Bride to Be, Not Me

Chapter 198

Back at the hotel suite, Janice lay down to rest as Edward took care of her.

She sighed helplessly. "I'm not that fragile. The doctor just said to avoid strenuous activity."

"We're in a foreign country. It's better to be cautious."

Edward had doubled the usual number of bodyguards for this trip. He was worried that something unexpected might happen and affect her condition.

When his phone rang, he said, "I'll answer this call."

"Alright."

He stepped into the living room, poured himself a cup of tea, and listened to the voice on the other end.

"Onley Group is preparing to enter the domestic market ahead of the competition. It looks like the entire family is moving back to the country. Those crochet designs that suddenly made waves in the international competition all came from them. "They've been secretly hiring retired seamstresses at high prices to build their reputation and establish a foothold in the domestic market."

The voice continued, "Onley Group's approach has always been the same-throw money at the problem first. If that doesn't work, they'll crush any opposition. They ensure that seamstresses who refuse to join them have nowhere else to go, so they're forced to either give up the craft entirely or submit to Onley Group.

"Your girlfriend is lucky she's a local. Otherwise, she might not have escaped their tactics."

monopolizing the

Not only did she challenge Onley Group's dominance, but she also refused to

was investigating what had happened to Janice.

home as soon as possible. The people from Onley Group are ruthless-they'll

Edward's late grandfather's former secretary. The Moore family addressed

among the most powerful figures, and Theron had been by his side

after Edward's grandfather passed away, Theron continued to watch

Yates," Edward

suddenly remembered something. "Oh, one more thing. There's someone else you should know about. It's Zedrick Jovarek, the heir to Onley

room, Janice also received a

Cortez Thorne, who had once helped her mother. He worked in freight

is shipping goods to the country? Are they preparing to enter the domestic market?" Janice asked,

they were just setting up shop, they'd negotiate with department stores and boutiques.

"I heard you're working at Prosper Stitch Group and

home for the

abroad. Even long-retired seamstresses were

information. As someone in the logistics business, he had access to all kinds of information and always got wind of

mother, Seraphina. He had been abroad when she passed away, so he hadn't known about it. That was why he was

Mr. Thorne. I'll keep that in mind. Thanks