Bride to Be, Not Me

Chapter 169

Chapter 169

Janice's and Edward's eyes met.

Janice asked first, "Why aren't you asleep yet?"

"I can't sleep."

"Insomnia?"

"Yeah."

She walked over and stood beside him. "What's on your mind?"

Edward lowered his gaze, looking down at her. "Earlier, you said you missed me."

Wait... He was still thinking about that?

Janice tilted her head, absently pinching her earlobe. "Mm... Yeah, I did."

"Then why didn't you call me? Not even once?"

She frowned slightly. "Why would I call you?"

Edward leaned back against the round table behind him, one long leg planted firmly on the floor. "How else was I supposed to know you missed me? If you had told me earlier, I would've come back sooner."

aren't we?"

Edward reached out and gently grasped her wrist, guiding her to look at

"Say it again."

"What?"

made his presence feel heavier, more intense. His voice was low, almost coaxing.

slow breath.

"Hmm?"

hesitated. But after everything that happened tonight, she

silence, she adjusted the outer layer of her pajama robe, then leaned forward slightly until

"Edward."

remained

were gone for so many days... I missed

her mouth, Janice turned and walked straight back to the guest room, closing the door

he was, staring at the closed door. Slowly, he placed a cigarette between hisdips and it it. There was no

package from Shirley arrived the

Heidi frowned. "That fast?"

box, she was stunned. Inside was an official international championship souvenir an award pin given

the

A brooch shaped like a crochet needle was elegantly placed inside a

the highest status

generous, to actually send something so valuable to a

"Heidi?"

walked in just in time to see the brooch. "That's gorgeous. I think it's some kind of crochet

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