Acknowledged By A Mafia Leader

Perez had compelled her to start going home. Ava had made an effort by hiding her red cheek from Mrs. Perez, but eventually, Mrs. Perez saw the printed fingers on Ava's cheek. Stunned, she asked, "Who

nd somehow retaliated for her too. As soon as Ava finished her words, Mrs. Perez couldn't conceal how frantic she was at that moment. She knew Ava very well just like the back of her hand, she knew Ava would never have knowingly spilled wate

hing out her palm and caressing Ava's hair. Ava only chuckled, enjoying Hazel's warm fingers against her hair. Tears had clouded her vision as she stays in Hazel's warm embrace, not willing to break the embrace anytime soon. However, Hazel finally disengaged from the long moment embrace. Ava felt out of place immediately, as she would love to remain in Hazel's arms forever. In her opinion, Hazel's embrace was the only safest place for her in the whole world. Lifting her brows with a soft smile illustrating on her lips, Hazel wiped off the tears that had fallen from Ava's eyes with her thumb. Of course, she knew how emotional her cousin could be. "Come on now, Ava. You know how much I hate to see your tears" Hearing this from Hazel only caused more tears to spill uncontrollably from Ava's eyes as she shoved herself into

shop now, and I'm going to burn it to ashes, I promise" The more Hazel shouted, the more her neck tensed up with blue veins standing out. "Hazel..." Ava called softly, attempting to reach out to Hazel's hand, but it seemed Hazel wouldn't allow her to touch her until she heard the truth from her. By this time, Emma, Dylan, and Charlotte had rushed into the living room with worried expressions on their faces. "What's wrong Hazel? Is there a problem?" Emma asked in a soft tone, looking from Hazel's face to Ava's. "Everything is wrong, Aunt Emma, in fact, there's a big problem!" Hazel shouted, glaring at her Aunt. "In the first place, why would you permit Ava to work?" Hazel queried in a high-pitched voice, like she was talking to her mate. Realizing that all this chaos was about Ava, Charlotte couldn't help but glare hard at Ava. "Even if she had insisted, why would

ly Twenty years old, remember?" Charlotte, whose heart had been messed up after the sudden news had been proclaimed, managed to speak up with a conniving smile touching her lips. "And so what, Charlotte? I'm also Twenty, remember?" Hazel scowled, glaring ferociously at Charlotte. Emma and Dylan exchanged a glance then Emma spoke up, "But Hazel, we don't have enough to sponsor two children's education. How about..." Emma was trying to express her thought, "I didn't ask you for anything, Aunt. Don't worry, my mom and I

as Emma. She quickly stopped her pace then rushed to her. "Mom, you won't allow this, will you? Ava isn't coming to the college yet, isn't it?" Emma didn't reply her immediately, she passed by Charlotte and began to bring out some ingredients from the cupboard. "There's nothing your dad and I can do about it, Charlo