I Forgot I Ever Loved You (Zoe and Hayden) novel Chapter 388

'Right away, Boss!'

The moment Hayden's gaze snapped up, Colin dropped his head and sprinted out the door like a bat out of hell.

Sienna was just about to walk in when Colin bolted past her. Before she could even cross the threshold, Hayden's venomous 'Get out' echoed through the room, making her instantly tear up.

Hayden registered that it was Sienna, but unlike in the past, he made absolutely no move to comfort her.

Zoe's departure had sent him into a blinding rage. He didn't have the patience to coddle Sienna right now.

'I heard you saw Zoe at Director Yates' base today. Is that true?' she asked, her voice trembling.

What she really wanted to ask was why Garrett had paraded Zoe around the facility while Hayden had barred her from tagging along.

But hearing Zoe's name right now was a death wish. Adding Timothy into the sentence was throwing gasoline on the fire.

Hayden's fury ignited instantly.

He was about to explode on her, but the thought of Holden flashed through his mind, and he forcefully swallowed his roar.

Still, his tone was devastatingly cruel.

'I always thought you knew your place.'

The icy warning struck Sienna so hard that the tears brimming in her eyes immediately dried up in sheer terror.

A cold sweat broke out across her back.

She had clung to this man for years. She knew his temperament better than anyone.

He despised overly dramatic, clinging women who overstepped their bounds.

And he absolutely loathed anyone questioning his decisions.

Zoe was breathtakingly gorgeous, yet despite spending five years by his side, she had never received an ounce of his pity or affection.

Sienna, on the other hand, had secured his exclusive pampering—all because she knew exactly when to advance, when to retreat, and how to flawlessly manipulate his psyche.

Over the past five years, every single time they had a blowout, it was always the madam who surrendered and returned home.

The first thing Hayden did upon crossing the threshold was march directly up to the suite shared by Zoe and Lily.

The room was immaculately clean. Hayden's gaze swept across the child's bookshelf. The framed photos of the mother and daughter that usually lined the shelves were entirely gone.

He scanned the space. The toys and picture books had been left behind, but the closets were completely stripped bare.

The toys she had abandoned were the very ones he had ordered Colin to purchase for Lily over the years.

This wasn't a tantrum. This wasn't some impulsive attempt to play hard to get or force him into submission.

Remembering how the Kendall family had publicly adopted her as an honorary daughter, he let out a dark, cynical laugh.

This was a highly calculated, premeditated escape.

Whatever twisted game she thought she was playing, he absolutely refused to participate.