Seven Years a Fool One Day a Queen (Kristine and Colton) novel Chapter 234

Chapter 234

Medea didn’t return home until late at night, and to her surprise, Regina was still awake.

s soon as she stepped through the door, Regina glanced up at the clock on the wall.

was already three in the morning.

egina’s face was cold, her tone full of warning. “This isn’t abroad. Can you tone it down a little?”

ledea, clearly not in the mood, threw her bag onto the sofa and lazily collapsed into it. She responded nonchalantly,

Got it.”

egina’s sharp eyes noticed the faint red mark on Medea’s neck, just barely visible at the collar. Her brows furrowed tightly, but she could only remind her, Remember to wear a turtleneck tomorrow. Don’t let Calv see that.”

nly then did Medea realize the situation and absentmindedly touch her neck.

Iso,” Regina continued, her voice a little more urgent, “the rumors about you being unlucky haven’t fully died down. You need to figure out a way to turn ings around. If you don’t, it’ll only get worse, and you’ll lose more than you bargained for.”

egina had been losing sleep over this issue lately. The women in the elite wives‘ circle, especially Mrs. Wade, had been freezing her out.

› matter how hard she tried to please them, nothing seemed to work.

le still hadn’t fully established her position in that circle, and for now, she could only rely on her connection to Calvin, her future mother–in–law, to keep her anding tall.

day, one of the wives had even coldly remarked that they were just engaged, not married yet, and it was still uncertain whether she would even get into the ung family’s circle.

ere were plenty of stories in the aristocracy of engagements falling apart before the wedding.

he news will be out tomorrow,” Medea replied, not looking particularly worried. “It should overshadow the negative rumors.”

gina exhaled slightly, but her concern was far from over. “You still need to balance things with Calv. Any progress on that front?”

edea was reluctant to answer the question.

gina immediately understood, her anxiety showing. “How come there’s no progress? What did I tell you? If nothing works, move in with Caly! You’re igaged now, so living together is perfectly natural.”

rhaps something in Regina’s words struck a nerve, as Medea began to grow impatient. “You don’t need to worry about us I can tell you for sure. Calv tover

fter the incident, she had seen Calvin’s concern for her clearly, and that had made her confident she believed that calvin’s heart was entirely hers, and no on ould take that away

mean-”

Enough. I’m tired. I’m going to my room to rest You should get some sleep too, Medea sat, her patience running tun, and she stast up beave.

he next day, as expected, the news broke and spread like wildfire across the rlly

he title of “PhD in Finance from a prestigious international business school was enough to make Medea shine once apam fa a country where ava redentials were revered, a high degree was naturally highly sought after

ler previously sluggish stock price also began to recover

he shareholders, who had been critical of her, changed their tune.

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With Calvin’s backing, the remaining objections were easily brushed aside.

The quarterly meeting at Everup went fairly smoothly. After it ended, the vice president knocked on the door and informed Calvin that Ms. Grant from Apex was there to visit.

Calvin, his eyes still focused on the documents in front of him, raised his head slightly without looking up. “Show her in.”

Medea had been about to leave but paused when she heard that Eliza was visiting. She sat back down.

Though she was confident in Calvin’s feelings for her, it didn’t mean she wasn’t wary of other women, especially someone like Eliza.

Before Eliza entered, Calvin finished his work and lifted his gaze. He noticed Medea adjusting her collar and asked with concern, “Is it hot in here?”

‘A little,” Medea replied.

he had deliberately worn a high–neck black lace top to hide the red marks on her neck, but despite the air conditioning in the conference room, she felt a bit Incomfortable because she had layered too many clothes.

Calvin, noticing her discomfort, instructed his secretary Lydia to lower the temperature further.

liza entered just as the air conditioning kicked into high gear. The blast of cold air hit her, and she shivered slightly.

Infortunately, Lydia had assigned her a seat directly under the air vent.

he intense cold made Eliza feel as if her entire back were freezing.

fter sitting for just five minutes, she couldn’t resist starting to sniffle. She quickly shifted her focus back to the business at hand, hoping to get through the

leeting as quickly as possible.

ortunately, Calvin worked efficiently, and in less than twenty minutes, the discussion was nearly finished.

le closed the documents and casually asked, “I hear ASKHEART is preparing for its first IPO?”

Yes,”

liza replied briefly, already expecting the question.

he internal information was bound to leak out, even if she didn’t make it public.

How’s the internal team shaping up?” Calvin asked, his tone as if he genuinely cared.

Ledea shot him a glance, surprised at how many personal questions he was asking.

liza, feeling slightly uncomfortable with the probing, furrowed her brows, “You don’t need to worry about it, Mr. Young*

alvin, however, didn’t take the hint. “Since this is your first IPO, as your former superior, I hope you succeed. I have more experience in this area, If you need nything, feel free to ask.”

liza’s response was short and to the point. T appreciate Mr. Young’s kindness.”

n other words, she was clearly rejecting any further involvement with him, unwilling to accept his help of engage in any further personal conversations

et, Calvin seemed oblivious to her refusal.

le continued, “If ASKHEART goes public successfully, it will break my previous record for the fastest listing He paused and looked directly at then his yan ntensifying.

If you manage it, congratulations, and I also apologize for my previous doubts about you

liza narrowed her eyes, confused. His behavior today was strange–helping her, apologizing in front of Medes What was going on?

he was still pondering his actions when Lydia entered the room again, followed by Mr. Sulton, the head of the Butiames

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“Did I interrupt?” Sutton, clearly late, apologized.

Calvin casually replied. “We’re almost done with the discussion.”

Sutton was a bit surprised. “That was fast?”

He had only been absent for about twenty minutes, and yet the entire discussion was already over.

Calvin explained, “Eliza is very familiar with my working habits, so the communication was smoother.”

Sutton nodded in agreement. “Of course, Eliza worked under you for seven years. It’s not just work habits she knows well.”

Medea cleared her throat.

utton finally caught on, gave an awkward laugh, and said, “As long as you two are aligned, I’m easy.”

alvin glanced at his watch. “It’s almost dinner–time–President Sutton, let’s grab a bite together.”

un agreed instantly, then paused: Calvin hadn’t invited Eliza at all.

[adn’t they just been chatting happily?

When he turned and saw Medea beside them, it clicked.

he reason Calvin hadn’t opened his mouth was that he cared about her feelings–he didn’t want her to overthink it.

f course. Eliza didn’t mind this at all. Even if Calvin had invited her, she would have refused.

he simply ignored the conversation, packed her things, and left with a nod to Sutton.

be moment she stepped out of the office, she couldn’t help but sneeze.

he was freezing!

in her way out, she stopped by the restroom. When she came out, she saw Medea adjusting her makeup in front of the mirror.

he had unbuttoned the top of her dress, just enough to reveal the ambiguous red marks on her neck.

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