Chapter: 42

The gory scene of a car accident he once saw in a movie flashed in his mind. Edmund’s heart began to race as he thought of Chelsea being in such a life-threatening situation. He regretted speaking to her rudely just now.

Now that Edmund realized that Chelsea didn’t show up for the meeting because of a tangible reason, he beat himself up for speaking to her in that manner.

After thinking of the right words to say, Edmund called her again to apologize. But the calls disconnected after the first ring. It was obvious that Chelsea was declining his calls.

Edmund came up with another idea. He summoned Leo and ordered, “Send the driver to the suburban hospital to pick up someone.”

“Okay.” Leo nodded and asked curiously, “Who exactly should he pick up?”

“Ahem! Edmund cleared his throat and said with great difficulty, “Chelsea.”

eyes widened in surprise. When he saw his boss’s frown, he bowed slightly and

what? I’ve changed my mind. You should go pick her up instead,” Edmund said, stopping Leo in

Leo since he was a calm and reliable assistant who had been working with

nodded. He then suggested,

because Chelsea had been giving him the cold shoulder

was told. Forty minutes later, he made a call to

to get in the car. She got in Mr. Pierce’s instead

made Edmund’s blood boil. His fingers tightened around his phone. He queried, “Are

had marked Luka as one of his rivals. The fact that Luka went to pick Chelsea up fueled his suspicion. After all,

already here when I

Edmund was speechless.

asked her if she had any injuries. She has a small scratch on her

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