To be precise, she had just reciprocated Alfred's gesture to her a few minutes ago by saving her life. Now, Alfred, who had heard enough of her story, nodded his head in sympathy. He looked at her, and concluded that she had gone through many pains in life, and saw calmness, and peace written in her face.
'Despite her plight, she is still calm,' the confused Alfred thought, and took a second look at her, hoping to see her yell curses at those who have despised her. Meanwhile, from her expression, she was not complaining either was she wallowing in self-pity. Rather, he saw a determined lady who was ready to move on with her life despite her ugly past.
Now, Alfred, thought that he had gotten the complete picture of her purpose of visit, and inquired, “Did you come to me because you wanted me to avenge you?”
“No.” Hazel refuted at once. Then, she gave him a confident look, and spoke, “Mr. Walter, I would have personally reported to the authority if I wanted to seek vengeance. I came looking for you because I wanted you to be my husband.”
Alfred, who thought he had heard her inaccurately, furrowed his brow, and asked, “Why do you keep saying this, Miss Martin? What made you think that you are qualified to be my wife?”
Meanwhile, Hazel, was resolute with her pursuit. Therefore, she ignored the look on his face, and proceeded, “The reason is obvious, Mr. Walter. Your family linage is one of the most prominent that I have ever seen in the Bahamas, and beyond. It has an excellent, and powerful genes. I believe that we would be able to have a wonderful set of children if we come together.”
She looked at the surprise look on his face, and thought joyously, 'If I succeed in getting him to have a child with me, I would be in a position to get the inheritance right of the Martin's clan. Then, I would be able to deal with those who have caused me pains one after the other.'
Before the death of Old Master Martin, Hazel’s paternal grandfather, he made a special will which put the three daughters of the Martin’s family in a precarious situation. According to the will, if any of them would give birth to any member of the Walter’s family, of the noblest blood first, she would become the heir of the Martin’s family. Now, as long as she has a child with Alfred, she would automatically become the heir of the Martin's family. With that, she would have succeeded in taking away what her haters cherished most, which was part of her revenge tactics.
When she was through with her speech, she smiled broadly, and looked into Alfred's eyes, and assured him, “I can assure you that the unique baby can also help you to remove the hindrances in the Walter’s family. Let's take the bold step, and get married, you will not regret it.”
Now, Alfred, seemed to be getting convinced with her lectures, and commended, “You seemed to know a lot about my family.”
“Yes. I do.” Hazel replied, and shrugged her shoulders with less concern before she crossed her hands on her chest, and asked triumphantly, “Mr. Walter, talk to me. What do you have to say about my offer?”
Now, the ugly birthmark in the corner of her eyes captured Alfred's attention once again, and the real Martin's spirit in her eyes gave a perfect description of who she was. When Hazel noticed that his attention was on the birthmark on her face, she smiled with a friendly instinct in her eyes, and asked, “Mr. Walter, it is like you are worried that my looks may affect our baby negatively?”
Now, the puzzled Alfred was startled because, in addition to her skills, and knowledge, she seemed to be a mind reader too. Then, he inquired, “What made you think so, Miss Martin?”
She smiled broadly, and furrowed her brow. Furthermore, she dipped her right hand into her old purse, and Mr. Walter curiously looked on. Then, she brought out her beauty kits, and carefully began to remove her ugly makeup.
“What are you trying to do?” He asked anxiously.
“Just watch and see,” Hazel urged cheerfully while she continued with her beauty treatment. Then, Alfred rested his back on the chair, and looked on. After a few minutes, a different and beautiful, Hazel, was sitting in front of him.
At that point, the embarrassing birthmark which gave her an ugly look had disappeared, revealing the real white, and unimpaired skin. Now the bewildered Alfred beheld an angelic face which was slightly turned up, a pointed nose, and thick lips which were glowing like a mirror in the sun. It was obvious that she had succeeded in accomplishing her desire, which was to cast a spell on him, but he was unaware.
Subsequently, he narrowed his eyes, and looked at her critically, and he could not think of any other word to describe her than to say, “This is dazzling.”
As a successful businessman, he had been exposed to numerous women from all over the world, but he had never seen such a beautiful woman. Now, he was convinced that the Martin’s family had underrated themselves by thinking that they had only two beautiful daughters. The fact was that they had not seen the true beautiful princess of the Martin’s family, which was Hazel. Now, Hazel allowed him to admire her to his satisfaction, and he did not conceal the satisfactory look on his face, and exclaimed again, “What a beauty!”
When Hazel was certain that she had succeeded with her love spell on him, she asked, “Mr. Walter, do you think that my looks may still have a negative effect on our baby?”
Now, Alfred happily looked at her, and felt a feeling that he could not describe ran through his system. He was unable to understand why a pretty lady like her would conceal her beauty. Another mystery which he was yet to unravel was why she could take the risk to beat the strong security system at the Stand Point Bar. She also dared the Special Military Squad, dig up his concealed secrets, and prepare a special fragrance just to ensure that his sinus, and nasal disorder were treated.
‘How many of my secrets does she know?’ He pondered. Then, a thought flashed through his mind, and he asked, “What if I refuse?”
Meanwhile, Hazel was unfazed because she had developed enough confidence in herself. Then, she pointed out, “Well. It is a free world. But, I will give you time to think about my proposal. I promise to come back tomorrow.”
Subsequently, she set out to gather her things, which were on the center table. Afterward, she looked at the bottle of her fragrance, which was still in Alfred’s hand. On an instinct, she felt that he may not return it to her, and set out to snatch it from him, but he stopped her.
“Kindly calm down,” Alfred pleaded to the piece of beauty that he just met, and was not rushing to let her go. Nevertheless, Hazel was already standing, but she stopped at once, looked at him, smiled with glee, and asked, “Oh! Have you given my proposal a thought?”
Now, Alfred, who was vacillating, smiled shyly, and answered, “I am not promising you anything, but let’s talk more about it tomorrow.”
At that moment, Alfred's eyes were filled with emotions, and he continued, “Don’t be too confident. I doubt that you may be able to beat my Special Military Squad again tomorrow.”
He tried to make the overconfident Hazel to understand that the fact that she was able to see him that day was not a guarantee that she would be able to see him again so easily the next day. Then Hazel requested, “Would you like me to be honest with you?”
Now, Hazel bent her head seductively towards him, and boasted, “Whatever, but I can assure you that I have my way to make you come to me on your volition.”
Subsequently, Alfred laughed sarcastically, and mumbled, ‘This is wrong. What could be giving this lady such boldness over me? I wish I knew.’
“You doubt that it is possible, right?” She asked. At that point, Hazel, who was already standing straight with her two hands behind her, looked around, and smirked. Then, she boasted again.