When Love Breaks by Jack

Chapter 421

Chapter 421

The mood was decidedly awkward.

Edith Ford was still in a daze, “Added? When did I add you? No, I didn’t!”

I shot back, “No? Really?”

“I… um…”

Clearing her throat and casting a glance towards Gregory, Edith’s lips twitched, “Did I… add you?”

Gregory nodded, firm as a rock, “You did.”

“I did?”

“Yes, you did.”

“Right, I did.”

Suddenly enlightened, Edith flashed a smile at me, “I’m so sorry, my memory is just terrible. Yes, I did add you…”

Turning to Gregory, she asked, “When did I do it again?”

“At dinner, remember?” Gregory raised an eyebrow.

“Oh, right.”

Edith smacked her forehead, “Yes, yes, I even asked Greg for your contact then. It was about his knee pain!”

Then, uncertain again, she asked Gregory, “That was it, right?”

Gregory just gave her a look.

Edith, with a meaningful smile, turned to me, “That was my backup account, I barely use it. How about we add each other again?”

“Sure.”

We shared a knowing/smile.

contacts, I left the Ford residence,

home.

09:30

in her apartment, Edith pivoted from the elevator and assessed

staring at? Got something on

“No, no, no.”

my eyes on this handbag,

don’t you just rob

with your friend about that

his teeth,

big spender,

him, grinning, “I’l| have the SA hold it

phone pinged with a notification–a deposit of five

of careful planning, known for being pretty stingy. He was proudly saving up for what he called a “wife

stingy. Aside from holidays, getting anything out of him was like

with suspicion, “Since when

“Hush money.”

her a sidelong glance, “Also, doesn’t your bestie know Bella Taylor? The one whose daughter popped up out

Edith realized his true intentions, patting

a raised eyebrow, “What, getting restless

2/4

hard to get to

me back the

“You could’ve just said so.

back to Vista Town, don’t you think? Maybe bring Ike back with you?” Gregory

“Yeah.”

a twinge of guilt, “I’ll pick him up

that her ex–husband gave her custody without a fight was

dating,

“You???”

Edith was flabbergasted.

impatient, especially

a child, just seeing kids