Edgar and His Destined Wife

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.

fault that things had come to this

back to her hospital room and warned her again, “I

pushed her into the room

up to him; she blurted out in a panic when

fruits were still on the

he simply

you to Royden Residence tonight.” “But

me,’ Xena said

personality became timid and

her lip and lowered her head, "I

ready” Edbert

eyes and said, “It's been tough on you

way he spoke

end when she met

away from the public's scrutiny nor

evidence and was able to persuade them with

blamed all the problems

of the Royden family” He painted himself as

public speculated that he might've

at the detention center, Gigi

‘friends’ had distanced

eye whenever they saw her after her counseling

are you going to do?" Gigi's face was full of

by a

Bowler, sneered at her,

don't have

treats you so well, yet you are blinded by hatred” Gigi's eyes turned icy,

Sheena, do you think we'd care if you died?"

in Jean's care? She

Gigi, but Gigi could only retreat further from the

reconcile with Jean the next time she visits you? Don't

asked my opinion when she did things, apparently for

do | have to be thankful to

the rage

but turned around when she heard Gigi's

at Gigi

never seen someone with such