Edgar and His Destined Wife

Chapter 30 Pretending Noblesse Oblige

“Would you let my family and my father off the hook if I told you the truth? Would you forgo your plans to ruin my family?”

Jean snarled as she stepped towards him menacingly. Edgar had never seen the smile on her face before – a smile was like a slash across her face that never reached her eyes.

The thought of saying ‘Yes’ crossed his mind, but he felt the words clump in his throat like a piece of stubborn phlegm. “Hah! You don’t have to pretend.” Jean smirked as she turned away from him.

Jean is so different. Edgar thought as he watched her walk away from him. When he went to his car, Edgar tore his baseball cap off and threw it on the passenger seat.

Just as he planned to drive out of the venue, he saw Ben holding Jean by her wrist towards a car. “Are you okay? You look pale. I’ll send you back.”

“I might be low on blood sugar as I skipped my breakfast.” Jean mumbled. “I’ll treat you to a meal then!” Ben said as he stomped on his accelerator. Jean leaned back as the cool evening breeze scattered her short hair. “The trophy will be ours!”

…

before informing him that the staff would be leaving. This had been how the Roydens ran their family affairs,

to his study with

care of myself in my confinement period. I just had some nutritious food. When will you be

on and on about the child, but she

his decision, especially since he decided to teach Gigi a lesson on

slumped into his sofa and shut his eyes to rest, but all

opened his eyes and turned the television to watch the preliminary competition. I’m sure that they will have a rerun

was a rerun of the competition. However, he had eyes for Ben’s car

Ben high-five each other. HIs eyes raked all over her face and her body, and he was astounded that he had never seen such joy

could she never tell me anything about her experience in racing? Based on her performance, she must have invested a lot of time

an Eyer! They never wear their emotions