Chapter 345 The Slap Heard Across the Office
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Elaine mustered her courage and glared at Nolan. “What? You’ve got the guts to do it, but not to admit it? A man and a woman, alone in an office with the door shut in broad daylight–don’t tell me we’re supposed to believe you’re just talking business? Nolan, I’m your fiancée! The Hayes family recognizes only me! Do you even care what this does to my reputation?”
“I’ve already made it clear–I want the engagement canceled. You’re not my fiancée, so stop making a scene in front of the woman I care about!”
He had given her every chance, even sent her the termination agreement personally. But Elaine refused to sign. Every time, she’d tear the papers to shreds.
Eliza glanced at Nolan, then looked toward the curious crowd watching from just outside the office.
Letting this continue would do neither of them any good.
“Ms. Elaine, you’ve misunderstood,” Eliza said calmly. “I came here today to discuss a business matter with Mr. Hayes. That’s all. You’re reading too much into it. Our conversation is finished, and I’ll be going now.”
She turned to leave the office.
But Elaine’s voice rang out again.
“Who knows what you two were really doing in here? A noble young lady from the Sue family–what ‘business‘ could you possibly have with Nolan? You’re just pretending to be innocent. I wouldn’t be surprised if you two-”
Smack!
Eliza’s hand connected hard with Elaine’s cheek.
Her gaze went cold.
She had tolerated the rumors Elaine spread at school. She had endured the petty provocations. But this? This was crossing a line–bringing her drama into the Hayes Corp office for all to see.
“You… you slapped me?” Elaine stared in disbelief.
“Yes. And if you keep running your mouth, I’ll do it again.”
Eliza’s tone was icy. “You’re slandering me. I won’t let it slide. Ms. Elaine, I’ve heard you come from a respectable family. Try acting like it. Stop behaving like a gutter rat yelling in the streets. Yes, Nolan and I were once involved–but now I’m engaged to Henry, and there is nothing improper between Mr. Hayes and me. I’m not explaining this to justify myself–I’m telling you this: if I had any intention of being with Nolan, you’d be irrelevant.“.
She had the standing to say that–and that very confidence stabbed straight through Elaine’s pride
Elaine’s eyes filled with tears. She looked to Nolan. “Nolan, are you really going to stand there while someone treats your fiancée like this? Did you forget your promise to our families–that you’d take care of
me?”
“I’ll say it one last time,” Nolan said coldly. “You are not my fiancée.”
Nolan
That single sentence shattered what was left of Elaine’s dignity.
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Chapter 345 The Slap Heard Across the Office
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She had built her entire life around that identity. Every day, she had lived as if her future as Nolan’s wife was already secured. And now he had erased all of it in one breath.
Eliza had no intention of sticking around for the rest of the scene. She turned and walked out.
Nolan followed without hesitation.
Left alone in the office, Elaine laughed bitterly.
Then, in a fit of rage, she swept everything off Nolan’s desk. Papers, folders, files–all went flying.
None of the assistants outside dared stop her.
That’s when Elaine spotted something on the floor.
A document.
She picked it up and skimmed it. Though it was in a foreign language, she recognized key terms- something about shipping firearm components.
Why would Nolan need gun parts?
In Westbrook, firearms were heavily regulated.
Elaine quickly took out her phone and snapped pictures of every page.
Then she calmly walked out of the office.
The assistants pretended not to notice. And surprisingly, Elaine left without another word.
Nolan had already caught up with Eliza.
“I didn’t ask her to come.”
“I know.”
Eliza wasn’t angry. She simply said, “You should take a closer look at the people around you. Someone’s clearly tipping her off. And if you let her keep causing chaos in your company, your authority as head of the Hayes family won’t mean much.”
With that, she got in her car and left–leaving Nolan standing alone at the front steps.
Henry stepped out of a luxury car in front of a five–star hotel, dressed to the nines in a custom suit.
His assistant said, “Mr. Henry, you really didn’t need to come in person. We could’ve handled this.”
Everyone knew the Lynn family’s daughter was notoriously capricious.
Now she was suddenly demanding a meeting with Henry–and no one knew what she wanted this time.
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