I Forgot I Ever Loved You (Zoe and Hayden) novel Chapter 398

"Ms. Lynd, Commander Thorne, we are pressed for time. Shall we begin officially?"

Timothy interrupted Hayden's thinly veiled flirting. Though he was annoyed, Hayden outranked him, meaning he couldn't afford to overtly offend the man.

He had thought these three months would give him a chance to spend time with Zoe. He never expected that on top of Garrett's relentless guarding, Hayden would drop into the mix.

Timothy felt a suffocating weight of pressure settle over him.

Even his military entrance exams hadn't been this stressful.

Hayden, Timothy, and Garrett headed into the command center, with Zoe closely following.

Picking up from the previous data update, Zoe began executing the code right in front of them.

While Timothy wasn't at the level of a specialized engineer, he was an expert in the field.

He could tell Zoe's skills were unimaginably advanced, which only deepened his admiration for her.

Garrett stared at the cascading waterfalls of data on the massive screen, thoroughly amazed that Zoe could hold such intricate, dense information in her mind.

Standing to the side, Hayden's expression was unreadable.

But in his eyes, there was undeniable surprise and profound approval.

After watching quietly for a while, he stepped forward right as Zoe paused for a breather, pointing out several crucial nodes that needed correction.

Zoe glanced at him in surprise. She had always assumed he was just a corporate shark; she hadn't realized he possessed such a deep understanding of complex data systems.

Reading her expression effortlessly, the corner of Hayden's lips curled into a devastatingly handsome smirk.

"Thought I only cared about money, didn't you?"

Zoe looked away, letting out a cold scoff. "Whatever you care about is none of my business."

Hayden stepped closer. Under the guise of discussing the data, he invaded her personal space.

Zoe still carried the faint scent of her body wash. Hayden had caught it even from a distance—a soft, intoxicating fragrance unique to her. It made his mind wander to dangerous places.

Unfortunately, this wasn't the venue for seduction. He lightly placed his hand over hers. "Try changing this variable to a 2."

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