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

and warned her again, “I won't tell Mr. Edbert about today,

pushed her into the room before

in a panic when she saw Edbert

fruits were still

did not blame her; he simply told her, "Get

you to Royden Residence tonight.” “But

said in a

personality became timid and

and lowered her

get ready” Edbert

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

The way he spoke sounded like he

hair stood on end when

not shy away from the public's

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

blamed all the problems

is a matter of the Royden family” He painted himself as a kind and respectable adult to

public speculated that he might've

at the detention center, Gigi was in

her ‘friends’ had distanced

dirty eye whenever they saw her

do?"

quickly surrounded by a mob

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

don't have a

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

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

frowned; how is it that I'm still in

throwing marbles at Gigi, but Gigi could only retreat further

time she visits

know? She's so self-righteous! She never asked my opinion when

do | have to be thankful to her?" Gigi shouted at

contain the rage in

leave but turned around when she

at Gigi with cold

never seen someone with such intimidating