Chapter 22

"Since you're so eager to talk about past lives, then answer me this. My parents took you in and raised you as one of their own. What did they ever do to deserve your betrayal? In your past life, what gave you the right to drive them to their deaths for Macy's sake?" Tears welled up in Hazel's eyes, but she kept her chin high. Freddy hadn't expected Hazel to be reincarnated as well. A shadow of pain crossed his eyes. "Hazel, it was a misunderstanding. I never meant for them to die. Dad had been diagnosed with cancer… He didn't even survive the month. "Before he passed, he made me promise not to tell you. He didn't want to break your heart. But I never imagined Mom would follow him so soon… Her heart gave out from the grief. "I don't know who started the rumors that I caused their deaths, but Hazel, I was in no state to explain myself back then. I had just taken over the company, and everything was falling apart. I was so consumed by it all that I couldn't find the strength to set