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.

arm. “Don’t even think about sowing discord

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.

men stepped forward

and swollen.

widened in shock

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

Erica fumed

down Debra’s mouth, and Shella looked on with satisfaction. In the past, Debra had always looked down on her.

go,” Edgar said, holding her

the bodyguards. Once they

you all right?” she asked anxiously, examining

of ringing in my ears, I’ll

frowned. “How did Shelia manage to hook up with Edgar? How could he like someone like her? His taste is

mused, “Perhaps he is protecting Shelia because of the