Seven Years a Fool One Day a Queen (Kristine and Colton) novel Chapter 160

Chapter 160

Chapter 160

Why do you think that?” Medea tensed immediately.

Vivian explained. “I’d been at odds with Donny for a long time. Why did the scandal only break after I drugged Eliza? Earlier, he’d come to me for money–when turned him away, he was furious. But he never mentioned the video. I deleted it ages ago. If he really had it, he’d have used it as leverage right from the start.”

While cooling off abroad, she’d gone over everything again and noticed a few suspicious details.

Why didn’t he demand money later, when the video surfaced? Why go straight to exposing it? What did he gain from that?”

The key is, of the two people who helped me drug Eliza that night, I haven’t been able to reach either of them. Calls, texts, nothing. It’s like they vanished into

hin air.”

What are their names? Give me their info. I’ll have someone investigate.”

ivian handed everything over, begging her cousin, “You have to help me get to the bottom of this! If it really was Eliza, don’t you dare let her off!”

I won’t.” Medea promised, her eyes glinting with frost.

1st then, Calvin sent her a message: a flood of photos and videos of flowers.

le said he was at a flower farm, asked if she liked the blooms.

er mood instantly lifted. She eagerly opened every image, every clip, carefully picking out her favorites.

alvin explained they’d be flown in the night before the engagement, to guarantee peak freshness and beauty for the ceremony.

Tatching. Vivian tilted her head, envy written all over her face. “Brother–in–law really treats you so well. First he helps plan the ceremony, now he’s personally icking flowers. I’m so jealous!”

Thatever gloom had lingered in Medea’s heart melted away under Calvin’s thoughtfulness. Her spirits brightened completely, and she asked when he’d be back.

he told him she missed him.

alvin replied there was still a blue–flower farm he wanted to see, so he wouldn’t return tonight.

hat deflated her.

hed thought this trip would give her precious alone time with him, a chance to deepen their intimacy. But all her careful preparations had gone to waste.

Brother in law’s doing this for your engagement,” Vivian consoled. “Be understanding.”

leanwhile, Gideon, after hanging up with Medea, immediately called Baxter. He was never one to keep things to himself.

earing Kallis’s doubts, Bazter chuckled. “A hundred million is nothing to Eliza right now.”

recognize all those words, but together they don’t make sense.”

Apex just released its first quarter financials. Take a look.”

You know me. I get a headache just looking at reports. Just spell it out

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axter sighed. “The report shows Apex earned over 700 million in the first quarter, with a profit margin of 545% Plus, with the Flying bird tufringement ayout, non operating income alone hit ten billion. You really think she’s short on cash?”

ideon: “…”

le never should’ve made this call.

nd the kicker? He’d actually helped generate some of that revenue, The clown… was him.

hat same day, Sadie delivered the findings Eliza had requested.

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s she suspected, Kallis Medical was in serious trouble.

s cash flow was nearly broken. Several projects years in the making had been forced to halt.

Ir. Kallis was still laid up in the hospital.

he entire company now rested on Gideon’s shoulders.

liza knew his abilities too well. He wouldn’t be able to carry it for long.

nite wasn’t looking great either…

Are you interested in Kallis Medical?” Sadie asked.

ust watch for now. Who knows, maybe Gideon will pull off a miracle.”

die wasn’t convinced.

>h, and one more thing,” he added. “Gideon’s selling his collectibles to co–invest in SciGames.”

iza: “…”

ow could someone trip over the same stone again and again?

Mr. Kallis wasn’t dead from fury, it was sheer dumb luck.

n Wednesday, Eliza cleared her schedule for one thing only: visiting her master.

ven years since they’d last met, she stood at his door, nerves knotted tight.

le couldn’t bring herself to press the bell.

er hand rose and fell, over and over, until her palms were slick with sweat.

side, Matt Adams grew impatient.

nally, he told the housekeeper to step out with the trash–to “accidentally” bump into Eliza.

> she did.

iza had no choice but to gather herself and say, “Hello, I’m Eliza. I’m here to visit Professor Adams.”

>h, Professor Adams’s home, Come in.” The housekeeper welcomed her.

o backing out now. Eliza had to enter.

Iside, Matt was already seated again, sipping tea, a newspaper in hand, feigning absorption.

Liza stopped just inside the door, stiff as a schoolgirl caught misbehaving.

he housekeeper announced, “Professor Adams, a visitor.”

le lifted his eyes briefly. One glance at Eliza, then he looked back down, coldly turning another page.

liza instantly regretted not coming with Josh. At least with him there, the silence might not have been so unbearable.

he stood frozen, exactly like a student sentenced to stand at the back of class.

‘inally, after flipping a page, he spoke flatly. “Why are you here?”

he housekeeper nearly choked holding in his laugh.

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He knew full well–after getting Josh’s call, he’d been so excited he couldn’t sleep.

And now he was playing the unbothered master.

“To see you.” Eliza answered honestly.

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