From Heartbreak to Happily Ever After

Chapter

Edgar’s voice was as hard and unyielding as steel. “Yes.”

Erica met his gaze head–on, her lips curling into a sneer. “Mr. Odom, it seems you’ve been the top dog in Booton for too long. You’re forgetting that Seamar City has its own rules. Even if the Frazier Group is bankrupt, I am protecting Debra. With Marlon and the Osborne family backing her up, you might find it hard to leave Seamar City tomorrow if you do anything stupid today.”

“Are you threatening Edgar?” Shelia growled defiantly, pointing at Erica. “What’s Debra to you? Why are you protecting her? She’s dragging her feet about divorcing Juan while stringing along Marion. You should be disgusted with her.”

Erica’s temper flared. “Shut up!”

Debra, sensing the storm about to break, quickly intervened. “Miss Miles, don’t get worked up the baby.

It’s bad for

All eyes turned to Shelia’s belly. The news of her pregnancy with Juan’s child had spread like wildfire, ensuring that everyone in the country knew of her condition.

grip on Edgar’s arm. “Don’t even think about sowing discord here. I’ve already told Edgar about my pregnancy. He said he would treat the child as

holding his position above everything else. Now that you have a new love, have you forgotten the old one?” Erica scoffed, then turned to Edgar, “Mr. Odom, you’re doing a good job as a stand–in, but I wonder what you see in Shelia. She’s just a liar. Your choice of women is so

his men stepped

and swollen.

widened in shock and

“As I said, even if I can’t touch

Erica fumed

trickle of blood trialed down Debra’s mouth, and Shella looked on with satisfaction. In the past, Debra had always looked down

Edgar said, holding

out of the restaurant, followed by the bodyguards. Once they were gone, Erica rushed to Debra’s side, her

you all right?” she asked anxiously, examining

head. “Just a bit of ringing in

Shelia manage to hook up with Edgar?

protecting