Chapter 1149

Hazel was the busiest of them all, far busier than she had ever been while studying. Sometimes, she felt so overwhelmed that she wanted just to walk away from it all. Hazel approached Elizabeth and asked, "Can you just let me go to work instead, Mom? I'll even do it for free! You've done so much for me already, so let me handle the wedding myself, Mom." Elizabeth waved her off dismissively, saying, "Go away, Hazel. If you need to bother someone, go find Shawn, not me." Upon his return that evening, Shawn was subjected to an hour of Hazel's non-stop talking. He had grown very accustomed to it, so he would listen attentively as she poured her heart out, all while peeling apples and oranges and feeding her cherries, one after another, into her ever-moving mouth. Myra, feeling impressed by how much Hazel could talk, commented, "Hazel can really talk a mile a minute! I mean, she could even talk through a whole TV series!" … After the New Year, Shawn enjoyed a relatively peaceful peri