Xena was rooted to the spot.

She felt a chill go down her spine as she watched the elevator doors close.

| can't believe Edgar will be this cold to me.

“Edgar..” Where did the man fram my youth go? George found Xena staring at the elevator doors.

"Mr. Edbert is asking for you,’ George said and woke Xena up from her reverie.

"What?" "You've already gone down this route; you can't go back on your words now.

You know too much for Mr. Edbert to let you leave." George grabbed onto her wrist and coldly reminded her.

Xena chewed on her lip angrily and stepped back, “No...

| haven't decided yet.

Edgar will surely help me if I tell him." Her hand shook as she reached for her phone in her bag.

"| have a recording as evidence.

| will show it to the world? her voice was weak with panic.

George furrowed his brows and snickered, "You are a clever girl; why would you do something so stupid?" Xena did not understand what he meant.

In the next second, he snatched her bag and phone.

"Anyone who betrays Mr. Edbert will not end up well.

Sam Reece is a living example.

You're an adult; there's no free lunch in this world, George said menacingly.

If it weren't for Edbert Royden, Xena would still be a typical college student.

She would never have had the chance to intern at Royden Group or to be interviewed by reporters.

Neither would she have had the opportunity to wear branded clothes or carry branded bags.

This whole situation had sprouted from a scheme.

She knew about their unethical behavior yet chose to help them due to her greed.

her fault that things had come

again, “I won't tell Mr. Edbert

her into the room before

she blurted out in a panic when she saw

fruits were still

her; he simply told her,

Residence tonight.” “But Edgar doesn't

Xena said in a small

personality became timid and

and lowered

go get ready”

her with twinkling eyes and said, “It's

way he spoke sounded like

stood on end when she

from the public's

to them like he had solid evidence and was able to persuade them with

the problems

is a matter of the Royden family” He painted himself

speculated that he might've been threatened

Gigi

her ‘friends’ had

eye whenever they saw her

you going to do?" Gigi's

quickly surrounded by a

group, Sheena Bowler, sneered at her,

don't have

you are blinded by hatred” Gigi's eyes turned icy, "Do you know Jean?”

“If Jean had not begged Sheena, do you think we'd care if

it that I'm still in Jean's care? She slowly slid

throwing marbles at Gigi, but Gigi could only

reconcile with Jean the next time she visits you? Don't pull her down with you,’

She never asked my opinion when she did

be thankful to

couldn't contain the rage

leave but turned around

Gigi

had never seen someone with such

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