I Walked Away And He Lost His Mind (Zephyra and Steven) novel Chapter 563

His deep, ink-black eyes stared intently at me. "She just disgusted me. Kiss me, and I'll consider it."

Antonia's face immediately darkened, as if she'd been deeply wronged, and she gritted her teeth.

I smiled through my own gritted teeth. That idiot Antonia. I told her to play to his tastes, and she wouldn't listen. Now I had to pay the price.

I gave Steven a peck on the cheek, but he suddenly cupped my chin and lowered his head, kissing me deeply. It was a long moment before he finally let go.

He gazed at me, his mood instantly improved.

"I have to go back to the office to handle some things. I might not be able to answer my phone, so call Gordon. He'll find me."

I nodded obediently.

As Steven left, his handsome face was an unreadable mask.

Antonia slammed her hand on the table, looking like she wanted to tear me to shreds.

"Zephyra, are you playing games with me? You tell me to seduce Stev, but then you flaunt your relationship with him right in front of me! No wonder you were suddenly so nice. This is what you were planning all along! You're not just killing me, you're twisting the knife. You... you're even more hateful than before!"

I wiped my lips and shot her a cold, sharp glare.

"If I wanted to deal with you, I wouldn't have to sacrifice myself to do it. Are you capable or not? If you can't win over Steven, then get out today."

"Of course I can!" Antonia promised immediately, as if frightened by my intensity. Then, for once, she used her brain. She looked at me curiously. "Zephyra, you seem to hate Stev. You're not planning to do something bad to him, are you?"

"None of your business," I said, looking away and standing up coldly. "Let me be clear. Stop using those disgusting, cheap tricks. Steven can't stand a cheap manipulator. You'd better make your move count. If you can't win him over in three days, don't ever show your face in front of me again."

If it weren't for the fact that Antonia had a vested interest, I wouldn't have let her near me.

Besides, she was daring to plot against Steven. When he eventually found out and taught a wicked person like her a lesson, I wouldn't feel a shred of guilt.

It takes a villain to handle a villain.

And since I'd decided to raise the stakes, I had to hurry up and handle my affairs back home.

Otherwise, if it all came to light and I couldn't get away, I'd be in trouble.

The divorce could be handled by Noah; he would represent me. With his wealth and talent, Steven wouldn't be able to outmaneuver him. The only thing left for me to do was transfer my company's assets. As soon as that was done, I could leave at any time.

During the month I was preparing for the wedding with Horace, I had already gotten all the documents ready, but the final procedures kept getting blocked. I expected the same thing to happen this time, but to my surprise, everything went smoothly.

I was stunned. An employee smiled and explained, "Your initial investment capital was so high that we were concerned about money laundering, so we held up your application. But it's different now. A publicly traded company is vouching for you, and all your documents are in order, so of course it can be processed."

Someone vouched for me?

My eyes flickered. "Who helped me?"

"No, it was the Lancaster family's Aether Studio," the employee said, pointing toward the towering Aether Studio building in the distance. "See that? The industry leader specifically guaranteed you. With that kind of backing, even if your investment was ten times larger, your application would be approved in a second. Didn't they tell you?"