I Forgot I Ever Loved You (Zoe and Hayden) novel Chapter 599

"Zoe, where are you right now?"

Hearing Garrett's voice, Hayden's thick brows furrowed deeply, and a cruel, predatory smirk tugged at the corner of his lips.

"She's with me. In bed."

Garrett assumed Hayden was just making a tasteless joke to rile him up.

"Mr. Thorne, this isn't funny. I expect you to bring Zoe back to me completely unharmed."

Garrett was genuinely terrified for Zoe's safety.

Why else would Hayden have her phone?

He found this kind of provocation incredibly juvenile.

"Zoe and I are legally married. My wife is currently in my bed. Is there a problem with that?"

Hayden's counter-question left Garrett speechless.

It was true that Hayden and Zoe were still legally married.

They had their divorce papers, but Command HQ had rejected the application pending a home visit. As the man currently sheltering Zoe, if the authorities investigated, Garrett could be accused of interfering with a military marriage—even if his relationship with Zoe was completely platonic. That would be a catastrophic charge.

But—

Hayden's arrogance was infuriating.

Garrett hadn't held out much hope of actually ending up with Zoe.

But his feelings for her weren't something he could just turn off.

He had gradually come to view her as a cherished younger sister, and he knew exactly how horribly Hayden had treated her in the past.

"Impossible. Zoe deserves a man who will actually treat her right. Even if that man isn't me, there's no way in hell she's getting back together with you. You don't need to feed me these lies, Mr. Thorne.

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