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When Eliza said she’d come see him tomorrow afternoon, Nolan’s eyes lit
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“I’ll head back now,” she added.
With that, Eliza tucked her phone into her pocket and turned to head upstairs.
Nolan watched her leave, then looked up toward Halbert standing at the window above.
From his position, Nolan could clearly see Halbert staring down at them through the floor–to–ceiling glass.
Nolan’s expression darkened. Now he understood why Eliza had insisted on meeting him outside.
Moments later, Nolan got into his car and drove off.
Back at the apartment, Halbert was already seated in the living room.
“Why are you glaring at me like that?” Eliza frowned. “He was just giving me a ride home.”
“Just a ride?”
Halbert replied coldly, “Henry is your fiancé. I told you to keep your distance from Nolan–or I’ll take action against the Hayes family. And you already agreed.”
Given the Sue family’s influence overseas, eliminating someone like Nolan wouldn’t be difficult at all.
“I agreed not to get close to him,” Eliza said. “But I never said we couldn’t be friends. He helped me, and I was simply being polite. Or would you rather people say the Sue family’s young lady lacks manners?”
Halbert opened his mouth to argue, but Eliza cut him off with a wave of her hand. “I’m exhausted. I’m going to bed. Good night.”
Halbert looked at her carefree attitude and shook his head.
If she regretted things later, no one would be there to clean up her mess.
The next afternoon, Eliza got ready and headed to Nolan’s company.
As soon as the security guards at the Hayes Corp entrance saw her, they alerted the reception. Moments later, the floor manager came out, followed by a small entourage of staff.
“Ms. Eliza, correct?” he said respectfully. “Mr. Hayes informed us last night that you’d be visiting today. Please, this way.”
The manager led Eliza inside with enthusiasm.
As she followed him, the receptionists behind the desk whispered among themselves.
“Who is she? Never seen her before. Must be someone important for the manager to greet her personally.”
Even when important clients visited, Mr. Hayes had never sent the manager down in person.
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“Look! Mr. Hayes is coming down!”
Someone pointed to the executive elevator.
Everyone turned just in time to see Nolan stepping out.
They couldn’t believe it–Mr. Hayes himself was coming to meet this woman?
“She’s not just anyone. That’s the noble lady the Sue family recently brought back.”
“The Sue family? You mean that Sue family–the wealthiest in the country?”
The group exchanged astonished glances.
They hadn’t expected Mr. Hayes to be associated with the heiress of the top family.
“But doesn’t Mr. Hayes already have a fiancée?”
The words had barely left the employee’s mouth when they felt a cold gaze sweep across them.
Turning, they realized it was Nolan who had heard them.”
The staffer immediately broke into a cold sweat.
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“You really came all the way down?” Eliza asked, noting the stares she’d been getting since she entered the building.
Nolan’s expression softened. “I didn’t want you to feel unwelcome, so I made sure they were ready. And I didn’t want you to feel awkward, so I came down myself.”
With Nolan present, no one dared say another word.
Eliza added, “Let’s talk in your office. There are too many people out here.”
“Of course.”
Nolan agreed readily and instructed the staff not to follow them upstairs.
This was Eliza’s first time visiting Nolan’s company.
Nolan acted more like her assistant, walking just behind her and pointing out the way to his office.
He even opened the door for her personally.
The assistants nearby were stunned.
Their Mr. Hayes had always been particular about his office–he hated people going in without per
- on.
Even Elaine hadn’t been allowed inside when she came to visit.
And now he’d opened the door himself for Ms. Eliza.
Clearly, she meant something very different to him.
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Eliza scanned the office. Apart from the paperwork on the desk, the place was spotless.
Nolan did have mild OCD, but this level of cleanliness was extreme.
“Let me guess,” she said. “You had them deep–clean the place just because I was coming?”
Nolan nodded without hesitation.
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He’d had the staff scrub the room thoroughly. Even carlier, during his meeting, he’d been careful not to dirty anything.
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