Chapter 419 The Real Edward

There was a moment of silence in the restaurant as Freya stared at Edward in disbelief.

Edward’s entire demeanor had changed; he was no longer the sunny and vibrant young man he usually was. He sat there as if nothing had happened, but there was a hint of coldness in

his demeanor.

In that instant, Edward and Jamie truly looked like brothers.

She had always believed that these two brothers were nothing alike. Edward was innocent, cheery, and full of vitality.

But at that moment, she realized that she had never truly known him.

Was this the real him?

The veins on Jamie’s neck bulged as he forced out a laugh. “Edward, are you done pretending?”

There was a hint of iciness on Edward’s face as he responded, “Jamie, you know very well that I like her. Yet, you kept her locked up here. You’ve gone too far.”

you find out?!”

Edward gentled the look on his face when he looked at her. There was even a glimmer of fondness for her in his eyes.

Her heart trembled, and she snapped her head toward Edward. “When did

“Do you remember the first time we went for a stroll in the backyard after I regained consciousness?” Edward said.

She frowned, unable to figure out just when he had discovered the truth.

Jamie had always been a meticulous man. So, he had ordered all the servants to treat her as the mistress of the villa whenever they were around Edward.

Edward naturally sensed her confusion, so he patiently explained, “That day, we saw some flowers in the yard. I asked you if there were still roses in this season, and you said yes.”

She suddenly recalled that particular detail and she pursed her lips. “What of it?”

weren’t roses; they were peonies. Strictly speaking, they were tree peonies. If you were truly the owner here, the servants

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to detail was no less than Jamie’s.

flowers. That was when I started questioning everything. It all turned to head when you gave

fists as she hadn’t expected Edward to

eyes.

room and never leaving the house, I wouldn’t notice a thing. But that’s the

continued, “When I first noticed those clues, I deliberately ignored them. Perhaps deep down, I was being selfish and only wanted you to accompany me. So, I intentionally overlooked those clues. However, your recent mental state has been poor.

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me too well. When I told them to remove the wine, they did as they were

looked at Edward and realized that she

I promise I’ll

turned her attention to Jamie, who was already losing consciousness. He was clearly struggling to

just been dismissed by

of them.

consciousness for a while. You should rest for now. I need to take Freya away. I’ll apologize

on his cheeks and used the pain to fuel his consciousness as he hissed, “Edward! How are you going

his body trembling

his gaze

favorite toys as a child. You liked them so much that you would dismantle them and reassemble them until the toy became what you wanted. There’s no way I would let

collapsed onto

turned to Freya. “Let

hadn’t moved a muscle throughout the siblings’ altercation. Although she knew that this. was a rare opportunity… If she

“But your illness…”

I’ve known for a long time that my illness is incurable. It’s terminal. Still, you need to leave

that he understood his brother best and

still hesitating, he approached her

out of the dining room, passing through

the hallway, Monkey had just returned and was surprised to see Edward and Freya. Nevertheless, he still respectfully bowed to Freya and

sunny smile and said, “Sir, my brother drank too

Monkey immediately nodded.

Freya’s hand and went straight to

the men guarding the entrance have been given explicit orders to never let you out of the premises. So, even if I take you with

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