Chapter 466 Midnight Inquiries
“Thank you, Mr. Hayes. You’re so good to me.
Elaine’s face was filled with gratitude. With Tyson handling things for her, everything would be so much casier.
Still, that fury inside her hadn’t settled. If it hadn’t been for Eliza, she wouldn’t have been humiliated like that tonight.
“All right. I’ll walk you back.”
Tyson escorted her through the lobby of the Westbrook Hotel. When they reached the door of the presidential suite, he courteously stopped.
Elaine blushed.
Tentatively, she asked, “Mr. Hayes, would you like to come in for a glass of water?”
Tyson had clearly shown affection toward her in the past–but it had only ever been through his polite demeanor. He’d never crossed any lines.
To outsiders, they were still an engaged couple. Yet Tyson barely ever saw her. It didn’t feel like a romance- let alone a proper engagement.
“Does Ms. Lynn want me to come in?” Tyson returned the question.
Elaine’s face turned even redder. “It’s late. I won’t keep you. Good night, Mr. Hayes.”
With that, she quickly retreated into her suite.
She didn’t know why, but a part of her had genuinely hoped he’d say yes.
Outside the door, Tyson’s warm expression vanished. He turned to Julio with a cold face. “Let’s go.”
“Yes, Mr. Hayes.”
As they exited the hotel, the bodyguards who had been with Elaine approached and filled Tyson in on everything that had happened.
Tyson knew Elaine’s temper–spoiled and sensitive. Still, he replied calmly, “You handled it well. Getting slapped was just part of the job. I’ll have accounting send you each a bonus. Keep watching her. Report any movements immediately.”
“Yes, Mr. Hayes.”
Tyson climbed into the car. Julio asked, “Shall we head to the Foster family’s residence?”
“No. The Leaf family.”
Tyson’s voice was cold. “Even I didn’t know about that ring. I have no idea what Henry’s trying to pull, but I’m going to find out.”
“Yes, sir.”
It was already deep into the night.
Chapter 466 Midnight Inquiries
Mr. and Mrs. Leaf were startled to receive a call from Tyson. Since he had personally called, they scrambled to get dressed and prepare to welcome him.
Before long, Tyson and Julio arrived at the Leaf residence.
Mr. and Mrs. Leaf hadn’t expected Tyson to come at such an hour. He hadn’t said much over the phone, and they hadn’t dared to ask.
But they quickly recalled that Nolan had called half an hour ago to say he would be visiting the next day.
Still, they didn’t dare mention that to Tyson–everyone in the business world knew the two men were rivals.
No use offending both.
“Mr. Hayes, what brings you here so late? Is this about a business matter?”
Unsure what Tyson was after, Mr. Leaf tried to feel him out.
But Tyson simply sat on their sofa and took a sip of tea. It was Julio who spoke up. “Tonight, the Foster family hosted a special banquet. We heard you two were invited. Why didn’t you attend?”
“We did, at first. But something happened during the event. The banquet ended early.”
So that’s what this was about—Mr. Leaf had assumed Tyson came to ask about the Foster family’s gathering.
That’s when Tyson spoke. “I heard the Fosters displayed their entire jewelry collection tonight–including a particular ring. Mr. Leaf, with your extensive experience, I’m sure you know the one I mean.”
Hearing Tyson mention the ring, Mr. Leaf immediately grew anxious. “Mr. Hayes, that ring used to be the crown jewel of Leaf Corp’s collection. But Mr. Nolan Hayes purchased it from us long ago. We were just as surprised as anyone to see it in the Foster family’s hands tonight.”
As Mr. Leaf explained, Tyson finally realized what had happened: the ring had once belonged to Nolan. Then somehow, it ended up with the Foster family–and Elaine had worn it publicly.
Which explained her outburst when it disappeared.
“So the ring originally belonged to Nolan,” Tyson said.
“It was a gift from Mr. Nolan to his fiancée, Ms. Eliza.”
Hearing this, Tyson arched an eyebrow. “Oh? Nolan’s engaged to the Sue family’s heiress? That’s news to me.”
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