Chapter 146

"Are you busy admiring your younger self?"

A voice came from behind, causing Janice to quickly turn around. She grabbed Edward's arm, her memory slowly returning.

"The person who cast the final vote back then... Was it you?" she asked, her eyes lighting up with excitement.

"I remember now," she continued. "I almost didn't make it to the finals. I was just one vote shy. I kept staring at the last judge, hoping for that one vote... And then, it came... It was you, wasn't it?"

Edward chuckled softly. "Was I really so forgettable that you couldn't even recognize me?"

It was clear that she had indeed forgotten about him.

"No, no!" Janice frowned, trying to recall more of the memory. "I had this sense that I knew you when we first met, but back then, you didn't look like this..."

Now, he was fierce, cold, and unapproachable.

"Besides, I was so nervous. All I could focus on was getting into the finals. My mind went completely blank."

stroked her head, a playful smile tugging at his lips. "I

it really

"Yes."

lips parted

a deviled egg was placed in her mouth. Instinctively, she

her two more to

processing everything, Janice chewed slowly.

projector here if you want to watch a movie and relax for a while," Edward

Janice stood frozen for a long moment. So,

championships were undeniably about skill, connections also played a significant

a larger company would have swallowed her up, leaving her to sell her skills and

a more renowned seamstress back then, she wouldn't be where she was today, and she certainly wouldn't have had the chance to win so many awards

walked slowly into

of her footsteps, a soft, fragrant embrace surrounded him. Without thinking, he moved the spatula aside Though surprised by Janice's hug, he

"Thank you, Edward."

He was her benefactor.

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