Chapter 200

Celena was no one's fool. The same man who looked at her with barely concealed contempt yesterday was now offering apologies with a bowed head. Without someone's intervention, such a sudden shift in attitude seemed impossible.

And then there was last night. After waking from her sleep, she realized Liam slipped out secretly, which planted a seed of dread in her thoughts.

Could it be that Liam's nocturnal escapade was to seek out Mr. Adams?

Hayes's expression turned to stone when he heard her, momentarily caught off guard, but he quickly recovered, his smile returning as he hastily explained, "No, no one came to me! You're reading too much into it. I just had a change of heart. I realized Mr. Yafe Stone and his crew aren't exactly the best company. I figured I'd be better off throwing in my lot with you."

Celena could read between the lines, but Hayes was holding back. However, she didn't press him, instead following him into the factory.

Meanwhile, Cheryl made arrangements with a factory worker, offering a calm $10,000 to keep tabs on Celena and Hayes. As he watched the pair make their way into the factory, he stepped aside to update Cheryl with a quick phone call.

and Hayes just

see? Anything out of the ordinary after their

forward in her office chair, urgency

It's just- Hayes is acting like a completely different person. He apologized

tinged with disbelief, his confusion evident. Was Hayes struck by some

ended the call. She sat back, lost in thought. What in the world happened to make Hayes do a complete one- eighty overnight? Just yesterday, he was hurling insults at Celena, vowing to teach her

Hayes apologized to Celena in

That opportunistic weasel, Hayes, he's

was a picture of bewilderment as he

turning to disdain. "No way. Celena couldn't pull that off on her own. There's

get close to Celena in the coming days. Find out if she's got a heavyweight in her corner. If you can

grimaced, emitting

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