I Forgot I Ever Loved You (Zoe and Hayden) novel Chapter 173

She sat there in a daze.

She had been on the verge of becoming a wealthy independent woman, and in the blink of an eye, she was flat broke.

The whiplash was too much for Zoe to process.

She sat in silence for a long time until she heard Hayden's car pull out of the driveway.

He was taking her hard-earned money with him.

Had she known the meal would cost her everything, she would have starved.

Her phone rang again, snapping her out of her misery.

It was Garrett Stone.

She held the phone to her ear, her voice devoid of life.

"Hello?"

"Ms. Lynd, I wanted to confirm if you truly resigned from Easton Group. Even though it's a long shot, I sincerely hope you'll consider joining Sterling Group.

"Name your salary, and we'll do our best to match it. I've seen your brilliance firsthand, and I hope you'll think about it."

Garrett had been disappointed after their last meeting, but he was a man who valued talent above all else. The fact that she was married to Hayden didn't change his desire to poach her for Sterling Group.

Sterling was backed by massive government resources, offering far better career growth than a purely commercial enterprise.

He knew the odds were slim, but Garrett had to try.

Zoe's eyes instantly lit up. Swallowing her pride, she asked, "I'll do it. But I have one condition. Can you advance me my first month's salary?"

Being flat broke gave her absolutely zero sense of security.

Garrett had expected a demanding negotiation. Hearing her simple request, he agreed without hesitation.

"Not a problem. I'll wire you two hundred and fifty grand right now. Actually, let's make it two hundred and sixty thousand to make it a nice, round number."

Zoe let out a massive sigh of relief.

She was saved.

There was no way she was ever returning to Easton Group.

The company belonged to Charles and Sienna now.

She didn't even know if Hayden had a real stake in it anymore.

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