Chapter 16

Just as Harrison was about to push open the door, his hand froze midair. He looked up in disbelief through the glass panel on the door, taking in the scene inside. Inside, Hazel sat surrounded by her friends. Her heavily dolled-up face looked nothing like the sweet, innocent young lady he thought he knew. She was smug, radiating triumph. "Of course I pulled it off. Haven't you heard? That old hag, Scarlett, has already left for the aerospace research base. She won't be back for at least ten or 20 years!" The ladies around her erupted into applause. "Damn, Hazel, you're really something! You actually managed to break off an ironclad engagement and a massive business partnership between the Yeager and Steele families!" "Tell us your secret, Hazel! How did you get Scarlett to back out on her own? We need to take notes!" Hazel smirked. "Oh, I did plenty. For starters, Uncle Harry agreed to the wedding in the first place because I drugged him. He was out of it, and that's how he end