I Forgot I Ever Loved You (Zoe and Hayden) novel Chapter 234

Sienna's hand froze in mid-air. The courage to link her arm through Hayden's evaporated instantly.

She wasn't his wife...

Hayden and Zoe's marriage was supposed to be a tightly kept secret. How did Garrett know? Or was he just guessing?

The media reps holding their cameras fell into a bizarre, uncomfortable silence.

Garrett stood there, casually swirling a glass of wine. He wore a lazy smile, though the amusement didn't reach his eyes.

Hayden's gaze turned dangerously dark. He neither confirmed nor denied the statement.

After a tense pause, Hayden let out a dark chuckle. "Mr. Stone, we are at a global technology summit, not a tabloid convention. My private life is not on the itinerary. I appreciate your unnecessary concern, though."

It was a masterful deflection, instantly defusing the bomb. Garrett couldn't help but respect Hayden's ruthless efficiency in handling the media. Hayden was only in his early twenties, yet he operated with the cunning of a seasoned veteran. Some things really couldn't be measured by age.

Like the sheer thickness of a man's skin. Garrett used to think people became more shameless as they got older. Apparently, shamelessness was trending younger these days.

Garrett smiled and raised his glass in a mock toast toward Hayden.

Hayden turned his head away, his expression freezing over completely.

Sienna lowered her eyes to hide her crushing humiliation. The reporters, sensing the sudden drop in temperature, quickly pivoted back to the summit's core tech topics.

"It seems Mr. Stone really is fond of Zoe," Sienna muttered under her breath, a calculated aside meant only for Hayden. "Actually, Holden's condition can be managed perfectly fine with medication. He doesn't necessarily need Lily for..."

Before she could finish, another executive walked over to greet Hayden. Sienna wasn't even sure if he had heard her. With so many people around, it wasn't the right time to push the subject.

Hayden and Zoe's marriage was nearing its expiration date anyway. If Garrett wanted to take Zoe off their hands, even better. Once the divorce was finalized, Sienna planned to leak the truth to the media. She would make sure the prestigious Stone family knew exactly what Zoe was: a divorced woman dragging a useless kid along with her.

A family with the Stone's pedigree would never accept a woman like Zoe into their ranks.

A victorious smirk tugged at the corner of Sienna's lips. She would systematically destroy every path Zoe tried to walk down. She was going to make Zoe realize that crossing Sienna Winters ended in absolute ruin.

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