I Forgot I Ever Loved You (Zoe and Hayden) novel Chapter 241

Professor Layne didn't hold back.

If he officially adopted Zoe, Hayden would technically be his son-in-law.

And Layne wanted nothing to do with a man who paraded his mistress around town.

Sienna immediately bristled at the blatant dismissal.

Ever since she attached herself to the Thorne family, no one had dared treat her this way. If Zoe hadn't set her up, she wouldn't have to endure this old man's attitude.

"Professor Layne, I heard your team is short five million dollars in funding. Your project has been stalled for three years. I'm prepared to invest thirty million. Can that buy a meal with you, Mr. Stone, and—"

Hayden deliberately looked at Zoe, his tone polite but distant, "Director Lynd?"

Layne flared up instantly.

He kept his composure, sparing Hayden a sliver of dignity, but his tone was icy.

"I'm here to eat, not to sell out. If you have a fetish for buying people, you walked into the wrong restaurant."

Thirty million was a massive sum.

Under any other circumstances, Layne would have taken the deal in a heartbeat.

But Hayden had the audacity to bring his mistress to a dinner with Zoe and demand a favor? Layne felt he was already showing restraint by not throwing his glass at the man's head.

Sienna looked furious, shooting a venomous glare at Zoe.

She assumed Layne was only being nice to Zoe because of Garrett.

"Professor Layne, you misunderstand. I'm not here to beg you to take me as a student. I need you to handle a small issue for me."

Sienna believed her status was already too high to need a mentor's name to boost her reputation.

Layne had zero interest in acknowledging her, but he was fascinated by her sheer audacity. How could she sit in front of the actual wife and demand a favor without a shred of shame?

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