Shaun had been stuck in meetings all day,pletely unaware that Halsey hade looking for him.
His eyes darkened as he red at Chelsea. “Did you know Lincoln Enterprise was in trouble and deliberately kept Halsey from seeing me?”
Chelsea shook her head quickly. “I had no idea… I can exin…”
Warren tried to speak up for Chelsea. “I don’t think Chelsea did it on purpose-”
But Shaun cut him off without a word, and then stared straight at Chelsea. “Don’te to mypany again. I don’t want to see you here, ever.“1
With that, Shaun turned to his secretary. “Find out where Halsey is right now. And get a car ready immediately. I’m going after her.”
The secretary nodded. “Right away.”
Without hesitation, Shaun sprinted out, determined to find Halsey.
Chelsea froze where she stood, watching helplessly as Shaun chased after Halsey. His heart and mind belonged only to Halsey. And now, Shaun had just told Chelsea that she wasn’t wee at thepany anymore—it was like a harsh p in the face, leaving her with no dignity at all.
Warren looked at Chelsea with sympathy. “Don’t worry…”
Madeline frowned sharply at him. “Stop defending her!”
Warren looked conflicted. “Chelsea really cares about Shaun. Everything she does is for his good.”
“For his good? Do you even know what my brother really wants?” Madeline argued.
Warren paused. “Well…”
“You know he loves Halsey, but you keep trying toe between them. How is that for his good? I know you consider him a good friend, but you should know that there’s a line. I don’t want you and my brother to fall out over Halsey.”
With that, Madeline turned and left.
Warren called after her, “Maddy…”
Chelsea was furious. She had never expected Shaun’s sister to show up, and she had now offended thetter. Now, with Madeline’s powerful intervention, the fragile harmony between Chelsea and Shaun was shattered; fixing it would be almost impossible.
Why had ite to this?
Chelsea had spent three years by Shaun’s side. She didn’t want to walk away now.
She looked at Warren, desperation in her eyes. “Halsey isn’t right for Shaun. She hurt him once three years ago, and now she’s going to do it again. You have to help me.”
Warren met her <b>gaze</b><b>, </b>sighing. “I’ve been trying to help, but Shaun’s heart truly belongs to <b>Halsey</b>. As his friend, I can’t interfere too much. I don’t want to lose our friendship because of this.<b>” </b>
With that, Warren walked away.
Chelsea stood frozen<b>, </b>unwilling to let Shaun go. She couldn’t lose im–not like this!
Outside, Halsey was searching relentlessly for the worker<b>, </b>scouring every ce without rest.
One of her aides handed her a cup of water. “Ms. Halsey, please have some water.”
Halsey knew every second counted. That worker was far too important.
Gilbert was pushing her to give in, but she refused to back down. The olive branch extended by the Johnson family wasn’t an option, either. She had to find that worker on her own.
But as time ticked away, there was still no sign.
Suddenly, Halsey asked, “Have you checked the worker’s family home?”
Her aide nodded. “Yes, but no one’s there.”
Halsey thought it through. The worker definitely wasn’t in Gilbert’s hands, so he must have sent people to look for him as well.
That meant the worker was hiding somewhere–alone, somewhere he hoped no one would find him.
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