Chapter: 53

A call from Luka came through. He asked Chelsea about the outcome of her meeting with Edmund.

“Mr. Pierce, due to some unavoidable reasons, I wasn’t able to discuss anything with Mr. Nelson tonight,” Chelsea said without mincing words.

“What happened?” Luka asked with concern.

Although Chelsea was obligated to report what happened during the meeting, she couldn’t tell Luka what happened in detail. She was ashamed to say that Diane showed up out of nowhere just when Edmund reached out to give her pieces of tissue to wipe off the coffee stain on her clothes.

Such a scenario would make it seem Like she was in a love triangle with Edmund and Diane. It would also seem like she was coming between the couple yet again.

After pondering about it for a while, Chelsea finally said, “Oh, it’s nothing. I have just been thinking, Mr. Pierce. Considering that I have a past with Mr. Nelson, I shouldn’t have gotten involved in the project. Please I would Like you to replace me with someone else. I’m more than willing to hand over my work to the replacement once you find one.”

He asked, “Let me get this straight. Are you saying you want

Chelsea readily

insults and mockery she received

want to be in the news as the woman who was standing in the way of their love. As a result, she wanted to make sure tonight’s occurrence didn’t

I see.” Luka’s voice lowered to a grumble. Without saying anything more, he sighed and hung

Yusuf’s

here after dropping Diane off. The night was far spent, but he was yet to have dinner. Yusuf asked his

to bring him a bottle of wine. He drank alone, without offering his friend even as little

Why aren’t you treating me well?” Edmund blew a short fuse when he saw that Yusuf

tonight. Chelsea’s return reminded me that you usually have stomach troubles. What you need now is food, not alcohol.

time Edmund didn’t experience stomach upset was while he was married to Chelsea. He had stayed away from alcohol and eaten right

regret for a while. He then said, “I am sorry for allowing you to drink a lot in the

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