Chapter 10

Chapter 10 Do Me a Favor

It was eight o’clock in the evening. Sitting casually in the Michelin restaurant, Gigi was cutting into her rib-eye sirloin as she said, “Edgar, I ran into Jean and her boyfriend.”

Edgar placed down the knife and fork and raised his eyes apathetically, “Boyfriend?”

Gigi was not intimidated by his sudden change of attitude, as she replied softly, “Yeah, I’ve looked into it, his name is Ben Ludwig, and he is from a rich family. I mean it shouldn’t really bother me, but I can’t bear with it anymore. After what the Eyers did to you, Jean doesn’t deserve to live a happy life.”

Gigi pretended to not notice the look in Edgar’s eyes. She continued in an exaggerated tone, “Ben seems to be madly in love with her; making sure that she is warm by offering her his jacket.”

The more Gigi said, the gloomier Edgar became, and it peaked when she said, “Besides, they say that they have moved in together.”

‘Clink!’ Edgar tossed the cutleries on the table, and the air around him quickly turned dense and chilly.

Gigi then took on a surprised expression, “Edgar, have I said something wrong?”

After all, she had intentionally worded it to challenge his pride as a man.

plunged into the embrace of another man. This felt

in his face and uttered coldly, “I’m done, just waiting for you.” Then,

her head – as if she was helping herself to the last of her

used to be a superstar, and Gigi had always been envious of her accomplishments in the entertainment industry. After all, Gigi was light-years

the sad state of Jean today, and she never wanted

for the exit, almost in a stormy fashion. Meanwhile, the valet had brought his car around and was waiting for him by

his keys and circled around the car for the driver’s seat before stepping

with a pause, holding the seatbelt in his hands. “Miles will be picking you up in a

a brief moment. She said with bubbly eyes, “Edgar, are you planning to leave me here alone?

was on the verge of losing it, evident by his deepened and hoarse

hardly stepped out of the car when the door closed behind her with

turn around, the car had taken off with a squeak

time Edgar had treated

in color, as it disappeared into the dark.

get in trouble, but Edgar’s actions were

He wound down the window as the wind whipped violently with the speeding car. The

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