I Forgot I Ever Loved You (Zoe and Hayden) novel Chapter 322

It was the first time she had ever seen the other woman try to pawn a man off to his ex-wife.

Sienna had to be out of her mind.

“You...”

Sienna had thought she had Zoe completely figured out. She was so certain that dangling Hayden's attention would make her cave immediately.

Once Terrence was free, whether Hayden actually spent time with Zoe would be entirely up to Sienna anyway.

She only needed to string Zoe along for a few weeks; once the letter of forgiveness was submitted, the charges couldn't be reinstated.

Sienna had thought it would be effortless.

She never imagined her plan would backfire so spectacularly.

Zoe raised an eyebrow, gesturing pointedly toward the office door, and let out a dry scoff.

“The door is right there, Ms. Winters. I won't see you out.”

Sienna's temper flared. Zoe was deliberately humiliating her, and it was clear that continuing to argue would be useless.

Just then, Sienna's phone rang. It was the custom ringtone for Hayden. Zoe raised an eyebrow—she recognized it instantly as the specific tone for a 'favorited' contact.

These two cheating bastards were really putting on a show to run a scam in her office?

She had already experienced what Hayden had to offer, and it was nothing to write home about. Did Sienna honestly think she would care?

Was he even worth the effort?

Sienna answered the phone as she walked toward the door, her eyes reddening immediately. The moment she heard Hayden's voice, she slipped into the role of a devastated victim.

“Yeah, I came to beg Zoe, but she refused. She was so mean to me.”

Sienna was smart enough to only feed him half the truth. Hayden's voice was calm, but a dangerous edge lingered underneath.

“Leave her office. You don't need to beg her. We'll figure out another way.”

Zoe heard every word loud and clear.

Hah.

So it wasn't just Sienna's idea. The two of them had actively colluded to stroke their own egos in front of her.

The thought of Hayden's blind protection over the Winters family made Zoe sick to her stomach.

Good looks meant absolutely nothing when paired with such a rotten personality. She'd rather date a troll.

By the time Garrett arrived, Sienna was already gone.

He asked carefully, afraid of overstepping.

Zoe’s lips curled into a painfully obvious smile of derision.

“I told her she was dreaming. He's lucky I didn't see to it that Terrence rotted in hell.”

She showed no trace of softness. Just the mention of Terrence made Garrett's heart ache for her.

“Agreed. Men like that belong in hell.”

Zoe didn't want to dwell on the subject. She smiled up at him. “Garrett, let's grab lunch. I wanted to bounce some ideas off you regarding the Domestic Care Bot project.”

She hadn't found the right partner for it yet, and there were several technical bottlenecks Garrett could help her brainstorm.

“Sure, absolutely.”

Garrett loved spending time with Zoe. It wasn't just her sheer resilience; it was the graceful, effortless way she handled chaos. Even he couldn't guarantee he'd manage things as smoothly.

After chatting for a bit, Garrett left her office.

He hadn't made it more than a few steps down the hall before his phone rang. It was Hayden.

“Mr. Kendall, we have a few project details to discuss. Sienna and I would like to grab lunch with you today in your company's cafeteria. Also, bring your Director Lynd along. She abandoned the project halfway through. If something goes wrong, someone needs to be held accountable.”