Deliberate Distance

However...

However, Hazel's heart was aching...

Regardless of whether Daisy was Bryce's child or the child of that despicable mentor, it was a wound in Hazel's heart that could never be healed.

After all, no mother would willingly allow their child to have a scoundrel for a father.

"Hazel, listen to me. No matter who Daisy's biological father is, I will consider her my own child," Tristan held Haz