'A return of favor.'
Even if Ethan had wished to ignore her words, his mind had immediately wondered towards that raining day when Hazel had brought porridge to his office.
He was already in a bad mood before she came in, so it only worsened with her sudden arrival. Ivy had been in a poor health because she tried to save his and his sister's life, yet Hazel out of jealousy didn't seem to let her off.
Despite being weak in health, Ivy still cared a lot for him, so when he saw Hazel bullying Ivy, he lost his temper and hit her.
It was impulsive of him and had regretted his action at that moment, but he couldn't retract what had already been done. Looking at Hazel sprawled on the floor, her pink lips covered with blood from the slap, his heart ached so much that he had a suffocating fee
