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."

glance at Amelia. She treated Amelia with complete indifference as if

car, she watched from a distance as Edward slowly assisted Janice into

nothing more than a

...

second round of the competition, only six entries remained. Each design was a strong

have been able to imagine just how much the international crochet scene

always been rigidly traditional and lacked the same vibrancy. But this year's designs were completely

sat in the audience and frowned. "These contestants

Edward noticed it too.

impressive, but her design was in a

question about the

might not win the Best

Edward understood the situation

will likely give newcomers a chance to stand out. They won't let a Cruznia contestant or

a newcomer. If Shirley won again, it would only invite backlash

I never told you. Years ago, a company sent someone to kill me after I refused

darkened. "What's the

company, but the employees

no reason to stay any longer. Janice had only wanted to see the styles

but she wasn't about to

hall, and she turned around. The man had distinct

is you,

was Zedrick Jovarek-the man who