Seven Years a Fool One Day a Queen (Kristine and Colton) novel Chapter 183

Chapter 183

Lost control again?

Eliza furrowed her brows, not planning to answer. She let it ring, leaving the phone to buzz by itself.

Eventually, the phone went quiet.

Calvin didn’t call back.

Eliza picked up her sleepwear, heading for the bathroom once more, but just as she was about to enter, her phone rang again.

Annoyed, she grabbed the phone, ready to hang it up and turn it off. She didn’t want her peaceful night disturbed again.

But it was Nancy calling. She quickly answered.

Before she could ask anything, she heard Nancy coughing violently on the other end.

‘Are you sick?” Eliza asked, concerned.

Nancy’s coughing was so intense that she couldn’t answer right away.

After a long while, she managed to catch her breath and said, “Eliza, the cough syrup you made before, how did you make it?”

Before she could finish, another round of harsh coughing came.

liza immediately responded, “Don’t bother making it yourself, I’ll come over and make it for you.”

It’s raining heavily outside.”

It’s fine.” Eliza grabbed her coat and headed out, driving quickly to Young’s household.

When she arrived, Nancy’s condition was worse than she had imagined–her cough had been caused by H1N1.

According to Nancy, she had been coughing for a while, and neither the medicine nor the IV treatment had helped.

he had remembered how useful the cough relieving lung tonic Eliza had given her last year was, so she called her for help.

11l make it right now. You rest for a while, and I’ll call you when it’s ready.”

fancy said, “Make sure to make more, Mr. Young also caught the flu.”

Got it.

Aiza headed straight to the kitchen. She wasn’t an expert in cooking, but she knew how to make soups.

She had even taken classes specifically to learn after getting together with Calvin.

n the beginning, she was terrible at it

But Eliza was persistent and worked hard, so she eventually perfected her skills.

As she prepared the tonic, the rain outside grew heavier, with thunder and lightning striking intermittently

A weather alert came through from the communications company, warning of the heavy rain and urging citizens to stay safe.

Once the soup was ready, Eliza filled a large bowl for Nancy and reminded her to drink it while it was hot for the best effect.

She also brought a bowl to Grayson in his study.

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Grayson was sitting in front of the floor to ceiling window, gazing out at the rain, lost in thought. He didn’t even hear the knock on the door.

Eliza pushed the door open, but he didn’t respond.

She walked closer and called out to him.

He snapped out of his trance. “What are you doing here?”

Nancy’s coughing really badly, so I came to check on her. I also made some coconut lung tonic soup for you to drink.”

You came all the way out in this rain just to do that?” Grayson’s tone sounded like a reprimand.

But Eliza knew it was just his way of showing concern.

Drink it while it’s hot. Nancy said you’re coughing too.”

When Grayson took the soup, his gaze lingered on Eliza for a moment, his eyes filled with something unreadable, as if struggling with something.

But when Eliza looked back at him, he quickly returned to his usual detached demeanor.

I was as if the brief moment of emotion had been nothing more than her imagination.

rayson drank the soup and asked about the recent situation at Apex.

n truth, he already kept tabs on Apex, following the progress every day, but he still wanted to hear Eliza’s perspective.

liza reported on the work seriously.

rayson then brought up the topic of the SciGames game project’s internal testing and asked for her opinion.

I’ve seen the CG promotional video. It’s really good, and the feedback in the industry has been positive. It should generate good momentum,” Eliza said.

rayson appreciated her objective view. Being objective is important for making the right decisions.

fter finishing the soup, Grayson noticed the rain had intensified outside. He suggested that Eliza stay for the night to avoid driving in the dangerous weather.

liza said she would assess the situation first.

When she returned to the living room, she saw Calvin sitting at the dining table, sipping his soup. His gaze met hers, and for a brief moment, they locked eyes.

liza calmly withdrew her gaze and asked Nancy, “Do you feel any better after the soup?”

Much better,”

if course, she was still coughing

fancy nervously explained, Calvin didn’t know you were here. He just heard I was sick and came to check on me.”

liza didn’t fool herself into thinking Calvin had come back for her

It’s getting late, I’ll head back now. I’ve packed the remaining soup into a thermos for you You can drink it whenever you like. Eliza sank placing the bowi back in the kitchen and then turning to Nancy.

ust as she finished speaking, a loud thunderclap erhord outside, startling her

The rain had grown even heavier, making it feel like the sky was collapsing

Vancy hurriedly said, “The property manager just called They said the nearby roads are flooded, and driving is dangerous. Why don’t you stay here for the night?”

Had Calvin not been back, Fliza would have considered staying at Young’s house out of safety concerna

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But now, she had no intention of staying.

Before she could speak, Calvin’s voice came from the hallway. “You should stay. I’ll leave soon.”

Nancy, still concerned about Calvin, said, “But the rain is really heavy, and the roads are flooded…”

It’s fine.” Calvin stood up. “I’ll go tell my dad and leave right away.”

Eliza opened her mouth to call out to him, but before she could say anything, he had already gone into the study.

Eliza, just stay.” Nancy saw the situation between the two of them and felt a pang in her heart.

But how many people can truly part on good terms in this world?

liza only came to Young’s house because of Grayson. After this, there would probably be no opportunity for her to visit again.

cancy, feeling ill, didn’t want her to be upset, so Eliza reluctantly agreed.

With Eliza’s consent, Nancy’s face brightened, and she hurried off to prepare the guest room:

liza stopped her. “I’ll take care of it myself. You don’t need to worry.”

Okay. The guest room’s linens are all clean, and there are new sheets and blankets in the cupboard. Just change them.”

liza was familiar with the house, having stayed there before.

he quickly tidied up and was about to head to the living room to tell Nancy to rest early.

but just as she reached the door, she heard Calvin talking in the hallway. His voice was low.

Cloudream‘ has gotten good feedback in internal testing. You need to increase the promotion efforts. Don’t worry about the budget.”

Get a few professional media outlets to do exclusive interviews for ‘Cloudream.‘ Before the official release, we need to find ways to counter some of the egative reviews.”

The data needs to be perfect. I want ‘Cloudream‘ to become the big hit of this year.”

And don’t tell Director Wynn about these plans. She needs to rely on this project to establish herself at Everest.”

Cloudream” was the game project Medea had invested in.

Calvin really was low key about his contributions.

But he didn’t want to make it too obvious.

Eliza ignored Calvin and went straight to the living room to speak with Nancy.

After the call ended, Calvin came out and told Nancy, then grabbed an umbrella and left.

Eliza looked at the rain outside. It was still coming down hard, like the sky was falling

Nancy reminded her to make sure the windows were dosed tightly before going to bed to keep the moisture out

When Eliza went to close the windows, she noticed a car parked under the tree outside.

But with the heavy rain, she couldn’t make out what car it was.

She didn’t think too much of it and closed the window before heading to bed

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