I Forgot I Ever Loved You (Zoe and Hayden) novel Chapter 513

Justice offered a polite smile, stood up straight, and tucked his folder under his arm. "Understood, Ms. Winters. Mr. Thorne said you can contact me whenever you need. He likely won't have time to deal with trivial matters for a while."

Sienna hadn't paid much attention at first, but Justice's words caught her off guard. "Trivial matters?"

Justice pushed up his glasses. "Yes. The Kendall family, one of Thorne Enterprises' partners, is hosting a Presentation Gala for their eldest grandson. Mr. Thorne has arrangements for that. Additionally, Thorne Enterprises just signed several contracts with state-owned enterprises, so he'll be quite busy this month."

Sienna frowned inwardly. What did the Kendall family's gala have to do with Hayden? Easton Group had already ended its partnership with Summit Corporation and had no intention of renewing it. Why would Thorne Enterprises bother picking up a company that Easton had discarded?

And Hayden had deliberately used Justice to relay this information to her.

It felt extremely bizarre.

"I understand. I won't disturb him."

Sienna left.

Once she was gone, Colin slipped back into the office. Justice was still there, sitting on the sofa, sipping coffee.

"Was it really a good idea to tell her that? What if she confronts Mr. Thorne?" Justice thought Colin's move was a bit underhanded. He only played along because Colin had promised to buy him drinks at the bar three times.

"Did Mr. Thorne look like he wanted to talk to her? Besides, you don't owe me a favor; I was speaking on behalf of Grandmother Beatrice. She's the majority shareholder of Thorne Enterprises. Which risk is greater: offending Mr. Thorne, or offending Grandmother Beatrice?"

Justice figured he couldn't afford to cross either of them. But Colin had been Hayden's right-hand man for so long that he practically read his mind. If Colin said it was fine, it couldn't be that bad.

Sienna was too proud to go crying to Hayden anyway. It was a safe bet.

On the Spring Equinox, a highly auspicious day selected by Arthur Kendall Sr., Sylvia Kendall cradled little Ian in her arms, utterly enamored with him.

"Look how adorable he is. And you're not even in a hurry."

Sylvia dropped heavy hints, making Garrett Kendall sigh helplessly. Zoe and Hayden's divorce wasn't finalized yet. Even if he wanted to propose to Zoe and officially claim little Ian as his own, he had to wait for the legal proceedings to clear up.

Hayden was too ruthless. Garrett wasn't afraid of him, but he was wary of Hayden's underhanded tactics. Meddling in a military marriage carried a minimum three-year sentence. He and Zoe were completely platonic, but he needed Command HQ to believe that. If Hayden went crazy and fabricated some 'evidence,' Garrett would spend years trying to clear his name, and it would be a messy fight.

"Mom, Ian is already part of our family. What's the rush?" Garrett said helplessly. He looked at the soft, chubby baby. He didn't have children of his own, but he adored Ian. This instinctive affection was hard to describe; it was as if the boy was truly meant to be a Kendall.

"Alright, it's time. Let's head to the hotel. We can't have the guests arriving before the hosts. Your father and I will go first. You bring Zoe and Lily along shortly."