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Ne Hayley aged in the fining mom the noticed everyone was already helping themselves to the food
Auker of avigace fahed in her eyes, yet a gentle smile will fingered on her lips
Madina yote Back, so Hayley and
Drine oddest back a Pooley in responce.
Harteimmediately set down his fork, Inoked up and gave Hayley a frief look
Then he sand in a mild wice. “Have you had mything meat yet? If not, come sit and join us.
Bier since on moved out of the Zamora mansion. Harris hard Hayley take her meals separately in the side courtyard. She rato onger allowed to join the main hall for meals.
This time inviting Daron and Marina hack for dinner was just a spur of the moment decision.
Hayley fer ahir embarrassed when Harris asked, but she kept her smile and replied, “No, not yet. Zara is still working late at the office and han’t come home. I’m waiting for her
Harte sad calmly. She’s just started at the company, hasn’t she? It’s only been two days. She can’t have much on her plate yer. She’s drealy saying late?
Ache spoke, Hards looked up at Daron
Dan kept his expression calm, gave Carret a quick look, and said calmly, “Garret’s been mentoring Zara since she started * Zamors Group If you want to know more, ask him.”
Harts looked over at Garret
Carter Lave an awkward saile, then took out his phone and told Hayley, “Hayley, I’ll check with her right now.”
Mayley jumped in “No need to ask, really. She’s probably just trying to fit in at the company, so she decided to stay late on
Before Hayley could finish her words, Carret was already calling Zara.
Zara picked up almost right away.
Hey, Carrer, did you need something” Zara said.
Hayley’s fingers tightened slightly, bor the kept her smile as she looked at Garret.
Carter weed, “Where are you right now?
Zara yened for a moment before answering
Ta on having dinner with some friends. Carret, is there something going on at the office? I can head back right away,” she
Carter replied packly, “No worries, 1 thought you might be working late and wanted to check in. Enjoy your dinner, I’ll hang
the fit que Zats a chance to respond before hanging up.
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After poming his phone down, Carret looked up at Hayley and said. “Hayley, you don’t have to wait for Zara. She went out to ear with her friends. You can eat with us tonight.”
A flicker of embarrassment crossed Hayley’s eyes, then she gave a quick nod. “Alright.”
With that the slid into the chair beside Daron
Carret quickly chimed in. “Hayley, it’s tough to reach food from there. Come sit over here next to me. It’s way easier to grab something from here
They were at a long table today.
Hayley’s sport was way too far from the food.
Harris looked up, glanced at Hayley, and said in a calm voice, “Go and sit by Garret. So you won’t have to reach so far for the food
Once Harris spoke up, Hayley could only get up and move to Garret’s side.
As the sat down, she bit her lip, her smile stiffening a little.
Carret noticed Hayley’s awkward smile and hesitated for a moment.
He’d only meant to help out, since it was easier to grab food from his side of the table.
1 Hayley upset about something? Garret wondered.
Marina kept quiet, watching everyone’s faces for any sign of drama. She instantly noticed Garret’s confused look.
Seeing Carret totally clueless about why Hayley was upset, Marina couldn’t help but chuckle to herself.
Her lips curled into a subtle smile, but to Hayley, it looked like Marina was being smug on purpose.
Hayley’s grip on her fork tightened a bit, but she kept a poker face at the table, refusing to let anyone see she was annoyed.
After dinner, Harris, Daron, and the others settled onto the living room sofas to chat.
Harris checked in on Elnora first.
“How’s your sister doing?” he asked.
Even though word hadn’t really gotten out yet, Harris had caught wind of a few things.
Marina looked unfazed as she replied calmly, “Everything’s good, thanks for checking in, Harris.”
Harris gave a slight nod and said lightly, “No need to be so formal.
“Now that you and Daron are married, we’re family.
“As for all the grudges and unhappy stuff from before, I can pretend none of it ever happened. Just don’t go into trouble
again, okay?
Marina lowered her gaze, a little embarrassed, and nodded awkwardly. “Okay.”
Harris wasn’t trying to lecture Marina or anything. He turned to Garret and asked how he was recovering from his injuries.
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After all, Garret had gotten hurt overseas while handling business for Zamora Group, Harris had always been worried abour
him.
After talking it over with Daron in private, Harris gave Garret a share of his personal holdings as compensation
That whole mess overseas, Garret literally took a knife for Daron
If Daron had gone to deal with it himself that day, he would’ve been the one who got stabbed.
Garret said, “Grandpa, you gotta have my back on this one.
“When I was stuck in the hospital, Daron swore I’d get half a year off.
“But now, my wounds have barely healed, and the scabs haven’t even fallen off yer, yet he’s tossing me hack into the office is train the newbies.
“If that’s not totally exploiting me, I don’t know what is.”
As Garret was talking, Daron shot him a sharp, warning look.
Garret instantly tattled, “Grandpa, look! Daron’s threatening me again.”
Harris laughed out loud at Garret’s complaint, then shot Daron a playful look.
“Garret’s just gotten back on his feet. Give him a break and let him rest up a bit,” Harris said.
Daron responded with a simple “Hm.”
Then he added, “He was getting restless lying in bed all day, so I figured sending him to the office would help him clear hie head. Showing the rookies the ropes is about as easy as it gets.
Garret jumped in, “Training newbies is a total brain cell killer. The new ones I just grew are already foast
Garret was always blunt with his family.
After all, Zara had been at the company for two days, and she’d already bombarded him with a million questions
And every time he tried to answer her, she kept spacing out, looking lost, like she had no clue what he was saying. But since they were related, he couldn’t bring himself to be too harsh.
Marina arched her brow, noticing Hayley’s face turning darker, and gave a small cough, trying to ease the tension in the
room.
That was when Garret realized he’d said the wrong thing. Seeing Hayley looking unamused, he scrambled to fix it.
“Hayley, I didn’t mean Zara’s clueless or anything. She’s new at the company, so she’s probably not used to it yet,” Carret added with a nervous laugh.
Garret wanted to explain, but every word out of his mouth made it sound even more like he was calling Zara clueless.
Realizing there was no way to smooth things over, Garret could only force out a couple of sheepish, bitter laughs.
Marina just kept quiet.
She knew exactly why Garret thought Zara seemed clueless.
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Garret’s office was right next to Daron’s.
Whenever Zara went to Garret for help, she’d have to pass by Daron’s office.
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If Daron’s door happened to be open, Zara would steal a few glances at him, or she might want to hang around a little longer, hoping to get closer to Daron.
Marina totally understood that kind of girlish crush. She’d been there herself.
After all, she’d had her own share of girlish crushes back in the day.
When she was younger and found out Daron was her fiancé, just one quick look at him at the Gross family’s place was enough to get him stuck in her mind.
She’d find any excuse to drop by the Gross family or show up wherever Daron might be, all just hoping for a “chance encounter.”
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Sara Lili is a daring romance writer who turns icy landscapes into scenes of fiery passion. She loves crafting hot love stories while embracing the chill of Iceland’s breathtaking cold.
