“I’m going to be busy tomorrow, so I can‘t drink. I don’t want to get a hangover.” Truthfully, she simply didn’t want to drink with Edmund. She felt it was inappropriate to drink with her ex-husband at a hotel in the nighttime.

“I think you can drink as much as you want. It won’t be a big deal if you down this bottle,” Edmund said, holding her gaze.

Chelsea was uncomfortable. Was he praising her or being sarcastic? She took a sip of wine in order to get him off her back. Her phone rang just as they began to eat. It was a call from Luka.

Chelsea got up and walked over to the bedroom, Leaving Edmund at the table. Edmund immediately became upset. He had been so happy to be with Chelsea, however, Luka’s call reminded him that Chelsea was now Luka’s girlfriend.

“Had dinner yet?” Luka asked Chelsea on the phone, his voice full of tenderness. Luka was aware that Chelsea and Edmund were on a business trip together. Chelsea had told him about it before they left. It was business, so Luka understood and wasn’t unreasonable.

Chelsea told everything after thinking for a while.

“I’m eating. Mr. Nelson and I are having dinner in my room,” she said, being honest.

don’t have to give me the details, Chelsea. I’m only your boyfriend in name

day after that. Luka reassured her and said she would succeed for sure. There was a smile on her face

didn’t smile at him all the way from Vertoak till that very moment. Yet she was smiling so happily now. It seemed Luka made her happy. Edmund turned away and downed the wine in

wine bottle empty as she put

really drink the

eaten his food, but he drank all the wine. Had he forgotten he

Edmund didn’t bother pretending.

am in a bad mood. I didn’t realize when

Luka’s call? Chelsea decided to ignore him and finish her meal. She picked up the knife and fork and continued to

for her and downed that as well. Chelsea almost jumped from the shock of his sudden movement. Why did he drink her wine? It was an indirect

wasn’t a big deal, “You weren’t drinking anyway.”

“So what?”

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