Edgar’s Relentless Pursue for The Love of His Life

Chapter 43

Chapter 43 Lay All the Blame on Her

When Edgar closed the door behind him, Gigi released the breath she was holding. She couldn’t hold in her delight. She didn’t make a mistake earlier. Edgar must have believed her words. He would take revenge on Jean for her.

She only needed to wait for the good news. “Gigi, why did Mr. Royden leave already? Is he mad that you attended the reception?” Linda entered the room and asked worriedly.

Edgar was a crucial backer for Gigi. If their relationship was strained, Gigi would have trouble receiving offers for brand endorsements and shows.

Gigi raised her slender wrists and blew on her wound lightly. Joy shone from her eyes. “He wouldn’t be angry at me.”

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Jean twisted off the last crab leg and finished off the meat. She leaned back in her seat and washed it down with a swig of beer. Ben, sat across the table, wasn’t surprised when she let out a burp.

“How’s the food? Is it to your liking?” he asked amusingly. Almost all the food on the table was finished by Jean.

“It’s not too bad.” With a hand under her chin, Jean pulled out a card and placed it on the table. “I feel bad for always eating at your expense. I’ll buy this meal.”

Her phone on the table vibrated. She picked it up and stared blankly at the number flashing on the screen. “Who is it?” Ben asked when she didn’t pick up the call.

“It’s no one, just a spam call.” She forced a smile and rejected the call without a moment of hesitation. “Let’s leave. I have things to do tomorrow.”

into her heart ages ago. She wouldn’t be able to forget it for

from afar. “There’s a taxi

men in black suits stood

them, observing the black car stopped at the roadside. “Mr.

and the warm air from the air conditioning in the car. But the man next to her

his seat, snuffed out the cigarette in his hand. “It hasn’t been long

her smile was hollow. “You don’t need to act in this way. You’re supposed to loathe me just as much as Gigi does. I’ve lost more than just a child. Could she not even take that small

heavier outside the car. “Mr. Royden, are you not here to avenge your dear wife?

raised her head and met Edgar’s cold eyes. She couldn’t help but back down at his

on her face seemed cold. A cold sweat broke out on her back. She tried to break free. He lowered his head abruptly and devoured

But the man reached for the zipper on her clothes without pausing. Jean

and looked into her eyes. “I thought you wanted to make me pay. Is

you disappear in Yorktown with just a word. Just stop this meaningless struggle,

her fists. He had always humiliated her offhandedly. “Yes, I want to take revenge on you. But I haven’t thought things through. These are all

tension in the car was palpable.

followed me to the hotel, and now you are stripping my clothes. Are you deprived of women, Mr. Royden? Does Gigi not

clothes were in disarray. He glanced at her alluring collarbone and suppressed

I fall for her? She’s absurd. Yet those words had pieced his heart, causing him