Chapter 405 Don’t Mention It Today
“Only ten minutes.”
Eliza shook her head. “You shouldn’t have agreed to that”
Nolan never should’ve let Tyson get engaged to Elaine.
Doing so was practically handing over his authority–and giving Tyson the perfect chance to steal his place under the guise of helping him.
“In my view, nothing ends an engagement more cleanly than that. Tyson actually did me a favor.”
Eliza replied, “And now the balance of power in the Hayes family will tip toward Tyson.”
Those executives weren’t idiots. They’d side with whoever brought them more benefit.
And that wasn’t Nolan, who played by his own rules–it was Tyson, who knew how to play the game,
“It’s fine. I have my ways to win it back. But breaking off that–engagement–that opportunity only comes once.”
It wasn’t easy getting Elaine to publicly sever ties with him.
Nolan didn’t know exactly what was going on in her head, but this had Tyson’s fingerprints all over it.
Meanwhile-
Elaine had rushed after Tyson into the underground parking lot.
He walked briskly ahead, showing no sign of waiting for her.
She caught up, grabbed his arm, and demanded, “You need to explain yourself. What the hell was that back in the meeting?”
“This isn’t the place to talk. Get in the car.”
Tyson opened the door for her, gesturing for her to get inside.
Julio stood outside, keeping watch to make sure no one was around.
“Why? You promised to help me win Nolan back.”
That was the whole reason she’d agreed to his plan–to back out of the engagement and get Nolan’s attention.
“Ms. Elaine, this is exactly me helping you.”
“Helping me? Helping me by getting him to hand me over to you?”
When Nolan had agreed to let her marry Tyson, Elaine felt like her whole world had collapsed.
Tyson chuckled. “Think about it–Nolan gave you up for Eliza without hesitation and Don’t you think that’s outrageous?”
“Of course it is! But you-
ed you to me.
Chapter 405 Don’t Mention It Today
“If it is, don’t you want to get back at him?”
Elaine froze.
Tyson reached out and brushed a strand of hair from her cheek.
The sudden intimacy caught her off guard..
But his gaze was full of warmth. “You’re beautiful and sincere, Ms. Elaine. Nolan had no right to treat you like that.”
His words made her feel eve,, re
wronged.
He went on, “No one in this world loves Nolan more than you do. And yet he betrayed you. I can’t stand to see you suffer, so I’ll help you take revenge.”
His words made Elaine waver.
He was right.
She couldn’t just watch Nolan fall for Eliza.
She had to make him pay.
She was the Lynn family heiress.
She was the one who deserved Nolan’s love.
“What do you want me to do?”
“Make Nolan watch as the only woman who ever loved him gets engaged to his uncle. That’ll make him regret everything–regret losing someone like you.”
Elaine actually felt a flicker of excitement.
Yes. She had loved Nolan with everything she had, and he brushed her aside.
She had to make him regret it.
There was no way Eliza loved him more.
Nolan would come back to her–eventually.
At the same time, inside MISS Corp-
Soren’s manager led him in through the back entrance. The receptionist saw him and quickly stepped forward. “Mr. Soren, are you here to see Ms. Eliza?”
“Where is she?”
He still had his mask on, and his voice was clipped.
past
He’d been filming nonstop the past few days. Only today did he find out Eliza had bee The news had blown up. He came as soon as he could to check if she was safe.
arly kidnapped.
The receptionist said, “One moment, I’ll call upstairs.”
10:24 Sat, 19 Jul
Chapter 405 Don’t Mention It Today
She dialed Eliza’s assistant.
After a brief exchange, the assistant hurried downstairs.
“I’m really sorry, Mr. Soren. Ms. Eliza isn’t here today. She had to step out.”
“She’s… alright?”
“She’s fine. She wasn’t hurt.”
“That’s good.”
“Do you know where she went? I’d like to see her.”
“She went to Hayes Corp. She hasn’t come back yet.”
The moment he heard those two words–Hayes Corp–Soren felt his blood run cold.
“She went where?”
“Hayes Corp,” the assistant repeated.
She had no idea what was going on, but she noticed Soren’s expression shift.
Without a word, Soren turned around. His manager hadn’t expected Eliza to be at Hayes Corp either.
She’d never had any business dealings with them before!
“Mr. Hayes, you still have several promo shoots-”
“Cancel them.”
Soren’s voice was low. “Start the car. We’re going to Hayes Corp.”
“But…”
His manager looked visibly concerned.
65%
Pearls
Soren’s emotions had been unstable lately. He’d been distracted during shoots, and now he was skipping work again.
That kind of behavior wasn’t good for his career.
But with Soren looking colder by the second, she didn’t dare say more. One wrong word and she might get fired.
She signaled the assistant, and they drove straight to Hayes Corp.
The whole ride there, Soren was on edge. Something felt off.
His manager tried to reassure him. “Maybe it’s just a meeting. MISS is a huge brand. It’s not like it has no ties to Hayes Corp at all-”
“Have you ever heard of Hayes Corp doing anything with cosmetics? Do you believe that ourself?”
The manager went quiet.
1024
་ བབ 70ས།Y
Chapter 405 Don’t Mention it Today
It really didn’t make sense.
Soren stared out the window. “Drive faster”
“But we’re already going fast. Any faster and we’ll be over the speed limit.”
The assistant glanced at the manager in the rearview mirror.
He didn’t dare push it–one slip–up and they’d make the news for the wrong reasons.
“I said, faster.”
Soren’s voice turned even colder.
The assistant had no choice but to speed up.
The manager glanced at Soren. They were definitely speeding now. If someone caught this on camera…
“Mr. Hayes, if someone snaps a photo and it ends up online, what are we going to do?”
“That’s what PR is for. Isn’t that what we pay those teams to handle?”
Soren’s tone made the car feel even colder.
The manager clammed up. The assistant kept speeding.
When they reached Hayes Corp, Soren spotted a car pulling out of the underground parking lot.
Through the window, he could clearly see Eliza inside–with Nolan. The two of them were laughing and chatting.
They looked like a couple.
Like they’d known each other forever.
Soren’s expression grew dark.
So Eliza did know Nolan.
“Mr. Hayes…”
His manager looked nervous, terrified he might lose control.
“Follow them.”
“But…”
This felt wrong.
She bit back her concerns and nodded at the assistant.
The car followed close behind.
Nolan didn’t seem to notice.
Soren watched silently as Nolan and Eliza pulled up at a mall.
415
1024 Sat, 19 Jul
Chapter 405 Don’t Mention It Today
Frá Pearls
They parked on the street, then got out–hand in hand–and walked inside.
Soren’s fists clenched.
His manager knew exactly what was going on between Sorch and Nolan. She asked, “Mr. Hayes… should we call Ms. Suc?”
Eliza had promised to meet his mother soon.
He’d been busy, and she hadn’t brought it up again.
The moment he heard what happened to her, he rushed over.
And this was what he found–Eliza with Nolan.
“No need.”
Soren’s voice turned calm again. “Let’s go.”
“…Yes, sir.”
His manager knew–Soren rarely got angry. He almost never showed his emotions.
But now, he was clearly furious. And it was all because of Eliza.
The car pulled away.
Meanwhile, Eliza and Nolan arrived at a restaurant.
“This is the place you specially reserved? Is this some kind of… celebration?”
Eliza turned to look at him.
Nolan smiled faintly. “Something like that.”
“Well, it’s not much of a celebration for me. You know full well what kind of mess Elaine and Tyson’s engagement is going to cause. For you, this is-
Before she could finish, Nolan reached over and gently covered her mouth with his hand.
Eliza glared at him, clearly telling him to let go.
Nolan said, “Today, no talk about that.”
