Seven Years a Fool One Day a Queen (Kristine and Colton) novel Chapter 114

Chapter 114

Eliza didn’t realize that today was Valentine’s Day.

n the past seven years, it had always been one of the most important days for her, but now, it had suddenly lost its significance.

The afternoon meeting didn’t last long, and the host jokingly said that the meeting would end early to give everyone time for their dates.

nzo was about to ask Eliza if she had any plans for the evening. He had made a reservation at a restaurant and wanted to invite her, but before he could speak, Grayson’s call came through, asking Eliza to join him for dinner.

Dinner with Grayson was a must!

nzo, understanding the importance of the call, didn’t bring up the dinner invitation.

liza arrived at Grayson’s dinner, where she met several familiar faces from the business community, but also some new faces.

ne of the men was young, probably in his thirties, and very good–looking. His demeanor was also quite different from the others in the room.

rayson introduced him as Hector Blaine, a public servant, though not high–ranking, his presence at the dinner made it clear that his identity was significant

ector, being the gentleman he was, approached Eliza and introduced himself, “Hello, Miss Eliza, I’m Hector Blaine, it’s a pleasure to meet you.”

feel the same,” Eliza replied politely.

he thought their interaction would end there, but Hector surprised her by saying, “I know you, and I’ve been wanting to meet you.”

iza was taken aback, and Hector explained, “I watched the ASKHEART launch and attended the AI summit in Los Angles. I was really impressed by you, and m thrilled to finally meet you in person.”

>meone nearby teased, “I didn’t know Hector was so attentive to women.”

remember Eliza is single, I wonder if you two have some kind of fate?”

iza, being a woman, felt a little uncomfortable.

ector sensed her discomfort and quickly intervened, “Uncle, this is the first time I’ve met Miss Eliza, don’t say things like that, you might scare her.”

e then reassured Eliza, “They just love to joke around with me, don’t take it seriously.”

r’s fine,” Eliza replied, letting the matter go.

le unde added, “Didn’t your parents introduce you to someone, Hector? A very good match, but it didn’t work out, right?”

turned out Hector was being pressured by his family to settle down.

e felt a bit embarrassed. “I apologize, Miss Eliza.”

understand,” Eliza responded.

s luck would have it, Lliza was seated next to Пlector.

hankfully, the conversation shifted to business, and no further mention of personal matters was made.

ne dinner ended, and it started raining outside. As the junior, Eliza naturally wanted to make sure the senior guests were well taken care of.

ie went out to call a cab but unexpectedly ran into Calvin.

alvin saw her, but instead of paying attention to her, he looked past her and smiled faintly.

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That smile was something Eliza only ever saw when he was around Medea.

When she turned around, there was no surprise to see Medea approaching Calvin.

As Eliza passed by, their eyes briefly met before Medea walked briskly toward Calvin.

Grayson and the others came out at that moment. Eliza went over to help Grayson, who, due to his health, needed assistance walking with a cane.

Eliza was making sure everything was in order when she overheard a conversation between Grayson and his associates.

“This idea looks good, we’ll leave more work to Eliza. She’s still new, so if there’s anything she doesn’t understand, we’ll take it slow,” Grayson said.

“Don’t worry, Mr. Young, we’ve got everything under control. We’ll make sure to guide her properly,” one of the associates assured.

“Thank you.” Grayson said.

At that moment, Medea and Calvin were talking near the door. Medea turned and saw the exchange between Eliza and Grayson. She couldn’t help but frown.

Grayson never seemed to pay her any attention, but Eliza received his kindness and even a familiar nickname, “Eli.”

It was clear to Medea that she didn’t have the same place in Grayson’s heart.

She turned to Calvin, “Should we go over and greet them?”

Calvin shook his head. “No, my father has been avoiding me lately. Even if we go, he won’t be too welcoming.”

Medea felt awkward. “Alright then.”

After seeing off the senior guests, Eliza took out her phone to call Sadie, asking her to come pick her up.

Before she could dial, a Maserati stopped in front of her.

Hector got out and opened the back door for her. “Miss Eliza, where are you staying? Let me give you a ride.”

No need to trouble you, I’ve already arranged for my secretary to pick me up.”

It’s no trouble, I actually have some questions about ASKHEART that I’d like to discuss with you. Would you mind?” Hector’s tone was earnest.

liza never turned down work–related matters, so she agreed and got in the car.

fector indeed had business related questions, mostly about using ASKHEART’s technology to build a hotline platform.

liza thought the idea had a lot of potential.

While the government projects might not be very profitable, they could serve as great publicity and help build a positive reputation.

‘We can meet again later to discuss it in more detail,” Eliza said.

The next day, Eliza had to go to Everup to discuss computational power chips.

Everup was a subsidiary of Everest and held the company’s most crucial projects.

Eliza only had a basic understanding of Everup, as Calvin had always handled everything related to it on his own.

Before heading to Everup, she had already contacted Byron Bates, the head of the company, who was waiting for her at the entrance.

When Byron saw Eliza, he couldn’t help but remark, “I knew Miss Eliza wouldn’t stay as a secretary forever!”

Truly impressive, ‘ASKHEART‘ is a great project!” he added.

“Eliza, you’re quite the rising star.”

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“Eliza, you’re too kind.” Eliza replied, acknowledging the praise.

Byron then took her to the client meeting room.

Eliza thought they would dive straight into business, but Byron said, “Medea should be here soon. Let’s wait for her. Is that alright, Miss Eliza?”

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