Ditched My Toxic Duo for a Billionaire Upgrade novel Chapter 2

Chapter 2

After responding, Hazel immediately changed her house security code.

Then she began purging her home of everything related to Julian and Maverick.

She removed figurines, stuffed animals, and mementos from her shelves, tossing them into a large box.

Before she knew it, the box was overflowing with memories.

As she carried it downstairs to throw into the dumpster, she ran into Julian and Maverick returning from Rose's party.

Their eyes immediately caught sight of two wedding veils among the discarded items.

When they were children playing house, both had fought to be Hazel's groom. The argument nearly turned physical.

Finally, Hazel had to accept both veils to calm their hostility.

Despite this compromise, they still insisted that when they eventually married, the other's veil would have to be thrown away.

Back then, little Hazel had blinked innocently: "How do you know I'll marry either of you when I grow up?"

Both had instantly protested, insisting she must choose one of them.

Now, seeing Hazel throwing away not just the veils but everything connected to them, both boys rushed forward.

Maverick, always the more outspoken one, grabbed her hand tightly. "Why are you throwing away everything we gave you? Are you still mad about earlier? Yes, we gave Rose your door code, but aren't you friends? We thought it would be fine. And anyway, we sent you money for the stuff she borrowed, which you accepted..."

Julian, typically cool and reserved, now spoke with a slight tremor in his voice: "Hazel, getting upset over something small is one thing, but throwing away our gifts? Isn't that a bit extreme?"

She's discarding their things and now they feel betrayed? They're this upset already?

What if she told them she'd secretly changed her college application to get away from them forever? Wouldn't they lose their minds?

"I'm not angry," She spoke in a flat tone, her gaze calm as still water as she looked at them. "These things were getting moldy, so naturally I had to throw them out."

"You're really not angry anymore?" they asked in unison.

Hazel shook her head. "No."

After all, these two would soon have nothing to do with her life, so what was there to be angry about?

Hearing this, Maverick immediately sighed with relief.

Julian's brow also relaxed. "If they were moldy, then it's good you threw them out. We'll buy you new ones."

She didn't speak, just gave a soft "mm" of acknowledgment before turning away with indifference.

Watching her retreating figure, Maverick sensed something still wasn't right.

He knew Hazel was just putting on a brave face. Frustrated, he ran a hand through his hair, exchanged a glance with Julian, and jerked his chin impatiently. "Should we go after her?"

Julian's eyes were downcast, hiding his deeper thoughts, his voice distinctly cold: "You go."

Maverick had just taken a step forward when, struck by some thought, he hesitated: "Actually, never mind. She has to make her choice on opening day anyway. If she's still upset then, we can explain about Rose."

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