When Diane held him, disgust filled Edmund’s eyes.

He raised his hand and pushed her away. He said lightly, “It’s not on impulse, Diane. It’s on who you are as a person.”

How could she let Gerry and the assistant director sexually harass Chelsea? She was also a woman. How could she allow such a horrendous thing?

Today, for the first time, Edmund realized that he didn’t share the same values with Diane. No wonder he always felt that there was something missing between them.

Diane couldn’t stop crying and pleaded over and over, “I’m sorry. I’m sorry, Edmund. I won’t do it again, I swear…”

“Only a virtuous, kind and dependable woman can be the next Mrs. Nelson. I will never settle for less!” After saying these words, Edmund left without a backward glance. His statement hung in the air even after he walked out. It was obvious that he was trying to say that Diane wasn’t qualified to be his wife.

Don’t walk out on me!” Diane cried hysterically, but her shout fell on

mind was filled with thoughts about Chelsea. In his books, she was the

time they were married, Chelsea never did anything to taint the Nelson family’s

stayed out of the public eye and never got into trouble with any outsider. Her calm attitude was one of the

able to concentrate on work. In the space of three years, he took Nelson Group to great heights he never imagined while

He thought she

been bad to Chelsea.

he shouldn’t have emotionally abused her even though he didn’t love

go to Yusuf’s bar to drink with him. But his friend

drink under my watch. You need to stay away from alcohol. Besides, didn’t you just get discharged from the hospital?” Yusuf spoke seriously and handed him a glass

Why did you do that? Anyway, I thought of offering you some juice. But I guess water is the

didn’t utter a word. He took a sip from the water, staring blankly into space. Chelsea was

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