Chapter 423 Just the Two of Them
Eliza stared at Nolan, confused.
She couldn’t figure out why Nolan kept leaning to peek into the room.
But more than that, she wanted to know why he was even here.
“You…”
“Mind if I come in?”
Eliza stepped aside to let him through.
Nolan pressed his lips together. When he walked in, he saw the room was completely empty.
“What’s wrong?”
Eliza looked at him, even more puzzled.
“Didn’t you come here with Matteo?”
“How do you know I came with Matteo? Were you having me followed again?”
Nolan didn’t deny it. Because it was true.
He hadn’t meant for it to be surveillance–he just wanted someone to keep Eliza safe in Westbrook.
Eliza crossed her arms. “I knew it. You definitely had someone following me.”
“Where’s Matteo?”
Nolan had rushed over the moment he got the
message.
But Matteo was already gone.
Looking at Nolan, Eliza seemed to figure out why he was really here.
She stood in front of him and asked, “You didn’t think I was here with Matteo, did you…?”
She didn’t finish the sentence, but Nolan quickly covered her mouth with his hand. “Don’t say it.”
“Mm! Mm!”
Eliza struggled, glaring down at his hand as if to say, Let go already.
Finally, Nolan pulled his hand away.
“I wasn’t going to say it. You can’t just do that.”
Her face darkened. “Matteo just came with me to talk about something. After we were done, h didn’t do anything. Happy now?”
We
Nolan finally let out a breath.
Seeing his reaction, Eliza couldn’t help but say, “And people call you the scary power behind Hayes Corp.
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You came all the way here just because of something like this? You didn’t even investigate first—you just rushed over. That’s not like you.”
That wasn’t Nolan’s usual style at all.
He said, “As long as it has to do with you, I’ll come right away. It’s not that I thought you and Matteo were doing anything. I was afraid he’d taken you hostage. He’s not a good person.”
“In my eyes, there’s no such thing as good or bad people. Matteo and I are business partners. He helps me with certain things. You can’t expect me to rely on you forever.”
“Eliza, if you’d just ask, I’d do anything for you. You don’t need to work this hard.”
Nolan looked at her seriously.
To him, if Eliza said the word, he’d walk through fire for her.
Eliza met his gaze and suddenly felt her cheeks heating up.
. They’d been so caught up in talking that she hadn’t noticed–they were alone in a hotel suite.
Just the two of them.
“I… I’ll take care of things myself. If I can’t, then of course I’ll come to you.”
She wasn’t someone who overestimated herself.
She only handled what she could. And if she couldn’t–she knew Nolan was behind her.
She cleared her throat. “It’s late. You’ve seen I’m alone. You can relax now, right? Shouldn’t you head back…”
Before she could finish, Nolan suddenly placed a hand on the wall beside her, pinning her in.
It was completely unexpected.
Eliza looked up at him. “What are you doing?”
“I just want… to spend some time alone with you.”
There was nothing wrong with what he said. But the way he said it made it sound all kinds of wrong.
The atmosphere in the room was suddenly strange.
Eliza managed to put some space between them. “Don’t try anything.”
Nolan smiled. “Relax. I’m just messing with you. I figured you might not sleep well alone. I’ll keep you company.”
Eliza actually hated sleeping alone. It always made her feel surrounded by loneliness.
Nolan pulled her into his arms and gently laid her down on the bed.
Before she could figure out what was happening, he even pulled the covers over her.
And that was it—he didn’t do anything else.
Chapter 423 Just the Two of Them
When she saw him getting ready to leave, Eliza reached out and tugged on his sleeve. “Where are you going?”
Nolan smiled. “To the couch.”
He walked over and lay down without hesitation.
Just like that, he was really going to sleep?
Eliza had thought he might try to sleep in the same bed with her.
But no–he went straight to the couch and showed no intention of coming back.
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