CHAPTER 44 Alfred's Regret

　　Hazel was sure she had blocked both Alfred's and Grace's numbers. So, how did her ex-fiancé manage to contact her?

　　"You've got to be kidding me," Hazel muttered, astonished. Alfred had used his other phone. She had saved that number as 'Fluffy,' and he hadn't used it in years.

　　"What does he want from me?" Hazel stared at her bedroom ceiling, talking to herself. She had asked Flynn if she could sleep alone tonight. She felt terrible about hiding something from him. This wasn't about infidelity or wanting Alfred back, but it was about a shameful secret she desperately wanted to keep hidden.

　　"Flynn can't know anything about Alfred. Not a single thing."

　　Hazel curled up under her blanket, covering her face with her hands, trying to dispel the dark thoughts about her ex-fiancé.

　　It was hard.