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“You think she won’t get hit? Then what do you call this? You really are shameless”
Soren’s voice was icy cold. “Don’t think I don’t know what kind of person you are. You don’t have any red emotions—you’re a monster. I’ll have the news suppressed myself. Fll make sure the backlash is minimal I won’t let anyone call Eliza a homewrecker.”
Nolan lifted his head slowly. “And what exactly are you trying to say?”
“I like Eliza. Mom likes her too. I’m going to take her from you. There’s no way I’m letting someone like your be with her.”
With that, Soren turned and walked out.
The moment he was gone, Nolan’s teacup shattered in his hand.
Outside the office, the assistant had overheard. He hadn’t expected Soren -who rarely made an appearance – to come all this way just for Ms. Sue.
And now it seemed even Soren liked her.
“What now, Mr. Hayes?” the assistant asked cautiously.
“Block the suppression order. Don’t let him kill the story.
Before Soren’s team could take any action, Nolan’s people had already intercepted the press and shut it
down.
When Soren saw the photos forwarded by his agent, his face turned black with rage.
“Mr. Hayes,” the agent warned, “it’s probably not wise to go head–to–head with Hayes Corp. We’re no match for their PR team.”
Soren may have held an impressive position in the entertainment industry – even one of the top players – but going up against Hayes Corp? That was a losing battle.
Soren took a breath to steady himself, then pulled out his phone and called Eliza.
It was afternoon.
When Eliza saw the call, she picked up. “What’s up?”
“Come out,” Soren said, voice unusually stern. “I’m at the company. You said you’d go see Mom with me, right? Let’s do it today.”
Eliza could hear the tension in his voice. She didn’t know what had sparked it, but he sounded upset.
“Alright. Let me get ready and I’ll head over.”
Just as she was leaving, Halbert rolled his eyes from across the hall.
Another day, another meet–up with that idiot. Typical.
“Ahem!”
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Halbert cleared his throat loudly to get her attention.
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Eliza glanced at him, annoyed. “What?”
“You’re not even going to tell me when you go out anymore? That idiot’s bad news
what if he hurts you?”
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When you go out, don’t forget to take out the trash. And stop squatting in my place.”
She tossed that over her shoulder and left.
Halbert looked toward the trash bin. Apparently, no one had taken it out yet.
He stepped outside and barked at the bodyguard posted nearby. “The trash isn’t going to throw itself out, you know.”
The bodyguard blinked. It wasn’t even trash pickup time yet…
Halbert ignored him. “Follow Eliza. She’s got no sense, lets anyone near her. Don’t let that idiot trick her into anything.”
“Understood. I’ll send someone right away.”
Eliza took a cab to the address Soren had sent.
Once she arrived, an assistant met her and escorted her to Soren’s entertainment company.
The front desk staff had never seen Eliza before. Seeing her accompanied by Soren’s personal assistant, they started whispering.
“Is she a new intern? She’s gorgeous.”
“No way she’s just an intern if Mr. Hayes’s assistant is walking her in.”
“Wait, isn’t that the Sue family heiress from the news today?!”
“What? But I thought she was with Nolan?”
The gossip was instant and loud.
Inside, Eliza followed the assistant into Soren’s office.
She found a seat and sat down casually. “Weren’t we going to see your mom? Why meet here?”
It wasn’t her first time here, so she was already familiar with the place.
Soren asked, “You saw the headlines?”
“I did.”
Eliza had seen the news while riding in the car earlier that day. Nolan had already suppressed most of it. The trending topic now was their appearance together at Westbrook Grand Hotel.
She didn’t seem bothered.
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Soren, on the other hand, clearly was.
“You realize this kind of publicity could do serious damage to your image?” he said, frowning
“Nolan made sure the negative impact was minimal.”
“You’re misunderstanding him,” Eliza added.
“Oh, really?”
“If you’d checked earlier, you would’ve seen that the headlines first showed Matteo and me arriving at the hotel. If that had stuck, the backlash would’ve been far worse. You know what kind of person Matteo is. If our names were linked and confirmed, it would’ve been a nightmare.”
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