I Forgot I Ever Loved You (Zoe and Hayden) novel Chapter 314

Ever since the Kendalls' recognition banquet, Zoe had become a minor celebrity among the city's business and political elite. Anyone who respected Arthur Sr. treated her with profound deference.

Behind closed doors, rumors swirled that she was actually Garrett's secret wife and they were just waiting for the right time to go public. Speculation ran wild.

However, since Zoe rarely wasted time socializing with idle high-society wives, she remained blissfully oblivious to the gossip.

Sterling Group's new project was a massive hit. She and Garrett were so swamped vetting potential partners that she had zero mental bandwidth for anything else.

Through her colleagues, Zoe heard that Hayden and Sienna had visited the company multiple times recently, trying to negotiate the partnership between Sterling Group and Easton Group. Garrett or the other executives had handled every meeting. Zoe knew Garrett was deliberately shielding her, which suited her perfectly—she had no desire to see either of those nauseating people.

Sienna, however, viewed the situation entirely differently.

She deliberately lingered near Zoe's office a few times, trying to spy on what she was actually doing, but Garrett intercepted her every single time.

Sienna dismissed it entirely. She was convinced Zoe possessed zero actual talent. If Zoe stayed involved in the Easton negotiations, any deep technical dive would instantly expose her incompetence. This highly secretive Empathy AI Pro project Zoe was supposedly running under Sterling Group's name had gone through endless rounds of potential partners without securing a deal.

Sienna sneered inwardly. Everyone in their elite circle knew Easton Group was the only logical choice. Zoe's obstruction was doing nothing but sabotaging Sterling Group's future.

She didn't bother warning Garrett that Zoe was nothing more than a pretty face. She figured Garrett needed to learn the hard way before realizing just how superior Easton and she truly were. The Kendalls were just temporarily blinded by Zoe's manipulation.

Thankfully, Hayden hadn't shown any particular reaction to Zoe after the banquet. She also heard he had essentially moved into his office recently.

Ha—

With that in mind, she felt emboldened to suggest to Hayden that they use the upcoming dinner with Beatrice to finally finalize the divorce.

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