I Forgot I Ever Loved You (Zoe and Hayden) novel Chapter 564

Zoe froze in place.

That hit squad was actually targeting her?

"But why?"

She couldn't wrap her head around it.

Yara shot her a chilling look. "That's exactly why I asked who you managed to piss off."

If Yara hadn't intervened, Zoe would have been defenseless against a heavily armed crew.

"Well, thank you anyway."

Zoe bit down hard on her lower lip.

Was it because of her new security clearance and the government initiative?

It was a terrifyingly plausible theory.

"Save it."

Yara's gaze swept over Zoe critically.

So this was the infamous Mrs. Thorne.

She was undeniably gorgeous.

Seamlessly, Yara sheathed her blade after casually wiping the blood away.

Garrett's mind was racing, actively calculating the implications of Yara's presence.

His guard remained firmly up.

She was stunning, devastatingly skilled, and claimed to be on the side of justice.

Yet the timing of her heroics felt far too orchestrated.

"Is Officer Quinn just here enjoying a casual shopping spree?"

Yara shifted her piercing eyes away from Zoe, entirely ignoring Garrett's probing question.

"We're just passing strangers. A lucky coincidence, nothing more. But you..."

Before Garrett could intervene, Zoe instinctively introduced herself.

"My last name is Lynd. Zoe Lynd."

"Ms. Lynd, if someone is willing to execute a brazen daylight hit on you while you're out shopping, your life must carry a massive price tag."

Her tone was biting, layered with unmistakable mockery.

It bordered on open hostility.

Unsure of how she had offended this lethal stranger, Zoe offered a polite smile.

"It must be a case of mistaken identity. I don't exactly make a habit of creating enemies."

Though, if she did have one enemy capable of this...

Zoe suddenly met Garrett's eyes. He was already looking at her, his expression grim.

Hayden?

The exact same name echoed in both of their minds.

But could he actually stoop that low?

Would Hayden Thorne genuinely hire a hit squad to end her life?

Even Zoe found the concept too absurd to fully believe.

Yara scoffed, shooting one last dismissive glance at Garrett.

He was devastatingly handsome, but clearly just a pretty boy in a tailored suit—not her type in the slightest.

She turned and walked away from the boutiques, leaving Garrett lost in deep thought.

"Do you think she's really Interpol? She was absolutely freezing."

Zoe couldn't shake the feeling that Yara was entirely devoid of human warmth.

Garrett smoothly took the shopping bags from Zoe's hands, a cynical smirk playing on his lips. "Who knows? She could just as easily be another player sent to make our lives miserable."

A simultaneous shiver ran down both their spines.

Without wasting another second, Garrett ushered Zoe into the passenger seat and floored the accelerator, heading straight for the Kendall estate.

"Do you think a foreign entity discovered the specifics of our robotics division and decided to eliminate a national security asset?"

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