I Forgot I Ever Loved You (Zoe and Hayden) novel Chapter 2

Zoe stood frozen in place, utterly mortified and desperate. After a long silence, she murmured, "I'll just call a cab then."

Her hand grasped the doorknob. Just as she pushed it open, Hayden's cold voice sliced through the air, hitting her ears with perfect precision.

"Your room is next door."

She blinked in confusion.

Zoe was entirely lost.

He had a room prepared for her here? Then where was Sienna?

If she was in Hayden's bedroom, where was his blushing bride-to-be?

Assuming he hadn't understood her, she turned around stiffly, still refusing to meet his intense gaze.

"I really should head back. We barely even know each other."

It was the truth. Her current boyfriend was Hunter Keating, Hayden's cousin. Whenever she accompanied Hunter to family dinners, she frequently saw Hayden, but she recalled he had never so much as glanced her way.

Hayden was the undisputed king of New York's business elite. Between his ruthless background, vast wealth, education, and striking looks, he was the ultimate fantasy for every socialite in the city.

A man with his resume should have been a notorious playboy, yet he was fiercely devoted to Sienna.

That singular loyalty was what first piqued Zoe's curiosity.

There was a saying that one look at Hayden Thorne could ruin a woman for life, and the moment Zoe first saw him, she knew it was true.

Despite having a boyfriend, she had accidentally fallen for him at first sight, yet Hayden was about to marry Sienna.

Hayden casually swiped a finger across his tablet, his tone flat but absolute.

"Zoe, you just bumped your head and got a mild concussion. Stop faking amnesia."

Zoe froze.

Bumped her head? Amnesia?

Hayden picked up the landline by the bed and dialed downstairs.

"Come up."

She had a daughter?

Forcing down the urge to scream, she knelt and scooped the warm little girl into a tight hug.

"Lily?"

The child smelled amazing, sweet and warm like a fresh marshmallow.

She felt impossibly soft.

Holding her gently, Zoe asked in a trembling whisper.

"Lily, sweetie, can you tell me... who your daddy is?"

Lily reached out with a chubby little hand, gently blowing on a small bandage on Zoe's forehead to soothe it. "Mommy, does it hurt? Did Mommy forget everything? Daddy's last name is Thorne! His name is Hayden Thorne!"

A loud ringing echoed in Zoe's ears.

She felt as though her soul had left her body. She woke up having slept with Hayden, and apparently, they had a child together?