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.

about sowing discord here. I’ve already told Edgar about my

Juan, 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,

brow, and one of his men stepped forward to lash out at

and swollen.

widened in

remained unyielding. “As I said, even if I can’t touch

Erica fumed with

In the past, Debra had always looked

go,” Edgar

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

she asked

head. “Just a bit of ringing in my ears, I’ll be

hook up with Edgar? How could he like someone like her? His

mused, “Perhaps he is protecting Shelia