“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.

“You don’t have to give me the details, Chelsea. I’m only your boyfriend in name after all. I trust you won’t do anything with

They discussed the negotiation she would handle the next day after that. Luka reassured her and said she would succeed for sure. There was a

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

surprised to find the wine bottle empty as

the whole bottle?” She

eaten his food, but he drank all the wine. Had he forgotten he had a stomachache? He wasn’t supposed

Edmund didn’t bother pretending.

mood. I didn’t

to ignore him and finish her meal. She picked up the knife

mood worsened. He took the glass he had poured for her and downed that as well. Chelsea almost jumped

“You weren’t drinking anyway.” Having enough, she finally answered him, “I already

“So what?”

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