Bride to Be, Not Me

Chapter 197

Amelia stepped into the business car and immediately spotted Janice in the back seat. Her face was pale, and Edward was carefully dabbing her dry lips with a cotton pad. His movements were careful and almost tender.

Seeing them together, Amelia felt a pang of guilt. "I..."

He asked, "You met with Simon?"

"Yeah." Amelia fidgeted with her hands. "Don't worry. I'll keep my word. It's already done."

Edward didn't know what she had planned to take Simon down.

"Someone with the last name Appleton gave him money. Did you know about

that?" he asked.

"Elsie and her father?" Amelia was stunned.

So, that was why Simon was keeping Elsie around-she was useful.

"I see."

If she wanted to take Simon down, she'd have to cut off all his lifelines—including Sarah.

Amelia clenched her teeth and muttered, "Elsie, you have no one to blame but yourself."

didn't even glance at Amelia. She treated Amelia with complete indifference as if she were nothing

distance as

wanted nothing more than a simple life. But that was

...

competition, only six entries remained. Each

she wouldn't have been able to imagine

same vibrancy. But this year's designs were

in the audience and frowned. "These contestants must've had

Edward noticed it too.

design was in

about the quality of her

she said, "I might not win the

Edward understood the situation

newcomers a chance to stand out. They won't let a Cruznia contestant or a domestic company rise too quickly and dominate the

If Shirley won again, it would only

"Speaking of Shirley, there's something I never told you. Years ago, a

darkened. "What's the company's

was a Cruznia-owned company, but the employees were

Janice had only wanted to see the styles of

companies wanted to take over, but she wasn't about

the competition hall, and she turned around. The man had distinct Cruznian features, but he looked frail

really is you, Amelia!"

was Zedrick Jovarek-the man who had ruined her