Seven Years a Fool One Day a Queen (Kristine and Colton) novel Chapter 220

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“You’ve lost weight. Not eating properly?”

His tone was indifferent, making it hard to tell if there was any concern behind the question.

It sounded like a polite, offhand remark.

liza didn’t answer his inexplicable question, and frankly, she didn’t care to.

As the elevator doors were about to close, she walked in without sparing him another glance.

Calvin followed right after.

he elevator descended in silence, neither of them spoke again.

Calvin’s phone vibrated a few times, indicating that someone had sent him a message.

le looked down at his phone, reading the messages with serious focus.

or the first time, Eliza found herself irritated by the slow elevator.

he glanced up at the floor indicator, and in the reflective elevator walls, their shadows were clearly cast–along with Calvin’s phone screen.

ven from the corner of her eye, she couldn’t miss the familiar avatar on the screen.

I was Medea, of course.

When the elevator reached the first floor, Eliza walked out without turning back.

he two of them left the hotel in quick succession.

t that moment, Xander’s car arrived at the hotel.

le had come to meet Gabe, but to his surprise, as he got out of the car, he saw Eliza and Calvin leaving the hotel, one after the other.

his unusual scene made Xander pause for a moment, his brow furrowing with concern.

he hotel was a place where things could be easily misconstrued, and he couldn’t help but think about it.

fter hesitating for a few seconds, Xander dialed Medea’s number.

When she picked up, he asked, “Senior, where are you?”

fedea replied that she was at home.

ander paused, not saying anything at first, but then asked when she would be free to meet. He was in Washington and wanted to have a meal together,

I’ll be free tomorrow. Let’s arrange something then?”

Sure.”

Kander had other matters to attend to, so the conversation ended there.

After hanging up, he glanced in the direction Eliza had gone. Ils expression turned cold, and a trace of mocking amusement flickered across his eyes.

All those previous coincidences could have been misunderstandings, misjudgments.

But this time, what was it?

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Eliza was coveting someone else’s fiancé!

And it was a fact he had witnessed with his own eyes!

To put it mildly, she was coveting him.

To put it bluntly, she was blatantly flirting!

The next day, when Eliza arrived at the company, Byron called to tell her to check the latest financial news.

liza opened her computer, and a notification popped up in the lower right corner.

Everup Technology Partners with the Father of Chips?”

liza frowned, quickly clicking on the pop–up and heading to the financial news homepage.

eneath the bold headline, there was a high–definition photo.

n the photo, Medea was playing golf with Gabe.

alvin stood by, his gaze focused on Medea, who was swinging the golf dub.

he three of them were smiling joyfully, and the image looked harmonious.

he article focused entirely on this image, suggesting that Everup was about to strike a deal with Gabe, the “Father of Chips.”

yron’s voice came through the phone, tinged with worry. “Has Mr. Serrano really decided to partner with Everup?”

f this deal goes through, how are we supposed to compete with Everup in the future?”

Liza understood what Byron was concerned about.

verup’s market share in the domestic chip industry had always been high. Although the fireworks incident had affected their reputation and stock price, if the eal with Gabe went through, it could completely turn their image around.

liza thought for a moment before reassuring him, “Before things are finalized, don’t let speculative reports affect you. It’s likely just a smokescreen from a ompetitor. Let’s focus on what we can control.”

Got it”

With Fliza’s reassurance, Byron felt slightly more at ease.

liza then called Dr. Jensen to ask when he would be going to see Gabe for a follow–up.

be planned to go with him and see if she could persuade Gabe again, since he hadn’t given her a firm answer when she proposed the collaboration the day efore.

ut before Eliza could make her move, Gabe called

he immediately picked up the phone.

Medea was in a good mood today.

As soon as the article was published, the situation quickly shifted

After consecutive drops. Everup’s stock price began to rise dramatically

And it showed signs of continuing to climb.

The shareholders who had previously been skeptical of her were now silent.

shed her off, call Even Mr. Klein, who had previously brushed her off, called to arrange a meeting

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le spoke politely, saying that he had just returned from a business trip and had heard that she had visited the company yesterday, so he wanted to contact her ight away to apologize.

Medea, of course, understood the underlying motivations, but she didn’t mind. She graciously invited him to dinner.

1. fr. Klein agreed without hesitation.

he thought about it for a moment, then also invited Xander to dinner since she had promised him the day before.

Wasn’t Mr. Klein the one who had looked down on her before?

Well, now she would show him that she had plenty of connections and resources.

ven Regina received several invitations from the wives who had brushed her off the day before.

f course, Mrs. Wade was not among them.

egina didn’t care, happily preparing to go out for her appointments.

ist as she was about to leave, Caesar came home.

Aren’t you supposed to come back tomorrow?” Regina was surprised.

finished my work early and came back.” Caesar was carrying two finance magazines under his arm. He glanced at her and asked, “Are you going to a

athering?”

Yes, I’m meeting Mrs. Hansen and the others for afternoon tea,” Regina replied, fixing her hair.

Well, go ahead then,” Caesar said, changing into his indoor shoes and heading upstairs.

Tell housekeeper to prepare dinner for you later,” he added.

Got it.”

aesar went up to the study, placing the magazines on the desk.

he cover featured Eliza.

le flipped through the pages, skimming over the interview that mentioned Eliza.

fter reading through the article, he closed the magazine, neatly arranged it, and moved it to the back of the bookshelf.

here, behind a row of heavy books, he concealed the magazines, making sure they couldn’t be seen.

atified, he left the study.

Medea’s lunch meeting was set for 2 PM

Serenity Estates–a grand venue.

Lander arrived ahead of her, already waiting of the meeting spot.

He hadn’t seen Medea in a while, and his feelings were a mix of excitement and heavinees

After all, she was already engaged to Calvin.

Even though he had mentally prepared himself to be just a bystander for the rest of his life, he still felt a sense of loss.

But when he saw Medea, he quickly hid his disappointinent. He stood up to greet her, pulling out her chair for her to

“Sorry, I’m late,” Medea said apologetically.

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“No, I arrived first,” Xander replied.

Once she was seated, Xander handed her the gift he had prepared earlier. “A gift for your engagement.”

Thank you,” Medea said as she took it. She didn’t open it immediately, knowing it must be something valuable.

I also invited Mr. Klein from Promising Group. Hope you don’t mind?”

No, I don’t mind.”

Medea glanced at her watch. “He should be here soon.”

he had just spoken to Mr. Klein on the phone. He had said he was already outside.

ut after drinking two cups of tea and waiting for over ten minutes, Mr. Klein still hadn’t arrived.

fedea couldn’t help but call him again.

ut this time, no one answered.

Strange, is something wrong?” Medea wondered aloud.

1st then, Regina called.

Then she picked up, Regina’s excited voice came through. “Have you seen the press conference?”

Ledea furrowed her brows. “What press conference?”

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