He had not avoided her and had picked the call up right in front of her. The room was very quiet and Vivian could clearly hear his conversation with Renne on the call. In reality, there was nothing worthy of hiding anyway. Renne said that the matter of calling off the engagement had infuriated her parents. They firmly believed that she had initiated the matter and refused to believe that Edward had also agreed to the decision. Edward asked Renne gently, “What do you need me to do?”“If it’s c
She hesitated for a moment before she asked, “Are you free in the afternoon? How about I treat you to a meal in the afternoon? I don’t want to go back and receive their verbal attacks anymore. I feel like my mind is about to blow up, really.”It was supposed to be their engagement day today. Edward didn’t actually have much work to do today. However, he was unwilling to give up the free time that he had strived for with great effort and spend the time having a meal with Renne instead, so he dec
The man did not expect Edward to be so ruthless. He was startled out of his wits, so he called out in a panic, “I’m a private investigator and I’ve been commissioned to follow you.”Wade fished out binoculars, cameras, and other equipment from the car before bringing it over to show Edward who took a side glance at the items and asked the man, “Who commissioned you?”“It’s a woman named Bright,” the man answered. Edward was stunned for a moment, but he could not help cracking into a smile be
Vivian stood for a while before she sat down once again. Even though she did not comment, one could see the unpleasantness of her expression. The housekeeper presented a few dishes that she cooked up in succession. Those were all simple dishes, but they were scrumptious in every way. Edward ate a few mouthfuls of rice and looked up to see Vivian sitting there without doing anything. He picked up a piece of fish with the chopsticks and placed it in her bowl. “Eat more. Look at you. You’ve only
She was stunned for a moment and gazed at him dubiously. Edward’s lips cracked into a faint smile as he said, “I don’t own the hospital anyway. In addition to that, even if I do own the hospital, the doctor won’t have the authority to simply perform an abortion.”’While she refused to believe him, there was nothing else she could do either. Vivian sized up him for a moment before concluding, “Let go of me and I shall follow you to a hospital.”He let go of her and instructed the housekeepe
Edward lowered his head and took out a booth of cigarettes and a lighter from his pocket. He knocked on the booth skillfully and procured a stick to bring to his mouth before lighting it up. He took a deep drag, then only raised his head to look at Vivian. He cracked into a smile and said, “I’m sorry, Vivian.”Vivian’s hands that were placed on the table were clenched tightly into fists. Still, this action of hers did not stop her body from shaking profusely. Her jaw was tightly clenched such t
The man’s lips cracked into a faint smile as he answered, “I’m feeling much better.”The video clip came to a complete halt at his point. The screen was paused on the man’s gentle smile. Vivian stood over there with her entire body frozen into a stone statue, leaving only tears pouring from her eyes akin to a collapsed dam. As she looked up at Edward, she spoke in a raspy voice, “Are you going to use him to coerce me again?”The cigarette burned to its end between Edward’s fingers, yet he beha
Her gaze chilled Edward’s heart. He looked at her in a daze and clenched his teeth a moment later. He leaned forward and carried her from the bed while saying, “Viv, let’s go home.”Vivian did not speak or resist. She lay there quietly for him to carry. Then, she closed her eyes slowly. Edward did not send her to the villa. Instead, he took her back to the condo that he lived in on the usual days. He carried her to the second floor and placed her on the bed in the bedroom. She remained silent