Chapter 279



“So, are you together now?”.

It was a video call from overseas. Alayna looked vigorous, and was ready to hear all the gossip she had missed.

Joseph officially moved into Hayden’s room after that night, they were closer now than when they were in a relationship. Joseph didn’t need to deal with her company now, so he had more time to pick her up from work and get back to her.

However, Hayden was still worried and couldn’t handle it alone. She needed a person to talk to, the topic she needed to talk about was only known to a few people. So that made Alayna the best listener.

“This is really great. See, this way you won’t have to worry so much if you’re with Joseph now. Your daughter is with you, and now your son is with you too, it doesn’t seem so bad.”

“It’s not what it sounds like.” Hayden struggled, “I felt like I’ve been lying to him.”

For updates, visit ɢαlᥒovᥱᥣs.coᥒ Hayden knew how well Joseph treated her. He was loyal and wanted her to be happy. Besides, he loved Stella.

If Hayden didn’t know Joseph was looking for Noah’s birth mother, she wouldn’t have been so proactive the other night. Hayden was just looking for a safe place before the storm hit.

Hayden could pretend she didn’t know anything if Joseph found out she was the surrogate. Since she was already Joseph’s girlfriend, Joseph might not even mention it in front of Hayden.

Hayden was betting. She was betting that Joseph really cared about her and would never let anything hurt her.

“You’re thinking too much.” Alayna continued over the video call, “From my point of view, I think you should be honest with him before he finds out. You can always take Stella to Edison if you’re worried. After all, Joseph can’t kidnap Stella if she’s with Edison, can he?”.

“Let me think about it.”

Hayden frowned. Even if she was going to be honest with Joseph, it still wasn’t the right time.

“Hey, why are you so free? I hear you’ve taken over the Downey Group to clean up their mess. How are the former employees doing, are they willing to cooperate?”

Hayden snapped out of his thoughts, “Of course they’re willing to cooperate. I called two board meetings, but only half attended…I should probably leave now, I have a meeting with them later and made it mandatory.”

After the video call ended, Hayden leaned against the back of his chair. He pinched his nose, he felt as if the worries and misfortune of the entire universe decided to land on his life.

The Downey Group’s capital problem was not as serious as the newspaper claimed. The company was experiencing only a temporary interruption in financing. Hayden actively participated in the refinancing, reorganized the company’s stock and contributed the safety money Bentley Downey had left behind.

Hayden was now a shareholder owning 36% of the company’s stock.

What he now owned was still less than what Sofia and Chelsea had together. Now that Chelsea was dead her shares went directly to Sofia, but Sofia was gone, so Hayden was the next person who could take over the company.

The people on the board didn’t like Hayden. There were seventeen members, including Sofia, on the board, and half of them were related to Sofia. The most rebellious member was the daughter of Sofia’s third brother, Chelsea’s cousin Belinda Mason.

Hayden wanted to replace the three managers in the Finance Department, and he was already expecting strong opposition.

Right after Hayden voiced his opinion on replacing the CFOs, Belinda rose up in anger.

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