Chapter 439 Taken Without a Word
Halbert wasn’t a bad person at heart. He was just prideful, unwilling to accept a stain on the family’s reputation.
“Alright, I’ll get ready. We’ll leave tomorrow.”
“Tomorrow? Isn’t that a little soon?”
“I know you’re anxious about the ring. The sooner we take care of it, the sooner you’ll have peace of mind.”
“Okay.”
Eliza agreed immediately, and Nolan quickly had his team book tickets for their flight overseas.
Early the next morning, Halbert was already in class at school, but Eliza was nowhere to be seen.
“What’s going on? Class is about to start. Where is Eliza?”
Eliza wasn’t the type to be late.
What happened this time?
The bodyguard nearby had no idea either. All he could say was, “Maybe Ms. Sue ran into something on the way here?”
Halbert frowned and pulled out his phone to call Eliza. But all he got was a message: the number you’ve dialed is powered off.
He tried calling Nolan next
—
same result. Phone off.
Sensing something was wrong, Halbert immediately called Hayes Corp.
Nolan’s assistant picked up.
“Where the hell did your Mr. Hayes take my
sister?”
Hearing that it was Halbert on the line, the assistant quickly answered, “Mr. Sue, Mr. Hayes didn’t come in today. He booked two tickets overseas last night. I believe he and Ms. Sue left together. Please don’t worry – Ms. Sue is perfectly safe.”
“They went overseas?”
When he heard that, Halbert hung up the phone with a dark look on his face.
That girl had gone back overseas without telling him?
Unbelievable!
Without another word, Halbert stormed out of the classroom. The teacher, who had just walked in, tried to call him back but was quickly blocked by the bodyguard.
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“Book me the next available flight overseas.”
“That’s probably not a good idea, sir. If Mr. Tristan finds out, he’ll be furious.”
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Tristan’s orders had been clear: Halbert was to stay here and attend school. He wasn’t to return without permission.
But Halbert’s face darkened.
“Tristan told me to keep an eye on Eliza while she’s here. Now she’s left the country without a word. If I don’t follow her back, Tristan will be the one to break my legs.”
“…Understood.”
Meanwhile.
Back at the hotel, Tracy was already calling Zayden..
Zayden was in class when the call came through.
Tracy always called around this time to check up on him and see what he was doing.
She had even gone out of her way to befriend some of his classmates, ordering them to keep a close watch on Zayden and make sure he had no contact with Eliza.
In the classroom, Zayden frowned.
“I’m in class. Can’t this wait? Why not just text me?”
“I just wanted to make sure you weren’t sneaking around with Eliza. Are you getting impatient with me now?“.
Zayden rubbed his forehead.
Tracy had become completely obsessive, monitoring his every move. He barely had any freedom left.
But the problem was, she also held the key to his mother’s death. As long as there was a chance to learn the truth, he had no choice but to do as she said.
“I’ll send you a video right now. I haven’t seen Eliza.”
“Good. That’s how it should be. You’d better keep it that way.”
Tracy was about to hang up when a message popped up on her phone – it was from the overseas nanny.
The message said that Eliza and Nolan had arrived at the Sue family estate that morning.
Tracy’s expression darkened.
What the hell? Why had Eliza suddenly gone back to the Sue family?
Did she regret staying in Westbrook? Was she planning to leave for good?
That thought made Tracy jump to her feet.
She spoke into the phone, “Don’t go to class. Come find me. Right now!”
“Tracy, don’t you think you’re going too far?”
Zayden needed everything Capital University could offer, and now she was even trying to stop him from
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going to school?
Tracy said. “Your precious Eliza left with Nolan this morning and went back to the Sue family. Don’t you want to know what they’re up to? If they decide to settle overseas, you might never see her again.”
Zayden went quiet.
Tracy burned with rage at his silence.
Of course.
Zayden still had Eliza in his heart.
She had asked him to go back with her earlier, but he kept dodging it. Now that she mentioned Eliza leaving with Nolan, he suddenly changed.
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