Seven Years a Fool One Day a Queen (Kristine and Colton) novel Chapter 343

Chapter 343

It turned out that everything Master had said was true. The situation was far worse than anyone had imagined.

No wonder Calvin had said that.

They will never meet again.

Eliza’s mind echoed these words again.

strangely, she felt a bit melancholic.

she never expected that, in the end, they would really never speak again.

osh’s wedding was scheduled for the last day of the first month. Eliza went with Nicolas.

As soon as they entered, they saw Josh and Imogen greeting guests at the door.

The two had originally been standing side by side, but when they saw Eliza, Imogen suddenly linked her arm with Josh’s in a very affectionate manner.

Eliza didn’t notice these small details, walking past them with Nicolas to give her gift and best wishes.

mogen warmly greeted Eliza, “I was worried you might be too busy with work to come.”

I promised I would come, so of course, I won’t break my word. Congratulations on your wedding,” Eliza replied, giving her a polite hug.

mogen looked very happy, “Thank you. I heard from Josh that you’ve been single for over a year. Why not think about dating? You might meet someone, just ike me and Josh, and have a romantic whirlwind marriage.”

Before Eliza could respond, Nicolas answered for her, “I don’t agree with that. What’s so great about feelings? Men just slow down the speed at which she nakes money!”

mogen’s smile stiffened.

he probably hadn’t expected Nicolas to be so blunt.

lut due to Nicolas’s status, she didn’t dare to say much, only forcing a smile in response.

fter a brief exchange of pleasantries, the two entered the banquet hall.

osh didn’t make eye contact with Eliza at all during the entire time.

laxter and Gideon were the groomsmen at this wedding.

riginally, they were helping greet guests together, but as soon as Baxter saw Eliza, he immediately dumped all his tasks on Gideon.

le then purposefully walked toward Eliza.

videon could only curse inwardly, “No consideration for anyone else when there’s a woman involved.”

Eliza, Happy New Year.”

laxter was clearly trying to strike up a conversation.

he new year was almost over, yet he was still saying “Happy New Year.”

You too,”

liza replied politely, though her tone wasn’t as enthusiastic as his.

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But Baxter seemed happy anyway.

He even spontaneously brought up a new topic, “I’ll probably finish my work at the factory around July and return to Washington. I’ll directly be in charge of he cooperation between ASKHEART and Wade Auto Group.”

This was an opportunity Baxter had fought for with the board of Wade Auto Group, and despite still having five months, he couldn’t wait to share it with Eliza.

3ut Eliza responded, “That’s fine, you can directly coordinate with Vice President Sutton. The cooperation between ASKHEART and Wade Auto Group will be entirely handled by him.”

Baxter’s expression faltered for a moment. “Wasn’t it always you handling it before?”

I’ve been busy with a new project lately, and I was worried about neglecting the cooperation, so I assigned it to someone else.”

Baxter, “…”

Why was he always one step too late?

Oh well, once he returned to Washington, there would always be a chance.

Baxter comforted himself in his mind.

After all, his two biggest competitors had been sidelined. He had plenty of opportunities.

Thinking this, Baxter’s mood improved again. He eagerly offered Eliza some desserts, pointing out which ones were tasty and which ones had a bad aftertaste.

Such enthusiasm.

He was only called back to attend to groomsman duties after a while, and Eliza finally had some peace.

she went to the restroom, and when she came out, she saw four women dressed as bridesmaids chatting in the corridor.

One of them, upon seeing her, suddenly snorted in disdain.

liza didn’t know the woman, so she didn’t think much of it and continued walking toward the hall.

ust as she was passing by the group, the woman who had snorted earlier spoke with an ironically sarcastic tone.

Turns out, appearances can be deceiving. Who would’ve guessed that the current her is actually this kind of person.”

Another woman chimed in, “How could you tell? Who would wear the words ‘shameless‘ on their face?”

Maybe all of her career now is built on those shady methods. She’s really shameless.”

liza didn’t know who they were talking about, so she ignored them and kept walking forward.

The conversation grew louder.

I’ve heard that back then, to get close to Calvin, she drugged him and took advantage of the situation. Such shameless tactics, we couldn’t even think of doing it, hat’s why we’re not as successful as her.”

People from the lower classes are like that, they’ll do anything, no shame at all.”

liza had experienced such gossip before,

But back then, for the sake of the bigger picture, she tried to digest it on her own.

She told herself that those who are upright need not fear shadows. The righteous are always clear.

But now, thinking about it, everyone starts fresh in life, so why should she keep swallowing her anger?

she turned around and walked up to the group, calmly staring at them, “Are you talking about me?”

The once–sarcastic women were taken aback by Eliza’s imposing aura, their faces showing signs of guilt.

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No matter what, with Eliza’s current position, they definitely couldn’t afford to offend her.

One of them suddenly changed her tone, acting all warm and gentle, “Eliza, you misunderstood. We weren’t talking about you. How could we dare?”

Eliza’s smile faded into indifference, slowly turning cold. “Really? Then who are you talking about? Let me hear it.”

Well… we were just gossiping a bit…”

The others stuttered awkwardly.

Well, I love gossip. Tell me, go ahead,” Eliza said, clearly not intending to let them off the hook.

These women were pampered young ladies, sheltered in a warm house.

n front of someone like Eliza, who had grown through storms and hardships, they seemed fragile and weak.

The more timid one immediately panicked, stammering her apology, “Sorry, we were too nosy. We won’t gossip about you anymore.”

The one who had led the gossip was somewhat unwilling, “We didn’t say anything wrong. That’s what people are saying outside…”

Before she could finish, Eliza took a step forward and slapped her across the face.

The sound was crisp and clean.

he woman was left stunned, holding her face, her eyes red.

liza’s expression was indifferent, “Watch your mouth. If you don’t, one slap won’t be enough.”

After finishing, she shot a glance at the others.

he group immediately turned pale, not daring to breathe loudly.

fter warning them, Eliza turned and started walking back.

ut just as she was a few steps away, she saw Baxter,

I seemed like he had watched the whole thing unfold.

lis expression was complicated.

liza didn’t care about his reaction and intended to ignore him, walking past him directly.

1st as they were about to brush past each other, Baxter called out to her, “Eliza, are you okay?”

liza didn’t like his concern.

erhaps because she hadn’t reined in her sharpness, her words carried a bit of a sting, “Mr. Wade, isn’t this a little too late for concern?”

After all, it was you who spread those rumors back then.“/

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