Chapter: 17

Yusuf’s jaw dropped at the sight of this.

What the hell was wrong with Edmund? He seemed to be off his rocker. Chelsea was his ex-wife now. Her words shouldn’t get to him.

He never treated her right, anyway.

Yusuf took a deep breath and tried to calm his friend down. He patted him on the shoulder.

“Don’t let what she said get to you. The way I see it, this is for the best. Since she’s pretending not to know you, it means she would never pester you again. Just chill.”

Edmund slapped Yusuf’s hand away. He lit another cigarette and took a puff. With a sneer, he inquired, “How are you so sure that she won’t pester me anymore?”

do you mean?” Yusuf asked in

his eyes and said slowly,

against it. He just stared at him. As far as he was concerned, Edmund was getting himself

wasn’t playing hard to get. She was clearly trying to avoid him

aman. And that was exactly

Knew that his friend’s ego would be battered more than

They could do just about anything to please the man that

there, they could

of a sudden, Edmund’s phone rang. The call

face as he stared at the caller ID. His mother

to bring Diane home for dinner tonight?” Alena asked unhappily

skipped my mind,” he replied

more. She queried furiously, “Why did it skip your mind? What else were you thinking about? Diane is a good girl. What’s stopping you from getting married to her as soon as possible?

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