I Forgot I Ever Loved You (Zoe and Hayden) novel Chapter 431

Sienna had banked on Cherry being too terrified of that man to ever reveal the truth.

"Sienna is truly ruthless," Zoe murmured.

Now that Cherry had calmed down, she realized it wasn't a coincidence that Sienna had successfully controlled Zoe for so many years. The woman was terrifyingly resourceful to have unearthed such a deeply buried secret.

Zoe looked thoughtful. Hayden had accompanied Sienna every step of the way on this trip. The only way Sienna could have obtained that kind of highly classified intel was through Hayden's limitless connections.

Zoe had been wondering why Hayden and Sienna had boldly crashed the ceremony.

Hayden had likely handed Cherry's secret to Sienna on a silver platter, using it as their trump card.

Unfortunately for them, they were too clever for their own good. Sienna simply didn't have the brains to back up the genius of Lily.

Taking a throne you didn't have the power to defend was the most dangerous game in the world.

A fierce, undeniable resolve flashed in Cherry's eyes.

"Don't worry, Ms. Lynd. I will never, ever betray you."

She swore to herself that she would never be anyone's caged bird or puppet ever again.

For some reason, Zoe saw a striking reflection of herself in Cherry.

"Do you need my help?"

She meant every word.

Cherry sniffled, the rare panic in her eyes slowly receding into a steel-hard focus.

"As long as I step foot back on our home soil, he can't touch me. I'm not afraid."

The bond between Zoe and Cherry was far deeper than a standard boss-employee dynamic.

Aside from Nadia, Cherry was essentially her right-hand woman.

"Alright. I'll do everything in my power to protect you. If anything happens, you tell me immediately."

The scandal surrounding Sienna had already detonated across foreign networks. Any trace of it on domestic servers was instantly scrubbed the second it appeared.

But on the global web, it was impossible to suppress.

The massive controversy of a fraud stealing the identity of the mysterious tech legend, Lily, dominated every headline.

Just get some rest when we land. Stop overthinking. I'll handle the fallout."

The light slowly returned to Sienna's bright eyes. Hayden wasn't blaming her at all. He was fiercely protecting her, just like always.

Her shattered confidence began to piece itself back together.

She had been terrified that her perfect image in front of Hayden had crumbled today, turning a sure victory into an absolute nightmare.

"Thank you, Hayden," she whispered, her eyes shining with unshed tears.

Hayden was on a call. Soon, the person on the other end spoke in rapid Spanish, and Hayden seamlessly replied in the same language.

Sienna understood exactly what he was saying.

He was ordering a full, deep-dive background check on Lily's representative—Cherry.

Sienna let out a long, dark exhale of relief. She hoped Hayden would drag Cherry right back to that monster of a man and make her wish she was dead.

Meanwhile, Zoe, Garrett, and Professor Layne were also on a flight home.

No one was in higher spirits than the Professor.