I Forgot I Ever Loved You (Zoe and Hayden) novel Chapter 150

"What fantasy world are you living in? I told you to stop rotting your brain with those trashy billionaire romance novels, but you never listen! Can you please develop some basic legal literacy?"

Zoe had a bite of apple lodged in her cheek and couldn't manage to swallow it.

Her shoulders slumped in total defeat.

"So, you're telling me my foolproof plan is useless."

Nadia aggressively rolled her eyes.

"Obviously it's useless. Try reading actual case law in your spare time. Instead of plotting illegal schemes, why don't you focus on outlining exactly what Asher and I are going to do in the next chapter?

Let me give you some material—Asher has this little mole right on his... I saw it when he was in the shower once..."

Zoe yanked the phone violently away from her ear, terrified of hearing another filthy detail.

Nadia kept enthusiastically rambling until she realized the line was completely silent. "Hello? You still there?"

"Yeah, I'm listening."

Zoe made sure she wasn't on speakerphone.

Nadia complained, "Did you memorize everything I just said?"

Zoe gave her a rapid-fire brush-off. "Got it, got it. Memorized. I've got stuff to do, talk later."

She hung up instantly.

She took a deep breath, scrolled through a few mindless short videos on her phone, and tried to scrub the terrifying mental image of Nadia's guardian out of her brain.

This didn't work. That didn't work.

Was she really chained to Hayden in this loveless marriage forever?

Fine. If she couldn't divorce him.

She could at least quit.

After a moment of thought, she typed out a blunt text and fired it off to Colin Zachs.

Short, sweet, and aggressive.

[Not coming in anymore. I'm fucking done.]

Miles away, Colin was currently accompanying Hayden on a high-stakes business trip.

It was the first time in years Hayden had traveled for work.

And it was a week-long schedule.

When Colin's phone buzzed with Zoe's message, he immediately cast a nervous glance at his boss.

The two of them were sitting in the cabin of a private jet, cruising at thirty thousand feet en route to their next destination.

"What is it?" Hayden noticed the shift in his demeanor.

"Mrs. Thorne says she wants to resign."

He wisely omitted the "fucking done" part.

Hayden didn't even furrow his brow.

"What else did she say?"

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