Chapter 349 The Woman Who Waited
As soon as Henry finished speaking, Eliza pulled out her phone, ready to call Nolan.
“What are you doing?”
“Obviously, I’m sending Nolan the picture Elaine took of that contract. If it gets out-”
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“That has nothing to do with you. Your name isn’t on the contract. If something happens, it’s Nolan who’ll be in trouble, not you. There’s no reason to throw yourself into it.”
“You just said it yourself–if there’s an investigation, it’ll definitely involve me. We’re all on the same sinking boat. Of course I have to tell him.”
“Enough.”
Henry snatched her phone away. “I was just trying to scare you. Even if they investigate, they won’t trace it back to you.”
Then he pulled out his own phone. “If you really feel the need to tip him off, use mine. And don’t forget- you’re overseas now. If anything happens, there’s no guarantee anyone will protect you. At least in Westbrook, no one dares touch me yet.”
“…Then I won’t call. I’ll go see Nolan in person.”
“You can’t.”
Henry’s tone turned firm. “You’re my fiancée now. Elaine’s already warned me–to keep you in check. Otherwise, who knows what she might do.”
His brow furrowed. “Just answer me–what do you want with those firearms? Do you even realize how illegal this is? If you get caught, the consequences will be serious.”
“I… have my reasons. Don’t ask.”
“Nolan does what he does for you–and now you’re doing this for someone else. Let me guess. Is it Matteo?”
Eliza had only mentioned Matteo once in passing, but Henry had warned her even then to stay far away from him.
And now she’d gone behind his back–not just supporting Matteo, but providing him with weapons.
When Eliza didn’t respond, Henry’s suspicion turned into certainty.
The yeins at his temples bulged. “You’ve lost your mind. Do you have any idea who Matteo really is? Do you know what he’s planning? You don’t know a damn thing, and yet you’re still helping him? Nathaniel may have taken him in as a foster son, but even he won’t hand over any real power. Haven’t you wondered why? Because Matteo is a rabid dog–loyal to no one. And here you are!”
“I don’t want to help him. Maybe I am helping, but only because of complicated interests. Whatever kind of person he is, so far, he’s kept his word.”
“Kept his word“? He’s doing that now because he has no choice. He’s a caged animal. Of course he acts reliable. But the moment he replaces Nathaniel, do you really think he’ll stay that way?”
Henry knew it was useless.
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Chapter 349 The Woman Who Waited
Eliza was already entangled with Matteo.
But he just couldn’t understand why Matteo?
Nathaniel would never let his foster son inherit the Hartwell family. He was just ining Matter as a part; dangling promises of power to get him to do the dirty work.
Nathaniel might not win–but if he lost, what would become of Eliza?
Eliza said calmly. “Don’t worry. He won’t lose.”
She didn’t know every detail of the journey.
But she already knew how it ended.
Nathaniel’s arrogance had sealed his fate long ago.
Henry looked at her long and hard, then said coldly,
“I can’t change your mind. Just promise me you won’t get involved any further. I’ll call Nolan myself and explain everything. As for Elaine… I’ll assign someone to keep an eye on her. Do your best to avoid her. Don’t provoke her for any reason. Elaine’s always been unstable. If she finds out she has no shot with Nolan, she could snap–and when she snaps, there’s nothing she won’t do. You’ve seen that yourself”
Eliza didn’t reply, but she understood perfectly.
Still, she’d had enough of sitting back and waiting.
Once Henry left, she sat in silence, deep in thought.
This couldn’t be left to outsiders anymore.
Which meant… she had to confront Elaine herself.
Elaine wasn’t surprised when Eliza reached out to invite her to dinner.
In fact, she thought it was only right. Eliza owed her this meal.
She arrived at the restaurant more than an hour past their scheduled time.
Deliberately.
Elaine knew Eliza had no choice but to wait.
She held Eliza and Nolan’s secret. Even if Eliza didn’t want to wait, she had to.
But Eliza had expected her to pull this stunt.
So her expression didn’t change. She sat calmly, waiting without complaint.
“Traffic was awful. Sorry I’m late. I trust Ms. Eliza doesn’t mind?”
Elaine stood over her, looking down with thinly veiled contempt in her eyes.
