Seven Years a Fool One Day a Queen (Kristine and Colton) novel Chapter 146

Chapter 146

In that moment, Eliza thought she must have misheard.

So she looked at Calvin in confusion.

Until Calvin repeated what she thought she had imagined.

‘Eliza, help me pick a tie.”

Eliza probably laughed, “What? Has President Young been dumped by his first love?”

Calvin, as if he hadn’t heard her, took a dark blue tie from the rack and asked Eliza, “How about this one?”

I remember the ties you helped me pick in the past were mostly this style.”

liza’s gaze moved from the tie in his hands to the wound on his forehead.

fter a brief pause, she spoke, “Looks like President Young has suffered a brain injury in the car accident. I suggest you go to the hospital and get a thorough heck–up. If you delay, it might be too late to treat it.”

nzo, now dressed, came out, and Eliza no longer glanced at Calvin.

nzo checked the time and spoke to Eliza, “It’s almost meal time. Let’s grab something to eat. Didn’t you say a few days ago that you weren’t feeling hungry and ranted hotpot?”

liza didn’t even remember mentioning that, but Enzo had remembered.

ne still declined his suggestion.

et’s go eat at the Light Plaza, that place with coconut chicken soup. You’ve been having some stomach issues lately, so it’s better to eat something light.”

‘m fine with anything,” Enzo always followed Eliza’s lead.

Then the staff brought over the packed clothes, Enzo took both his and Eliza’s portions and walked side by side with her as they left Luxe Atelier.

le staff, watching their backs, couldn’t help but comment, “They make such a perfect couple,”

alvin tossed the dark blue tie back onto the rack, and for the first time, a crack appeared in his otherwise expressionless face.

earing the noise, the staff quickly came over and asked, “President Young, would you like me to help you pick a tie?”

alvin stared at the tie for a long time before asking the staff in a soft voice, “Compared to him, where do I fall short?”

azo drank his chicken soup and did feel a bit better in his stomach.

e said to Eliza, “Once my stomach feels better, I’ll go eat the hotpot you want.”

right,” Eliza agreed without objection.

ehind the plant partition, Calvin quietly listened to their conversation, his face still expressionless.

ut the pain in his palm was undeniable.

felt like his nails had dug into his palm, sending waves of numbness and pain.

et, he didn’t let go. His grip remained tight.

felt as though something was blocking his throat, making his chest feel tight and suffocaling.

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He never picked up his chopsticks.

When Eliza and Enzo finished eating and left, Calvin still hadn’t touched his food.

Medea called him, and the emotion in his eyes quickly disappeared the moment he saw the caller ID.

He picked up and said in a calm, emotionless voice, “What’s up?”

“Mm, I’m eating out.”

‘Alone?”

Medea asked, “Then why didn’t you call me? Should I come over and keep you company?”

No need, I’m almost done eating.”

After ending the call, Calvin picked up his chopsticks and slowly put the cold food into his mouth.

t tasted like nothing.

in the day of the LeadTech Anniversary Celebration, Eliza and Enzo arrived on time.

s expected of a top domestic tech company, the anniversary event was grand and invited many big names from the investment world.

or Eliza, this was always the busiest time.

nzo followed Eliza around. Since he couldn’t help her block drinks, he stayed close to take care of her.

nlike the other female guests, Eliza wore a sharp emerald green velvet suit, exuding both elegance and authority.

alvin came with Medea.

ledea had put a lot of effort into her appearance that day.

he wore a custom high–end dress and, most importantly, a set of jewelry worth over 50 million yuan.

f course, it couldn’t compare to the Kashmir blue sapphire set Eliza wore last time,

ut Medea felt Eliza probably wouldn’t wear that sapphire necklace again.

nd she was right!

oday, Fliza didn’t even wear a fancy dress–just something plain and unremarkable.

hat expensive sapphire necklace? Who knows where she rented it from to impress people.

nce the time passed, it would be exposed for what it really was.

laybe Eliza had some small talents, considering she had been with Calvin for so long and had picked up some things along the way, like securing the SKHEART and port renovation projects.

ut so what?

1 the field of investment banking, it’s all about connections and resources.

he had Calvin’s full support, unlimited resources.

nd with her father, Caesar, as a powerful ally, her network was endless.

his was one of the main reasons she could successfully join Universal Bank.

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International investment banks and financial firms liked to hire children of officials because they had access to their family’s networks and resources.

so Eliza wasn’t even qualified to be her opponent!

Medea looked away and stopped paying attention to Eliza.

I was as though she no longer cared about her.

the dressed extravagantly, and soon people started greeting her.

but mostly, it was women.

alvin greeted her briefly, saying he was going to socialize.

n reality, he wasn’t going to socialize. Instead, he found a spot closer to Eliza to observe her.

here were many people around, so his gaze would wander, and no one would notice.

le saw Enzo subtly following Eliza.

le would block anyone who almost bumped into her.

le’d switch out her empty drink glasses.

le’d hand her some food, filling her stomach.

he was still the same–working tirelessly.

rinking one glass after another…

o, this was how her stomach got ruined?

alvin called a waiter over, instructing him to bring a glass of hawthorn juice to Eliza.

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