate Liam too.
"If it weren't for Liam, Miss Lambert wouldn't have died. If the master hadn't allowed Liam to get close to Miss Lambert, none of these would have happened."
Speaking of this, Hazel let out a long sigh. "But then Liam got the punishment he deserved. He was forced to go abroad and couldn't have come back without the master's permission. After so many years, the dust has settled, so Liam could come back to Beachmarsh City again."
Seeing that Hazel looked a little sad and sorrowful, Sharon immediately changed the subject. "Let's not talk about this sad past. This dish is very delicious. Hazel, you can cook for Stanley in the evening."
Hazel came to her senses and smiled. "Okay. Glad that you like it."
Sharon ate two more mouthfuls as she said, "I'll eat more."
"Don't worry. You'll have something to eat when you come back tonight."
"I need to go out later as I have something to do and I don't know if I can come back for dinner. If I don't, you and Stanley can eat first."
Hazel looked over and asked, "What are you going to do?"
Sharon was a little sly. "Nothing. It's just some personal affairs"
The wicked little vixen.
Hazel smiled and said, "Okay, eat more then."
It was nearly 1 pm when she went out. Sharon simply packed up and went out the door. When she was on the bus, she had been thinking about what Hazel had said.
It sounded so thrilling and scary when she heard Hazel reminiscing about the past. She couldn't imagine how horrible it must be back then.
Sharon leaned against the chair and thought secretly, "If Rebecca didn't die that year, maybe I will have nothing to do with Stanley now."
No man could forget a woman who took a bullet for his mother.
Sharon could also understand why Stanley would carry Rebecca's photo with him and why he had always been in love with Rebecca.
Although Rebecca was more important than her in his heart, Sharon believed that one day, Stanley would let go of the past and move on.
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