I Forgot I Ever Loved You (Zoe and Hayden) novel Chapter 543

Grandmother Beatrice cooed softly at little Ian, entirely enraptured.

Without missing a beat, she fired another shot at Arthur.

"Don't feed me that garbage. If you planned on returning him, you wouldn't have snuck into my house to steal him in the first place! No, this wasn't stealing. This was armed robbery!"

Finishing her tirade, she gazed back down at the baby, utterly thoroughly enchanted.

As the initial high faded, tears welled in the corners of her eyes.

Ignoring Arthur entirely, she looked up at Zoe.

"Zoe... have you truly decided? You're never coming back to the Thorne family?"

Beatrice was no fool.

Despite all her grand threats, the thought of Zoe marrying into another family broke her heart.

Zoe was smart, stunning, and endlessly kind.

She had been fiercely devoted to Hayden. Letting her go felt like tearing a piece of her own soul away.

Hayden hadn't cherished her, but Beatrice cherished her deeply.

And this precious little boy rightfully carried the Thorne bloodline, only to be swindled away by this slick Kendall geezer.

Beatrice wanted to weep in sheer frustration.

At the mention of returning to Hayden, Zoe's silence was her answer.

Beatrice let out a long, shuddering sigh.

"Fine. If you've truly made up your mind to leave Hayden, an old woman like me won't force you.

Keep the children here at the Kendall estate. But don't forget to bring them to the Manor to visit me."

A tear finally slipped down Beatrice's cheek.

Her own grandson had created this waking nightmare.

There was no one else to blame.

Seeing her relent, Arthur was instantly elated.

"That massive Thorne Manor is empty and depressing anyway! It's much livelier over here.

You can visit your great-grandkids whenever you please.

Actually, why don't you just move in with me? We could keep each other company..."

"Shut your mouth! You already abducted my granddaughter-in-law, my great-grandson, and my great-granddaughter, and now you’re plotting to steal me too?! What, are you trying to absorb the entire Thorne empire while you're at it?!"

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