Seven Years a Fool One Day a Queen (Kristine and Colton) novel Chapter 248

Chapter 248

ust as Xander wanted to remind him more explicitly, Enzo’s phone rang.

le nodded apologetically to Xander and went aside to answer the call.

earning it was a work matter, Enzo’s expression immediately turned serious. “I’ll be right back.”

efore leaving, he hastily bid farewell to Hector.

ector understood. “Work is important. I’ll have assistant compile the meeting minutes and send them to your President Grant later.”

ledea was the last to arrive.

he people originally chatting in the conference hall went over to greet her upon seeing her.

ander originally wanted to go over too, but seeing the crowd, he dismissed the idea. He found a seat with a good view, and his gaze intentionally or nintentionally drifted towards Medea.

le came alone today, Calvin wasn’t with her.

Xander’s gaze became even more evident.

ext to him was Baxter.

inter wasn’t paying attention to Medea; instead, he kept looking towards the entrance.

wasn’t until Hector entered the conference room and announced the official start of the meeting that Baxter frowned and asked Tyler beside him, “Is esident Grant not coming?”

1er said, “I don’t know. I’ve been looking for her too.”

ting next to Tyler was Medea, who coincidentally heard Baxter’s question. Her expression cooled slightly.

en, she curled her lips scornfully.

asn’t flize already overwhelmed herself?

le accounting firm, the law firm, even the sponsoring institution, all had been taken by her.

SKHEART’s listing than was probably going to be postponed.

> be honest, she really wanted to see Eliza.

he wanted to see how Eliza could still pretend to be calin in such a bad situation

Then Hector start speaking, Baxter confirmed 1ize wouldn’t be attending this meeting

e was quite disappointed.

ecause once again, he had attended this meeting specifically for Fliem.

nexpectedly, he came for nothing again.

hinking about it, it had been a long time since he last saw Filza

nd he couldn’t find a suitable reason to see her.

lay. After it ended, Hect

he meeting lasted almost the entire day. After it ended, Hector, on behalf of the government, invited the attending entreteners to ner

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n the past, Medea definitely wouldn’t have gone.

ut since guessing Hector’s identity, she had changed her mind and declined another banquet.

ander originally had other plans, but seeing Medea was going, he followed suit.

nly Baxter wasn’t very interested. He politely declined Hector’s offer and left early.

e dinner ended after 10 PM.

inder was in a good mood today because he had a long conversation with Medea during the dinner.

was the first time they had chatted so warmly since he returned to the country.

ter it ended, he was about to offer to take her home.

it he heard Medea say, “Calv will pick me up later. I had a great time today, it’s been a while since we chatted so happy. I’ll invite you and Director Blaine for a eal when we have time.”

nder felt a momentary disappointment, but still accepted her invitation. “Alright, take care then.”

waited with her for less than two minutes before Calvin’s car arrived.

stood there, watching Medea get into the car, watching the car drive away.

late, and Calvin came to pick her up… were they going home together?

neant they were already living together.

normal for engaged couples to live together.

↑ Xander’s heart still felt sour and astringent, an indescribable feeling.

dea was in a good mood today and told Calvin about today’s harvest.

eing the route entering the road leading to the Wynn residence, her tone paused.

e was just about to say something when her phone rang.

was Gideon sending a Facebook message in the group, @ing everyone to attend his birthday party tomorrow.

eryone was supportive and agreed to attend.

ler Medea chatted briefly, the car stopped at the Wynn family gate.

e had no choice but to say goodbye to Calvin and get out of the car

e next day, Medea and Calvin went to the appointment

soon as they entered the club, Medea caught sight of a familiar pair of figures.

er steps halted abruptly‘

ilvin walked a couple of steps ahead Noticing she hadn’t fallowed he turned back to look at her What wing?

Jothing.” Medea withdrew her gaze. her expression somewhat unpleasant

ecause she had just seen Eliza and Josh

he sight of these two reminded her of what Josh said that day at Washington University

e clearly told her that the person hidden in his heart for seven years was Eliza

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his matter weighed heavily on Medea mind.

he two entered the private room. Baxter had already arrived.

here were also a few other friends of Gideon.

fter scanning the room, Medea asked, “Where’s Josh? Hasn’t he arrived yet?”

He said he has something to do and will be late.” Gideon told her.

ledea sneered inwardly.

is so–called ‘something was being with Eliza?

sh’s later‘ was indeed quite late.

he party had been going on for an hour, and he still hadn’t appeared.

edea found an excuse to go out and deliberately lingered a while longer in the VIP private room area.

ire enough, she saw Josh in one of the private rooms.

iza was sitting right beside him.

le two were smiling, happily chatting with the person opposite them.

roughout, Josh kept turning his face to talk to Eliza, occasionally serving her food and peeling shrimp for her.

onsiderate and meticulous.

his scene burned Medea’s eyes, like a thorn sharply stabbing into her heart.

xtremely uncomfortable.

1st then, a server came to deliver dishes, pushing the private room door slightly wider.

ledea clearly saw the person sitting opposite them.

was actually Matt!

he had just had a meal with Matt a couple of days ago. He had been cold and didn’t talk much.

ut this Mall was all soles,

his discovery made Medea frown.

osh actually introduced someone like Matt to Fliza!

Given Eliza’s educational background and alality, she had no chance of knowing someone of Matt’s social stratum

Last time at the golf course, Matt clearly disliked Eliza, yet she still kept trying to get close.

How calculating

Medea turned and left with a cold face,

Returning to the private room. Gideon asked her why she took so long?

Medea said she was getting some fresh air outside, then deliberately asked, “Josh still lant here?”

“Yeah, he’s not replying to messages either. Don’t know what he’s busy with. Never mind thn, let’s enjoy ourasives

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Medea said mockingly, “Busy being in love, I suppose?”

Gideon instinctively said, “Who could he be with… huh?”

n the end, the last word lost all its conviction.

le could only awkwardly change the subject to avoid it.

Leanwhile, Josh was quite surprised upon learning that Eliza planned to take the postgraduate entrance exam for Matt.

Can you handle it?” Josh asked her worriedly.

fter all, she currently had several projects in progress and needed to prepare for ASKHEART’s listing.

he key point was, Matt’s postgraduate program was notoriously difficult to get into!

latt snorted. “If she can’t pass the exam, it means her ability is insufficient!”

but she hasn’t been in touch with these subjects for many years. You should give her some time to prepare.” Josh still tried to put in a good word for Eliza.

sn’t there still three months? Isn’t that enough?”

sh,

e was actually left speechless.

s Medea expected, Josh ultimately stood them up and did not appear at Gideon’s birthday party.

fter the dinner ended, Josh took Eliza back to her residence.

1st before Eliza got out of the car, he suddenly spoke.

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