I Forgot I Ever Loved You (Zoe and Hayden) novel Chapter 434

Those words struck Yates like a bolt of lightning.

He had only brought it up to crush whatever microscopic fantasy Hayden might have had about Zoe.

He had imagined a thousand different scenarios.

But the singular, most impossible truth had just slapped him in the face.

Hayden was Zoe's husband.

Yates could accept almost anything, but his brain fiercely rejected this reality.

He forced a stiff, awkward laugh.

"Zoe is incredible. Naturally, every man wants to be her husband."

Hayden shot him an icy, penetrating glare.

"Is my English not clear enough for you? Or are you just slow, Director? We are legally married. I am her Legal Husband."

Yates clenched his fists, then slowly released them.

A freezing wave of dread crawled from the soles of his feet straight to his heart.

He made one final, desperate attempt to save his pride.

"Zoe told me you two were getting a divorce."

If things had escalated to that point, their relationship had to be completely broken. Now the bizarre tension between them made sense—it was the lingering friction of a bitter marriage.

Thinking of the scandalous intimacy between Hayden and Sienna, Yates couldn't help but throw a mocking jab.

"You're certainly popular with women, Commander. Honestly, you and Zoe don't look like a married couple at all. You and Sienna look much more like a matched set."

Hayden massively outranked him. Under normal circumstances, Yates would never dare speak to him with such disrespect.

But when it came to the woman he loved, all bets were off.

Yates clung to a tiny shred of hope. As long as Hayden and Zoe actually went through with the divorce, he still had a chance.

Hayden let out a harsh scoff.

"Looking the part doesn't mean a damn thing. Being the husband is what actually matters."

Honestly, she was almost impressed by Hayden's ruthless efficiency.

To completely bury a scandal of that magnitude while simultaneously spinning it into a massive profit for Easton Group took terrifying power.

Only Garrett knew the full story. Both of their companies were swimming in cash, and it was entirely thanks to Zoe.

Zoe didn't care about claiming the credit; she only wanted to bury herself in research and development.

She was deeply engrossed in a data set in her office when the sharp click-clack of stilettos echoed down the hall.

The office door swung open, and Sienna strode in. A small bandage was plastered to her left temple, and her voluminous waves gave her an air of supreme arrogance.

Easton Group used to partner with Zenith Innovations, giving Sienna free rein of the building.

Plus, everyone still believed she was the beloved Mrs. Thorne, so the Zenith staff treated her with careful deference.

"Who is Lily's puppet? Where is she from? Why won't she show her face? When you worked at Easton Group, what exactly were you planning?"

Sienna waved her phone directly at Zoe.

"I'm recording this entire conversation. I want to know right now if you committed corporate espionage against Easton Group."