Chapter: 37

Seeing that everyone was calm again, Luka walked to the podium to begin the briefing. Earlier this morning, Chelsea had sent him a soft copy of the outline when she realized that she couldn’t make it.

“Didn’t she tell you what kind of accident she had?” Edmund asked, just when Luka mounted the podium.

Diane clenched her fists under the table. Her jealousy spiked up. Edmund’s tone was formal, but she felt that he was genuinely worried about Chelsea.

She was surprised at herself for feeling that way. After all, it was no secret that Edmund loathed Chelsea. She tried to banish the jealous thoughts from her mind. But a voice continued to tell her that Edmund actually cared about Chelsea.

Fixing the microphone close to his mouth, Luka replied slowly, “Well, I didn’t ask her. Since she didn’t mention it, I didn’t want to pry. I think it’s best to respect her privacy.”

This was actually a lie. Luka knew exactly why Chelsea didn’t show up.

her practice to go to her mother’s tomb every morning on her death anniversary. The cemetery was in the suburbs. Chelsea had rushed to the suburbs Last night in hopes that she would be

it rained so much. On the way back to Vertoak, the bus she took

the ambulance insisted on taking all the passengers to the hospital.

to tell Edmund what exactly happened to Chelsea. His instincts told him that Edmund had feelings for Chelsea, so he wanted to confirm if it was

squinted at Luka when

knew that every employee ought to give full explanations for their absence. And this was why he didn’t believe that Chelsea didn’t tell Luka what

couldn’t help but wonder why Luka was keeping him in the dark. Edmund could

in his head for a while. In the end, he came to the conclusion that

singer before he changed to an actor. He starred in many movies and plays. Due to his great talent and good looks, he became a household name in no

wasn’t until a few years ago that he decided to take the backseat and start his own production company-Peak

broke up after so many years due to personality differences. There had been tons of rumors Linking Luka to many celebrities, Like actresses, models, and

and forty-year-old Luka, Edmund’s self-esteem deflated. He felt like his thirty-two-year-old self was no match for

eyes

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