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At the restaurant's entrance, Edward confirmed his reservation, and the waiter led him to his table. As he walked, he absentmindedly turned his head, scanning the room. His steps briefly faltered.His gaze locked onto a woman at a nearby booth. But just as he focused his sight, she lifted a menu, obscuring her face. For a split second, he could have sworn that he saw Macie.As he followed the waiter, he kept looking in that direction. Just as he was about to glimpse her profile, a large pillar blocked his view. When he looked again, he could only see the back of her head.He saw that the woman had short hair. With that, he concluded that it wasn't Macie and she had long hair.Moreover, he assumed that she was still in the hospital. So, there was no way that she could be there.Edward finally withdrew his gaze, expressionless. He figured that he must have been seeing things.Or perhaps he was just too fixated on her. She had blocked him, and he had spent the entire morning sulking
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A smirk tugged at Sharon's lips as she plotted in her mind.The main course arrived, but Edward barely ate. Instead, he finished nearly an entire bottle of red wine. When a second bottle was opened, the alcohol began taking effect."No more, Sharon. I still have work this afternoon," Edward said, moving his glass away to stop her from refilling it."You seem stressed. I'm guessing that work has been overwhelming. A little wine and a nap in your office will help you feel refreshed," Sharon gently coaxed.Edward listened, though his bad mood wasn't because of work. It was because of Macie.She still hadn't reached out to him and wasn't answering his calls. It frustrated and enraged him, leaving him restless.In the end, he placed the glass back on the table and nudged it toward Sharon. She poured him another drink.Meanwhile, Macie and her friends had finished with their meals. Julian paid the bill as they got up to leave."I need to use the restroom. May, come with me?" Alice as
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Edward's brows furrowed even deeper at Alice's words. He sternly clarified, "Ms. Hart, please watch your words. Don't make baseless accusations."Alice found his reaction amusing. "Oh? Then why are you two holding hands? I even saw the trending news this morning."Edward glanced down, realizing that Sharon had linked arms with him. He immediately shook her off.Sharon nearly ground her teeth in frustration, though she kept a smile on her face. Nevertheless, she shot a glare at Alice, the troublemaker who was stirring things up."Trending news is nothing but rumors, Ms. Hart. You shouldn't believe everything you read online," Edward said, his tone growing colder.Alice let out a scoff. She thought that Edward was clearly more than just slightly drunk. Otherwise, how else could he say something so self-righteous when the evidence was right in front of him?"Your little sweetheart is wearing the nine-million-dollar necklace, isn't she? Next time, if you want to deny something, at le
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A knock on the car window startled Julian. When he looked up and saw Macie, he quickly unlocked the door.But instead of getting into the passenger seat, she hurried into the back, looking visibly flustered."What's wrong? Did something happen?" Julian asked immediately."No. It's nothing…" Macie said, trying to steady her emotions. "Julian, can you start the car? Just drop me off at the next intersection."Julian, though puzzled, started the engine. As he turned the corner, he spotted Alice walking into the plaza with a man and woman beside her. He recognized the man as Edward Fowler.Glancing at the rearview mirror, Julian noticed that Macie wasn't even seated properly. She was crouched low in the back seat, hiding.Alice had already come out, so why was Macie acting like she was fleeing? Who was she avoiding?"Macie, are you hiding from someone?" Julian asked."I—" Macie was about to answer when Julian added, "The only people with Alice were Edward and that woman. Are you—
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Edward obediently followed Sharon and got into the cab.Meanwhile, at the next intersection, Macie declined Julian's offer to tour the company in advance, opting to wait for Alice instead. When the red sports car pulled up, she quickly got in."You're unbelievable, May! When I mentioned Julian, you acted like you wanted nothing to do with him, but then you happily hopped into his car just to talk to him longer," Alice teased.Macie had no words to defend herself. Bracing herself, she explained, "It was only for a few minutes. We barely had time to say anything.""Yeah, but that's enough time to sneak in a few kisses." Alice smirked.Macie fell silent."Come on, spill. What did you two talk about? If you don't tell me, I'll just make up my own version," Alice pressed.With a helpless smile, Macie sighed. "I swear, we only talked about work."The two women bickered playfully on the way home.The cab stopped outside a luxury hotel. Sharon helped Edward toward the entrance, but he
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Nathan observed Edward closely. He said, "You don't seem drunk at all. You still recognized me."Edward had clearly meant to call Macie but had dialed Nathan instead."He's definitely drunk," Sharon insisted. "Otherwise, would he sit on the roadside with no regard for his image?"Nathan glanced at her and immediately saw through her intentions. If she took Edward home, he would be done for.Stepping in firmly, Nathan stated, "Mr. Fowler is perfectly sober. He has two international meetings this afternoon. He can't afford to take the day off."Sharon opened her mouth and was about to suggest postponing the meetings, but Nathan cut her off."These are multi-billion-dollar deals. Are you willing to take responsibility for any delays? Can you handle that?"Sharon fell silent.Multi-billion-dollar deals? If Edward sobered up later and realized she had dragged him home instead, she would be finished.Left with no choice, she watched in frustration as Nathan took Edward away. She sto
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Caught in his own contradictions, Edward wrestled internally, torn between frustration and self-inflicted torment.In the end, anger won out. His face darkened as he wiped the coffee spill from his lips."Macie sure has grown some nerve. Four days in a row with this attitude. Has she forgotten who she is?" Edward scoffed under his breath. "With that temper, any other family would've kicked her out long ago. She has no family background and still doesn't know how to hold on to her place as Mrs. Fowler."If she won't even open her mouth to talk properly, what's the point of having one? This was all her fault, yet she acts like the whole world owes her something."Nathan, standing nearby, silently observed Edward, who had now fully transformed into a bitter, complaining husband. His lips twitched as he stared at the ceiling, barely restraining his disbelief.Every word Edward spoke was full of resentment and disdain. Yet, this was the same man who had spent his entire drunken afterno
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Edward stared blankly at the door, his mind racing. He couldn't understand the meaning behind Nathan's advice to stop lying to himself. He wondered when he had ever not been truthful.And regret? What was there to regret? He made decisions, and he stuck to them.Edward grabbed the file on his desk, trying to force his focus onto the words in front of him. Unfortunately, he couldn't concentrate. So, he tossed it aside and placed his phone directly in the center of the table to avoid missing any calls.But the next few hours only brought calls from his team, not from the one he had hoped for.…Meanwhile, Macie was hanging out with Alice that afternoon. They swatched lipsticks and spritzed perfumes on their wrists. They'd already picked out a new handbag and some jewelry and were now sitting in their favorite restaurant.When her phone buzzed on the table, Macie glanced at it, then flipped it over."Who is it? Why aren't you picking up?" Alice asked."Just a telemarketer," Macie
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Alice's words stunned Macie. The latter simply looked at Alice. She wondered who had the guts to trash-talk Alice and if it was another heiress from the same social circle."Do you need my help?" Macie asked.Alice shook her head. "It's better if you don't get involved. If you show up…" She paused. "You might get dragged into this, too. Don't worry. I can handle it."If Macie joined her in exchanging insults and Edward showed up mid-argument, he would drop his temper in a heartbeat and start groveling like a puppy. Alice felt gross when she thought about that. It'd be like watching a pig roll around with her prize-winning cabbage.So, she kept going toe-to-toe with that mad dog Edward. She called him out publicly and stirred things up in the socialite group chat. Her goal was to tarnish his reputation and warn the other women before anyone else was fooled by his polished mask and rotten core.That night, Edward's reputation was in ruins. Within their circle of elite families, he
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Alice's instincts moved faster than her brain. She grabbed the phone from Macie's hand and smiled wryly. "Don't call back. It might be—"Macie interjected, "It's Nathan, Edward's assistant."Alice froze. Her face shifted through a range of emotions. She turned her head and said guiltily, "You've divorced Edward, right? Don't answer it or call back. It's probably because you blocked him, and now he's using Nathan's phone to contact you."Macie pressed her lips together and didn't respond. She had guessed as much and wasn't planning on returning the call.Alice quickly blocked the number, deleted the call log, and returned the phone to Macie."I already blocked that number. Don't answer calls from anyone related to Edward," she said.Macie nodded and continued to watch the movie. Alice was about to set the phone down when the messages started flooding in. The pinging sound felt like a ticking clock.Those messages were from Edward, and the content of his texts were insults dir
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Alice texted Edward, "Where are you?"Edward shared his location.When she saw the name of the residential complex where he was, a chill shot down her spine.It turned out that this stalker was outside the entrance. She wondered if he had followed them there earlier. At that thought, she determined that it was because she'd let her guard down.Alice stole another glance across from her, only to lock eyes with Macie."What's wrong?" Macie asked when she noticed the sudden change in her friend's expression."It's nothing," Alice responded, smiling. "It's just my brother being annoying again."Macie nodded. Casually, Alice asked, "Is the security in this residential complex good? Strangers can't just walk in, right?"Macie thought that Alice's brother was overprotective, so she answered, "It's pretty tight. Security's on duty 24/7. No outsiders can get through unless a resident personally led them in."Alice was relieved to hear that. She figured that Edward was probably stuck at
