From Heartbreak to Happily Ever After

Chapter 401

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“What’s so urgent that it can’t wait till morning?” Shella eyed Edgar skeptically.

She didn’t buy his story for a second. Men were all the same–if they weren’t up to no good at home, they were sure as hell up to no good elsewhere.

Her gaze sharpened as she spotted a smudge of lipstick on his white collar.

She reached out and grabbed his collar, thrusting it towards him accusingly. “What’s this?”

Edgar’s mind flashed back to Debra’s calculated lean–in, her smirk as she left him in the car. He’d been played. She’d wanted Shelia to see this, to sow discord.

His hesitation was all Shelia needed. “You’re unbelievable. You say you love me, but you won’t even touch me. It’s all a lie, isn’t it? I knew you were cheating.”

“Jade, just listen…”

she screamed. “I’m telling my dad. You don’t love me. It’s all just

sham.”

turned to storm out, Edgar’s hand

at him, shock etched on her face.

precious gem, now loomed over her. His eyes were cold and distant. He crouched down, gripping her

Blair?” he sneered. “You barely deserve

was shocked.

you think I wouldn’t figure it out?” he scoffed. “You’re not Jade but the daughter of a gambler, a murderer, and a liar. Turning you into Jade is already the biggest favor I could do. You should

stunned. “You know?”

petty tricks could fool me?” Edgar snorted, releasing her

to the floor, fear gripping her heart. She thought she had covered. everything well, but it turned out Edgar had known all along.

Chapter 401

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