Chapter 406 The Gift of Everything
To Nolan, the most important thing was breaking off that engagement.
For that, he was willing to pay any price.
Seeing how serious he was, Eliza finally nodded.
Only then did Nolan happily let go of her mouth.
Eliza said, “You’re not allowed to do that again.”
“Okay.”
Nolan nodded sincerely. “Just for today–pretend you’re celebrating with me.”
“…Fine.”
She gave in, helpless against his persistence.
Nolan had reserved an entire restaurant, specifically choosing the window seat he knew Eliza loved.
“I have one more gift for you,” he said.
“What kind of gift?”
“Close your eyes first.”
Nolan’s mysterious smile made Eliza chuckle, but she went along and shut her eyes.
As she did, she said, “You already gave me a ring. You don’t have to get me anything else.”
“This one isn’t a ring. Open your eyes and see.”
Eliza opened her eyes.
In Nolan’s hands was a share transfer agreement.
She took it and scanned the page.
It clearly stated that Nolan was voluntarily transferring 51% of Hayes Corp stock into her name.
The moment she saw it, Eliza froze.
“Do you realize what this means?”
“I do. I’m willing to give you everything I have.”
Nolan looked at her and said, “This share transfer was supposed to be yours long ago. Elaine kept the way. I drafted it two months ago. I just haven’t had a chance to hand it to you–until now.”
Eliza had seen the harshness of the world. She never imagined Nolan would give her this.
It was basically his entire fortune.
She pushed the agreement back toward him. “I don’t want it.”
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Her refusal was swift and direct.
She didn’t want to owe him something so enormous,
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But Nolan pulled a pen from his pocket and forced it into her hand. “I’m giving it to you willingly. I won’t
take it back.”
“No. Tyson already wants to bring you down. If you transfer all your shares to me, the Hayes farmily shareholders will want me torn to pieces. That just puts you in even more danger.”
“Then I’ll count on you to protect me.”
He smiled faintly. “I never even wanted to lead the Hayes family. If power wasn’t the only thing that could protect you, I would’ve given it up long ago.”
Nolan gently stroked her hair. “Eliza, this is my bride price. I, Nolan, only want one woman in this life- Eliza. Every word I said to you back then was real.”
Eliza had never heard a promise like that from any man.
But in the end, she still signed her name on the agreement.
Her eyes darkened. “You said it yourself. If you ever betray me, you’ll be left with nothing.”
“You are my everything. I would never betray you.”
The first time he saw her was at school, when she was secretly switching Naomi’s test papers.
He wasn’t blind–he could tell Naomi was just using her.
And still, Eliza gave all her affection to Naomi, even though she knew it was wrong.
The second time he saw her, she was scheming–sharp and cunning, a look forever burned into his
memory.
Smart, resilient, strong.
But in her eyes… there was sadness no one else seemed to notice.
She turned all that pain into silent defiance, and it made people want to comfort her… to protect her.
And it drew him in–closer and closer.
Eliza… he wanted to protect her for the rest of his life.
As the sun began to set, Nolan dropped her off at her apartment building.
Eliza had just gotten upstairs when her phone rang–it was her assistant, sounding flustered.
“Ms. Eliza, something’s happened!
“What happened? Calm down and talk.”
“Soren… Soren suddenly called and said he wants to terminate his contract. No discussion. He hung up right after.”
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“Soren?”
Eliza’s brows furrowed. “Why would Soren suddenly want to break his contract with MISS? Did what happened?”
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“No. Everything was totally normal this morning. He even came to the office to check on you. Everything was fine. Then just now, his manager called to say he wants to terminate the contract.”
“Fine this morning, and then this at night?”
She didn’t believe this was Soren’s doing. “Why didn’t you tell me when he came by earlier? What did you two talk about?”
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