Seven Years a Fool One Day a Queen (Kristine and Colton) novel Chapter 270

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Eliza paused for a moment before informing her lawyer that she would stick with the original plan for prosecution and not overlook any small detail.

Beatrice better be completely innocent of this matter!

On Saturday, Eliza flew to G City to attend Mrs. Vega’s memorial ceremony.

It had been over a month since they last met, and to her surprise, Vega had lost a lot of weight, with some signs of aging on his face.

ven his hair had a few strands of white.

The entire memorial ceremony was very quiet, attended mostly by close relatives.

liza had just finished her rituals when a commotion came from behind.

Ophelia. you can’t go!”

As soon as the words were spoken, a white figure rushed forward and hugged the portrait of Mrs. Vega.

t was Ophelia.

he little girl with mild autism.

phelia tightly hugged Mrs. Vega’s portrait and refused to let go, repeating over and over, “Mommy, don’t be afraid, don’t be afraid, Ophy will protect you.”

he aunt taking care of Ophelia stepped forward to take the portrait away, but Ophelia struggled fiercely.

inally, Vega spoke up. “It’s fine, let her hold it.”

to one tried to pull Ophelia away. She found a corner and sat down, still clutching the portrait tightly.

eeing her wearing thin clothes, Eliza took off her coat and draped it over her.

it first. Ophelia resisted, but when she looked up and saw Eliza, her wariness gradually cased.

Vith her eyes red, she pouted and choked, calling out, “Pretty sister, can you take me to find mommy?”

liza’s heart ached.

The last ritual was to burn the belongings of the deceased. Vega stood before the burning furnace, hesitating for a long time. unwilling to throw his welding ing into the flames.

I wasn’t until the priest reminded him that time was running out that he reluctantly tossed the sing into the furnace.

I was the last thing Mrs. Vega left for lim

But it was also something she had specifically instructed to be lained on the seventh day of her passing along with everything else related to her

she feared that if the living continued to cling to memories of her, they wouldn’t be able to move

That’s why she insisted on leaving no traces behind, including their wedding rings

Eliza had originally planned to take the evening flight back to Washington, but Ophelia refused to let go of her.

Nanny tried to persuade her, but it was of no use.

Eliza changed her flight and stayed with Ophelia for another night.

that

since Mrs. Vega passe

Nanny told her that ever since Mrs. Vega passed away. Ophelia hadn’t been able to eat or sleep well

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She had always been on the thinner side, and recently, she had become so thin she was nothing but skin and bones.

With Eliza comforting her, Ophelia finally had a proper meal and slept soundly.

The next day, when Eliza was about to leave, Ophelia clearly didn’t want to part with her. She kept holding onto her clothes and wouldn’t let go.

I wasn’t until Vega came over that Ophelia reluctantly let go of her hand.

liza patted Ophelia’s head. “I’ll come see you when I have time, okay?”

phelia nodded, her eyes still red.

liza took out some paper and a pen from her bag and wrote down her phone number for her. “This is my number. You can call me anytime.”

Okay,” Ophelia finally spoke, a small smile appearing on her face.

ega arranged for a driver to take Eliza to the airport.

onsidering Vega’s feelings, Eliza didn’t ask him about the life–saving benefactor.

n the way to the airport, she only asked the driver a few questions.

le driver said that Vega had a special security team with many members, and he wasn’t sure which one Eliza was referring to.

; soon as Eliza landed in Washington, Baxter called her.

le thought it was work–related, so she answered the call casually.

it to her surprise, Baxter invited her to his birthday party.

orry, I’m busy with work and can’t make it. Happy birthday,”

iza politely refused.

her, Baxter was just a business partner.

eir interactions should remain limited to the business world, not personal events.

though Baxter had expected her refusal, he still felt disappointed.

fter ending the call, he helplessly looked at Mrs. Wade, who had been eagerly waiting. “She turned me down.”

1. rs. Wade rolled her eyes at him. “Useless! Useless. You’re nothing but a so called playboy.”

axter sighed. “I guess it’s because of that reputation. That’s why she’s rejecting me.”

Well, that’s what you get! If a man doesn’t love himself, he’s like a rotten cabbage Who would want a rotten cabbage?

axter, “…”

e had long been used to his mother’s harsh words.

the end, Mrs. Wade took matters into her own hands and called Eliza, saying she had a business question the duly understand and wanted to kak

erson.

he last time Eliza attended a roadshow at Washington University. Mrs. Waste had personally attended to support her and traded ROTE

1 the “wife circle.”

Ithough Eliza knew the real reason for the call, she couldn’t refuse

he bought a pen as a birthday gift and went to the place Mrs. Wade had arranged for them to meet.

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Upon seeing the name of the store, Eliza frowned instinctively.

Why here?

But since she was already there, she couldn’t back out.

Eliza steeled herself and entered. When she reached the private room, there were already people inside.

She didn’t pay attention to them and went straight to Baxter.

Where’s Mrs. Wade?”

‘My mom had to leave for an urgent matter,” Baxter answered according to his mother’s instructions. “Since you’re here, why not sit down for a drink?”

I drove here, so I won’t be drinking. Here’s your gift, happy birthday.”

As soon as Baxter took the gift, Eliza prepared to leave.

You can have juice,” he said urgently.

No thanks, enjoy,”

liza replied before turning and leaving, not giving him a chance to speak.

o be honest, Baxter felt defeated.

le had dated quite a few women and prided himself on his experience in pursuing girls.

ut none of his usual tactics worked on Eliza.

I felt like he didn’t even have a chance.

axter followed her out, insisting on seeing her off.

I was still early, and there weren’t many guests, so the hallway was quite quiet. A conversation from an open private room drifted out.

Mom, the only reason you got out of the station safely is because brother–in–law helped with everything. We need to thank him properly later

he speaker was Vivian.

he had specifically booked this private room to welcome Beatrice back.

lestrice agreed. Yes, we should thank him. This incident caused a lot of trouble for Caly. Med, please thank Caly on my behalf when you get the chance”

fedes answered, “Were family no need to be so polite.”

fivian proudly added, “Yes, right. You don’t need to thank him. When the matter was difficult, my coustu and brother in law stepped in, and even the roblems were solved Its rear how much la other in law cares for cousin. Their relationship is so envialde

Med smiled happily

oey jumped in, grinning “Hey, cousin, jail in a good word with my bauther in law, will your net me banged up a level egy haso something. Looks better when I’m out and about

Med immediately agreed, “Sure, I’ll talk to Calv about it

Seeing this, Beatrice spoke up, “Med, now that Vivian is back, can you help her get a derent Job

This is easy, but we’ll have to wait until Bosi Technology is listed. Medi replied.

Vivian curiously asked, “Is Caly planning to wait until Box) Technology is listed before marryout your