I Forgot I Ever Loved You (Zoe and Hayden) novel Chapter 347

Hayden immediately turned and walked off without a word.

Ian blinked in confusion as Quentin shot him a look.

"Don't want to watch the drama?"

Ian practically scrambled to keep up.

"Wait, Zoe is throwing down again? No, you said Sienna was bullying Zoe? That doesn't sound like her style, she's usually way more subtle..."

Ian sensed something off in Quentin's tone. In the past, whenever this happened, they'd swoop in feeling self-righteous. They had front-row seats to the same tired routine: Sienna playing the frail victim, while Zoe acted out and hurt herself in retaliation.

Quentin would use Zoe's injuries as an excuse to throw her in an ambulance, exaggerating her condition to Hayden just to stir the pot.

But this time, Quentin explicitly said Zoe was bullying Sienna. Now things were getting interesting.

"Don't tell me Zoe finally grew a spine and is destroying her?"

Every cell in Ian's body hummed with adrenaline.

Watching the trainwreck of Zoe and Hayden's relationship was like binge-reading a toxic romance novel. For five years, they had been waiting for the ultimate revenge arc.

Was the moment finally here?

This was thrilling!

"Let's go find out."

Garrett had tracked Zoe down before anyone else.

But before he could reach her, Sienna and Julian blocked his path.

Sienna immediately played the victim card.

"Mr. Kendall, my cousin is an executive at Easton. Is it really a crime for him to attend this press conference? Your staff unconditionally threatened to have security drag him out. I'd love to know what your justification is for that."

Sienna made it blatantly clear she viewed Zoe as entirely beneath her—she was Easton's Vice President, while Zoe was a nobody trying to throw her weight around.

Garrett took one look at Julian. He was absolutely certain he had never seen the man before.

He wasn't part of their world.

"Ms. Winters, as the executive of Easton, you signed a strict non-disclosure agreement before setting foot in this room. The rule is absolute: anyone not explicitly on the guest list is barred from entry."

"Mr. Kendall, we are business partners. Can't you just look the other way this once?"

Garrett stood firmly in front of Zoe like an impenetrable shield, his handsome face devoid of mercy.

"You have a terrible sense of humor. Someone like him has two options: submit to a federal investigation, face a strict travel ban, and remain under house arrest for the next three months."

Three months of house arrest was basically prison.

Julian's voice cracked in sheer terror. "And the other option?"

Garrett couldn't even be bothered to look at him. "Face a military tribunal."

Garrett guided Zoe away, leaving Julian's knees buckling, entirely unable to walk.

Sienna ground her teeth together so hard her jaw ached. Garrett was ruthlessly weaponizing his power to protect Zoe.

In reality, if Garrett had just turned a blind eye, Julian's presence would have been a non-issue.

She was certain Garrett had escalated this intentionally.