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.

was all her fault that things

again, “I won't

into the room before

in a panic when she saw Edbert waving to

were still

her; he

you to Royden Residence

me,’ Xena said in a

personality became

bit her lip and lowered her head, "I

get ready” Edbert smiled,

said, “It's been tough on you these few

way he spoke sounded like he was playing

end

did not shy away from the

solid evidence and

all the

this is a matter of the Royden family”

that he might've been threatened by

the detention center, Gigi was in a tight

her ‘friends’ had distanced themselves from

her the dirty eye whenever

going to do?" Gigi's face

was quickly surrounded by a mob

the group, Sheena Bowler, sneered at her, “You're a

you don't

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

Sheena, do you think we'd care if you died?" “Let's just throw

that I'm still in Jean's

but Gigi could only retreat further from

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

know? She's so self-righteous! She never asked my opinion when she did things, apparently for my

| have to be thankful

the rage

leave but turned around when she

at Gigi

someone with

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