Chapter 106: Chapter 106: The Air Escaped

Her tone was calm and composed, yet Edward Stephens detected a certain underlying meaning.

He furrowed his brows slightly and retorted, "When else have I not arrived on time? You can’t keep adding inexplicable charges against me."

Daisy Ginger pressed her lips together, looked at him for a moment, and finally, without a word, withdrew her gaze as if there was nothing more to say, grabbed her bag, and left.

Edward Stephens had no choice but to reach out and grasp her wrist. In a low, hoarse voice, he said helplessly, "Daisy, can you be reasonable?"

"..."

"I left very early that day." Edward explained to her, "But halfway through, I received a call from Emily Ginger."

"..."

"but then I heard a strange noise. It sounded as if...someone was drowning," he said this as if uncertain, his tone

lashes falling,

tender stem, easily breakable with a slight twist. Without reason, he slightly loosened his grip, merely holding her as he pulled her closer. His voice was low, slightly hoarse, with a

slender

fell onto his lap, the man sighing lightly as he coaxed in a low voice, "I prepared a birthday gift for you...would

on his lap for a

her head and gave

knew that Daisy wasn’t buying

her high heel, stood up from his embrace, tidied her shirt, and then lifted her pretty face to give him a harsh, mocking smile: "A hero, Mr. Stephens, should I award you a banner for the top ten model citizens and have it framed for you? You made a promise to me. If you didn’t fulfill it, don’t make excuses. Don’t say that Emily Ginger was on the other end of the line. Even if she had died in front of you, you should have come over. If you can’t do it, don’t promise

the rest of the sentence—You

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