A few days later, Eric did come to see Hazel, but not with the wooden block he had said he would bring for her. Instead, Eric came with news that was not good at all for Hazel. Once again, it concerned her relationship with James.

“Ah, I know I was wrong to ask you to come back here,” Hazel lamented after reading Edward's letter.

Edward could have talked about it on the phone, but he preferred to write it in a letter and not reply to Hazel's message about James revealing his feelings for her a few days ago.

Who would have thought Edward would advise Hazel to accept James'...