?Chapter 330:


    The Development Department meeting was this afternoon. Perfect time to test her theory—knock out Lance and see what happened.


    Smirking to herself, Elliana returned to the top floor. There stood Myles, Aron, and Hugh, looking like nervous sentries outside the CEO’s office. She walked up to them. “What’s with the long faces?”


    Myles adjusted his sses and whispered, “Thank God you’re back. Mr. Evans woke up, saw you were gone, and now he’s pissed.”


    Elliana’s eyes widened. “Already? He woke up that fast?”


    Myles nodded. Without a word, she pushed the door open and went in.


    Once she disappeared inside, Hugh peeked through the crack and muttered, “Is Elliana some kind of witch? Cole loses it if she’s gone for five minutes. It’s crazy.”


    Aron shot him a re. “Shut up.”


    Hugh approached Myles with a sigh. “Should we get Cole a new hobby or something? This Elliana obsession is getting wild.”


    Myles wasn’t having it either. “Beat it!”


    Hugh sulked, falling back beside Aron, clearly fed up.


    Myles and Aron were always on his case, shutting him down. Their big sister told them to look out for him, but seriously—this was their idea of looking out for him? He clenched his jaw in silence.


    Meanwhile, Elliana stepped into the lounge and saw Cole on the bed, brooding with a face like a thundercloud.


    He didn’t wait a second. “Honey, what had you promised me before we crashed? You forget already?”


    Elliana gave him a sheepish grin. “Coley…”


    “Don’t even try it!” He cut her off, clearly furious. “Don’t think you can talk your way out this time!”


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    Elliana pouted and said nothing.


    Cole went on, his tone sharp. “You told me you were serious about this marriage. That you’d never lie to your husband. And now look at you.”


    Elliana rubbed her nose, unease spreading across her face.


    Cole’s anger boiled over. “You make those sweet promises, then turn around and break every single one. Do I even matter to you?” He pointed at the bed. “Get on your stomach.”


    Elliana’s lips twitched. Was he seriously about to spank her? She pursed her lips together. “Cole, why are you acting like this?” Hands on her hips, she snapped, “Yeah, I broke my promise. But this is your fault too!”


    Cole blinked. “My fault? How’s it my fault you couldn’t keep your word?”


    Elliana’s temper exploded, and without realizing it, Cole’s cool, tough-guy act started to unravel.


    The calmer he became, the louder Elliana got. She crossed her arms, stepped forward, and said sharply, “You know what? This is all your fault. Every bit of it.”


    Cole blinked. “What did I even do?”


    “Oh, don’t y innocent!” Elliana fired back. “You walk around with that unfairly perfect body,pletely shirtless, and then sleep without clothes like it’s no big deal! You have no idea what that does to me!”


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