《Billionaire 鈥檚 Unforgettable First Love》 Chapter 1 Reunion Chapter 1 Reunion Chapter 1 Reunion "Room service." Gwenyth gently knocked on the door while holding a serving trolley outside the presidential suite. Soon, the door was half opened by someone in the room. A ck figure shed by. "Hello, here is the food you ordered." Gwenyth pushed the door open and wheeled the serving trolley into the room with her head slightly lowered. There was a square table covered with a white tablecloth in front of the French window. A beautiful young woman with fair skin was sitting by the window. She wore a red slip dress with long curly hair hanging over one of her shoulders, looking extremely elegant. Gwenyth recognized her at a nce. That was Nancy Shandy, a popr female star in the entertainment circle. Recently, Nancy happened to be on the trending list because she was said to have had a secret romance with Edison Yates for three years. Gwenyth knew Edison. Moreover, she was familiar with him. Gwenyth had lived in the Yates house for fifteen years. Her mother was a nutritionist there, responsible for preparing food for Ismael, Edison''s grandfather. Her mother didn''t resign and move out of the Yates with Gwenyth and Gwenyth''s sister until Gwenyth finished the college entrance examination. It had been four years since then. Gwenyth stopped the serving trolley next to the table and put all the dishes ordered by Nancy on it. There were two portions of steak, a sd, a bottle of good red wine, and a bucket of ice cream. Clearly, it was a meal for two people. Somehow, Gwenyth felt a little frustrated. "Is Nancy going to have lunch with Edison here?" wondered Gwenyth. The person who had opened the door for Gwenyth was not Nancy. Although Gwenyth didn''t see that person, she was sure that it was a man because he was tall and strong in ck. With a cold face, Nancy ordered, "Open the wine bottle." "Yes! Please wait a moment." Gwenyth picked up a corkscrew and opened the bottle. "Decant the wine!" Nancy nced at Gwenyth indifferently and looked her up and down, with a trace of contempt in her eyes. Her gaze made Gwenyth feel ufortable. Nancy''s voice was very cold and she was indeed beautiful, but she was not really a mischievous and lovelydy with a sweet voice as she was praised by her fans. It must just be a public persona that her agency helped her create. After all, actresses were always quite good at acting. Gwenyth bent down, held the wine decanter with one hand, and picked up the bottle with the other, slowly pouring the wine into the decanter bit by bit. "So, what do you think of my suggestion?" A deep and husky male voice came from the bedroom. A tall man in a ck shirt with his hands in his pockets walked out. The man was squinting slightly with a cigarette in his mouth. His tie was loosened and he looked a little flirtatious. Gwenyth was a little stunned at the sight of him. It should be he who opened the door two minutes ago. At that time, Gwenyth only saw a ck figure passing by and didn''t notice which room the man had entered. It was really Edison. They hadn''t seen each other for four years, and he had changed a lot. When they parted, they were both young. Now he was over 70 inches tall, and the teenage spirit on his face had faded away. He had a chiseled face, deep eyes, and great charisma, looking manly and a little mischievous. Gwenyth''s heart skipped a beat. She was so flustered that she didn''t know what to do. She was afraid that Edison would recognize her. Belonging to N?velDrama.Org. But soon, she found that her worries were unfounded. Edison didn''t look at her at all. His eyes were fixed on Nancy all the time. Gwenyth breathed a sigh of relief secretly and continued to pour the remaining wine in the bottle into the decanter. "Don''t push me!" Nancy frowned and said coldly, "Why do I have to get married as you wish? I''m on the threshold of my career. You can''t destroy it." "My grandfather is in poor health. He wants to see me get married," said Edison. "You only consider your grandfather. Have you considered my feelings?" Nancy''s tone became tough and she didn''t give in at all. "I haven''t been able to get popr since I debuted a year ago. Recently, I''ve just had a sign of sess and got several chances to be the advertising spokesperson. And a film and televisionpany invited me to y the female lead. This is a great opportunity for me. How can you ask me to give up this opportunity to marry you now?" Anyway, she wasn''t afraid of losing him. After all, she had saved Ismael, and Ismael doted on her a lot. She was sure that Ismael only wanted her to be his granddaughter-inw, but she didn''t want to get married so soon. She would like to focus on her career and enjoy a glorious life for a few years. She thought it was better to quit showbiz and marry Edison when she made enough money. "Are you rejecting me?" Edison raised his eyebrows and took out a hand from his pocket. With his fair and long fingers, he mped the cigarette in his mouth. Then, he exhaled a mouthful of smoke and walked up to Nancy, putting one hand on the back of her chair. Looking down at her, he said arrogantly, "Don''t think that I have no idea what you are nning. I''ll give you another chance. Would you marry me or not?" Gwenyth was only one step away from Edison. They were so close that she could smell the faint scent of tobo from him. She stood aside and put the two goblets and the decanter on the table. With a cold face, Nancy kept silent. Edison fixed his bright and deep eyes on her as if he wanted to see through her. The two remained silent. There followed a tense silence in the room. Gwenyth wanted to leave. She plucked up her courage and cut in, "Excuse me! Is there anything else I can help you with?" Nancy and Edison were arguing about private affairs. It was really embarrassing for Gwenyth to stay there. "Yes," Nancy responded arrogantly, raising her chin at the te of steak in front of her. "Help me cut it!" Gwenyth took two steps forward. When she was about to do what Nancy asked her to do, Edison suddenly raised his arm and gently pushed Gwenyth''s approaching hands away. Without looking at her, he said, "Don''t leave!" Then, he held the knife and fork in his slender hands and cut the beef on the te. After cutting it into small pieces, put down the knife in his hand and picked up a piece of beef with a fork. Nancy opened her mouth, but Edison didn''t feed her but put it into his own mouth. Edison chewed slowly with a mischievous smile. Nancy was both angry and upset. "Didn''t you cut it for me?" "Do you think you deserve it?" asked Edison. "Sooner orter, I''ll be your wife. Why don''t I deserve it?" "Although my grandfather likes you, it doesn''t mean I like you very much. Don''t push your luck." Seeing Edison be tough, Nancy immediately softened her tone. She held onto his arm and said in a coquettish manner, "Eddie, please understand. I just want to focus on my career now. Your grandpa is in good health now. No rush! Give me more time, all right?" Edison gave no response. Nancy continued, "Could you just wait for a few more years?" "What gives you the confidence to think that I''ll wait for you?" asked Edison. "Your grandfather promised that only I could be his granddaughter-inw." Edison sneered and shook off her hand. "You won''t marry me now, will you?" Nancy hesitated for a while and nodded because she didn''t want to ruin her newly started career. "Since you have made up your mind, you won''t have any objection if I marry someone else, right?" Nancy was shocked. "Are you joking?" "I never joked." Edison threw the fork on the table and put his arm around the shoulders of the woman next to him. Gwenyth was startled. Her mind went nk as she turned her head to look at the big hand on her shoulder. "If you don''t marry me, I will marry her," Edison said in a yful tone, which shocked not only Nancy but also Gwenyth. Gwenyth thought to herself, "What the hell is going on? How can Edison get me involved when they''re having a quarrel? He even said he would marry me? Ridiculous!" Edison hadn''t looked at Gwenyth since she came in. Clearly, he just imed that to make Nancy angry. "She is just a room attendant here. If you want to piss me off, you should have found a decent woman." Nancy gave a fake smile and red daggers at Gwenyth. "What''s wrong with being a room attendant?" Edison turned to look Gwenyth up and down. Her hair was tied on the back of her head. She wore a tight white shirt and a ck tight skirt, and her waist was so thin as if he could wrap around it with simply a hand. Besides, she had ample bosom, cute buttocks as well as slender, fair, and straight legs. She was so hot that few men in the world could fight the urge to take a few more looks at her. Feeling that Gwenyth''s shoulder was shaking, Edison tightened his grip on it, keeping and even broadening the smile on her face. "Nancy, open your eyes wide and have a good look. She has a more generous chest than you. I won''t suffer any loss if I marry her." Chapter 2 Youre My Girlfriend from Now on Chapter 2 You''re My Girlfriend from Now on Chapter 2 You''re My Girlfriend from Now on "A more generous chest? He won''t suffer any loss?" Gwenyth wondered, stunned. Suddenly, she became furious and thought, "What does Edison take me for?" Gwenyth put up with it and reminded Edison politely, "Sir, please take your hand off me." Edison ignored her and stared at Nancy with a smile. "If you regret it and beg me to marry you, I may give you another chance." Nancy was so angry that she grabbed the decanter on the table and intended to ssh wine on Edison''s face. Edison reacted quickly. He grabbed Nancy by the wrist and said with a smile, "Don''t be so violent. You don''t look lovely at all." "You...." Nancy was too angry to continue. "It seems that you don''t intend to beg me, do you?" asked Edison. "You''re simply fooling around. Your grandpa must be pissed off if he knows it," snapped Nancy. "So, you''re going toin about it to my grandpa again?" asked Edison. "Why not? Your grandfather dotes on me anyway." Nancy pretended to be fearless. She let go of the decanter and let it fall to the ground with a crisp sound. The decanter was broken, leaving the red wine all over the floor. Nancy shook off Edison''s hand and picked up her limited edition bag. Before leaving, she shot Edison a re and snarled, "I''ll go to tell your grandpa that you bullied me." "Hmph! No matter how tough Edison is, he has to obey Ismael and apologize to me," thought Nancy. "If you have the guts, just go ahead," said Edison. "Aren''t you afraid that I will really tell on you?" asked Nancy. "You always did it, didn''t you?" Edison retorted. Nancy was so angry that she stomped her feet. "Fine. Sooner orter, you''ll have to give in and apologize to me." The smile on Edison''s face gradually faded away, and his eyes turned cold. He calmly pinched the cigarette in his hand and said indifferently, "Nancy, you know me well. If you walk out of this room, we''ll be done." "Don''t scare me. I won''t buy it," Nancy responded. She had Ismael''s back, and she didn''t think she had to be afraid of anything. In a fit of anger, she overturned the table and broke the tes and sses. The loud noise made Gwenyth shiver. Looking at the mess on the ground, she broke away from Edison''s grip and went out to push a cleaning trolley in. Nancy covered her nose with her hand, showing a look of disgust. She put her bag on her shoulder and left in her stilettos. Edison hated unreasonable women the most. Frowning, he sat down on the sofa with his long legs crossed and his arms on the back of the sofa. His eyes coldly nced at Gwenyth. Her chest was fair, and the lines of her neck and corbone were sexy and soft. He looked down and saw a work badge on the left side of her shirt. She was a room attendant named Gwenyth Lovce. Edison narrowed his eyes and looked at her with deeper eyes. "Your name is Gwenyth Lovce?" Gwenyth didn''t stop what she was doing, but her heart sank and she was a little flustered. "Did he recognize me? We have lived in the same house for fifteen years. It shouldn''t be that easy to forget me, should it? I didn''t change much. It''s just that I''ve grown up a lot," thought Gwenyth. Edison nodded and asked, "How old are you?" "Twenty-two," responded Gwenyth. "Are you married?" Edison asked again. Gwenyth was rendered speechless and thought, "I don''t even have a boyfriend. How could I get married?" "I''m asking you," Edison reminded in a more serious tone. Gwenyth looked up at him and immediately looked away, continuing to clean up the fragments of the tes and sses. She remembered that Edison had given her a very expensive bracelet on her eighteen-year-old birthday four years ago. He was drunk that night and kissed her. That was her first kiss. On that night, she had even lost her virginity to him. She had kept it in mind since then and didn''t dare to forget it. Nor could she forget it. But it seemed that Edison didn''t even remember who she was. "Are you dumb?" Edison suddenly lost his temper. He grabbed Gwenyth by the chin and forced her to turn her face to him. "Are you married?" he asked again. "Sir, this is my privacy. I don''t have to report it to you," Gwenyth responded. "You''re quite arrogant." Edison raised his eyebrows and looked at her more seriously. Perhaps it was because Gwenyth didn''t put on makeup that she didn''t look stunning at a nce, but her features were delicate and her skin was fair. If she dressed up well, she should be very beautiful and not inferior to Nancy. Edison fixed his eyes on Gwenyth. Feeling his gaze, Gwenyth couldn''t help wondering if he had thought of something. "Sir, can you let go of me, please?" she pleaded. Edison held her chin so hard that she felt sore in it. Edison frowned as if he hadn''t heard her. "Have we met before?" he asked. "He finally realizes I look familiar," thought Gwenyth. Her face turned cold. "No, we haven''t." Edison quickly let go of her hand and let her continue to pick up the fragments from the ground. After cleaning up the rubbish, Gwenyth stood up, helped the table up, and changed to a new tablecloth. Then she picked up the mop and bent over to wipe the red wine on the ground with her back to Edison. She could feel his gaze on her, and it made her very ufortable. She turned around cautiously and stole a nce, only to meet Edison''s gaze. He smiled yfully, "Nice body." Gwenyth was speechless She had nice curves with an ample bosom, a thin waist, and cute butts, looking very hot. Clearly, she was one of the kind of men''s favorite women. "Please don''t be so rude!" Gwenyth frowned and turned around to continue mopping the floor. She could still feel Edison''s burning eyes. He just kept staring at her as if he wanted to see through her body. Gwenyth knew she had a nice figure. In fact, it gave her a psychological burden. She usually wore loose clothes, but she had to wear uniforms at work. The shirts looked quitemon on her colleagues, but when Gwenyth wore the shirt, it seemed as if her chest was going to burst out. Feeling Edison''s stare, Gwenyth blushed. "Sir, could you please...." She couldn''t help stopping what she was doing and intended to teach him a lesson. Edison naturally stretched out his arm and wrapped it around her waist. His hand was big and powerful, and he easily pulled her over. Defenseless, Gwenyth staggered back two steps and sat on Edison''s legs. "You!" "So soft." Edison smiled and changed his frown into a big smile. He held her waist with one hand and said in a bossy manner, "You''ll my girlfriend from now on." "What are you talking about?" Gwenyth looked at Edison in disbelief, thinking that he might be seriously ill. "I like your body very much."N?velDrama.Org is the owner. While speaking, Edison rubbed her waist. Gwenyth felt as if she had been electrocuted, and she shivered. Her heart suddenly thumped violently and almost jumped out of her chest. "Since you remain silent, it means that you have no objection, right?" asked Edison. "No. I don''t agree." She didn''t agree at all. Gwenyth struggled to get up, but Edison wrapped his arms around her waist tightly. Chapter 3 Give Her a Chance to Make Money Chapter 3 Give Her a Chance to Make Money Chapter 3 Give Her a Chance to Make Money "Sir, could you please show some respect to me?" Gwenyth couldn''t lose this job. She tried her best to maintain her professional image as a room attendant and didn''t lose her temper, but she really wanted to p Edison across the face. "Respect? What should I do then?" asked Edison. "Let go of me first!" said Gwenyth. "What if I don''t?" Edison teased. "Then I''ll shout for help," snapped Gwenyth. "Go ahead!" Gwenyth was rendered speechless. It was really useless to shout for help. The suite had a good sound instion effect, and there were only president''s suits on this floor. Only this room was upied, and the other suites were all empty. What was the point of shouting for help? Gwenyth wriggled, but she still couldn''t break free from Edison''s hand. She turned her face to re at him. "What the hell are you doing here?" "You can''t stand it?" Edison asked. "Nobody can stand it, all right?" Gwenyth snapped. "You should consider yourself lucky that I have interest in you," said Edison. "You lunatic!" cursed Gwenyth. Instead of getting angry, Edison smiled and said, "You''ve been staring at me since the moment you caught sight of me. You''re interested in me, aren''t you?" "Don''t talk nonsense." She just cast a few more nces at him. "By the way, I warn you. Don''t tell anyone about what happened between me and Nancy in this room. Understand?" Edison said. Of course, Gwenyth understood. He just warned her to keep her mouth shut and not to talk nonsense outside. "You are pretending to be dumb again. You like to y this, don''t you?" asked Edison. Gwenyth took a deep breath and pinched him on the arm with all her might, leaving a lot of nail marks on him. Edison frowned slightly. "You''re being rude." "Let go of me, or I''ll sue you for harassment," threatened Gwenyth. "This hotel is mine. Where are you going to sue me?" teased Edison. "I...." Edison put his fingers on her lips and stopped her from uttering what she wanted to say. Seeing that she stopped, he took back his hand, pulled out his phone from his pocket, and called his assistant Andy. As soon as the call went through, Edison gave an order and then hung up. "Prepare the agreement and deliver it to my room," Edison said in an icy cold tone. "Agreement? What kind of agreement?" wondered Gwenyth. When she was about to ask, Edison wrapped his arm around her waist. Feeling that the hand pulled out her shirt from her skirt, Gwenyth panicked and quickly clutched her clothes. "You bastard! What do you take me for?" she snarled. Inwardly, she added, "I''m a room attendant here, not a prostitute. How dare he make a move on me so casually? Does he think I''m a pushover?" "Look! You like it," remarked Edison. "You must be out of your mind," yelled Gwenyth. She was so enraged that she couldn''t stand it anymore, and she struggled hard with both hands and feet. Edison didn''t loosen his arms around her waist. He lifted her up with great strength and turned her around, letting her lean against his chest and sit on his legs. Gwenyth''s face turned red. She quickly put her legs together, feeling ashamed and angry, but she was too weak to be a match for Edison. "What the hell do you want?" she questioned. "Be quiet," hushed Edison. "Let go of me! I''m working now," shouted Gwenyth. Edison threatened, "When I tell you to shut up, you''d better do it, or I will make you lose this job right away." Belonging to N?velDrama.Org. Gwenyth gritted her teeth and zipped her lips. She was so angry that her body shook slightly. Edison could feel her shaking body, but he had not the slightest intention of letting go of her. The two of them maintained this posture and froze for twenty minutes. Edison, who had remained motionless, suddenly moved his legs. Clearly, his legs were numb. Gwenyth rolled her eyes and said, "Let go of me!" Edison gave no response and suddenly pressed his cheek against her back and rubbed it. It caused Gwenyth to get goosebumps all over her body. "Let go of me right now!" She leaned forward to keep a distance from Edison, but she was still sitting on his legs and her waist was held by him. She couldn''t get up at all. Even if she didn''t keep close to him, she still felt very embarrassed. "Knock! Knock! Knock!" Suddenly, there were three rhythmic knocks on the door. Gwenyth''s heart sank. She looked in the direction of the door, and Edison said, "Come on in." With that, a young man in a suit pushed the door open and came in. He was Andy, Edison''s personal assistant. With an envelope in his hand, Andy was surprised to see Gwenyth being held tightly by Edison on his legs. After being stunned for a full minute, Andy finally recovered from the shock and regained his composure. He walked up and handed the envelope to Edison. Edison took it over and put his arms around Gwenyth''s belly, pulling the document out of the envelope with the title of "Dating Agreement" in front of her. Before Gwenyth could read it carefully, Edison took it away. "What is it?" asked Gwenyth. Edison didn''t say a word. All of a sudden, he loosened his grip on her waist. Gwenyth was not in the mood to care about the agreement in Edison''s hand. Anyway, it had nothing to do with her. As soon as she broke free, she quickly stood up and pushed the cleaning trolley. Edison looked up in aid-back manner and nced at her terrified face. Then he lowered his head and looked through the agreement in his hand. "Wait a minute!" he said. "The cleaning is done. If you want to order some food again, please call the front desk," responded Gwenyth. When she was about to push the cleaning trolley away, Edison snapped his fingers and Andy immediately stopped her. "Damn it! What bad luck!" thought Gwenyth. She didn''t expect Edison to have be so unreasonable in the past years when they hadn''t seen each other. Although Edison used to be an arrogant and domineering boy, he wouldn''t bully girls, nor did he touch girls casually. But just now, he had held her in his arms and took advantage of her for twenty minutes. Now, he even stopped her from leaving. If Gwenyth didn''t want to keep this job, she would have pped him across the face. She asked, "Sir, is there anything else I can help you with?" Edison looked down at the agreement. It was very thin. There were two copies in total, two pieces of paper for each. He read the agreement quickly and threw it on the coffee table. He then looked up at Gwenyth and said, "Sign it after reading it." Gwenyth was dumbfounded. "Give her a pen," ordered Edison. Hearing this, Andy took out a pen from the pocket of his shirt and handed it to Gwenyth. Gwenyth didn''t take it, and Andy put the pen next to the agreement. The room fell into an awkward silence. Gwenyth could hear her heart racing in her chest. She didn''t know what was going on. Edison leaned against the sofa and nced at her casually. Then he looked at the coffee table and said in a low voice, "Come here!" "Sir, I''m just a room attendant. Can you stop making things difficult for me?" said Gwenyth. Edison was quite patient. "Just read the agreement first. The pay is good." "No, thanks." Since it was a dating agreement, Gwenyth had no interest in it and didn''t need to read it at all. She pushed the cleaning trolley out but was stopped by Andy again. Andy simply stood at the door and blocked her way. Edison looked at Gwenyth''s calf, where there was an unnoticeable scar. He then caught a glimpse of her ck leather shoes. There were traces of glue sticking to the edges of the heels, which made the shoes look very cheap. "If you go out with me for three months, you will be paid 450 thousand dors a month," Edison said frankly. Gwenyth remained indifferent. Edison added, "You look poor. I''m just giving you a chance to make money." 450 million was an astronomical number for Gwenyth. She had never seen so much money in her life. She needed money, and no one needed money more than her. But she didn''t dare to make money by dating Edison. She rejected it. "Sir, thank you for your kindness, but I really don''t need it." "Are you sure you''re not going to consider it?" Edison raised his head and looked into Gwenyth''s eyes. Chapter 4 The Reward of 450 Thousand Dollars Chapter 4 The Reward of 450 Thousand Dors Chapter 4 The Reward of 450 Thousand Dors Without a moment''s hesitation, Gwenyth answered firmly, "No. Can I leave now?" Edison remained silent. Gwenyth pushed the cleaning trolley and took two steps forward tentatively. Andy looked at Edison. Seeing that Edison had no intention of stopping Gwenyth, Andy immediately made way for her and opened the door for Gwenyth. Gwenyth quickened her pace and rushed to the employee rest area with the cleaning trolley. She sat down on a chair and thought about what had just happened, feeling a little surreal. "Did Edison recognize me? It''s really ridiculous that he had his assistant prepare the dating agreement within twenty minutes and asked me to sign," thought Gwenyth to herself. After resting for an hour, someone spoke to her over the inte. Edison ordered some food again, and Gwenyth had to deliver it to him. She was the only one in charge of this floor today. She couldn''t escape. She braced herself to go to the dining room and pushed the serving trolley into the elevator. Edison was standing by the window in the presidential suite with a frown. His eyes were imprable. There was an unlit cigarette in his mouth. Clearly, he was in a bad mood. Andy handed Edison the employees'' information. Edison took it and quickly turned to the page of the room attendant Gwenyth. It turned out that she was just a temporary worker who hade for less than two months. "Mr. Yates, we''ve found several nobledies. All of them are good," said Andy. The implication in his words was that he was asking Edison why Edison asked Gwenyth to sign the agreement when Edison finally made up his mind. Edison had read the information about Gwenyth and found that there was nothing special about her. Although she was beautiful and sexy, she was nothing more than an ordinary person without a powerful family background, and it was difficult for Edison to achieve his ultimate goal. After reading the information, Edison threw it to Andy without saying anything. Right at this moment, there was a knock on the door. Andy went to open the door. Gwenyth pushed the serving trolley to the table in the room. She didn''t look at Edison who was standing in front of the window, and the man turned his back to her without turning around, either. After putting the food on the table, Gwenyth intended to leave with the serving trolley. Edison said indifferently, "I''ll give you another chance to think about it." After saying that, he lit the cigarette and took a deep drag. Then he spat out some white smoke, which surrounded him. It was overcast today, and the sky was dark, casting a glum look on the face of Edison, who was standing in front of the window. He was a little flirtatious, but when he was quiet, he looked gloomy. Gwenyth stared at him for a while and then pushed the serving trolley out. After Gwenyth delivered this meal, Edison didn''t ask for room service anymore. Gwenyth had little to do in the whole afternoon. When it was five o''clock in the afternoon, her colleague who took over the work came. Gwenyth changed her clothes in a hurry and left through the employee passage. When she went out, she found that it had begun to rain. The rain was not heavy, and the air was stuffy and wet, making it difficult to breathe. Gwenyth walked toward the subway station in the rain. She had changed the pair of small leather shoes when she was working into casual shoes and wore a loose T-shirt and jeans. Her feet felt much morefortable, and she walked briskly. The subway station was not far away. Feeling that the rain was getting heavier and heavier, she ran there in one go. Edison, who was sitting in the car, saw her running in the rain. He was sitting in the back seat of the ck Bentley with a frown, staring through the window at the figure who was wet all over and ran in a sorry state. Andy looked back at him and sensed that Edison was in a worse mood than before. Very cautiously, Andy asked, "Mr. Yates, do you want me to give an umbre to Miss Lovce?" Edison turned to look at him and asked, "She''s gotten drenched. What''s the point of giving her an umbre?" Andy was rendered speechless It was indeed unnecessary. After getting on the subway, Gwenyth took a seat and put down her backpack before taking out a handkerchief from the side pocket of her bag and wiping her face. There was a middle-aged man sitting opposite her. He looked like a gentleman with his sses, but he fixed his eyes on Gwenyth''s chest. Her T-shirt was wet and stuck to her body, emphasizing her generous chest, which looked extremely alluring. The man''s swallowing made Gwenyth feel sick. She quickly held her backpack in her arms to cover her chest and maintained this posture until she arrived at the destination. After leaving the subway station, Gwenyth carried her bag on her back. She and her family lived in an old neighborhood diagonally opposite the subway station. It was only a few steps away from the station. Gwenyth ran into the neighborhood soon. There was no elevator in the old neighborhood, and the light in the corridor had been broken for several months, and no one hade to fix it. Gwenyth was so wet that she didn''t bother to take out her cell phone. She climbed up to the fifth floor in darkness. When she arrived home, she found that the door was ajar, and the light came out from the crack of the door. Gwenyth pushed the door open and found that her apartment was a mess. The sofa and coffee table had flipped in the center of the living room, with broken bowls, tes, and vase pieces on the ground. Urs was squatting on the ground, wiping her tears. "Mom," Gwenyth called out and walked quickly into the apartment. She put down her backpack and helped Urs up. "Gwen, you''re finally back." Urs cried so hard that her eyes were red and puffy. There was a clear palm print on her face and her hair was messy. It was obvious that she had been pped. Gwenyth really felt sorry for her. "They found us, didn''t they?" "Who else could it be?" sobbed Urs. "Let''s move," Gwenyth suggested. "How many times have we moved? It''s useless. No matter where we move, they can still find us," Urs cried, on the verge of copse. "Mom, don''t cry,"forted Gwenyth. Urs wiped her tears and said, "Gwen, what should we do?" They had run away for four years, but they still couldn''t get rid of the debt collectors. They had paid some money back to them in the past four years, but how could they afford to return about one million? Gwenyth and her family had no choice but to keep moving. They had moved here for less than half a year, but they were found so soon. "Your uncle is such a bastard. How can he run away after owing such arge sum of money and leave his debt to us? He doesn''t care about us at all. I think he just wants to put us to death." As Urs spoke, she got more and more frustrated. It was not easy for her to raise her two daughters alone. The debt collectors came to her every day, and everything valuable in her family was taken away. Except for some daily necessities, there was only a washing machine in her apartment, and it had just been taken away. "I really can''t hold on anymore," cried Urs. Gwenyth''s eyes turned red. She wanted to cry, but she had to hold it back. She couldn''t cry at this time. Otherwise, Urs would only be more depressed. "Mom, don''t worry. I''ll figure it out," said Gwenyth. Property ? N?velDrama.Org. "What else can we do?" Urs kept sobbing. Gwenyth didn''t say anything. She suddenly thought of Edison and the dating agreement he asked her to sign. If she could get 450 thousand per month, she would be able to get 1.35 million in three months. This figure was actually tempting to Gwenyth. If she could earn so much money in just three months, her family wouldn''t be harassed like this anymore. Although she had refused Edison resolutely today, she began to hesitate now. When one was cornered, dignity didn''t matter anymore. Gwenyth''s uncle owed 7.5 million four years ago and he ran away because he couldn''t pay it back. When he borrowed money, he secretly used Urs''s ID card. Therefore, Urs had to take responsibility after he left. At that time, Urs and her daughters were still living in the Yates house. The debt collectors often came to Urs, and in the end, the butler found it out. The butler didn''t want to keep them any longer and asked Urs to resign by herself so that they could leave in a decent way. Chapter 5 She Wont Sleep with Him Chapter 5 She Won''t Sleep with Him Chapter 5 She Won''t Sleep with Him After Urs and her daughters moved out of the Yates''s and lost the protection of the Yates family, the debt collectors became even more unscrupulous. No matter where Urs and her daughters moved, they would smash and destroy everything when they found Urs and her daughters and took all the valuable things again after frightening them. Gwenyth was beautiful, and they threatened to sell her to get the money back. Urs could only continue running away with her daughters. Now, Urs was no longer in good health as before. She was too tired to run away. "I''m wondering if we should ask your father for help," she finally said. She was not confident at all when she spoke. Upon hearing that, Gwenyth gritted her teeth and said, "Don''t ask him for help, never ever!" Inwardly, Gwenyth added, "He''s simply a bastard who abandoned his wife and daughters? How can we beg him?" "Then what should we do?" Urs looked tired with tears on her face. She fell to the ground feebly and burst into tears again with her face behind her hands. Gwenyth couldn''t hold back anymore and tears streamed down her face. She wiped them with the back of her hand quickly and moved the sofa and the coffee table to their original positions. Then, she helped Urs to the sofa and cleaned up the mess. After cleaning the living room, Gwenyth looked at the secondary bedroom. It was an apartment with two bedrooms and one living room, which covered an area of sixty square meters. Gwenyth had been living in the same room with her sister. Gwenyth hadn''t seen her sister since she came back and walked towards the secondary bedroom. When Gwenyth turned on the light, she found a pair of bare feet hidden behind the curtain. Gwenyth walked up and parted the curtain, only to see Susie huddling on the ground with her arms around her knees. Susie''s hair was messy like Urs''s, and there were also palm marks on both sides of her face. Tears welled up in Gwenyth''s eyes. Susie huddled up there, obviously frightened. Susie had suffered from autism since she was a child, and she couldn''t take care of herself. When she had an attack before, she had even hurt herself. Therefore, she was the one who needed the most care in the family. Thinking of the ferocious faces of those debt collectors, Gwenyth immediately squatted down and carefully held Susie in her arms. "Were you scared?" She patted Susie''s back andforted her, "There, there. I''m back. Don''t be afraid." "Our mother was bullied," sobbed Susie. "I know. I''m here. Don''t be afraid," whispered Gwenyth. "Our mother was bullied so much that she cried," Susie continued. Gwenyth almost burst into tears again. She took a deep breath and touched Susie''s head. "Don''t worry. I will protect you. Are you hungry, Susie? Shall I cook some spaghetti for you?" Susie nodded. Susie had a seriousmunication problem and spoke very slowly, but Gwenyth knew that Susie knew everything, and the girl was just sick and could not express her feelings like normal people. "It is cold to sit on the ground. Sit on the sofa and wait for me," said Gwenyth. This belongs to N?velDrama.Org. Susie stood up as Gwenyth said with her help. Gwenyth helped Susue put on the slippers and led her to Urs. Urs was getting tired from crying. Seeing that Susie finally came out from behind the curtain, Urs pulled Susie into her arms. Susie raised her head and wiped Urs''s tears, which made Gwenyth feel bad. Gwenyth walked into the kitchen to cook some spaghetti, but the pots and tes had been smashed. Gwenyth had no choice but to order takeout on the phone. After the food was delivered, the three of them ate something together. At eight o''clock in the evening, Gwenyth lured her sister to sleep. Then he cleaned up the two bedrooms which were in a mess and went to clean the kitchen, getting busy until 1 a.m. Her wet clothes had already been dried and gotten wet again because she sweated a lot. Gwenyth wiped the sweat on her forehead, took a nightgown, and went to the bathroom to take a shower. Since her mother and sister had fallen asleep, Gwenyth didn''t use the hair dryer. Instead, she simply wiped her hair with a towel over and over again until it was no longer dripping. Then shey on the bed to rest. She was tired, but she couldn''t fall asleep. She thought about what had happened between Edison and Nancy, the agreement, and the group of annoying debt collectors. She stayed awake until half past three in the morning and finally felt a little sleepy. Then she slept for a few hours, and when the rm clock rang, she immediately got up. After a simple freshen-up, Gwenyth went downstairs to buy some breakfast. After taking breakfast home, she grabbed some food and hurried to take the subway to the hotel. She was on the day shift this week and had to work for eight hours every day from nine o''clock in the morning to five o''clock in the afternoon. After entering the hotel, Gwenyth inquired at the front desk and learned that the man in the presidential suite hadn''t checked out yet. "Don''t you know? That suite is not open to the public. Our president wille and stay there asionally," the receptionist said in a low voice. Gwenyth nodded and went upstairs to change into her uniform. In the morning, Edison didn''t ask for any room service. Gwenyth waited anxiously. She thought Edison would order lunch at noon, but he went out. When it was time for her to get off work, Edison finally went back to his room. Gwenyth''s colleague came on duty. After Gwenyth got changed, she walked towards Edison''s room. She hesitated outside for a moment and knocked on the door. No one opened the door. Gwenyth waited for a while and continued to knock on the door. This time, Edison came to open the door soon. He was wearing a bathrobe, and his hair was wet. He wiped his hair with a towel with a very calm look as if he was not at all surprised to see her. "You came sooner than I expected," he remarked. 1.35 million was simply a drop in the bucket for Edison, but it was not a small amount for Gwenyth. As long as she agreed to his conditions, she could get the money in three months. Therefore, Edison believed that she woulde to him sooner orter. "Come in and close the door." Edison walked to the sofa and took a seat. He then took out the two agreements from the drawer of the coffee table and put them on the table with a pen next to them. Gwenyth was stunned at the door for a few seconds before walking up to him. She squatted at the coffee table and read the agreements carefully. What she needed to pay attention to was Party B''s responsibility, but the agreement didn''t make it clear. She must be on call on 7/24, listen to Edison, and satisfy all his needs. But what she needed to do was not listed on the agreement in detail. "Sign it if you have no problem," said Edison. Gwenyth looked up at him and said, "I have a problem." "Go ahead." "Do you really want to go out with me or do you just want me to pretend to be your girlfriend?" asked Gwenyth. "It depends on my mood." His answer was a little out of Gwenyth''s expectations. "Then what exactly do I need to do to satisfy you?" Gwenyth asked again. "It depends." Such an ambiguous answer made Gwenyth a little uneasy. She didn''t sign her name in a hurry but put forward her own condition first. "I won''t sleep with you." Edison smiled, amused by her words. "As long as you promise that we won''t have sex, I''ll sign it," said Gwenyth. "No other conditions?" asked Edison. "Yes." She just wouldn''t sleep with him, and it was her bottom line. She didn''t want to sell her body. "Okay. Just sign it." Edison agreed readily. Gwenyth frowned, afraid that she might miss something. She quickly read the agreement again. "It states that you have the right to terminate the agreement at any time. If you ask for it to be terminated, you still have to pay." Edison nodded and reminded her, "If you don''t perform Party B''s responsibility well, you have to pay double, and that''s 2.7 million." "I know." "Is there any problem?" asked Edison. Gwenyth kept silent with a serious expression. She stared at the pen in her hand and gritted her teeth for a long time. Finally, she held the pen in her hand. "I still have something to say," she said. Edison dried his hair andbed it with his fingers. Then he leaned against the back of the sofa in aid-back manner and said, "Go ahead." "Now that I don''t need to sleep with you, does it mean that I''ll pretend to be your girlfriend in the next three months?" Gwenyth asked. "You can think so," responded Edison. "You''re using me to irritate Nancy and make her agree to marry you, right?" Gwenyth asked again. Edison''s face turned cold. He didn''t answer her question but warned her seriously, "You have no right to ask about my private affairs." Chapter 6 Put on a Show Chapter 6 Put on a Show Chapter 6 Put on a Show "That''s good." Gwenyth had no interest in his private affairs. She just came for the three million. No matter what Edison''s purpose was, she just needed to y her role and get the money. She lowered her head and signed the two agreements. After signing the agreements, Edison handed one of them to her. Gwenyth folded the agreement and put it into her backpack. "Can I leave now?" she asked. "Go to the dinner party with me at nine o''clock," said Edison. "It''s half past five now," responded Gwenyth. "We have to eat first," said Edison. "I can go back home for dinner. Call me before nine o''clock and send me the address of the dinner party. I will be there on time," Gwenyth said clearly before picking up her bag and leaving. Edison didn''t stop her. Gwenyth left the hotel through the employee passage. On her way back, she bought bags of pots, bowls, tes, and some fresh ingredients. Urs was working in a convenience store near the neighborhood. She would take Susie with her during working hours. Since Urs was on duty now, she couldn''te back home. Gwenyth took the stuff to the kitchen, washed the ingredients, and began to prepare dinner. It was never difficult for Gwenyth to cook. There were three women in her family. Her sister couldn''t take care of herself and needed others'' care, while her mother was busy with working. Gwenyth had learned to cook when she was twelve years old. At first, she just made some simple dishes. Later, she learned a lot from Urs about how to make nutritious food. Even if Gwenyth wanted to apply for a position of nutritionist, it wouldn''t be difficult for her. But she didn''t get the certificate and was not interested in being a nutritionist. Four years ago, Gwenyth had been admitted to the best design college in the Zelicon City, the college that she had dreamed of. She could have a bright future, but because her uncle ran away after owing a debt, Gwenyth and her family lived a miserable life. In order to avoid debt collectors, they moved countless times and changed countless ces. Therefore, Gwenyth didn''t go to college, and she had just graduated from high school. Although life was getting worse, Gwenyth didn''t give up hope. Since she couldn''t go to college, she saved money to buy some books on fashion design for self-study. However, due to her inferior educational background and unprofessional learning, the resumes submitted to the major clothing designpanies were all in vain. Because she often moved, Gwenyth always changed her job. After moving to this apartment, she had worked with Urs in the convenience store in the first ce, but the working time was too long and the sry was low. Therefore, Gwenyth found herself a job as a room attendant in the hotel. The sry was twice as much as that of a convenience store, and she only worked eight hours a day in the hotel. That was also the main reason why she didn''t want to give up the job even though Edison made things difficult for her. When the dinner was ready, Gwenyth checked the time. It was almost eight o''clock. Urs was about toe back with Susie. Gwenyth ced the dishes on the table and took a seat, waiting for them. Suddenly, the phone in her pocket rang, and she received a text message. Gwenyth lowered her head and took out her phone. It was an unfamiliar number, with four 8s in the end. The text showed a private room number on the fourth floor of the Nightcharm Club. From the arrogant number, she knew that it was Edison. Gwenyth saved the number with a note of "Boss." After replying "received", she heard the sound of someone opening the door with a key, and she quickly put the phone back into her pocket. When Urs led Susie into the apartment, they found that dinner was ready. Urs then took Susie to the bathroom to wash their faces and hands. "Gwen, are you going to get your sry?" Urs''s voice came from the bathroom. "Yes, next week," responded Gwenyth. "When you get a sry, can you buy a new fridge at a low price online?" asked Urs. When they moved in, it was still very cold. The apartment was rented at a low price without heating, and the food could be stored for many days. Now the temperature was higher, and things couldn''t be stored for long. Urs had just been paid for a few days. She had intended to buy a fridge. But yesterday, those debt collectors came to her and took away all her money. Today, Gwenyth still had to leave Urs and Susie some money to buy their food before going out. "Okay. I''ll check it online after I get my sry." Gwenyth was hungry, so she picked up her fork and began to eat. "You don''t have to buy an expensive fridge. Just buy a small one about one hundred dors. It''s fine as long as it can be used," reminded Urs. Gwenyth nodded and thought of the ce Edison had asked her to go. She looked at the bathroom and saw Urs and Susie walking towards her. "Mom, I have to go out in a while," said Gwenyth. Urs sat opposite Gwenyth and served some soup to Susie. "Why?" asked Urs. "I''m going to attend a colleague''s birthday party," answered Gwenyth. Urs looked at her in surprise. "Is it a male colleague or a female colleague?" "A female colleague." It was the first time that Gwenyth had lied to her family. Her heart thumped. Afraid that she seemed unnatural, she didn''t dare to look into Urs''s eyes. Gwenyth lowered her head and took a bite of food. Pretending to be calm, she said, "I''m afraid I''ll be backte today. Go to bed early. Don''t wait for me." It was almost nine o''clock when Gwenyth went out. She didn''t know the specific location of the Nightcharm Club. Afraid that beingte would cause Edison''s dissatisfaction, she had to take a taxi. When she arrived at half past nine o''clock, she had traveled half of the city. The taxi fee made her feel bad. The Nightcharm Club was a resplendent and magnificent ce, with entertainment, amodation, and bath service. Its decoration was luxurious and high-end, and it was not a ce that ordinary people could afford. Edison said that they were going to have a business dinner, so Gwenyth wore a set of formal clothes with a white shirt and ck suit pants, looking professional. She had prepared it for her interview, but she didn''t get any response from thepanies she had submitted her resume to. The clothes had been hung in the wardrobe for a year, and they were almost dusty. Gwenyth took the elevator to the fourth floor and came to the door of the private room mentioned in Edison''s text message. Then, she pushed the door open and walked in. There was a man and two women in the room. The man was very young and handsome with slicked-back hair and the cor of his white shirt open. The two women beside him had pulled and unbuttoned his shirt, and two buttons had been sent away. As soon as Gwenyth came in, one of the buttons fell on her feet. The man held the two women in his arms and looked Gwenyth up and down, appearing a little drunk. "Now you like to wear a business suit now?" The two women were amused by his words. "Mr. Hawe, you really like to joke. If we all dress like her, how can we do the job?" The man kept smiling and seemed to be in a good mood. Gwenyth stepped back to the door to confirm the room number. It was just the private room mentioned in the text message. She didn''t go to the wrong ce. She looked at the three people on the sofa and said, "Excuse me! Sorry to bother you! May I ask if Edison has arrived?" John''s eyes widened in surprise. It was the first time that he had heard a woman call him Edison by his name. "What''s your name?" asked John. "Gwenyth Lovce." It sounded familiar. John fixed his eyes on Gwenyth''s face, feeling that he had either met Gwenyth before or heard her name from someone, but he just couldn''t think of it. "Eddie will be here soon. You may sit down and wait for him here." Gwenyth nodded and took a seat at a corner of the sofa. Without putting down her bag, she held it in her arms and straightened up.Belonging to N?velDrama.Org. It was the first time that she hade to such an asion, and she felt ufortable all over. She thought John was a business partner Edison was going to meet, but she didn''t know that the owner of this luxurious club was John. When she entered the private room, John thought she was a neer to the public rtions department, and he couldn''t help but tease her because she looked pretty, but wore conservative clothes. John didn''t expect that she was here for Edison. He let go of the two women beside him, took out his phone, and texted Edison on WhatsApp. "A woman is looking for you." Edison, who didn''t like to respond to others'' messages, replied in a second, "I''ll be there right away." It shocked John. Chapter 7 She Will Suffer a Lot Chapter 7 She Will Suffer a Lot Chapter 7 She Will Suffer a Lot John looked up at the woman in the corner. The light in the room was a little dim. Gwenyth was almost sitting in the darkness, with only a small beam of light shining on her side face. Her nose was delicate and small, but very straight, and the outline of her side face looked perfect in that beam of light. "What''s your rtionship with Eddie?" John asked. Gwenyth nced at him. When she was still thinking about how to answer this question, the door of the private room was pushed open. Edison came in. He wore a ck shirt and ck pants, with the sleeves of his shirt rolled up casually, revealing his strong wrists. The watch on his wrist was worth millions of dors, and the clothes he wore were all branded. Although he was in cold ck, he didn''t look low-key at all. "Eddie, the person waiting for you is over there." John raised his chin at Gwenyth. Edison just nced in that direction and sat on the sofa. He took out a gold-ted cigarette box from his pocket, opened it, and took out a cigarette. Then he fiddled with his tinum lighter. Instead of lighting the cigarette, he looked at the corner. "Come and sit here!" Edison said. Gwenyth stood up and sat next to him, keeping a slight distance from him. Edison frowned. He lit the cigarette and put his arm around Gwenyth''s shoulders. With great might, he held Gwenyth into his arms and slowly exhaled some smoke. He then raised his eyebrows and smiled at John. "Let me introduce my girlfriend, Gwenyth Lovce." "What did you say?" John eximed. "Go and cure yourself if you are deaf," said Edison. It was known to all that Edison''s girlfriend was Nancy. After all, it had been a trending topic for several days. John asked in confusion, "How many girlfriends do you have?" "You''re really ill-informed." Edison hinted for John to check his phone. John picked up his cell phone and opened Twitter. He found that a few hours ago, Edison had posted something and mentioned Nancy, saying that they had broken up. After Gwenyth signed the agreement, the news of Edison and Nancy''s breaking up news was immediately released. It caused an uproar on Twitter. Nancy had been calling Edison. However, Edison just silenced his phone and ignored her no matter how many calls she made or how many messages she sent. "Really?" John asked in disbelief. "Sure," said Edison. Nancy''s fame suddenly soared, and she became famous just because her rtionship with him was known to the public. Edison had already sent someone to investigate it and found out that Nancy was behind all this. She was using him to get fame and resources. After that, she even refused his proposal. Edison believed that she was simply regarding him as a pushover. "You like Nancy, don''t you?" John was even more confused. Edison covered Gwenyth''s ears with his warm hands and said, "Mr. Hawe, it''s inappropriate to say that in front of my current girlfriend, isn''t it?" Although her ears were covered, Gwenyth could still hear Edison''s voice. She was taken aback and didn''t know how to react. Nancy and Edison had been in love for three years. It was impossible for them not to like each other. Edison was a picky man. Since Nancy could be his girlfriend, she could, of course, attract him with something. "You just broke up and now you have a new girlfriend?" Edison changed his girlfriend so fast that it was just so astonishing. John felt too embarrassed to continue. He smiled thoughtfully and changed the topic. "Since you have broken up with Nancy and she is single now, is it okay for me to chase her?" "You?" Edison found it funny and said, "You can have a try." "I will just give it a try." John opened the contact list and dialed Nancy''s number. As soon as the call went through, John told Nancy what had happened to Edison in the Nightcharm club and that Edison had a new girlfriend. Gwenyth listened quietly without showing any expressions on her face, but she began to panic. She thought to herself, "Is Mr. Hawe stirring up trouble? How could he invite Nancy here?" Edison smoked silently and let John and Nancy talk on the phone as if he just wanted to get into trouble. Gwenyth felt a headache. Before signing the agreements, she had expected that Edison wanted to use her to irritate Nancy and force that woman to give in and ept his proposal. Andy had just prepared the agreements within twenty minutes. Obviously, Edison didn''t do it not on a whim. He had nned it long ago. Perhaps he had looked for another woman, but that day, Gwenyth happened to hear the conversation between him and Nancy in the hotel room and was involved in Edison''s improvisational performance. For Edison, Gwenyth became the best choice to be his girlfriend. It was really not easy to make money. The title of Edison''s current girlfriend would make Gwenyth suffer a lot. She clutched her bag tightly, with sweat on her forehead. "Is it hot?" Edison leaned closer to her, rested his chin on her shoulder, and whispered in her ear, "Do you know how to cooperate with me in a while?" "Yes, I know," responded Gwenyth. Edison stretched out his long arm and took a piece of tissue from the coffee table to wipe the sweat on her forehead before throwing it into the trash can. Then he immediately opened a bag of wet tissue on the coffee table and with the wet tissue, he repeatedly wiped the hand that had just wiped her sweat. Gwenyth felt his disgust and smiled with self-mockery. "Hmph! Does he think that I want to put on a show with him in such a ce?" thought she. Gwenyth was very uneasy, but when she thought of the 1.35 million, she had to grit her teeth and put up with it. Since the agreements had been signed, she had topensate Edison 2.7 million if she failed to put up with it. No matter what, she had to hold on for three months. She didn''t want her family to be disturbed by those debt collectors again and again. She had had enough of the days of hiding. Although autism could not be cured, her dear sister Susie''s condition could be improved through active treatment and psychological guidance, coupled with some auxiliary medicine. Only with good treatment could Susie''s level of knowledge and social adaptability be improved. Gwenyth knew it was incurable. She didn''t expect Susie to live like a normal person. She just wanted Susie''s condition to get better so that Susie wouldn''t be cursed as a fool anymore. If the damned debt were not to be settled, their lives would never get better. With the debt, they were so poor that they couldn''t even support themselves. How could they afford to treat Susie? Gwenyth took a few deep breaths and tried to adjust her emotions, getting ready to face the big fight. Staring at her serious face, Edison leaned over and rested his chin on her shoulder as he had just done. "What are you thinking about?" His husky voice was so low that only the two of them could hear it. "I''m wondering if you can y the role of my boyfriend well and prevent me from being hit in a while," replied Gwenyth. Edison smirked and said in a very low voice, "It depends on your performance." John couldn''t hear what they were talking about and thought they were flirting. Property ? N?velDrama.Org. He checked the watch on his wrist again and again, calcting how long it would take for Nancy to come here. When Nancy was about to arrive, John asked the other two women to leave the room and asked the waiter to take the two women''s sses away. "The more you try to hide, the more easily you will be discovered." Edison showed his contempt for John. Instead of getting angry, John smirked and said, "Since I want to pursue Nancy, I can''t leave a bad impression on her, can I?" "It''s known to all that you''re a yful man who changes girlfriends like changing clothes," retorted Edison. "That''s just my legend," John said. "What a coincidence! Nancy told me the legend," teased Edison. John''s mouth twitched, and he was lost for words for a moment. To hide his embarrassment, he quickly picked up a ss of wine and gulped it down. As soon as the ss was put down, the door of the private room was banged open. Chapter 8 Addicted to Touching Her? Chapter 8 Addicted to Touching Her? Chapter 8 Addicted to Touching Her? Indignantly, Nancy rushed in with a cold aura of catching her boyfriend cheating, and her high heels ttered. She was in a red dress, with delicate makeup and charming red lips. At first, she frowned and her face was a little distorted because of anger. The moment she saw Edison, she immediately showed an outstanding ability for expression management as an actress and quickly softened her face. It could be seen that she was suppressing her anger and forcing a smile. "Eddie, why didn''t you answer my phone?" she asked in a soft voice and walked up to Edison. Ignoring Gwenyth, she pushed between Gwenyth and Edison and then took a seat. Then, Nancy held Edison''s arm and leaned her head against his shoulder. "I know you''re mad at me, but you can''t post news about our breakup on Twitter. I didn''t agree." Edison shook off her hand and smiled charmingly. He looked at Nancy and said word by word, "Do I need your permission to dump you?" Nancy refused his proposal for her own ns. She was so scheming that she didn''t care about his grandfather''s health at all and asked Edison to wait a few more years. Edison never spoiled women like this. "Eddie, I''ve talked to your grandpa. He is in good health. I didn''tin about you when I went to visit him yesterday. I stayed with him for a long time and made him very happy," whispered Nancy. "Are you sure you didn''tin about me? Then why did he call me more than ten times?" questioned Edison. Nancy was a little flustered, but she knew that Edison didn''t answer Ismael''s phone call yesterday. Edison didn''t return home and just stayed in the hotel. She braced herself to continue to lie, "I didn''t tell on you, really." "Nancy, I said we were over yesterday," snapped Edison. "I was wrong, honey. Please delete that Twitter post and post an exnation saying that things are going well between us and we haven''t broken up!" pleaded Nancy. "You have only two choices now. Continue to be a popr star, or quit the entertainment circle and marry me!" said Edison. Tears welled up in Nancy''s eyes. She snorted and began to act like a spoiled child. "Eddie, you know my situation. I have no choice. I want to make some achievements when I''m young. I''m so gung-ho. You should support me." "Are you not satisfied with the position of the young madame of the Yates family?" asked Edison. "Yes, I''m. I just don''t feel secure." Nancy was an illegitimate daughter. Although her father was a bigwig, she was not recognized by her family. When she joined the entertainment circle, her father objected to it and did not provide her with any help. He even mocked that she would not make any achievements and it was better for her to marry a powerful man. For this, Nancy had to make some achievements to impress her father. She wanted to tell her father that she could rely on not only men but also herself. When she became rich and powerful, nobody would dare to look down on her. Although she loved Edison deeply, she couldn''t bet her whole life on Edison because she knew that this man didn''t like her much. She didn''t have a good family background or a backer. If she married into the Yates family as an illegitimate daughter, she wouldn''t get a say. It would be fine if Edison loved her wholeheartedly. But this man told her that he didn''t love her and he wanted to marry her just to fulfill Ismael''s wish. Ismael was weak and sick, and he couldn''t support Nancy for long. Once the old man died, Nancy would have a hard life in the Yates family. Edison didn''t love her. How could he protect her all his life? Nancy couldn''t let her newly started career be destroyed. Since she had summoned up all her courage to n the trending topic about her and Edison''s three-year romance, she couldn''t stop. She had known Edison for three years, but they had been in a rtionship for only half a year, and it was because Ismael had urged Edison to do that. In the past half a year, Edison had never touched Nancy. He had never given her the sense of security she wanted. Nancy couldn''t help but think more about it. It was true that she loved Edison, but she was afraid of marrying him. She was afraid that Edison would abandon her right after Ismael was gone. If that happened, she would have no career, no love, no background, or no money. Just thinking about it, she felt she was pitiful and pathetic. "Eddie, just give me some more time. I have never asked you to do anything excessive. Please just promise me this time!" After listening to her for a long time, Edison still insisted. "Two choices. Which one do you choose?" Nancy was stunned. "Is Edison serious?" wondered she. Nancy was so flustered that she turned her head to look at Gwenyth, who was sitting next to her without saying a word. When she recognized that Gwenyth was the room attendant she had met in the hotel, Nancy suddenly realized something and burst intoughter. N?velDrama.Org is the owner. "Eddie, in order to piss me off, you really bring this room attendant with you?" At first, Nancy thought that Edison was determined to force her to make a choice, but when she recognized Gwenyth, she immediately felt that she had thought too much. Nancy thought to herself, "The Yateses wouldn''t allow me, an illegitimate daughter, to marry Edison if Ismael didn''t dote on her so much. How could a lowly waitress like her marry into the Yates family? Edison said he was going to marry her? It''s really ridiculous." "She is my girlfriend now." Edison nced at Gwenyth. Gwenyth immediately took the hint, got up, and walked up to him. Edison held Gwenyth''s hand and pulled her onto his legs. He rubbed her thin waist and move his hands up along her waist. Gwenyth straightened up and froze. Her heart was pounding. She didn''t expect Edison to make a move on her. She cursed silently, "Damn it! How shameless he is! How dare he make a move on me again." "Girlfriend?" The smile on Nancy''s face faded away, and her eyes were filled with disdain. "Eddie, you''re just irritating me, aren''t you?" "What do you think?" asked Edison. Nancy felt at ease and more confident. "It''s pointless for you to provoke me with this kind of woman. Since you like to y, then have fun. It''s fine as long as you don''t go too far." She didn''t care that Edison''s hand was still on Gwenyth''s body. Anyway, he was just putting a show in front of her. Since he liked to make a move on women, Nancy would just let him do it. After all, only fools wouldn''t take advantage of women. Nancy stood up and sat down next to John. "Johnny, get me a ss of wine." John immediately poured the wine and served Nancy fruits and snacks as if she were a queen. Nancy picked up the ss and drank the wine. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw that Edison''s hand had reached into Gwenyth''s white shirt. Gwenyth''s face flushed. She didn''t put on makeup, but her skin was fair and pink. In the dim light, she looked shy and a little panicked, but alluring. "What a slut!" cursed Nancy inwardly. Her mouth and temples twitched as she tightened her grip on her ss. "So, did he get addicting to touching her?" wondered Nancy. She was a little annoyed and threw the ss on the coffee table, making the sound of ss breaking. Edison didn''t stop but reached deeper into Gwenyth''s shirt. The outline of his fingers could be vaguely seen through Gwenyth''s shirt. Clearly, he ran his hands very gently. Because of his touch, Gwenyth felt hot all over her body. She sensed that Nancy was staring at them, and knew that the show had to go on. But how could she stand Edison''s flirting? Her face turned red and her breath became quicker and quicker. It was too embarrassing. Gwenyth had never been so embarrassed before. She pressed her face against Edison''s shoulder and reminded him in a voice that only they could hear, "Enough is enough!" "You seem to like it," said Edison. "No, I don''t," retorted Gwenyth. "You''re being dishonest," remarked Edison. Gwenyth was rendered speechless. She felt hot all over her body as if she had swallowed a fireball. Chapter 9 Sleep Here with Me Tonight! Chapter 9 Sleep Here with Me Tonight! Chapter 9 Sleep Here with Me Tonight! When Gwenyth wriggled and tried to get up from Edison''s legs, the phone in Edison''s pocket rang. "Good! It just rang at the right time," thought Gwenyth. Edison withdrew his hand and pulled out his phone. Gwenyth took the chance to stand up. Edison didn''t stop her and let her sit in the corner alone. Gwenyth straightened her messy shirt silently, feeling thirsty and hot. She took a ss from the table, poured herself a ss of wine, added some ice cubes, and gulped it down. After drinking three sses of cold wine in a row, she finally felt better. "Beautiful women are just different. You''re so beautiful even when you are angry." With a ttering smile on his face, John looked at Nancy from head to toe, reluctant to take his eyes off her. He toasted while ttering her, which disturbed Edison who was answering the phone. Edison frowned, stood up, and walked out of the room. Just after he left, Nancy yed a song and turned on the music. After that, she walked to open the door and looked out. Edison was not around. Nancy immediately turned back and pped Gwenyth across the face. "You shameless slut!" Gwenyth was stunned for a moment. She was not a fool and knew that Nancy was bullying her when Edison was not around. Gwenyth touched her painful and numb face and intended to put up with it, but Nancy grabbed her hair and pulled her up from the sofa. Then she pped Gwenyth across the face again, cursing Gwenyth as a bitch again and again. Gwenyth couldn''t stand it anymore and fought back. She gave Nancy a hard p across the face. Just then, the door of the private was pushed open. Edison walked in and saw this scene. Gwenyth wanted to exin, but she didn''t think it was necessary. Edison hired her with money. Her job was to cooperate with Edison to irritate Nancy. The fight just now was really irritating. Edison paused for a second and continued to sit back on the sofa with his long legs crossed leisurely as if he hadn''t seen anything just now. Covering her face with her hands, Nancy sat between Edison and John with puppy dog eyes. "Eddie, you are so heartless. Didn''t you see I was pped?" "Yes, I did." Edison leaned back with one arm on the back of the sofa in aid-back manner and continued, "I also saw two palm marks on my girlfriend''s beautiful face." "I know you are just putting on a show, and I also know why you did this. If you insist on ying like this, I''ll just have some fun with you," said Nancy. "Really?" Edison didn''t show any surprise as he had expected Nancy''s attitude. He took a look at Gwenyth, who was still standing by the sofa. Without hesitation, he stood up and walked over to hold Gwenyth''s hand. "Then I''ll take my girlfriend out for fun." Nancy knew that he was acting. She chose to put up with it although she hated seeing him touch another woman. "Is there anyone in the entertainment room upstairs?" Edison asked John with a smile. Edison''s eyes were deep and attractive. When he smiled, he looked even more charming. "No. Have fun. I promise no one will disturb you tonight," responded John. Edison took a step, and Gwenyth followed him. After they got out of the room, Gwenyth shook off his hand immediately. Gwenyth looked back at her with a trace of inquiry in his eyes. "Are you losing your temper to me?" "I just need to cooperate with you in front of others," said Gwenyth. Inwardly, she said, ''Since there''s nobody around, there''s no need to let you hold my hand. You''ve just taken a lot of advantage of me." "Do you think it''s easy to earn 1.35 million?" asked Edison. "I didn''t say that." "You''d better have a clear estimation of yourself." Edison held her hand again and took her into the elevator. Gwenyth tried to pull her hand back, but Edison held it so tightly that she couldn''t break free at all. She leaned against the wall of the elevator. The palm print on her face hadn''t disappeared yet. Her face was red and her hair was a little messy, which made her look quite miserable. Edison raised his hand to tidy up her hair. The elevator arrived on the fifth floor soon. Edison pulled her out and took her to a very private entertainment room. This was a ce only avable for senior members of the Nightcharm Club. Ordinary people couldn''t get ess to it. It was said to be an entertainment room, but in fact, it was a very luxurious suite, equipped with a lot of entertainment facilities, such as a billiards room, a game room, a cinema, a small bar, and a bathroom. "There is a bedroom here. Sleep here with me tonight!" Edison said in a non-negotiable tone. He walked to the bar counter, poured two sses of wine, took a bucket of ice from the fridge, and put a few pieces of ice into the wine sses. Then, he handed one of them to Gwenyth. Gwenyt didn''t take it. "No, thanks." She cared about what he had just said. "We would sleep here tonight?" she wondered. "You promised that we wouldn''t sleep together," said Gwenyth. "We''ll just sleep together, but we won''t do anything else." Property ? N?velDrama.Org. Edison put the ss into her hand, and she had to ept it. Then, he turned around and sat on the sofa, shaking the wine in his ss gently. He took a sip and put it down, motioning for her to go to bed. "You can go to sleep now." "There''s only one bedroom here?" asked Gwenyth. "Yes." "You''ll sleep on the sofa?" asked Gwenyth. Edison was amused by her words. He had never slept on a sofa, and never would he do that. "I''ll sleep on the bed." "All right. I''ll sleep on the sofa then," said Gwenyth. "Whatever." Edison leaned against the sofa motionlessly. Gwenyth had to stand next to the sofa and wait for him to get up. The room was very quiet. Edison lit a cigarette, and the white smoke was swirling around his fingertips. He put the cigarette into his mouth and stared at Gwenyth with deep and prating eyes. She had a seductive body but didn''t seem vulgar. Even if she just stood there wrapped tightly in the most ordinary shirt and trousers, she was extremely alluring. Edison''s Adam''s apple bobbed, and he could still feel the touch of her body. It was soft and familiar. He clenched his fingers slightly and closed his eyes to recall it. There was a faint fragrance on her body. It was not the smell of perfume, but a kind of milk fragrance, mixed with the smell of shampoo, very fresh and pleasant, just like the scent he liked four years ago. "Come here." Gwenyth remained motionless and asked, "What do you want?" "I asked you toe here." "If you need anything, just tell me," said Gwenyth. It was only natural for her to be uneasy when she stayed in a room with only a man. Edison''s eyes were filled with lust when he stared at her as if he wanted to force her to have sex. How would Gwenyth get close to him? Seeing her standing there motionlessly, Edison put out the cigarette, stood up, and walked toward her. As he took a step forward, Gwenyth took a step back, keeping a distance of more than 40 inches from him. "What are you afraid of?" he asked, pausing. Gwenyth paused as well. "I''m not afraid." "Are you afraid that I will force you?" asked Edison. "Before signing the agreement, you have promised me that I won''t sleep with you. Please keep your promise." Edison was pissed off by her words. He suppressed his anger and smirked. "Who do you think you are? I have a pick of all kinds of women. How would I be interested in your body?" Chapter 10 Put a Blanket on Her Chapter 10 Put a nket on Her Chapter 10 Put a nket on Her Gwenyth wasn''t sure if he was interested in her body. She only knew that Edison''s eyes had just been filled with lust. For a moment, she was really afraid that he would suddenly pounce on her. "It''s good that you are not interested," said Gwenyth. With a cold face, Edison turned around and went back to the sofa. As soon as he sat down, Gwenyth couldn''t help asking, "Can you sit anywhere else? I want to have a rest." She had suffered from serious insomnia and didn''t sleep well the night before. After a whole day''s work, she still had to deal with Nancy at night. Now, Gwenyth was exhausted. Even if there were only her and Edison in this suite and she needed to be careful, she still wanted to have a rest. "Go to sleep." Edison stood up, went straight into the bedroom, and closed the door. Gwenyth breathed a sigh of relief. Shey down on the sofa, put a pillow under her head, and stared at the bedroom door vigntly. After a long time, she really couldn''t hold on and fell asleep. She didn''t sleep well and her nerves were still tense. The air conditioner in the room was turned low, and it was a little cold. She curved up. Suddenly, she heard two slight beeps and immediately woke up. When she opened her eyes, she found that she had turned over after sleeping, with her face facing the sofa. She could smell a faint smell of leather. The lights in the living room were off. When shey down, she was still very uneasy and didn''t dare to turn off the light. It should be Edison who turned it off after she fell asleep. The light around her was very dim, and her face was hidden in darkness. Only a beam of light shone on her from her back. It was very soft as if the light in the bedroom was on, and it came out through the door. When she was about to stand up, a shadow was cast on her, and then a soft nket gently covered her body. A pair of big hands pulled the edge of the nket and covered her exposed legs and feet. The nket was not thick, but it could block the cold air from the air conditioner. Gwenyth was a little surprised. Only Edison and her were in the room. It was obvious that Edison was standing behind her. Gwenyth thought to herself, "He''s worried that I would feel cold in the middle of the night, so he came out to cover me with a nket?" When she was in a daze, the sofa suddenly sank and someone sat down. Edison touched her head gently and quickly took his back as if he was afraid that it would wake her up. Gwenyth didn''t dare to move. If she stood up at this time and faced Edison, the atmosphere would probably be a little embarrassing.N?velDrama.Org is the owner. Gwenyth opened her eyes and pricked up her ears to listen to the sound behind her, thinking that if Edison did something impolite to her when she was asleep, she would immediately get up and p him. However, Edison just sat on the sofa for a while, stood up, and went back to his bedroom. He closed the door. The light behind Gwenyth suddenly disappeared, and the living room fell into darkness. She slowly stood up and leaned against the sofa in a daze. After she sat in the darkness for a long time, her eyes gradually adapted to the dim environment. With the moonlight through the window, she could indistinctly see theyout of the living room. At the thought of Edison covering her with a nket, Gwenyth didn''t feel sleepy anymore and just sat there for a long time. When the day was about to break, shey down, wrapped the nket tightly around her body, and slept again. When she woke up again, it was brought. Although the sofa was made of leather, it was soft andfortable to sleep on. Gwenyth picked up her bag and took out her phone to check the time. It was almost nine o''clock. She was going to bete for work. She quickly got up and straightened her wrinkled shirt while looking in the direction of the bedroom. The door was open, and the quilt was neatly folded. Edison was nowhere to be seen. Gwenyth thought he must have left. She tied her hair casually, picked up her bag, and walked out quickly. It was over nine o''clock when she arrived at the hotel. She waste. She rushed into the hall in a hurry and ran to the elevator for employees. When the receptionist saw her, she called out in a hurry, "Gwenyth, wait a minute." Gwenyth stopped abruptly and looked back at the receptionist. Out of breath, Gwenyth asked, "What''s up?" "The director of the human resources department asked you to go to his office," said the receptionist. "Okay, I see." Gwenyth went to get clocked in, hurriedly changed into her uniform, and then went to the office of the director of the human resources department. The room was smoky. The window was closed and the air conditioner was still on. As soon as Gwenyth entered the room, she was unable to open her eyes because of the smoke. "Sir, do you want to meet me?" Gwenyth choked on the strong smell of smoke and coughed. The director looked up at her and motioned for her to take a seat. "Your sry for this month, including the deposit, has been transferred to your ount," said the director. Gwenyth was surprised. "Did I get my sry in advance?" "No, I just did as Mr. Yates did. There''s still a week before the end of this month, but I paid you the sry for the whole month. You can leave now." "I-I was fired?" Gwenyth stuttered. "Yes," responded the director. "Why?" asked Gwenyth. "I''m just carrying out Mr. Yates''s order," said the director. Gwenyth frowned and clenched her fists. When Edison had covered her with a nket the night before, she still felt that he was not as bad as she thought. But today, he fired her without telling her in advance. She knew that the director had to follow Edison''s order. Without saying anything else, she turned around and walked out. Then, she went to the dressing room to change her clothes, packed her things, and left the hotel. Indignantly, she walked towards the subway station and called Edison on the way. It took a long time for Edison to answer the phone. "Are you awake?" he asked in a soft and t tone. "Why did you fire me?" questioned Gwenyth. Without answering her question, Edison asked, "Where are you?" "I just left the hotel." "Come to me." Without waiting for Gwenyth''s response, Edison hung up. Soon, he sent a text message with the address of a billiards club. She rushed over and found that Edison was ying billiards leisurely, apanied by John whom she had met at the Nightcharm Club the previous night. John looked Gwenyth up and down and found that she was still wearing the clothes she wore the day before. He smiled and said, "Edison, are you really serious?" Edison hit a ball with the pool cue in his hand. With a light thud, the ball that was hit rolled into a hole. Edison straightened up, changed his position, hit another ball, and made it enter a hole. "You lost." Edison put down the pool cue and turned to look at Gwenyth. Ignoring John''s question, he walked straight to Gwenyth. "Come with me." Then Edison walked towards a door. Gwenyth followed him into a room. It was a small office with fashion and simple decoration. Edison walked to the desk and sat down, lighting a cigarette. "Why did you fire me?" "During the term of the agreement, you have to be on call 7/24. Do you think you can continue to work as a room attendant?" asked Edison. "I need to work." "You got 1.35 million yesterday," said Edison. "I can try my best to take some time off. I can even ask for leave when you need me. How can you fire me without asking me?" snapped Gwenyth. Edison spat out some smoke and leaned against the back of the chairzily. He looked at her with his deep eyes and smiled indifferently. "I''m the boss. Do I need your permission to fire you?" Chapter 11 Dont Say No Chapter 11 Don''t Say No Chapter 11 Don''t Say No Gwenyth''s tense shoulders suddenly slumped. Edison was right. He was the boss, so it was easy for him to fire her. She didn''t need to make a special trip to cause herself trouble, so she said, "I''m leaving." Then, she turned around and walked to the door. When her hand touched the doorknob, she heard him say from behind£¬ ¡°Wait.¡± "Is that all?" "Have you had breakfast?" "No." "Eat with me." Before she could refuse, he said, "Don''t say no." Ten minutester, they left the billiard room. There was a breakfast shop across the street selling porridge, buns, and noodles. Gwenyth didn''t want to go anywhere else but wanted to have breakfast nearby and go home as soon as possible. So, she pointed at the breakfast shop and asked, "What about that one?" Edison looked over, stared at the breakfast shop for a while, and reluctantly agreed, "Let''s go." When they crossed the road, Gwenyth walked ahead of Edison. But she could see him out of the corner of her eye. When he reached out to hold her hand, she casually put her hand in the pocket of her pants. Edison missed her hand, so he slightly raised his eyebrows and asked, "Did you do that on purpose?" Gwenyth pretended not to know what he meant, turned to look at him, and asked, "What?" "Nothing." After entering the breakfast shop, Edison chose a table by the window and sat down. Instead of ordering any food, he took out some napkins and carefully wiped the table on his side. Soon, the napkins were stained with oil. When the waiter came over, he threw the napkins into the trash can and lost his appetite. "Order for yourself," he said to Gwenyth. "OK." Gwenyth did not refuse because she was hungry. She ordered a bowl of porridge, a few steamed buns, and a potato sd. When all the dishes were served, she picked up a disposable fork and began to gulp. Seeing this, Edison frowned. He had never seen any other woman eat like this in front of him. She was paying no attention to her image. She finished four buns and the bowl of porridge but left the potato sd untouched. After putting down the fork, she got up to pay the bill. Edison had wanted to pay. But she had moved fast without giving him the chance. Property ? N?velDrama.Org. Then, she asked the waiter for two takeout boxes to pack the unfinished buns and potato sd. Gwenyth closed the boxes, put them in her bag, and looked up at Edison, asking, "Is that all?" "I''ll send you home." "No, thanks." "You are my girlfriend now." "I¡¯m fake." "Miss Lovce..." "If you don''t need me to y the role now, I will go home." Seeing him sit still in silence, Gwenyth knew what he meant. So, she strode out of the breakfast shop without looking back. When she was about to arrive at the subway station, a car drove over and slowly stopped beside her. It was a luxury car, but she could not tell the brand. When the window of the driver''s seat went down, she saw Edison''s exquisite handsome face. "Get in the car." "You don¡¯t need to send me home." "Do you want to break the contract?" Hearing this, Gwenyth could only open the car door and sit in the backseat. But Edison said in dissatisfaction, "Sit in the passenger seat." She forced back her impatience. But she was toozy to get out of the car, so she crawled from the backseat to the front seat, sat down stiffly, and buckled up. She didn''t say a word along the way and even breathed softly, as quiet as a mouse. Edison didn''t ask for her address. But half an hourter, the car arrived in the oldmunity where she lived. "Did you investigate me or..." She wanted to ask if he remembered who she was but swallowed back the words on the tip of her tongue in the end. Edison ignored her words, pulled over on the side of the road, and got out of the car, intending to send her into themunity. She unbuckled her seat belt, opened the door, walked out, and thanked him. Edison walked up to her and said, "Let''s go." "Are you sending me upstairs?" "That''s what a boyfriend is supposed to do, right?" "Edison, you hired me. We are not a real couple, so you don''t need to do such things." "Okay! Bye!" He got back into the car, started it, and stepped on the gas. In a blink of an eye, the car disappeared at the end of the street. Gwenyth went home, took out the food boxes from her bag, and put them on the table. She walked to the bedroom but didn''t see anyone. So, she guessed Urs had taken Susie to her workce. She took off her clothes, took a shower, put on a loose T-shirt, and flung herself on the bed. After confirming the sry had been transferred to her bank ount, she put down the mobile phone and had a nap on the bed. Then, she picked up her phone and browsed a recruitment website, intending to find a part-time job with rtively flexible working hours. She could not wait for Edison to call her all the time. If she did not do something in her spare time, she would feel uneasy. Moreover, her financial condition did not allow her to idle at home. After a while, she chose a fast-food restaurant with flexible working hours. The waitresses there would be paid 20 dors per hour. After writing down the address, she changed her clothes and went to apply for the job. Fortunately, it was not far from her residence, and it only took her about ten minutes to walk there. She started working right away and worked until noon. After taking a break for an hour, she continued in the afternoon and did not get off work until five. She nned to go home directly, but Edison called her when she was on the way home. "Where are you now?" His voice was hoarse and deep, sounding pleasant to hear. But his tone was cold. "On the way home." "Wait downstairs." "OK." After hanging up the phone, she slowly walked forward. When she reached the gate of the community, she stopped and stood by the road. Edison''s car arrived a few minutester. When she got into the car, he nced at her clothes, started the car without saying a word, and quickly drove to an FIO store. FIO was the most popr brand under the Yates Group with hundreds of stores across the country. And it was also liked by consumers abroad. "What did you bring me here for?" "I''ll buy some clothes for you." Edison pushed open the door and motioned for her to get off. "Do you have a business dinner tonight?" Edison lightly nodded and entered the store. After Gwenyth followed him in, he gave her a gentle nudge on the back toward a salesperson and said, "She needs some outfits." As the president of the Yates Group, Edison was young and handsome. He often made headlines, so the staff in the store all recognized him. The salesperson was so nervous to see him that she stammered over the words. So, the store manager took up the matter herself, helped Gwenyth choose a few sets of clothes, and led her to the fitting room. Edison sat on the sofa in the lounge and picked up thetest issue of Global Times. After about twenty minutes, Gwenyth walked up to him in a deep pink close-fitting dress. The dress had a suspender on one side and a ruffle sleeve on the other. And the waistline was neatly tucked in. People could not pull it off if they were in bad shape. But it fit Gwenyth very well. She had a thin waist and fair skin, so she could easily pull off clothes in any color. Chapter 12 How Much Did He Pay You? Chapter 12 How Much Did He Pay You? Chapter 12 How Much Did He Pay You? Edison put down the magazine and seriously looked at her. Her hair was thick and ck, and the store manager had helped her to let it down. The long hair hung over her shoulders, making her look more fair-skinned and elegant. Edison was satisfied with everything except for her washed-out blue sneakers. He stood up with a frown, went to the shoe shelf, and picked a pair of high heels for her. She took the shoes over and found the size was exactly right. "How do you know my size?" Edison sat back on the sofa without replying and motioned for her to change her shoes. She sat down, took off her sneakers and socks, and put on the stiletto heels. "Please help me pack my old clothes and shoes." The store manager nodded with a smile and asked the salesperson to pack up the new clothes they had chosen for her as well as her old clothes and shoes. Coming out of the store, Edison drove the car to Grande Building. It was an elegantly decorated two-story Chinese restaurant. The waiters were wearing blue robes, and the waitresses were in bright red cheongsams. And they all looked young. As soon as entering the antique store, Gwenyth had the illusion of traveling through time and space. There was a round pool with gurgling water at the entrance. Inside was a fish-shaped stone sculpture. Green algae nts were floating in the pool, and many ornamental fishes were swimming. Seeing her looking around as if she had never seen the world, Edison stepped forward to hold her hand, put it on his arm, and said, "Hold my arm." She nodded and followed him inside. It was not the first time he hade here, so he refused the waiter who offered to lead the way. He passed the lobby with ease, turned into a long and quiet corridor, and led her into a private room. There were two men and two women sitting around the mahogany round table. And Gwenyth saw a familiar face. Nancy was here. Edison''s "business entertainment" seemed to be rted to Nancy every time. Nancy was stunned to see Gwenyth. After sizing her up with her eyes, she instantly showed a cold look. "Mr. Yates, good evening." The two men hurriedly got up to greet Edison. After they pulled out two chairs, Edison took Gwenyth over and sat down. Hearing their polite small talk, Gwenyth had a general idea of who they were. The woman sitting next to Nancy was her assistant Este Anderson. And the two men were the director and producer of her new drama. And Edison was the investor. When Edison introduced her to them, he directly said she was his girlfriend. Belonging to N?velDrama.Org. The director and producer were quite surprised to hear this and quickly exchanged nces with each other. Nancy was the heroin of their new drama, but she had just broken up with Edison. And Edison had brought his new girlfriend to this dinner. So, the atmosphere in the private room suddenly became a little embarrassing. Edison indifferently said to the producer, "Since it is a business dinner, why did you bring an actress here?" Nancy''s heart skipped a beat, and she felt a little flustered. She was afraid Edison would deliberately make things difficult for her and kick her out of the drama. She knew him well and would not feel surprised if he did such a thing for real. The producer said with a ttering smile, "Mr. Yates, I can let them go if you want." Edison expressionless replied, "No need." When the producer breathed a sigh of relief, Edison asked, "Have you decided on the actress of the heroin?" Nancy instantly tensed up, thinking he was asking while knowing the answer. She had made a lot of effort to get the role and had already signed the contract. "Yes," the producer replied and winked at Nancy. Seeing this, she quickly poured a ss of wine, raised the ss, and said, "Eddie, let''s have a drink." Edison didn''t favor her but coldly looked at her and asked, "Who told you can call me Eddie?" "Mr. Yates, let''s have a drink." Edison didn''t touch the ss in front of him but said, "I''m feeling unwell, so I can''t drink alcohol." "Can your girlfriend drink?" Nancy targeted Gwenyth and said, "Drink it for Mr. Yates. As his girlfriend, you must be useful. Didn''t you hear he is feeling unwell? Why don''t you offer to help him drink the wine?" Gwenyth slightly frowned. When she looked at Edison, he was smiling without any intention of stopping Nancy. Gwenyth bit the bullet, picked up the wine ss, and downed a ss. There were many bottles of wine on the table. After Gwenyth finished one ss, Nancy soon asked her to drink the second and third sses. Then, she even asked her assistant to drink with Gwenyth. Edison didn''t say anything to stop them, so even the director and producer thought Gwenyth hade here to drink for him and began to drink with her. Gwenyth had not eaten anything before drinking so many sses of wine in session, so she felt her stomach burning and said, "Sorry, I need to go to thevatory." She got up and hurried out of the private room. As soon as she rushed into thevatory, she vomited all the wine she had drunk. She estimated she had drunk a bottle. She didn''t want to drink anymore, so after simply washing her face and rinsing her mouth, she hid in thevatory to kill time. Suddenly, an ironic voice asked, "How much did Eddie pay you?" Gwenyth look back and saw Nancy standing at the entrance with her arms folded over her chest. She was slightly raising her chin and haughtily looking at her. "He hired you, right?" Gwenyth leaned against the sink in silence. Nancy stepped in and closed the door. After her high heels rattled, she soon walked up to Gwenyth and said, "I don''t think you can afford the dress. Did Eddie buy it for you?" "Miss Shandy, if you have any questions, please go to ask Edison." "I won''t ask him! I will only ask you! I know he hired you to anger me. How much did he pay you?" When Gwenyth walked past Nancy, thetter suddenly grabbed her wrist and asked, "Did you sleep with himst night?" "Miss Shandy, please let go." "Answer me!" "I have nothing to say." "Do you think Eddie is interested in you? He''s using you to get back together with me. Don''t be fooled by his face. He''s just ying with you. Even if he slept with you, he will not be responsible. He is ying with your feelings." "I do not mind it." With a cold face, Gwenyth forcefully shook Nancy''s hand away and walked toward the door. But when she pulled the door open a little, Nancy suddenly kicked her waist. She instantly stumbled forward and hit on the door panel with a bang. She endured the pain and stabilized herself. Hearing the rapid footsteps approaching her, she instantly turned around. But before she could react, Nancy tightly grabbed her hair. "Miss Shandy, let go!" Gwenyth could not understand it. Since Nancy had discovered Edison had hired her as a fake girlfriend, why was she still making trouble and even hitting her? "No way!" Nancy was fuming with anger when dragging her to the sink and saying, "I know what you''re nning. I''ve seen a lot of women like you. Don''t you just want to take this opportunity to sleep with Eddie?" Chapter 13 Be Obedient Chapter 13 BeObedient Chapter 13 Be Obedient "You''re thinking too much!" Gwenyth grabbed Nancy''s wrist in anger, trying to pull her hand away from her hair. But Nancy refused to let go. Once Gwenyth put forth more strength, she would feel a sharp pain in her scalp. "Miss Shandy, can you let go while I''m willing to politely talk to you?" "I don''t want to talk to you! I came here to teach you a lesson!" Nancy violently pushed her head into the sink and then turned on the faucet. When Gwenyth struggled to get up, Nancy held her head with all her might and even pressed her upper body on her back, making her unable to move. Her hair was quickly wet, and more and more water umted in the sink. When it almost reached her mouth and nose, she took a deep breath and held her breath. Knowing she couldn''t hold on for long, she moved her hands away from the sink and stretched them backward. When she touched Nancy''s waist, she pinched it hard. "Ah!" Nancy screamed in pain and moved aside to dodge it. Gwenyth instantly straightened up, wiped the water off her face, and ran to the door while panting heavily. When she opened the door, Nancy was still yelling, "You can''t get away with it." Gwenyth had often been beaten by debt collectors for the past four years. The scar on her calf had been cut by them with broken ss, and she had bled a lot then. So, she was sturdy and could stand punches. But when she thought of Nancy''s insulting words, her eyes turned red, and tears welled up. She sniffed hard to keep her tears from falling and quickly fixed her clothes and messy wet hair. Then, she returned to the private room and sat down in her seat. Seeing her embarrassed look, Edison guessed what had happened. Her hair was dripping, and the cor of her dress was a little wet. Noticing the director and producer leering at her, he stood up, grabbed her wrist, and pulled her out in big strides. As soon as they walked out of the private room, they bumped into Nancy. "Eddie!" "You crossed the line!" Edison said with a sullen face while walking past her with Gwenyth. Seeing him tightly gripping Gwenyth''s wrist, Nancy felt furious. Why was he caring about a woman he had money to hire? She had not crossed the line but just taught her a lesson! She was so angry that she chased after them. Edison walked quickly. After pulling Gwenyth out of the restaurant, he directly pushed her into the car. When Nancy caught up with them, she saw him wiping the water off Gwenyth''s face with a tissue in the car. The window was down, so she saw him staring at her with a frown without noticing her presence at all. And she could see he was not pretending to care about Gwenyth. Nancy froze in a daze, thinking they might have had sexst night. She had known Edison for three years and dated him for half a year, but he had never slept with her. Had he slept with Gwenyth? Did he really like her? Or had he hired Gwenyth to piss her off? Last night, Edison''s hands had reached into Gwenyth''s shirt in the private room at the Night Charm Club. But he had never done such things to her. "Nancy, widen your eyes. She has a better figure than you. I will have nothing to lose if I marry her." Edison''s angry words were ringing in her ears. Property ? N?velDrama.Org. Gwenyth was just a lowly room attendant. So, he would never fall in love with her. Moreover, the Yates family would never allow him to marry an ordinary person with no distinguished family background. Was it because he liked Gwenyth''s body? After all, she had big breasts and a beautiful buttock. But Nancy did not think her figure was inferior to Gwenyth''s. The more she thought about it, the angrier she became. So, she walked to Edison''s car and said, "Eddie, you are..." But he rolled up the window before she could finish her words. Then, he started the car and quickly drove it away under her gaze. In the rearview mirror, Gwenyth saw Nancy nkly standing on the side of the road as if her soul had been taken away. Then, she withdrew her gaze and turned to look at Edison who was focused on driving. "You knew Miss Shandy wasing tonight, right?" Edison ignored her words and stepped on the elerator. The car was running fast. However, it was not heading to themunity where she lived but going in the opposite direction. "Where are we going?" Edison turned on the music, drowning out her voice. So, she turned her face aside and silently looked at the rapidly receding street scene outside the car window. Half an hourter, the car entered a high-end residential area and stopped in front of a vi. "Where are we now?" Edison pushed open the car door and swung his long legs out. "Follow me." "Here is far away from my home. How can I go backter?" There would be no buses and subways soon, and the taxi fee must be expensive. "I can ask my driver to send you home." Seeing her motionlessly sitting in the car, he walked to the passenger seat, opened the door, unfastened her seat belt, and dragged her out. When he held her hand tightly and forcibly pulled her into the vi, the motion sensor light in the entrance went on. He took out his slippers from the shoe cab and put them on, saying, "Make yourself at home." "Why did you bring me here?" "I have something to tell you." Edison turned on the light in the living room, quickly walked into the bathroom, and came out with a white towel in his hand. Gwenyth didn''t have slippers, so she walked inside in her high heels. Edison handed her the towel and motioned for her to sit down. She wiped her hair and cautiously sat on the sofa, asking, "What do you want to say?" "We will go to the racecourse tomorrow, so we have to get up early. I think you''d better sleep here tonight. It will be more convenient for us to go there together tomorrow morning." Gwenyth was at a loss for words. She had never stayed out all night. If she did not go back tonight, her mother would be anxious. "No." She must go home. Edison was toozy to talk nonsense with her, so he coldly reminded her, saying, "I hate people saying no to me the most." "When will you set off tomorrow morning? I promise I won''t bete." "This matter is unnegotiable. You know what will happen if you are disobedient." "Edison..." "You will sleep on the sofa," he said before turning around and walking upstairs. When Gwenyth came back to her senses, he had disappeared from her sight. She helplessly sighed and took out her cell phone to call her mother. Urs quickly answered the call and asked, "Gwen, it''ste! Why haven''t youe back?" "Mom, my colleague has an emergency at home. So, I must pinch-hit for her." She was uneasily telling the lie and couldn''t help feeling a little depressed. After all, once a lie started, she might use countless lies to patch it up. Urs thought Gwenyth was well-behaved because she had never done anything out of line. If she knew her daughter was pretending to be Edison''s girlfriend for money and had been beaten and scolded by his ex, she would feel extremely sad. Chapter 14 He Suddenly Kissed Her Chapter 14 He SuddenlyKissedHer Chapter 14 He Suddenly Kissed Her The agreement had been signed, and she had no way out now. So she could onlyplete the three-month task without telling her family. Three million could solve more than half of the debt, and it was worth a fight. "Well, will you rest tomorrow?" "No, I will continue to work the day shift." Urs sighed, "Can you do this?" "It''s okay. I''m young and healthy. I can do it." "If you have nothing else to do while on duty, you can take a nap. Don''t push yourself." "I know. You guys should rest early." After the call, Gwenyth looked around. The house was spacious and bright with luxurious decorations. It was very clean, but there was no atmosphere of life, just like a model room. The kitchen was open, and she saw therge double-door refrigerator in the corner. She was so thirsty. She walked over and took a bottle of mineral water from the refrigerator. She had drunk a lot of wine in the restaurant, but she drank it fast and vomited all the wine in the bathroom. She didn''t feel much stamina. She just felt a little dizzy and ufortable in her stomach. She returned to the sofa, took off her shoes, and justy down when the doorbell rang. Hearing footsteps on the stairs, she rolled over and turned her face into the sofa, without getting up. Edison squinted at her lightly and walked quickly to the entrance. Through the video door control, he saw Nancy standing outside the door. He didn''t open the door, turned around, and walked to the sofa, pulling her up from the sofa. Gwenyth was tugged and got up so hard that her eyes went ck, "What are you doing?" Edison dragged her to the bathroom, took out a bath towel from the cab, and wrapped it around her body, "Take off your dress inside." She frowned and wrapped the towel around. Then she pulled down one shoulder strap and sleeve, pulled the dress down, and took it off easily. "Go and open the door." Gwenyth walked out of the bathroom with a puzzled face, went straight to the entrance and opened the door, and found that it was Nancy. She immediately realized what Edison was doing. Afraid that the towel would suddenly fall off, she put one hand on her chest and looked back at Edison. He sat down on the sofa and lit a cigarette. He didn''t care about Nancy at all and completely left Nancy to her to deal with. She forced herself to smile at Nancy, "Miss Shandy, what''s the matter?" "Why are you here?" Nancy looked at her with widened eyes in shock. "This is my boyfriend''s house. Why can''t I be here?" She was only wearing a bath towel, her feet were bare, and her hair was notpletely dry, giving the illusion that she had just taken a bath. Nancy''s face darkened in an instant. She looked in over Gwenyth with a cold look in her eyes. She was somewhat relieved to find that Edison was sitting on the sofa smoking a cigarette, and he was still wearing the same clothes as in the restaurant. She felt that she had arrived just in time. If it had been anyter, Edison and Gwenyth would probably have slept. "You are such a slut." Nancy cursed in a low voice that only she and Gwenyth could hear. A woman who would climb into a man''s bed for money was disgusting. She gave Gwenyth a stern look of disgust, reached out to push her away, and strode inside. Gwenyth steadied herself and closed the door. When she looked at Edison, Nancy was already sitting next to him. Nancy took his arm intimately, leaned her head on his shoulder, and said softly and coquettishly, "Eddie, let''s make peace, okay?" Edison looked indifferent and slowly exhaled a puff of smoke. He nced sideways at Nancy, "How can you believe that I have a girlfriend?" Nancy didn''t speak. She would rather believe that Edison was using Gwenyth than that he was interested in Gwenyth. "Shall I give you a live broadcast?" "Don''t be mad at me. I apologize." Apologize? Edison snorted softly. That wasn''t what he wanted to hear. What he wanted was the wedding that he had promised his grandfather a month ago. He snuffed out his cigarette in the ashtray, pushed Nancy''s head off his shoulder with his hand, and shook off her hand. He got up and walked straight towards Gwenyth. He strode forward. With the ferocity of a hunter, he put one hand on Gwenyth''s waist and pulled her into his arms without much effort. "What..." Her chin was quickly pinched by his other hand and lifted. His face approached quickly, and he kissed her suddenly. She was stunned for a moment, subconsciously pressed her hands on Edison''s chest and pushed, but he was too strong. She pursed her lips tightly and gritted her teeth, not wanting him to go deep. He kissed her fiercely. The tip of his tongue was covered with a faint fragrance of mint. He pried open her lips and tried to pry open her teeth. She took a step back, but Edison''s hand sped around her waist immediately pulled her back hard. "Enough! Enough!" Nancy stood up angrily, and took two steps forward, trying to separate Edison and Gwenyth. But before she could get close to them, the phone in her bag rang. She stopped in her tracks. She suddenly remembered that at the dinner tonight, the director had told her that the role of the female lead might be changed as soon as Edison left and that he would call herter. She guessed it was the director calling. After hesitating for a few seconds, she reached into her bag and took out her phone. It was indeed the director. She stepped aside to answer. "Miss Shandy, the role of female lead will not be changed for the time being." Hearing the director''s voice, she was finally relieved, "Thank you, director." The contract had been signed, and she could get somepensation for the recement at this time. But the investor was Edison, and he wouldn''t care about so little money. Edison was simply trying to mess with her on purpose. He didn''t change her role, which was beyond her expectations. She put the phone back in her bag, looked up, and found that Edison and Gwenyth were still hugging each other and kissing tenderly. She sneered and said sarcastically, "Stop acting." Gwenyth''s mind was a mess. Edison tightened his grip on her waist and lifted her from the floor. He pinched one of her legs with one hand and pulled her leg towards his waist. She cooperated, wrapping her legs tightly around his thin waist. Edison moved his lips away. His breathing was a little short, and there was a slight flush on his cheeks. He stared at her intently. His eyes looked moist and fascinated. "Looks like someone wants to watch the live broadcast." He looked at her, but his words were addressed to Nancy. She panicked and was just about to remind him of her condition of signing the agreement when he kissed her again and shut her up. Belonging to N?velDrama.Org. While kissing her, he walked to the sofa with steady steps, put her down, and pressed his body down naturally. The scene left Gwenyth a little stunned. Her body trembled uncontrobly. She couldn''t help thinking of the night of her birthday four years ago when he was drunk, kissed her, and pressed her under his body just like this. Chapter 15 Youre Bleeding Chapter 15 You''re Bleeding Chapter 15 You''re Bleeding "Mr. Yates, I like you very much." At that time, she saw that he drank a lot and his eyes were blurred, so she said this to him in a low voice. She wasn''t even sure if he had heard her, so she confessed her love for him so tremblingly. She had never dared to expect anything to happen between them. After all, the status gap was too great. Her family of three lived in the Yates family. To put it mildly, her mother was a nutritionist. To put it bluntly, she was just a maid who took care of Mr. Yates''s three meals a day. Such an identity made Edison as unreachable as a star in the sky. She had fallen in love with Edison at the age of fifteen and had a crush on him for three full years. If Edison hadn''t gotten drunk, she would never have had the courage to confess her love to him. But then Edison did something she hadn''t expected. He put the bracelet he had bought her on her wrist, hugged her, and kissed her. He was so drunk that he couldn''t walk steadily, but he picked her up, brought her to his room, and put her on the bed. ... At this moment, she was a little confused, afraid that she still had a love for Edison. When she moved out of the Yates family, she had seriously warned herself not to expect to have someone who did not belong to her in the first ce. Later, when she and her family were in desperate need of money, she took the bracelet that Edison had given her to a pawnshop and pawned it. The bracelet was handmade and made of unknown material, but it was not cheap anyway. But the owner of the pawnshop was a profiteer. Seeing that she was young and desperate for money, he offered her 10,000. She still had the receipt issued by the pawnshop owner. She thought that if she had enough money one day, she would get that bracelet back as a memory. "Are you done? Can you stop acting?" Nancy''s yell pulled her back from her thoughts. Out of the corner of her eye, she caught sight of Nancying towards them, and she gave Edison a hard push on the shoulder. He propped his hands on both sides of her body, and smiled slightly, "Are you afraid I''m serious?" His voice was so soft that Nancy probably didn''t hear it. "Get up quickly." She turned her face away without meeting his eyes. He straightened up. As soon as he stood still, Nancy hugged him from behind. "Eddie, have you had enough fun? It''s enough. Stop messing around. If you provoke me again, I really can''t stand it." Nancy sobbed. Edison took her arm away from him and turned to look at her with cold eyes, "I''m not messing around." "I just want you to give me a moment." Edison was tired of hearing that. He frowned, and said coldly, "Get out." "Eddie..." "Get out!" Gwenyth was lying on the sofa to calm down. She sat up, put her hands on her chest, and pressed the bath towel. "Why can she stay here? What the hell is she?!" Nancy pointed at her angrily, as if she wanted to vent her anger on her, "She''s just a slut who wants to take the opportunity to climb into your bed." Edison looked gloomy and warned her word by word, "When I tell you to get out, you''d better get out immediately. Don''t force me to ask someone to carry you out." Nancy knew his temper well. Seeing his gloomy face, she didn''t dare to continue to argue with him. She walked towards the entrance in high heels, andined in a low voice, "I''m going to visit Grandpa tomorrow, and let him know what you have done these days." Her voice was not loud, but Edison heard it. He quickly followed, pressed her shoulders, and pressed her against the door without much effort. She bumped her nose against the door so hard that she was about to shed tears, "I live by my face. Can you be gentle?" Edison suppressed his anger and pinched her chin with one hand. He pinched her face so hard that it deformed a little, "I''m warning you, if you irritate my grandpa, I will kill you." "I... what I just said was just angry words." Nancy didn''t dare to piss him off. He was ruthless, and she was no match. "I was wrong. Can you let me go? You''re hurting me." Her tone softened, and tears fell down her face, looking very pitiful. Edison let go, opened the door, and pushed her out of the room. Gwenyth heard the door m shut. She looked at Edison. He looked gloomy and cold, which was a little scary. She held her breath, walked into the bathroom on tiptoe, and changed back into the previous dress. When she came out, she found Edison sitting on the sofa smoking a cigarette. She froze in ce, hesitating whether to go over and let him make room. "You can go." Edison suddenly raised his head and looked at her. With that, he snuffed out his cigarette, got up, and went upstairs. He didn''t offer to arrange a car to take her home, but just told her to go. Her clothes, shoes, and bag were still in his car. Could it be that she was going to walk back in this dress in high heels? "My bag..." "Don''t talk nonsense. Hurry up and get out." Edison was very annoyed. He quickened his pace and disappeared down the stairs in no time. When he brought her here, he had said that he was going to the racecourse early in the morning, as if tomorrow''s business was very important. Now he asked her to go like this. He didn''t even let her take her clothes and bag and just drove her away. With anger in her chest, she sat on the sofa, put on her high heels, and walked out with her phone. Edison''s car was parked in the yard. She got closer, leaned over the car window, and looked in. She found that her things were in the back. She looked around, found a brick, and smashed it against the window ss. The car beeped harshly. Her nerves were tense. She smashed it hard several times, and the window ss finally shattered. She carefully pushed aside the broken ss by the window, leaned half her body in, and reached for her clothes and bag on the back seat. Her belly was pressed against the window, and she was stabbed by the broken ss that hadn''t been cleaned up. She gritted her teeth, grabbed the things, and was about to get out of the car when Edison came out of the house. "What are you doing?" He frowned and strode down the steps. Seeing her smashing the window of his car to get her clothes and bag, he became angry, "Are you insane?" "You''re insane." He should have given her things back before he told her to go. What did he do? He didn''t even give her a chance to finish her sentence and told her to go. She didn''t provoke him. Tonight, he had taken advantage of her. She had cooperated with him in putting on a show in front of Nancy withoutining. She had done enough. "Don''t worry. I will pay for your ss." She took out her clothes from the bag, picked up the bag, and was about to leave. Edison caught up with her quickly and pulled her back. "You''re bleeding." His gaze swept across her face, looking down. She felt a faint pain in her belly. When she lowered her head, she realized that her dress had been soaked in blood. "I identally cut it with the ss. There is no need to make a fuss." She wanted to shake off his hand, but he held her hand tightly and dragged her back into the room. "What are you doing?" Didn''t he tell her to go? Property ? N?velDrama.Org. Why did he pull her back now?! Chapter 16 She Cant Suffer in Silence Chapter 16 She Can''t Suffer in Silence Chapter 16 She Can¡¯t Suffer in Silence Edison grabbed her fiercely and pulled her to him. With a wave of his hand, she fell onto the couch, which made all the things in her hands fall to the floor. She crawled up. Edison took out the medical kit from the cab and carried it over. He pushed down on her shoulder with hisrge hand, forcing her to lie back. As a result, she was forced to lie there. Then, she clutched the hem of her dress when she saw him trying to lift it up. "Give me the medical kit. I''ll do it." "Don''t move. If you move, it''s a breach of the contract." Edison''s attitude was firm, and his expression was extremely gloomy. Hence, Gwenyth did not dare to move, but she still refused to let go of the hem of her dress. Edison tried to pull her hand away, but she held on firmly. "Get off." "You asked me not to move." Edison was furious. He leaned over and grabbed a pair of scissors from the medical kit. He then cut arge hole in her bloodstained dress and tore off part of it. When he noticed a cut less than an inch on her abdomen, he kept hisposure. After that, he helped her to stop the bleeding and inspected her injury. The ss did not make a deep cut, so he managed to stop the bleeding very fast. After simply bandaging her injury, he put away the scissors, gauze, and other stuff. He did not get up right away. He fixed his ck eyes on her face, ready to demand an exnation from her. "I asked you to go but you vented your anger on my car, huh?" Gwenyth was furious that he had cut her off and told her to get lost. She had left all her money in her bag. She had no choice but to walk home without a penny. To make matters worse, she was wearing high heels. It would take her two to three hours to walk home from there. "I''ll pay for the ss." "Can you afford it?" "How much is it?" "Fourteen thousand dors." Consequently, Gwenyth was rendered speechless. She gaped in shock at the price of a car window. Seeing that, Edison stood up and restored the medical kit to its original spot. "You can sleep on the couch tonight." Gwenyth then looked down at her dress which he had torn and grabbed a pillow to cover her abdomen. She then asked him, "Do I still need to go to the horse farm tomorrow?" "No, I''ll get a driver to give you a ride home in the morning." Having said that, he strode away and went upstairs. Gwenyth had a restless night and woke up early the next morning. She went to the bathroom to wash her face and changed into her clothes. She grabbed her bag and left quietly, not waiting for Edison to get her a driver. She rode a subway to go to the fast food restaurant where she worked as a part-timer. After that, she changed into her work uniform to start working. After working past mealtime, she was starving. She bought a bowl of porridge and ate it in a corner. A young woman opened the ss door and entered the restaurant. N?velDrama.Org owns this text. The woman wore a ponytail and a slick professional suit. She looked around without ordering anything and then fixed her gaze on Gwenyth. Gwenyth had met that woman the night before. She was Este, Nancy''s assistant. Gwenyth instinctively felt that Este was not there to eat. It was very likely that Este came for her, so she bowed her head to eat her porridge. Este walked straight to Gwenyth and greeted her in a rtively polite manner. "Miss Lovce, hello." Gwenyth looked up. "Hello, what can I do for you?" "Nancy wants to talk to you." "I have nothing to talk to Miss Shandy." However, Este seemed not to have heard Gwenyth. She exined, "Nancy is in the car. Please get in and talk to her." "I''m working." "There are no customers now." Slight terror soon washed over Gwenyth. She had a bad impression of Nancy. She felt that Nancy was an arrogant and bossy youngdy. When they were at loggerheads the first time, Nancy pped her. Nancy even pressed her head into the sink the second time. What would Nancy do to her this time? "I''m sorry. I don''t want to see Miss Shandy." As a result, Este''s face sank. She picked up her phone and made a call. "Come in." She then hung up. After that, two burly men came in. They might be Nancy''s bodyguards. When they saw Este, they quickly walked over. "Get her to the car." Gwenyth had no way to resist as the two bodyguards grabbed her arms and lifted her. She was nearly dragged out of the restaurant. The other employees in the restaurant whispered to each other but no one dared to stop the bodyguards. She was dragged to a red sports car. Nancy was sitting in the car, and she was wearing fashionable clothes and a pair ofrge sunsses. She went straight to the point and said, "Miss Lovce, I want to make a deal with you." "I have nothing to say to you." Gwenyth tried to yank the car door open but it was locked. "Be frank with me. How much did Eddie pay you? I''ll give you double." Gwenyth kept some distance from Nancy. Suppressing her frustration, she uttered patiently, "Please let me go. I''m still working." "No." "Miss Shandy, please don''t make things difficult for me." Nancy chuckled and took off her sunsses, revealing her charming eyes. She looked out the window and saw Este walking out of the restaurant with Gwenyth''s bag. Hence, Nancy lowered the car window and suggested to Gwenyth, "Let''s talk somece else. I happen to have nothing to do today. I''ll deign to eat with you." At first, she wanted to take Gwenyth to a quiet ce to discuss the deal well. Este walked over quickly and took out a contract from Gwenyth''s bag. "Please have a look at this." Consequently, Gwenyth turned pale with fright. She wanted to snatch the contract, but the bodyguard grabbed her extended hand. After Nancy took the contract, she quickly flipped through it. "Humph! I knew he hired you with money." "Well, you know now. Give me back my contract and let me go." "Are you in such urgent need of money? You gave yourself up to a strange man for 400 thousand dors. You ate and chatted with him. You put up a show with him. You even let him touch you and sleep with you. How despicable!" "This is my affair. It has nothing to do with you." "I''ll give you 800 thousand dors. Pay him the fine for the breach of the contract and get lost. How does that sound?" "Well, it isn''t much." Edison took advantage of her, and Nancy took it all out on her. So, Gwenyth felt that she could not suffer in silence and gain nothing in return. "Do you feel like you get no money and your effort is to no avail?" "Yes." "I can only give you 800 thousand dors at most. You''re young, so you don''t have to implicate yourself for this bit of money." "Are you done?" "Do consider my offer and tell me your answer after you''ve thought it through." After that, Nancy looked at Este and ordered, "Give her my contact number." Este wrote it on a strip of paper and stuffed it into Gwenyth''s bag. Nancy then immediately asked the security guard to let Gwenyth go. "By the way, you smell of sweat. Women should keep themselves clean." Nancy''s words were full of sarcasm as she shot Gwenyth a disdainful gaze. But Gwenyth got out of the car, ignoring Nancy. She was busy working the whole morning, so it was reasonable for her to sweat. Nancy then threw the contract out of the car. Este then got into the car with the security guards before the car was quickly driven away. Gwenyth picked up the contract on the ground and stuffed it into her bag. She then quickly returned to the fast food restaurant. After dwelling on it, she felt that she had to inform Edison about how Nancy went to her to make a deal with her. So, she called him during her lunch break, but no one picked up her call after it rang for a long time. Forget it. She decided to tell him the next time they met. Edison neither called nor texted her during the subsequent week. She went out early in the morning and came home from work at five o''clock in the evening on time. She managed to hide the fact that she was fired by the hotel from Urs for the time being. It was almost time to get off work that day. The delivery man was delivering the small fridge that she bought online. Hence, she left the restaurant in advance to rush home. However, Edison called her on her way home. Chapter 17 Keep On Playing Your Role Well Chapter 17 Keep On ying Your Role Well Chapter 17 Keep On ying Your Role Well She picked up the call while walking. "Where are you?" "I''ll soon be home." "Is there anyone at home?" "I guess no." "Open the door for me five minutester." Suddenly, the call was cut off. Feeling stunned for two seconds, Gwenyth checked the time on her phone before she quickened her steps to run toward her neighborhood. When she reached her house, the fridge was just delivered. The delivery man was very enthusiastic. He even helped her carry the fridge into the house, unwrapped it, and asked her to inspect it upon delivery. The door was ajar. When Edison arrived, he heard people talking in the house, so he raised his arm and push the old security door open with a finger. Gwenyth was smiling and expressing her gratitude toward the delivery man. Seeing that, Edison raised his brows slightly. It was the first time he saw such a defenseless smile on her face after meeting her again four years later. "I''ll go if there''s no problem." When the delivery man turned around, he nearly knocked against Edison. On the other hand, Edison stood straight and nced at him expressionlessly. The delivery man then stepped to the side and walked around Edison. "Is your family of three going to use such a small fridge?" Edison kicked the door close and raised a light question. "Well, it''s enough." Her tone was very calm, and her smile was long gone. She was back to her usual aloof self while facing him. "Sit where you like." "Where should I sit?" Edison looked around. The sofa was of an old-fashioned style with a cloth covering it. Besides, several clothes were thrown on it. It was slightly messy, and it was unknown whether the clothes were clean or dirty. The living room was particrly small, so the space was very cramped. There was even a vaguely unpleasant smell in the air. That smell attacked him with the air ventted between the rooms. So, he frowned deeply. "What smell is this?" Gwenyth made use of both of her arms to hug the fridge and slowly moved it toward the kitchen. "I''m sorry. The weather is too hot, so the food turned bad. I''ll immediately throw it away." Edison walked to a window further away from the kitchen and tried to breathe using both his nose and mouth, facing outside. That house was not only small but stuffy and hot. His forehead was already sweating in the few minutes that he was there. After she moved the fridge, she threw the rotten food into the dustbin and tied up the garbage bag to get rid of it downstairs. When she came out of the kitchen, she saw him standing beside the window and sizing up her home disdainfully. She knew that her home was very shabby and it could never bepared with the grand house he stayed at. Hence, she did not want to make things difficult for a rich heir who led a prince-like life. She then suggested, "If you think this ce makes you ill at ease, we can talk outside." "How can you survive in this kind of environment?" Her gaze was calm. "Well, many people are just like me in this world. Some can''t even afford such a shabby house. Mr. Yates, not everyone is born to a wealthy family like you." "It''s too hot here." "There''s a fan. Do you want me..." "That''s fine." He disliked the air and environment there. He felt that it was very dirty and smelly. Therefore, he furrowed his brows and strode out of the house. Belonging to N?velDrama.Org. Gwenyth kept some distance from him for fear that he would smell the garbage in her hand. So, she walked slowly behind him. After Edison walked out of the residential building, he went straight into his ck car. Gwenyth threw away the garbage and walked over to stand beside the car. She recalled Nancy telling her that she smelled of sweat, so she refrained from getting into the car. "What can I do for you?" "Go to Nancy''s birthday party with me tonight." "Oh," Nancy answered but she continued, "Miss Shandy came to me today. Her assistant found the contract in my bag, so now she knows that you hired me with money." Edison looked at her through the car window. However, he did not lower the window to prevent the hot air from sneaking into the car. Standing outside, Gwenyth could not see him, but she could hear him. "Why did you bring the contract with you?" "It''s my affair where I want to keep it." She could not put the contract at home for fear of it being discovered by Urs or the creditors might turn her home upside down if they came to her house. It was safer to put it in her bag. "What did she offer you?" "Eight hundred thousand dors for me to pay for the breach of the contract." "Did you take up her offer?" "No, I didn''t." "Why did you turn her down since you had a chance to retreat unscathed?" Gwenyth did not hide her intention either. She exposed it directly. "I want four hundred thousand dors instead of torturing myself and getting nothing in the end." After a brief pause, he stated indifferently, "Keep on ying your role well if that''s the case." "I know. Let me go upstairs to take a shower. Wait for me." She was about to leave but the car window was lowered. Edison handed a rectangr box to her as well as the clothes he bought for her before. "You have thirty minutes." She epted the box and clothes before she turned around and walked into the residential building. After showering and blowing her hair dry, she opened the box and found a pair of ck high heels in it. She picked a ck dress and put it on before she put on the high heels and smoothed her hair. After applying light makeup, she grabbed her bag and went downstairs. Edison was leaning against the back seat to rx with his eyes closed. When he heard the door open, he opened his eyes and nced at Gwenyth, who got into the car. She dressed up exquisitely. Even though she had very light makeup on, her innate temperament was good. She would look stunning as long as she dressed herself up. She was wearing a tube dress with her ck hair let loose on her shoulders. That simple ck dress showed off the fairness of her skin even more. He stared at her slim neck and felt somethingcking there, but it was ratherte to get some jewelry now. However, she would attract everyone''s attention as his femalepanion for Nancy''s birthday party even if she wore no jewelry. The ck car drove out of the neighborhood and headed toward a residential area in the prime area of the city center. Nancy''s birthday party was private, and she only invited the people who had good rtionships with her in the industry as well as her friends. Of course, she did not forget to invite Edison to such an important asion because she wanted to manipte that chance to coax him well. Este managed to get something good for her. As long as she grabbed a chance and added that thing into Edison''s wine, he would be hers that night. For three years, he refused to touch her. So, she had to sleep with him no matter what. It would be some kind of advantage for her. "Nancy, did you break up with Mr. Yates?" Reina held a ss of champagne and asked Nancy curiously. "Of course not. Eddie said that he wants to marry me." She smiled smugly. After learning that Edison did hire Gwenyth with money, she had nothing to worry about. Although many women coveted Edison, he never had any scandals with the other women. He was never a yboy, and he rarely regarded any women seriously. He was never in any rumors with the other women except her. She was finally enlightened after she met Gwenyth today. Consequently, she was in a better mood. Even if she got rid of Gwenyth, Edison would have hired another woman. Hence, she decided to let things be. Gwenyth was not on par with Nancy in terms of her family background and identity, so Nancy felt that she did not have to take Gwenyth seriously. She would fall into Edison''s trap if she was bothered by it. Besides, she just wanted to see what other tricks he could pull. Chapter 18 Double Blows Chapter 18 Double Blows Chapter 18 Double Blows "Mr. Edison announced your breakup, but you said that he wants to marry you?" Reina found it amusing, so she did not hide the smile and scorn she felt for Nancy. However, Nancy did not argue with Reina, instead, she stated, "He''ll marry me sooner orter. Let''s make a bet if you don''t believe me." "What should we bet on?" "Twenty percent of the shares of Wace Entertainment." Reina snorted. "You''re so greedy. I want to bet with you, but Wace Entertainment is my aunt''s company, not mine. I can''t decide on this." "Doesn''t your aunt want you to be a part of the film industry?" "Yes, she does, but I don''t want to. I like being a model more because I just need to walk the runway in beautiful clothes, but being an actress is too tiring. It''s very easy to get criticisms if my acting is bad." While talking, Reina put her arm on Nancy''s shoulders to hug her as if they were confiding in each other. "I heard that you epted a role. Is it the leading actress? "Yeah." "Work hard at Wace Entertainment. My aunt knows that you''re my friend, so she''ll think of you if there''s a good resource." "Help me to say something nice in front of your aunt then. I''ll thank you here." "You''re wee. Of course, I have to help you with your career since you''ve lost your man." However, Nancy hated that statement very much. When did she lose her man? Edison was just throwing a tantrum. When he had had enough fun, she would go and see Master Yates and coax him well. As long as he gave an order, Edison would beg her to get back together with him. Hence, she showed no signs of displeasure. She just patted the back of Reina''s hand gently. "I''m so honored and lucky to have such a beautiful and loyal friend like you." Being ttered, Reina grinned happily. "You talk so nicely. Just behave like this in front of my aunt from now on. She''ll like you." "Okay, I''ll listen to you." "By the way, will Mr. Yatese tonight?" "Of course." She leaned into Reina''s ear and whispered briefly. After Reina listened to that, she widened her eyes. "Mr. Yates hired a woman..." "Keep it low. Don''t let others hear you. You''re the only one I told." Nancy hurriedly covered Reina''s mouth and reminded her softly. "So, Mr. Yates is just throwing a tantrum, huh?" Nancy lifted her chin slightly and appeared very arrogant. "Yes, he''s angry at me because I turned his proposal down." "Do you have to pursue your career? Isn''t it good to marry him and be a rich young wife?" "I can''t ept it to just marry him like this." While talking, Este quickly walked over and whispered in Nancy''s ear, "Mr. Yates is here with that Miss Lovce." Consequently, Nancy''s expression changed drastically because she could not believe what she had heard. It was fine even if Edison was making a fuss, but it was her birthday, which was a big day for her. He should have done her the favor. However, he brought that woman along. It would be a huge humiliation for her in front of her friends. The only person who knew the truth was Reina alone except Este. The other ignorant people would make fun of her. No. She could not allow Edison toe in with Gwenyth. Hence, she got up and pulled Este to the door with her. N?velDrama.Org is the owner. That house belonged to her mother before she passed away, and it was an individual vi that her father bought. It was located in the best area in Zelicon City. Its price was extremely high and she heard that many famous people had properties there. How could anyonee into her house randomly? She and Este went out. They soon saw a ck Bentley being parked in the yard. Edison got out of the car while holding Gwenyth''s hand. Gwenyth was wearing a long ck dress. It was a limited edition of the FIO brand under the Yates Group, and there were only a few such dresses. Nancy had yearned for one for a very long time, and she had been pestering Edison to give it to her. However, he did not do so, and now it was Gwenyth who was wearing that. As a result, Nancy felt like she had received double blows. "Eddie." She forced a faint smile and went to them, blocking them below the stairs. "It''s my birthday today. I think it''s not very suitable for you to take Miss Lovce here." Edison raised his arm lightly to hold Gwenyth''s shoulders. He then turned around and was about to get in the car. Seeing that he was about to leave, Nancy became anxious. "Wait." So, he stopped in his tracks and turned to look at her quietly. When Nancy''s gaze fell on the dress on Gwenyth''s body, oppression engulfed her and she found difficulty breathing. So, she felt very ill at ease. "Miss Lovce, your dress is so pretty." Gwenyth smiled lightly and replied, "Thank you." "Juste in since you''re here." Helplessly, Nancy stepped aside and let them through. However, Gwenyth was rather terrified. She wanted nothing but to leave with Edison, but Nancy''s attitude changed so quickly. She walked alongside Edison while holding his arm into the house. A man with dreadlocks was ying music in therge hall on the ground floor. It was quite lively. Some very charming young men and women gathered on the couch or in the corner. Most of them were from the entertainment industry. The waiters in white shirts and red ties were either carrying food or drink, walking around the hall. The people who wanted food or drink could get them from the trays in the waiters'' hands or they could ask for it at the bar. A bartender who Nancy hired at a high price was there. Edison sat on the couch with Gwenyth. A beautiful woman immediately walked over and sat beside Edison. She then tilted her head and looked askance at him with interest. "Mr. Yates, do you still remember me?" Edison nced at her and replied indifferently, "No, I don''t." "I''m Nancy''s good friend, Reina O''gen. We met a few times." "Is that so?" Edison did not have much of an impression of her, so he dealt with her perfunctorily. Reina saw that he did not feel like talking to her. If it weren''t for the fact that Nancy asked her to greet him and she also yearned to see the woman he hired at a close distance, she would not have brought contempt upon herself. Gwenyth felt Reina''s gaze on her, so she smiled briefly at Reina out of politeness. Reina then smirked. "Mr. Yates, aren''t you going to introduce her?" "My girlfriend, Gwenyth Lovce." He did not speak loudly, so only the people nearby heard him. Consequently, they felt as if they had heard some shocking news before they turned to look at Gwenyth in unison. The people who could tell good from bad instantly discovered that she was wearing a limited edition dress from the FIO brand, and it was not cheap. Her makeup was light, and her temperament was exceptional. So, a lot of people thought that she came from a powerful family. After all, it was impossible that Edison would fall for an ordinary woman, so she must be rich and noble. Nancy was at the bar waiting for the bartender to make her drinks. Este walked over and stuffed a small paper bag into Nancy''s hand. Nancy then turned around and opened it to take a look. It was full of white powder. "What''s the effect? Is there any side effect?" She asked Este softly. "I heard that its effect is pretty good but ites with a bit of side effect. There may be a slight headache the next day, but it''s different for each individual." Nancy nodded. There might not be a big problem given how good Edison''s body was. Edison would soon be hers, and they would enjoy a great romance on her birthday. When Nancy thought of that, she felt that it was undeniably the best gift for her. Chapter 19 Do You Like It? Chapter 19 Do You Like It? Chapter 19 Do You Like It? The passionate scene brought a hot blush to her cheeks. Este Anderson nudged her arm with an elbow. "Be cool. A smart guy like Mr. Edison must have put up his guard. Try to hide your intentions a little bit." That reminded her that she was on cloud nine. Taking a deep breath andposing herself, she took the two sses of cocktails from the bartender''s hand and carefully put the powder into one. The bartender saw what she did and gave her a knowing smile. The two sses looked the same, and he put a small green olive with tongs in the clean one to help Nancy tell them apart. Nancy winked at him and said, "Darling, I love you so much!" Edison Yates hated olives so much he would never pick the one with an olive. The bartender was one of her few male friends. He worked in the first-floor bar of the Nightcharm Club, where they had met and befriended. And of her, he was much aware. He had known her for a while and always kept his mouth shut about her, never telling anyone about her affairs. Thus, she had faith in him and trusted him with the birthday party, a lucrative deal. He could also back her up. She walked to Edison Yates and Gwenyth Lovce, with the two sses of cocktails in her hands. As the two sat down, those who had been in the seats around stood up and got away from Edison consciously. Seeing Nancying, Reina O''gen hurried to vacate the spot next to Edison for her. Trying to act casual, Nancy handed the cocktails to Edison and Gwenyth. Gwenyth took the one with an olive but put it on the table instead of drinking it up. Edison leaned against the sofa in azy position with a careless look on his face. He had his arm around Gwenyth''s shoulder and never moved it since they walked into the bar. He didn''t take the cocktail from Nancy as if he didn''t even see here. All the attention from other tables brought a hot blush to Nancy''s cheeks, and she ced the ss in front of Edison and sat in the seat opposite to him, not the one next to him. "Eddie, today''s my birthday. Did you prepare any gift for me?" With his look unchanged, he replied in a t tone, "I came here. It''s the best gift" "Eddie, I''ve already known about the agreement." "Then, what?" "You don''t need to push me like this." Edison chuckled and fueled his arm around Gwenyth''s shoulders, pulling her closer into his embrace, and their bodies were in a clinch. She smelt sweet, her fragrance filling his nostrils, better than Nancy with her perfume. He buried his face in Gwenyth''s neck. "Eddie, too bad you''re not an actor." "The agreement is none of your business." He coldly said, "That''s just a piece of paper, and I can dispose of it whenever I want." "I know you have mental cleanliness so you can''t really get intimate with her." With confidence on her face, Nancy took a ss of wine from the tray a waiter was holding and toasted to Edison and Gwenyth, "Thank you for attending my birthday party! I''ll chug it to say my appreciation!" She raised her head and emptied the ss, then returned it to the tray. After that, she went upstairs to find Reina O''gen. She seemed indifferent but kept peeking at Edison from time to time. He did not yet touch the ss on the table. That set her kind of distraught. Edison had already noticed she was peeking at him, and having a nce at the two sses, one having an olive in it that he hated, triggered his sneer. Nancy was too dumb at this. Did she think she could fool him? He looked down at Gwenyth in his arms, who was staying still there to cooperate with him. She was clinging to him, filling his nose with sweetness as he breathed, thus soothing his nerves in a subtle way. His arms went slowly down to put around her waist. Her tender and soft skin werefortable to caress. "Let''s have a drink." His proposal gained her attention, and after he mentioned the two sses on the table, she sat up and reached for the cocktails. He didn''t take the one that Nancy arranged for him but the one with an olive in it that Gwenyth took. "Why switch it since they are the same?" Gwenyth was confused. He sent the ss to his lips and sipped from the rim. To others, it looked like he drank a little bit, but in reality, not a single drop passed his lips. He replied, "They''re not the same. This one has an olive." She thought him weird. In her regard, he hated olives. There was one time the chef of the Yates family added a few olives into his soup, which heter refused to eat. Howe he liked olives at the moment? Would a man''s taste change as he grew older? "You don''t wanna grab it?" Edison raised his eyebrows at her with a smile. "I''ll drink it." How could she resist if he wanted her to drink it? If she didn''t, he would threaten her with the breach. All the sses at the party were for cocktails, only holding a little alcohol. Gwenyth finished it in one sip. Edison squinted his eyes with a growing smirk, "How''s the taste?" "Kind of sweet." "Do you like it?" "Kinda." "Want a sip of mine?" With bewilderment, she looked at him and said, "You''ve drunk it." "Is that bothering you?" "No, it ain''t." He took the ss in his hand to her lips and fed her. Nancy saw it happening clearly and her hands hanging down were quivering. It had been difficult for Este to get those pills, but in the end, they all ended up in Gwenyth''s stomach. It seemed Edison had noticed something, so he didn''t touch either ss. Perhaps he didn''t want to take a risk, hence letting Gwenyth drink up both sses. No wonder he was Edison Yates! He was always on guard. Anger boiled and nearly burst out of Nancy''s chest once she thought about how Gwenyth would lose control and hurl herself at Edison after the pills kicked in. "Are there any pills left?" She asked Este. "That was the only bag." Este frowned and spoke in a low voice, "I bent over backwards to get that bag of pills. Did you spike that ss of cocktail with all of them?" N?velDrama.Org is the owner. "Yes." "Why wouldn''t you leave some as backup, in case..." She stopped and choked back her words as Nancy red at her. "Say no more about that. The n went wrong already. Didn''t you see that Lovce woman drink up both sses?" Este, with good vision, had been secretly watching Edison Yates. Apparently, Edison Yates let the woman drink up both sses on purpose. "Is Mr. Edison going to do something to Miss Lov..." "Shut your mouth up!" Nancy Shandy had to suppress her anger and tried to remain collected. After thinking and thinking, she spoke to Este, "You find a way to cause a scene and separate Eddie and that slut. Now go ask the guards toe in, and when the chaos takes over, let them take the slut to the room upstairs. Now that she''s drugged, they can have a treat tonight." "Is it really okay?" Este felt sort of disturbed. That woman was Edison Yates'' girlfriend no matter what. Even if she was hired, she was working for him at least. "Do what I told you to do and keep your mouth shut!" Nancy Shandy blew up and yelled at Este under her voice. Chapter 20 He Likes The Little Surprise Chapter 20 He Likes The Little Surprise Chapter 20 He Likes The Little Surprise Her voice was loud enough to draw the attention of others around. Este walked away with her head lowered to implement Nancy''s order. Edison was sitting there like an emperor in flesh, with a beautiful, delicate-featured, and demure woman in his arms. They made a perfect match together. It was arge couch but became their exclusive booth because people didn''t dare get closer. Everyone kept a distance purposefully. As CEO of the Yates Group, Edison Yates, twenty-five years old though, was quite sophisticated in doing business, and infamously cruel. Whoever rted with him, no matter what standing they were, had to respect him somewhat. At the party, all the models and actresses Nancy had invited were a bunch of third-tier or even the last tiers. Such girls all wanted to catch up with Edison if given a chance. Too bad, he brought a date and had a tangled history with Nancy. Even if they desperately wanted to hit on Edison, they didn''t have that courage. "Mr. Yates breaking up with Nancy Shandy through public announcement, the news has been a hit on Twitter these days. Now he brings no gift but a pretty date to the party. Hard to say he''s not gonna embarrass Nancy." "How he''s sitting is obviously an offense." "Who''s that woman? Have you seen her before?" "No." ... Gwenyth Lovce was an ordinary woman, an outsider of this social bubble. It was normal that no one knew who she was. She had to pretend peaceful under all those gazes of enmities. But such an event made her very ufortable. Good thing was that she needn''t do anything but sit next to Edison Yates as a quiet bimbo. "How long will we stay here?" she asked in whispers. Since it was Nancy''s birthday party, perhaps she shall wait until Nancy cut the birthday cake. "Getting bored already?" Edisonid down his eyes on her and pull her closer to him with the arm on her shoulders. She lost her bnce to the pull and buried her face in his chest, where she smelt slight tobo. He was a smoker but didn''t stink. Instead, she could breathe in hints of peppermint. She didn''t get to choose whether she could leave, for Edison was in charge of this. But with nothing to do, she had to sit through all the measuring eyes over her from head to toe, feeling like a monkey entertaining tourists in a cage. "I''m bored." She replied, summoning up her courage. Edison brought her here just to embarrass Nancy, but Nancy, not even feeling awkward, was enjoying chats with her friends. Only Edison was sitting here, isted, lost all the limelight. "Well, now that you''re bored, let''s bail." The man stood up with his arm on Gwenyth''s shoulders still and helped her stand up from the couch. As she stood steady, his hand ran down and pat her on the butt. This sudden move pushed her a step forward and brought a hot flush to her cheeks. "..." She took a look back at him, and he squinted his eyes into a smile, reflecting the shimmering lights like a universe. He seemed in a good mood. "Your body is quite soft." Every part was soft and touched well. He reached out a hand quickly to put around her waist, leading her out. "Eddie!" Seeing him leaving, Nancy was too panicked to care about her image. She trotted, with both hands lifting the frills of her dress, her feet in a pair of stilettos, to get in the way of Eddison and Gwenyth. "You haven''t tasted the cake yet." Still squinting his smiling eyes, Eddison looked at Nancy''s upsetting face and, showing all his good moods, chuckled, "My girlfriend felt bored. I''m taking her back to do something not boring." Nancy knew exactly what his words meant. The pills she meant for Edison went wrongly to Gwenyth, who had some flush on her cheeks but didn''t lose control yet. But soon, this woman would be hurling her body onto Edison''s. "Eddie, today''s my birthday. Could you please eat some cake before leaving?" She couldn''t force Eddison, so she made her tone tenderer to plead. "Happy birthday, and, I like the little surprise you prepared for me." The sentence contained more meanings, which Nancy understood but Gwenyth was confused about. She looked at Eddison in bewilderment and couldn''t remember seeing any surprise Nancy prepared for him during the sitting next to him. "Let''s go." With an arm wrapping around her waist, Eddison stepped straight forward. Nancy in their way stepped back some distance, but she didn''t want them to leave like that. Eddison frowned and said in a cold voice, "Move." It angered Nancy into quivers. Edison Yates didn''t give a damn about Nancy''s feeling in front of so many friends of hers. On top of tantly bringing a date to the party, he even deliberately let Gwenyth drink the "surprise" she prepared for him. He was taking Gwenyth back, saying they were gonna do something not boring. She was no fool. She knew exactly what he meant. But she doubted if he had the heart to do something to Gwenyth. Gwenyth was no more than a strange woman to Eddison, a guestroom waitress, way beneath his social standing. "Eddie, could you please calm down?" Every man and woman was watching all of it. They were witnessing how inferior Nancy was acting at this moment. They all thought Nancy was irritated by the date Eddison brought with him and that she was doing this to win him back, but only Este knew Nancy''s true purpose was not to let Eddison take Gwenyth back at this point. The guards were on standby, the Este didn''t have the chance to cause the scene. Nancy was losing control of everything, hence her panic. Este was getting anxious, too. She looked around, and while everybody was paying attention to Nancy, she grabbed several sses of wine and pour them onto the curtains. Then, she found a lighter and ignited the alcohol-stained curtains. The mes were growing fast. After putting the lighter back in her pocket, she screamed, "Fire!" Everyone here was startled. Property ? N?velDrama.Org. Nancy paused for a moment and looked over in Este''s direction seeking the sound. Eddison caught the moment and took Gwenyth to bypass her to the outside. She started chasing Eddison and eye-gestured to two guards when seeing them standing outside. But the moment the guards intended to block Eddison and Gwenyth, people swarmed out of the door because the fire grew big and ignited the whole curtains. The two guards were bumped down, rolling on the floor. Nancy was hit down by a male model, one of her front teeth knocked off, and her gums streaming blood. "Nancy!" Este cried out. Eddison looked back, only to see Nancy lying prone at the door with one hand covering her mouth, red fresh blood oozing out between her tender fingers and dropping down. He stopped and found people at the back lines not noticing Nancy lying on the ground. They all stepped on Nancy one by one. He immediately pulled open the door to the car and stuffed Gwenyth in. Before Gwenyth realized it, she was in the car, and then Eddison mmed the door closed. He ran back, striding hurry steps onto the flight of stairs, and pushed away everyone around Nancy to embrace her up from that awkward position. Chapter 21 Need I Put Out the Fire for You? Chapter 21 Need I Put Out the Fire for You? Chapter 21 Need I Put Out the Fire for You? Somehow, Gwenyth''s heart sank onto the ground. Even if she knew Eddison was using her to win Nancy back, looking at how nervous he got about Nancy still set her vexed for no reason. It''d been four years. He didn''t even remember who she was. Given that, the crush they''d had on each other when they had been teens, the first times they shared meant nothing to him. The burning curtains in the house were torn down and several waiters poured water from basins to have the fire under control. Eddison held Nancy in his arms and went back to the house and put her on a couch. Her eye sockets were red with tears brimming, and she covered her mouth with a hand while pain pushed a sob out of her throat. Having no experience dealing with this kind of situation, Eddison turned his face to Este who was stunned aside, and spoke, "Come over and stanch the flow of her blood!" "I... I don''t know how to handle oral hemorrhage!" "Then take her to the hospital." Finishing that, he stood up, ready to leave. But Nancy gripped one of his fingers, so tightly. Tears welled up in her eyes and streamed down. "Eddie, don''t go." She was shedding tears out of pain, and her full mouth tasted rusty. Having bumped down suddenly and gotten stepped on many times in the mayhem, she was at the edge of swearing, but she saw Eddison leave Gwenyth for her. That was the moment she held back his impulse. When he pushed away those crazy zombies and nervously embraced her, she, for the first time, felt his concern. She asserted he cared about her. After all, they''d known each other for three years and dated for six months. She was pretty and hell-bent on him. It was impossible that he had no response to her love. "Please, don''t go." Tears couldn''t stop streaming down from that pair of puppy eyes. Staring at her for a while, he broke her fingers away from his hand one by one. "Sorry, my girlfriend is waiting for me." He left Nancy here and went outside. The rest of the people swarmed back into the house one after another and began surrounding Nancy after they found out the fire was put out. She was crying her heart out, and people wereforting her softly. But she didn''t need help from them. All she needed was Eddison''s stay with her. Content ? N?velDrama.Org. ... Gwenyth was waiting in the car, which she couldn''t get off since the door was locked. The pills had kicked in and she felt waves of heat surging in her body. Apart from her, the driver was in the car, too. The AC was cooling the temperature at full capability, but she felt no coldness but her face and body burning. She felt her mouth parched and tongue scorched and her heart was going to pump out of her throat. When Eddison opened the door and got in, he immediately noticed something went wrong with her. Knowing it was the pills, he gestured to the driver to drive. "I''m kind of under the weather." Gwenyth turned her face to him and swallowed but couldn''t assuage the thirst in her throat. Sheid her eyes on the profile of this handsome man, running them down his chiseled chin. Catching her sight, he loosed his tie and smoothly undid two buttons on the neckline of his shirt to reveal his sexy vicles. "Why are you fixing your eyes on me like that? Am I that good-looking?" He turned his face to her suddenly to meet her eyes. She looked away instantly, and her heart raced. But only two seconds after, she looked back at him. He raised an arm and wrapped her shoulders, lightly pulling her into his hug. He was caressing her, teasing her body. She wanted to dodge, but he grabbed her shoulder and intentionally pushed her down on his thighs. She was trying so hard to repress herself. Sensing her body was shaking, he stroked her on the back and asked, "What made you ufortable?" "I..." Gwenyth couldn''t define this feeling while craziness was eating at her. Eddison leaned down to her ears and whispered, "You want to do it now, don''t you?" She gaped, wondering why he knew it. Thest strand of her sanity helped her think up the two sses of cocktails she had drank. It turned out that they were contaminated, which Eddison knew, so he intentionally let her drink them up. "You tricked me!" She wanted to get up but got pushed down by his hands and kept on the seat still. "It..." "Wasn''t me," Eddison exined first. "But you did know the alcohol has pills." "So what?" "So you tricked me!" He didn''t reply to that. He knew she would lose control at any time as she couldn''t help but let out a light groan already. That made the driver peek at her through the rear-view mirror. "Faster." Eddison ordered, with a cold voice. The driver stepped hard on the pad to elerate, not having the guts to have another peek. The car was darting on the road. Gwenyth''s awareness was getting smeared as she was going insane, and every breath she took in smelt Eddison. She was grinding his thighs with her face and her arms going unwittingly to wrap his waist. Pulled up by him, she opens her red lips ajar and licked them with her tongue tip, her face reddened and her eyes staring nkly at him. She became the epitome of carnal desire, luring and arousing him. He swallowed. "Need I put out the fire for you?" Her brain was in a cloud at this moment, and all she could see was only this man in front of her. She wanted to do it, a million times. She was clinging to him, wrapping her fine arms around his neck and straddling his thighs like a clingy elf. The driver parked the car at the gate of his vi. Eddison pushed open the door before the driver coulde near to open it for him. He stepped out a leg, holding her hips with his palms and easily lifting her so she could twine her legs around his waist, making it easy for him to hold her with one arm. She was showering him with kisses, one of her hands stripping his neckline, trying to tear up his shirt. He chuckled huskily, walking steady steps into the house holding her, then putting her on the bed of the main bedroom on the second floor. The second her back touched the soft bed sheet, she got up and threw herself into his arms. Holding her hands, he pushed her down on the bed. "Is it that rush?" Gwenyth had no idea what she was doing as the pills took over her mind and thinking. She felt heating up like a fireball was ming in her belly. She must put it out. "Give it to me!" "Give it time." As Eddison loosed his hands and stripped down his shirt, she leaned onto him, groping his back and leaving some blood scratches there. Frowns appeared on his forehead, for he didn''t think she could be this crazy and wild. With her hands, she restlessly pawed him, pinched him, and even dragged his hair. He turned her body around and tied up her hands behind her back with the tie. She was lying prone on the bed, and being pushed down on one shoulder by him, thus no way to get up again. It was hard to strip her off that long dress, so he just tear it apart. ... When it dawned out there, her mind finally came back. She felt sores everywhere on her body, a rather cool nket wrapping around her waist and her hands tied up. She was lying face down, covered with sticky sweat all over her body. She could hear someone showering in the bathroom. The silhouette through the ss door was tall. She tried to get up, but a headache stopped that move as if her skull was cracked. It gradually came back to her what had happenedst night. She remembered drinking a ss of cocktail with something in it and Eddison taking her here. He''d done it on purpose. He knew the alcohol was drugged, yet let her drink it. She was fuzzy about the details though, how she looked at this moment and the sores on her body suggested she and Eddison had had a passionate night. Chapter 22 Youre A Better Liar Than I Am Chapter 22 You''re A Better Liar Than I Am Chapter 22 You''re A Better Liar Than I Am In the end, she got snared in a web of intrigue. Her face was on the quilt made of ice silk, her eyes staring nkly at the silhouette through the bathroom door. Soon, the water stopped running. That outline approached the door, and when he opened it, she could clearly see him. It was Eddison Yates in the flesh. It turned out her memory didn''t go wrong. He''d taken her back, indeed. He was topless, his square shoulders and narrow waist in an inverted triangle with well-built muscles, his tempting figure in the Golden Ratio. He wrapped a bath towel around his waist, his hair still dripping wet with water beads dropping about his shoulder neck and going down, leaving shallow marks on his sculptured chest. Seeing her awake and soberer, he approached and reached a hand to caress her forehead and neck. She was not as much hot as she wasst night. "Untie me." She could barely push those words out of her throat. "How do you feel right now?" He asked as untied her. "Why did you tie me up?" "You scratched me." He untied her and tossed the tie away. She immediately pulled up the nket to cover her body so she could prop herself up. Eddison turned around and went to his locker room. She saw several scratches on his back, the proof that she''d scratched him. Being tied up for hours left reining traces on her wrists, and her sore arms were too strengthless for her to raise. "Eddison Yates, you broke your promise." She had listed her requests before she signed the agreement. But he didn''t follow. A smirk went up on his lips as he heard her, yet he didn''t look back but trotted into the locker room to change. Gwenyth was wrapping herself in the nket and sitting on the bed, staring at him with her bloodshot eyes like she was going to stab him a million times. He would have been dead a million times if she could kill with stares. "Me? Broke promise?" He went to her and sit down opposite, regaining his peaceful look after the smirk on his face was gone. "You did break your promise." "I didn''t do anything the agreement forbids me to do. Does it forbid sleeping with you?" Gwenyth was dumbfounded. She was gullible enough to swallow his oral promise. "You should trust the promises that are written on paper. Considerst night a lesson I taught you." As he finished the weasel words, Gwenyth raised an arm and tried to hit him. He easily grabbed her slim wrist and added, "We''re adults. Don''t be such a prude since you were not keeping your virginity for anyone." "Isn''t it enough for you to torture my body? You have to humiliate me on top of that?" What he was doing was no less than stabbing her in the heart. "Did I say anything wrong?" "Eddison Yates, you cross the line." "It''s not easy to make three million dors. You''ve seen iting before you signed the agreement, haven''t you?" "But you promised me..." "Oral promises don''t matter! Plus, you''re a better liar than I am." While he was saying that, he had a grim frown on his face, his eyes darkening. He no longer looked like a yboy but a cruel beast at the moment. Gwenyth didn''t understand, so asked, "What does that supposed to mean?" "You know exactly what it means." He had more words than he expressed, but Gwenyth couldn''t get them. "I don''t understand what you''re talking about." "Then forget what I said." He loosed and pushed away her wrists. She was pushed face down the bed, her cheeks attaching the rather cold quilt again. She had no strength to get up and felt the sores on her body killing her. This push made her dizzy and painful, giving her eyes a ckout. Content ? N?velDrama.Org. "Don''t lie there like you were dead. Get up and clean yourself." His cruel words were followed by a noise caused by his mming the door, to which her body shivered. Her chest thus throbbed. It took her a long time, longer than she could realize, to regain her vision. She got up slowly off the bed and went to the bathroom wrapped in a nket. While taking a shower, she found blues and purples on her body, proof that Eddison Yates abused herst night. That triggered her emotion and tears that she couldn''t help. She wiped her face with a hand, trying to make herself peaceful, but it continued uncontrobly anyway, and her tears were streaming not at her will. Eddison said she wasn''t keeping her virginity for anyone, using her of being a prude. Was that keeping her virginity for him since she had only been with him? He said she was a better liar. She didn''t lie to him even once. Yet, he''d tricked her into bedst night. He''d realized Nancy drugged the booze yet he''d asked her to drink it on purpose. He''d weaved a web to snare her and drain her out. Even if he was using her, why would he have to go further and trick her into sex? If such a thing happened once, the second time, the third time would be waiting ahead. How could she get through the three months toe? Seven o''clock in the morning Eddison was sitting at the table with a knife and fork, patiently savoring the bacon and sausage on his te. Hearing footsteps, he looked up and found Gwenyth passing through the parlor. She let her hair run down about her shoulders, wearing a ck shirt of his that seemed too baggy for her and so long it reached her knees. She put on that pair of ck stilettos he sent her, making a weird match of dressing, yet sexy and alluring in a way on her. "Miss Lovce." He called her. "You can leave after breakfast. I''ll arrange for someone to drive you home." She stopped and looked in the direction of the dining table. "I don''t need breakfast, but I do need a ride now." She didn''t have clothes here to change. The dress she worest night got torn apart by Edison, thus wearing his shirt at this point. If she went out in this outfit, to catch a subway or bus, she would receive as much attention as monkeys in a zoo. Eddison said no more and had a driver to send her home. She arrived home twenty minutes before eight when Urs should be sleeping. For fear of making a loud noise to wake Urs, she took off the stilettos at the door, lightly open the door with the key, and walked in on her bare feet with the shoes in her hands. Even though she tried to avoid the noise, the old burr-proof door failed her by letting out a creak. Urs had long been awake since she''d been barely asleep during the night. She''d made so many calls to Gwenyth who didn''te home the entire night but none connected. She was so worried and prepared to call the police. As soon as hearing the noise, she hurried out of her room. Seeing Gwenyth sneaking in and wearing a man''s shirt, her hair wet, and the obvious purples and reds on her neck, Urs knew what Gwenyth was up to doing the entire night because she, a mother of two children, had been that ce. "Mom." Gwenyth''s head dropped as she faced serious-looking Urs and said, "I... Last night I was helping my colleague..." "Want to lie to me again?" Urs interrupted her and took several steps towards her to strip the neckline of her shirt. Confirming that these marks on her neck were hickeys, she felt her feelings mixed. "Mom, I made mistakes. Next time, I''ll..." "Gwen, are you having a boyfriend?" Urs interrupted her again. Gwenyth froze at that question. Boyfriend? She stretched up the neckline and brazened it out with a nod, "Sort of." What could she reply after Urs found out the marks Eddison left on her? She had to pretend she had a boyfriend. Chapter 23 For Fear Shes Stuck in There Chapter 23 For Fear She''s Stuck in There Chapter 23 For Fear She''s Stuck in There "Since when?" Urs pulled her to the sofa and started grilling her about her rtionship. "Recently." "You lied to mest time you said you helped a coworker out with the night shift, didn''t you?" "Mom, I''m sorry. I didn''t mean to lie." "It doesn''t matter. You''ve been out there the entire night and didn''t answer any of my calls. Do you have any idea how worried I was? If I didn''t see you this morning, I''d go turn to the police." Urs said in a firmer tone, which triggered Gwenyth''s tears. "It''s normal having a boyfriend at your age. Why do you have to hide it from me?" "I''m sorry. I should have told you earlier." Urs exhaled a long and heavy sigh. It was a blessing for her to return home safely. "Are you dating one of your coworkers?" "No." "Then who is he?" Gwenyth didn''t know what to reply to this, but when it had toe to this, she didn''t want to lie anymore. At least, she didn''t want to hide from her mom the reunion with Eddison after four years. She''d rather reveal it than hide it until her mom bumped into her and Eddison together. After all, Eddison hade here once and would do so in the recent days. Sooner orter, Urs would find out all of it. "He''s someone you know. Perhaps you still remember him." Urs was kind of fretted and urged, "Who the hell is he? Tell me already!" "Eddison Yates." "You mean..." Urs gaped, and after a pause, she restored the calm slowly. "Is he the young master of the Yates family?" "He is." Shepsed into silence for a long while and then held Gwenyth''s hands tightly. "Gwen, I don''t want to sabotage you, but the Yates live in a different world from us. You might need time to consider this." Gwenyth surely knew what her mom meant. "Mom, I''ll date him for three months to see if it works." "Even if it works, the rtionship won''t end well because the two families don''t match." Urs drooped her eyeballs and looked upset as something sad urred to her. "Don''t take it seriously, or you''ll be the only victim of the rtionship. Look at me and where my miserable life and I are stuck. Having me as your bad example, how could you get close to those rich yboys?" Gwenyth didn''t want to get close to Eddison Yates, but she had no choice, for she needed money. Her family needed money. Once she walked that step, there was no turning back. "Mom, trust me. Give me three months. I know it well and I can handle that." "I''m afraid you''re gonna be stuck in there." "I won''t." Tears suddenly brimmed and glimmered in Urs''s eyes because she was in worry that her daughter was going to take her path. Back in her time, she''d fallen in love with a young master of a rich family, but it hadn''t ended up pretty as she''d been abandoned even if she had two children with that man. To this day, she still had the scene ying in her head. When Susie, who hadn''t been a month old back then, was crying in her arms, she had to hold the baby with one hand and drag the trunk with the other and carry a big bag of belongings on her back. She wished she could have the third hand to hold Gwenyth''s little hand. She asked Gwenyth to grab the pocket on one side of her trousers. The little girl did it,ining about nothing and following her staggered steps. Gwenyth had been two years old and just learned how to run. Thinking about that memory and looking at Gwenyth, she was too overwhelmed to express her feelings. "Gwen, I''m sorry you had to follow me in the quagmires all these years." Susie was an autistic girl, so Urs had to put most of her efforts into Susie. Therefore, Gwenyth didn''t receive as much love from her mom, but even if that, she was very independent and made her mom worry less about her. Sometimes, Urs felt sorry for Gwenyth, for she couldn''t have been that independent. "Mom, the future will be better. I promise." Gwenyth clenched her teeth and reached a hand to wipe tears off Urs''s face for her. She knew the past wasing to her mother, the things that marked pain in her soul forever. "Stopping weeping. Weeping swells your eyes, ages you, and makes you ugly." She wasforting Urs, but this time, great sobs racked Urs''s body and her tears kept streaming as she was going through an emotional breakdown. "Your father should be killed a million times. He''s been so ruthless and it never concerned him to ask about our situation all these years!" She mentioning Gwenyth''s father made her upset. "Don''t bring him up. He''s dead to me." "He''s dead to me for a long time, dead to ashes and blown away by a gust." "Then never talk about him again." A man having no rtions to their life was not worth mentioning again. Urs had cried for a while before she finally calmed down. She wiped tears off her face and got up to the kitchen while sobbing her nose. "I''m gonna boil some eggs. You must be hungry." "Kind of." "Have a good restter." Gwenyth nodded andy down on the sofa. After the night with Eddison, she was worn out, and her head was still aching, probably the side effect of the pills. She wanted to stay up and eat two eggs before sleeping, but somehow she fell into her dreams. When she woke up again, it was 2 pm. Neither Urs nor Susie was at home at this point. She found a bowl containing two boiled eggs on the table, and a ss of milk alongside. She sit up, grabbed an egg, and started husking. At the same time, her phone rang. She fumbled the phone out of her pocket, and the call was from an unknown number. Hesitating for a moment, she answered it. "Hello." Belonging to N?velDrama.Org. A familiar voice came through the phone, "Miss Lovce, I''d like to ask you if something happened between you and Eddiest night." Recognizing it was Nancy, she didn''t answer but asked, "Miss Shandy, did you fix your front tooth?" "You..." "It was you who drugged the booze, wasn''t it?" "What drug?" "Don''t y dumb. You took the booze to us at the party on your own. I bet you prepared it for Eddison but didn''t expect that he''d let me drink it." "Since you know about all of it, then tell me, whether you have slept with him." "What do you think?" "Lovce, you filthy slu..." Before Nancy could swear more, Gwenyth hung up on her right away. Nancy called again, but she didn''t answer and muted her phone. Taking Eddison''s insults was enough, she didn''t need to take from Nancy. She ignored the screen that kept showing iing calls, ate the two eggs, drank the ss of milk, and went back to her room to change. After that, she went out to the fast food restaurant for her shift. She was sensing someone stalking her all the road, but looking back several times, she could only find the hustle of traffic and pedestrians, not anyone weird. Maybe she was overreacting. She quickly walked to the restaurant and changed into a uniform. After two hours of leisure, customers came to eat one by one at the dining hour. She began getting busy but didn''t even notice a man and a woman sitting in the corner and watching her. Since they came in and got their order, they''d never moved their eyes away from her. Chapter 24 He Recognized Her Chapter 24 He Recognized Her Chapter 24 He Recognized Her The fast-food restaurant she worked for paid her at the end of the day for the number of hours she worked. Gwenyth arrived at the restaurant at 3:00 p.m. and worked until 10:30 p.m. By now, most of the customers had left, except for two at a table in the corner. As she finished tidying up, Gwenyth looked over at them. It was a young girl in her early twenties and a boy of about eighteen. They were sitting there motionless, as if they had been here for quite some time. There was no food on the te in front of them, and the fries and drinks had long been finished. N?velDrama.Org owns this text. After a moment''s hesitation, she walked up to them and asked politely, "Excuse me, may I take these away?" The young girl looked at her coldly and then looked away, ignoring her. The boy was equally cold, but unlike the young girl''s ignorance, he replied, "Take it away, W-A-I-T-R-E-S-S." The boy said thest word very slowly and in a somewhat heavy tone, as if he was saying it through clenched teeth. Gwenyth thought the two of them were a bit weird, but she didn''t bother with their attitude and collected all the used napkins on tes and took them away. When she came back out after dumping the garbage, the corner booth was empty. Only the shop staff were in the restaurant now. Gwenyth found the manager and got the money for her work. It was $80 in total. After she changed her clothes in the dressing room, she picked up her bag and left. The air conditioning was on in the restaurant, and when she went outside, she felt a hot breeze for a second. The outside was like a big steamer, and she started to sweat on her neck within a few minutes of walking. The restaurant was near the subway station, and even now in the night, there were still a lot of peopleing and going on the street. As she walked towards her home, Gwenyth took out her phone to check it and found that she had a couple of missed calls from Urs. She sent a message to Urs on WhatsApp, "Mom, I''ll be home soon." Urs didn''t reply. ''Mom should be asleep already.'' Gwenyth thought. She stuffed her phone into her bag and walked on. When she reached her neighborhood, she sensed something was wrong. In addition to the light from the streetmps, she noticed that she was being followed by a white light that came from the headlights of a car. There were a lot of cars passing by, and at first she didn''t take it seriously. She turned around and noticed a ck car driving about 16 feet from her. The car was moving very slowly and was right behind her. When she stopped, the car stopped as well. The driver switched from low beam to high beam, and her eyes squinted into the incandescent light so that she could see nothing but two intense clusters of light in her vision. She instinctively raised her hand to block the light from the car. She closed her eyes and quickly opened them. Looking through her fingertips at the strange car, she wondered if it was Edison''s car. She couldn''t see who was in the car, and because the light was so strong, she couldn''t see the license te. As she raised her hand to block the strong light and closed her eyes a little, the car suddenly started and rammed right into her. She was close to the car. As the car suddenly elerated, she didn''t even have a chance to dodge. Just as she was about to be hit by the front of the car, she was pulled aside by a strong force as an arm came around her waist. The car almost passed her legs. She felt like she heard a buzzing sound in her ears, and then she was freaked out, like her brain had stopped working. By the time she rolled to the side of the road, she hade to her senses as she felt the pain of her elbow scraping the ground. The arm wrapped around her waist was still there. The person was holding her waist so tightly that she almost couldn''t breathe. She vaguely remembered arge hand shielding her head as she fell to the ground. She was held tightly now, and her cheek was buried in a hard chest. She smelled a faint mint scent, with a hint of tobo. The smell was somehow familiar. "What are you wondering about when you''re walking?" A voice that sounded almost like a low, grumpy growl rang out over her head. She looked up, met Edison''s eyes with rage, and scrambled to her feet. "Thank you." She reached out to help Edison up, but he pped her hand away. Then the back of her hand turned red, and she felt numb and hurt. Edison rested one hand on the ground and stood up on his own. He dusted off his pants with his right hand and gently held his left wrist. Noticing that his left wrist was slightly swollen, Gwenyth stepped forward to examine it. But he turned sideways to avoid her. "What?" He frowned and looked at her warily. "Did you get hurt?" "None of your business." "Let me see your wrist." "I said it''s none of your business." The man raised his voice, almost yelling at her again in a low voice. She had just been in quite a shock, and now she was being yelled at by Edison again and again, and she suddenly got angry. "What are you throwing a tantrum about?" She took a step forward, stood in front of him, and forcefully pulled his left hand up. He frowned in pain, "Let go." Gwenyth looked down and carefully examined Edison''s left wrist in the light of the streetmp. It was swollen and red. It didn''t look like a sprain, and it was very likely that his bone was injured. "Let''s go to the hospital." She reached out for a cab, but Edison took her hand in his and pulled it back. "Can you drive?" "I can''t." "Didn''t I teach..." Edison swallowed the words on the tip of his tongue. He had taught her to drive, but she was young then. Besides, she was too poor to learn to drive now. He didn''t say anything else, but Gwenyth froze at what he had just said. What did he mean? He had taught her how to drive? He was three years older than she was. He got his license when he was eighteen while she was only fifteen. And the day he got his new car, he took her for a ride. At that time, he found a very open ce and asked her if she wanted to try driving. She nodded. Then they switched seats, and he patiently taught her by hand. "You..." She was tempted to ask if he recognized her. But before she could ask anything, Edison had already stopped a cab and dragged her into it. On the way to the hospital, she was so confused. She realized that Edison knew who she was and had recognized her for a long time. Since he recognized her, why did he say those awful things to her? ''Did you lose your virginity to a casual guy?'' ''Speaking of deception, you are the best.'' These were the questions he had asked, and was this the impression she had left on Edison? "Pay the cab." At this point, she heard a voice in her ear. "Oh," she replied. And as she turned her head, she saw Edison push open the car door and get out of the car. After a moment of mind wandering, the car was already parked in front of the hospital. After paying for the cab, she quickly got out and followed Edison into the emergency room. Edison''s wallet and cell phone were in his car, so he had nothing in his pockets. He drove to Gwenyth''s ce because he needed to talk to her. He parked outside her neighborhood and was about to call Gwenyth, and at that time he saw her. She was walking down the street and was very close to her neighborhood. A car was slowly following her. She seemed to sense that something was wrong and suddenly stopped to turn around, and the ck car stopped as well. Seeing that Gwenyth might have been followed, he got out of the car and tried to get the license number of the car. However, it suddenly rushed towards Gwenyth, who was just standing there. His mind went nk. He didn''t have time to think about it and immediately rushed up and pulled Gwenyth away. As she fell to the ground, he propped himself up on the ground with his left hand, possibly breaking his left arm in the process. He was furious with pain. And when he thought of Gwenyth standing by the side of the road, not knowing how to dodge like a fool, he became even angrier... Chapter 25 You Should Be Responsible Chapter 25 You Should Be Responsible Chapter 25 You Should Be Responsible "I got injured because of saving you. Therefore, you should pay for my medical bills." He turned his head to look at Gwenyth and said in a domineering tone. Gwenyth nodded. It cost less than two hundred dors to get him admitted, have X-rays taken, and then see a doctor to have his broken bone set and get a cast applied. It was not too expensive... It was eleven o''clock at night when they left the hospital. There was still a fineyer of sweat on Edison''s forehead. When the doctor set his broken hand, the doctor asked if he wanted anesthesia. He stared at Gwenyth for a moment and calmly said no. Then, in the ensuing procedure, he wore a tense expression and endured the pain by clenching his teeth. She felt he was saving money for her. In fact, a small dose of anesthesia only cost about $20 in a regr hospital, so he didn''t have to save it for her. "Does it still hurt?" She quickly caught up with him, pulled a handkerchief from her backpack, and stood on her toes to wipe the sweat from his forehead. His head dodged a little to deliberately avoid her. He deliberately avoided her. "Is it clean?" He stared at the handkerchief in her hand with a disgusted look in his eyes. "Of course." After a few seconds of silence, he tilted his head back and looked at her coldly, waiting for her to wipe his sweat. She smiled helplessly and stood on tiptoe again, wiping the sweat off his forehead. "Did you offend anyone?" Edison asked her suddenly. She was slightly stunned, "Why do you ask me like that?" "That ck car hit you on purpose. Didn''t you see it?" "I saw it." "And you stood there like a dumb sculpture? Why didn''t you move?" She was a little speechless. The car was too close to her then, and she was already freaking out. How could she react? Besides those debt collectors, the only person she could think of who she had offended was Nancy. Those debtors wanted her to pay them back as soon as possible, so it was unlikely that they would run her over with their car. She had some suspicions about Nancy, but she couldn''t say it to Edison. After all, that woman was his ex-girlfriend, a woman he was determined to get back and marry. "What brings you here all of a sudden?" She naturally changed the subject. "I was looking for you." Edison walked ahead in big strides. She followed him, walking beside him, "You need to see me about something?" "Hmm." "What is it?" "I forgot." "..." Gwenyth saw a cab drive by and reached out to stop it, but Edison pulled her hand back and said, "Walk with me." "Aren''t you feeling hot?" It was a stifling day, and even the breeze that came to them carried a sticky, humid heat. "No, I don''t feel hot." Edison lied. He let go of her hand and walked on. "Are you saving money for me?" She knew she was poor, but she could afford to pay for a cab. "Miss Lovce, don''t think this is about you." Edison walked in big, fast steps, and Gwenyth ran a few steps to keep up. The two of them walked along the street for a while, and Edison was all sweaty, as if he had been in a sauna. He was sweating, and his shirt was soaked with his sweat and was clinging to his body. Luckily, her neighborhood was just up ahead. He held on and walked to his car. He opened the door and got in. The first thing he did was turn on the cold air. Gwenyth stood by the car door, looked at his left hand in the cast, and said after thinking for a moment, "You can''t drive now. I''ll call a chauffeur for you." "Hmm." Gwenyth called for a chauffeur and was going to go home when the driver arrived, but Edison lowered the window a little and gestured for her to get in. "I''ll go home when your chauffeur arrives." "You''reing back with me." Gwenyth shook her head. "Aren''t you going to take care of me?" "Why should I?" His expression became a little darker and he lowered the whole window and raised his cast hand, "How am I supposed to wash my face, get dressed or take a shower like this?" "..." "I got into this because I saved you. You should be responsible for that." "Huh?" He had a problem with cleanliness, both physically and mentally. He didn''t like strangers staying in his house. So he would never hire a regr domestic worker. The housekeepingpany sent cleaning people over three times a week to clean his house. He lived alone. He had moved out of the Yates Mansion four years earlier and was used to living alone. "Get in the car. Don''t make me say the same thing twice." Edison was very determined. Gwenyth sighed. She went to the co-pilot, opened the door and got in. Inside the car, the cold air was turned up to the maximum, but it was easy to get a cold. "Turn down the air conditioning a little." Edison did not seem to hear her words. She got out of the car and went to sit in the back. Edison ignored her. When the chauffeur arrived, he got out of the car, threw the keys to the chauffeur, and got into the back seat to sit with Gwenyth. He was right next to Gwenyth, and his arm touched her from time to time. She moved a little to the side, and Edison caught her small movement. "Why are you moving away from me?" "It''s hot." "..." The car pulled into an upscale neighborhood, and Gwenyth saw the name of the neighborhood, Moonlight Vi. The name was quite poetic. When they arrived at his door, Edison reached out and took his wallet from the front and pushed it to Gwenyth. "Pay him," said Edison, who then got out of the car. After the chauffeur parked the car, Gwenyth paid him immediately. She took the car keys and carried Edison''s purse into the house. On the floor of the entrance hall was a pair of cute pink piggy slippers. They weren''t there when she arrived yesterday. Had this been prepared especially for her? Did Edison go looking for her just to ask her toe live with him? He saved her by chance, but the slippers were obviously bought in advance. With so many doubts, she changed her shoes. When she saw Edison sitting on the sofa in the living room, she went over and put the things she was carrying on the coffee table in front of him. "Your cast will be removed in a month. I can take care of you in the meantime. But you have to let me stay in the guest room." She said with a serious look on her face. She didn''t want the situation fromst night to happen again. "Sure." Edison readily agreed, and after a few seconds of silence, he added, "The room next to mine is already prepared for you. There are clothes and household items for you there already." Now Gwenyth was even more certain that Edison intended for her to stay there. "I''ll leave when you''ve recovered from your injuries." "Okay." Edison agreed willingly again. "Run a bath for me." Gwenyth couldn''t refuse his request, even though she didn''t want to. Well, Edison had just saved her life at that critical moment. She turned and went upstairs. Then she went straight into the bathroom of the master bedroom and turned on the bath water. She was tired from working sote, and her clothes smelled of sweat. She hadn''t showered yet, so she just sat on the floor next to the tub. When Edison walked in, he saw her head tilted and her fist pounding her shoulder. He was a little curious as to what new job she had found that was making her so tired. He walked in and stood in front of her. Looking down at her, he asked in a light tone and without much expression on his handsome face, "What are you doing now?" "Running your bath." "I''m asking what your new job is." "None of your business." Edison raised his eyebrows slightly, and a slight displeasure shed across his eyes. Never mind. He didn''t really want to know. She was just a woman he hired, and he didn''t have to care about her. "Help me take a shower." N?velDrama.Org is the owner. After saying that, he raised his right hand and slowly unbuttoned his shirt. Chapter 26 You Are Really Not Ashamed Chapter 26 You Are Really Not Ashamed Chapter 26 You Are Really Not Ashamed Gwenyth turned her face away and didn''t look at him. His bath water was ready and she got up and deliberately walked around Edison to get out. "I''m asking you to help me take a bath." He had his shirt half off, but his left sleeve was stuck to the cast that was thicker than his arm. Gwenyth didn''t bother with him and walked out the door. "Miss Lovce, can you hear me?" "Yes, I heard you. Wait a minute." She left the master bedroom and went downstairs to the kitchen. After a quick search, she returned to Edison''s room with a roll of stic wrap in her hand. Seeing that Edison had failed to take off his shirtpletely, she went up to him and tugged on his left sleeve. But she couldn''t get it off, so she looked up and asked him, "Can I use a pair of scissors?" Edisonughed softly, but Gwenyth didn''t know if heughed because he was angry or because he was amused by her words. He raised his right hand, grabbed the sleeve of his left arm, and ripped it off with great force. With a crunching sound, the entire sleeve was ripped off and he dropped it to the floor along with his shirt. Gwenyth pulled his arm with the cast up and wrapped it inyers of stic. Edison just looked at her calmly. She had a lot of tricks up her sleeve to avoid helping him shower. "Aren''t you here to take care of me?" "But not to help you take a bath." Edison was not embarrassed, but she would be. Layers of stic wrap were wrapped tightly around Edison''s cat on his left arm. Gwenyth took the towels and washcloths out of the cupboard and ced them where Edison could see and reach them, "There shouldn''t be anything else you need my help with. "I can''t rub my back." "Oh," said Gwenyth, turning to walk out the door. "I said I can''t rub my back." He said with emphasis, "Stay. Help me with this." "You''re really not ashamed." "..." Gwenyth left quickly, closing the bathroom door behind her. She went into the guest room next door, which wasrge and spacious and had its own bathroom. It was probably bigger than the ce she and her family lived in now. Yet it was only a guest room, and Edison''s room was evenrger than this one. She opened the closet and found a lot of dresses hanging with the tags still on. They were all new. She looked down and found a row of high heels on the bottom shelf of the closet. She crouched down and picked up a few pairs. They were all size six and a half. He had these shoes bought in her size. She put the shoes down and stood up. She flipped through the dresses in the closet and luckily found nightgowns. She took off one nightgown and went into the bathroom to take a shower. After washing the sweat off her body, she felt so rxed that she dried her hair a little with a towel. She stood in front of the mirror and opened a cab near the sink. There were all the toiletries and brand new skin care products. She brushed her teeth and washed her face. After applying some toner to her face and rubbing her hair a little again with a towel, she walked calmly out of the room and fell onto the soft bed. The mattress was thick and soft. After sleeping too long on the hard bed at home, she felt like she was on a bed of fluffy cotton. She feltfortable both physically and mentally, but she never fell asleep. When she heard the faint sound of footsteps in the hallway, she got up alertly, got out of bed, and walked briskly to the door. Then she locked it. Edison had just passed the guest room and then heard the sound of the door locking from inside. He stopped for a second and looked at Gwenyth''s door. Then he walked on with a grim expression on his face. What did that woman take him for? Did she think he was a beast? With his hand injured, he didn''t want to hurt her. He snorted with disdain, went downstairs to the kitchen, and took a bottle of water from the fridge. He found that he couldn''t unscrew the cap with one hand, so he took the water and marched upstairs to the door of Gwenyth''s room. He knocked on the door. When Gwenyth came to open the door, he immediately handed her the water in his hand, "Open it for me. Gwenyth took the bottle without a look and unscrewed the cap. Then she threw the water and the cap at him one after the other. Then she quickly closed the door and locked it. Edison was speechless. Why was she watching him like a thief? He walked back to the master bedroom with displeasure and took a sip of water. After cing the bottle on the nightstand, he picked up his cell phone and called his assistant, Andy. "I had an ident. I won''t be in the office tomorrow. If there are any documents that need to be signed, you can send them directly to the Moonlight Vi." After handing over the work, Edison didn''t rush to hang up the phone. He thought about the ck car that had tantly crashed into Gwenyth. After a moment''s hesitation, he told Andy exactly what had happened and where, and asked Andy to look up the car''s information tomorrow. ... The next day... Gwenyth woke up very early. After washing up, she randomly chose a dress from her closet and changed into it. After leaving her room, she unconsciously looked into Edison''s room. His door was still closed. So he must still be in bed. She cautiously went downstairs and into the kitchen to prepare breakfast. Therge, fancy refrigerator with double doors had plenty of ingredients. She picked out a few items and made a fried shrimp sd, some pancakes for two, and made coffee in the French press. After making breakfast, she was about to go upstairs to wake Edison for breakfast. Just then, the doorbell rang. She went to the front door and saw on the visual monitor that the person standing at the door was Nancy and Edison''s grandfather, Ismael Yates. Ismael was wearing a in, nice suit. He was thin and had a cane in his hand. But he looked fine and healthy. "Who is it?" Edison''s voice came from the direction of the stairs. She turned and met Edison''s deep eyes and said, "Miss Shandy and... Your grandfather." "Open the door." "Oh," Gwenyth said, opening the door. Seeing her, Nancy froze for a moment, then helped Ismael into the house. Ismael looked at Gwenyth for a few moments and saw Edisoning down from the second floor. He asked unhappily, "Who is that woman?" Before Edison could answer, Nancy said, "The new maid. Ismael didn''t recognize Gwenyth. He looked at Gwenyth again and saw that the dress she was wearing was from a major brand owned by the Yates Group. How could a maid afford to wear his brand? He didn''t think Gwenyth was just a nanny. But he thought Nancy was lying to save Edison''s reputation. "Help me sit down." Nancy nodded and carefully helped him onto the sofa. "Grandpa, are you tired?" "I''m not." Nancy kept a very gentle expression on her face. After helping Ismael sit down, she walked over to Edison, who came downstairs and smiled sweetly, showing her perfect white teeth, "Eddie, I took Grandpa for a walk this morning and he said he wanted to see you, so I brought him here." After she said that, she noticed that Edison had a cast on his left arm. She rushed forward and said with a worried face, "What happened to your arm?" "Fracture." "How did it happen?" N?velDrama.Org owns this text. "I fell by ident." "How could you be so careless? When did you fall?" "Last night." Nancy wanted to speak some more caring words, but she nced at the slippers with piggy patterns that Gwenyth was wearing. Then she frowned tightly. Edison had actually prepared slippers for Gwenyth! He had never allowed her to spend the night here, but he let Gwenyth stay here? Chapter 27 She Is the Maid Chapter 27 She Is the Maid Chapter 27 She Is the Maid She and Edison had been dating for six months and he hadn''t taken the initiative to bring her here. She hade here a few times because she insisted on following him. But he had never allowed her to stay the night, let alone prepared slippers for her. She hadn''t even been up to the second floor and didn''t even know what Edison''s room looked like. Why... Why was Gwenyth allowed to stay here? How could Edison go so far as to irritate her? He had a cleanliness fetish! How could he stand to have someone as lowly as Gwenyth living in the same house with him? Content ? N?velDrama.Org. Didn''t he feel degraded? She looked at Edison incredulously. There were questions she wanted to ask, but she couldn''t in front of Ismael. Ismael didn''t know that Edison had hired a woman to make her angry. Because of Edison''s stern warning, she didn''t dare to mention this when she went to the Yates Mansion early this morning. She was afraid that Ismael might get sick from the stimulus. This old man was her biggest support. If she lost his support, Edison would pay less attention to her. She took a deep breath, pushed down the anger and resentment, and said to Edison with a smile, "Honey, you have to be careful in the future. You can''t get hurt again. I''ll be worried." Ignoring her concern, Edison took a few steps over to Ismael and sat down next to him. "Grandpa, let me know the next time youe." Ismael nced at Gwenyth, who was standing to the side, and saw the pink slippers on Gwenyth''s feet. Then he said with a slightly displeased expression, "I rushed over before you left the house and you me me for not informing you in advance?" "Grandpa, you misunderstood me." "Eddie, I made up my mind about the marriage between you and Nancy a long time ago. I don''t care what you do out there. But don''t go too far. And this ce is not for anybody. Just because Nancy''s always there for you doesn''t mean you''re right. Don''t let her down." Edison could hear what Ishmael was hinting at. He looked at Gwenyth and remembered that Nancy had told Ishmael that she was the new center. He wanted to rify, but he was afraid his grandfather would get sick from the sudden shock. So he said nothing. His acquiescence made Nancy feel smug. She took the opportunity tomand Gwenyth. "What are you waiting for? Go and make us some tea." Gwenyth nodded as an afterthought and walked to the kitchen. She looked in the cupboard but couldn''t find any tea, so she poured a ss of mineral water and brought it to Ismael. This act irritated Nancy. "What do you mean by just pouring a ss of water? Can''t you see there are three people here?" "I''ll go and pour two more sses right away." "You are not old, but why are you so blind? Do you want to do this job or not? If you don''t want to do it anymore, you can leave now." Nancy acted angry on purpose. She was acting for Ismael. At the same time, she was able to make fun of Gwenyth, which made her feel so good. Ismael could see that Gwenyth had stayed herest night, and he turned a blind eye to Nancy''s act. Gwenyth soon brought two more sses of water. Just as she put them down, Nancy said indignantly, "Only water for us in the morning? Don''t you have any apple pie for us?" Gwenyth held back her anger and said to Nancy, "Miss Shandy, I''ve made coffee, sd and pancakes, why don''t you go to the restaurant..." "Who wants coffee? I''m talking about apple pie. Do you speak English?" Edison''s face had darkened. He hated whiny women, and Nancy''s voice was so loud that his head hurt. "I don''t have any apple pie here." He spoke coldly. Nancy smiled at him and softened her tone, "No apple pie, huh? Then forget it." Edison didn''t like sweets, so it was natural that he didn''t have apple pie for breakfast. Gwenyth was a little relieved, but Nancy took Ismael''s arm and asked, "Grandpa, why don''t you have some coffee?" They hade out early and hadn''t had breakfast yet. Ismael always listened to Nancy. He nodded and Nancy helped him to his feet. Gwenyth noticed that Nancy had deliberately knocked over a ss of water on the coffee table, and the ss fell to the floor, making a loud noise. The water in the ss was now all over the floor. "Grandpa, be careful with the ss, don''t stub your foot." Nancy said nervously, "It''s my fault. I was so clumsy that I identally knocked the ss over." Ismael was an aged man. How could I not see through her tricks? He smiled faintly and replied, "It''s okay." He took a big step, avoiding the shards of ss on the floor. Nancy held him, not forgetting to say to Gwenyth, "Are you a fool? What are you looking at? Hurry up and clean the floor." Edison stayed on the sofa. He frowned and said nothing. He just stared at Nancy coldly. Sensing his eyes, Nancy looked over and stuck her tongue out at him, making a face on purpose. He did not find Nancy adorable in this way. Instead, he found her disgusting. But Ismael especially liked Nancy, and Edison didn''t know why Ismael insisted on making Nancy his granddaughter-inw. It was as if a spell had been cast on his grandfather. If it wasn''t for his grandfather''s fondness for Nancy, he wouldn''t have put so much effort into Nancy. After seeing Nancy and his grandfather enter the restaurant, he looked over at Gwenyth. She was already crouched on the floor, picking up broken ss. Fearing she''d cut his hand, he got up and walked over to her, pulling her up off the floor. "You don''t have to do that." Gwenyth shook his hand away and crouched down again, saying without looking up, "I''m your maid." Edison''s arm was injured because of her, and he let her stay here so she could take care of him. It didn''t seem wrong to say she was a maid. What could she do, even if she was upset? These were all people she couldn''t afford to mess with. Frowning, she picked up the broken ss, grabbed a rag and quickly cleaned the water stains from the floor. "Why are you doing things so slowly? Hurry up and serve the coffee! How much longer do we have to wait?" Nancy''s voice came from the dining room with great dissatisfaction and malice towards Gwenyth, the "maid". Gwenyth took the cloth into the kitchen, washed her hands and served two cups of coffee to the table. Then she brought out the pancakes and the fried shrimp sd. Edison looked into the dining room and found Nancy chatting with Ismael while eating pancakes, so he took Gwenyth into the foyer. He told her to change her shoes, and he himself took off his slippers and put on a pair of casual running shoes. When she had changed her shoes, he led her out the door and walked on towards the main entrance of the vi area. "Where are we going?" Edison''s voice was muffled, obviously holding back the fire, "Go to breakfast." She got up early in the morning to make him coffee and pancakes, but he did not get a chance to take a bite. His good mood was ruined by Nancy. When Gwenyth lived at the Yates Mansion, he knew that Gwenyth had learned to cook from Urs. He wanted to try Gwenyth''s cooking, but she always said she was not a good cook and was afraid it would not be to his liking. On the night of her 18th birthday, she promised to make him breakfast the next day. When he woke up, he was surprised to find that Urs had quit her job and taken her two daughters out of the house. Gwenyth had said she liked him that night, but she left early the next morning without saying goodbye. He hadn''t been able to get through to her then and had been looking for her for a long time afterwards. Chapter 28 Ismaels Support Chapter 28 Ismael''s Support Chapter 28 Ismael''s Support Hearing the sound of the door closing, Nancy got up and walked out of the dining room to look into the living room. There was no trace of Edison and Gwenyth. Only two pairs of slippers were left on the foyer floor. She sat back down sullenly, looking at the sd and pancakes on the table and losing her appetite. "What''s wrong?" N?velDrama.Org owns this text. Ismael asked in surprise. He was getting old and his hearing was not as good as Nancy''s. He thought Edison was in the living room. "Grandpa, Eddie took that woman out." Ismael immediately became angry and mmed the fork in his hand hard on the table. Nancy was startled and said quietly, "Grandpa, you''re not well. Don''t be angry." "What exactly is this woman''s rtionship with Eddie?" Nancy wanted to tell the truth, but she was afraid Ismael wouldn''t be able to handle the shock. She watched Ismael''s face carefully, thought for a moment, and said, "Grandpa, how are you feeling now? Are you breathing well? Is it hard for you to breathe?" "I''m fine, just tell me what you know, I''m not going to go into shock just because of Eddie''s affair." Hearing this, Nancy finally calmed down. "The woman''s name is Gwenyth Lovce. Eddie paid her to piss me off." She told the story of how Edison publicly posted the news of their breakup on Instagram, and then hired Gwenyth to provoke her. "Miss Lovce must have stayed herest night. She seems very short of money and looks broke. I think she has an inferior motive. She always wants to get into Eddie''s bed." Ismael had tall statues and was an old man. He didn''t remember that there was a nutritionist named Urs who took care of his meals every day. And of course, he didn''t remember Urs''s daughter either. He felt nothing but anger when he heard Nancy''s words. "Eddie is going too far. And you, why did you refuse Eddie''s proposal? You know very well that I want you to get married sooner." Nancy immediately showed a face of resignation with tears in her eyes. She lowered her head and sobbed in a small voice. "Grandpa, you know my status. I am an illegitimate daughter. My mother died young, and my father has not cared for me for many years. I have no status or background. I want to make something of myself while I''m young, so that people won''t look down on me, and so that Eddie won''t be judged by people behind his back for marrying someone like me." She wiped tears from her eyes as she spoke. Ismael pulled out some tissue for her, patting her on the shoulder. As she cried, Ismael''s anger subsided. He didn''t even know this child had such a spine. "Who says there''s no one to support you? I''m here for you. No one dares to bully you." Though not in good health and now in his eighties, he was born with the bearing of a king and spoke with great poise. Nancy wiped away her tears with a handkerchief and murmured in a low voice, "Grandpa, I really don''t want you to get mad at Eddie. If you get into a fight over me, I will feel so guilty. Eddie is probably just trying to have some fun. I told you about this, but please do not get involved. Let me talk to Eddie first, okay?" Ismael sighed helplessly, "You are so thoughtful and lovable." "Grandpa, I like Eddie a lot. He''s the only man I want to marry. But please give me a little more time. I''m not asking for a long time, just a year or two. I want to marry him decently after I have a sessful career. That way you and Eddie will not be embarrassed by me. Eddie is always worried about your health, afraid that you cannot wait that long, so he has been pushing me very hard. And he hired Miss Lovce to push me. But I think Eddie worries too much. Grandpa, you''re so good, you''re definitely going to live a long life." Her words were so sweet and made Ismael so happy. "Kid, you''re such a joy." Seeing a smile on Ismael''s face, Nancy secretly breathed a sigh of relief. As long as Ismael promised to give her some more time, Edison''s attempt would be useless. "Since you have your own ideas, I''ll just wait another year or two." Nancy cried with excitement and joy, "Grandpa, you are so kind." "Come on, don''t cry. Eat something." "Grandpa, you stay here and have breakfast. I''ll go get Eddie." Ismael nodded and picked up a shrimp from the sd with his fork while Nancy wiped away her tears, got up and walked out. A continental breakfast ce not far from the Moonlight Vi.... Edison had already ordered it. Looking at the attractive dishes on the table, such as cappino, ham and fig sd, pancakes, juice, nut yogurt and so on, Gwenyth had no appetite. She was surprised and shocked when Edison dragged her out like that, even though his grandfather and Nancy were still there. But at the same time, she thought that maybe Edison was just acting in front of Nancy. It wasn''t the first time he''d done that anyway. "Why aren''t you eating?" Edison looked up at her with a pale expression, unable to tell if he was in a good or bad mood. "I''m not hungry." Edison picked up a fig with his fork and ced it on the te in front of her, "If you don''t eat, you won''t have the strength to take care of me." As he spoke, he raised his left arm, which was in a cast. "I''m not going to work today. You will stay home with me and not go anywhere." Gwenyth was about to speak when she suddenly saw Nancy push open the door to the breakfast ce and walk in. Nancy knew that Edison liked the sd at that restaurant. As she walked outside the store, she noticed him and Gwenyth sitting inside, eating through the floor-to-ceiling ss window, and she just walked right in. She walked up to them, pulled out the chair next to Edison, and sat down. Then she poured herself a cup of coffee and ate the food on the table, like she was supposed to be here. As soon as she appeared, Edison lost his appetite. He put down his fork, leaned his back against the back of the chair, and took his cigarette case out of his pocket. Then he deftly shook out a cigarette, bit on it with his lips, and lit it with a lighter. "Grandpa promised to give me a year or two to marry you." Nancy turned her head to look at him with a winning smile. He exhaled a puff of smoke and ignored her words. She added, "I already know about the agreement between the two of you. So either you cancel it now or pay this Miss Lovce to get out of here. In short, I don''t want to see her again." The breakfast ce wasn''t very crowded. Nancy and Edison had been in the newstely. Handsome men and beautiful women were always the center of attention. These people looked in their direction from time to time and quickly recognized them. Some people took pictures with their cell phones, and some even ran over excitedly to take pictures with Nancy and ask for her autograph. Nancy was very well-behaved in public and fulfilled all the wishes of her fans. Even though she knew that someone was secretly filming her, she did not care. She was happy to take advantage of theizens to get another trending topic for her and Edison. In that case, she could get a big boost in poprity. Seeing that she was happy to interact with her fans, Edison put out the cigarette in his hand, got up and pulled Gwenyth out of the breakfast shop. As Nancy started to follow them, a waitress stopped her. "Miss, please pay the bill." Nancy was furious, but there were some fans around who wanted to get her autograph. She was being watched by so many people that she couldn''t lose her temper. She nodded and smiled, then followed the waitress to the cashier to pay. Chapter 29 Is Money All You Care about? Chapter 29 Is Money All You Care about? Chapter 29 Is Money All You Care about? Edison returned to the Moonlight Vi with Gwenyth. N?velDrama.Org owns this text. Edison walked quietly on a tree-lined path in the vimunity, with Gwenyth following. He walked very slowly, listening to Gwenyth''s footsteps. It seemed that he went back to several years ago when he was in college and Gwenyth was in high school... At that time, Gwenyth and her family moved away suddenly. Edison kept finding her for a long time. The first year after Gwenyth''s leave, she seemed to have disappeared from the world. She was nowhere to be found, and there was no news about her. That period was very tough for Edison. Gwenyth left without saying goodbye. To Edison, it was like they had made love, but Gwenyth refused to admit it the next day and even disappeared. Thinking of this, Edison gritted his teeth. His face contorted with anger. He stopped and turned to look at Gwenyth. Gwenyth lowered her head and was deep in thinking. Thus, she didn''t even notice that Edison had stopped and just bumped her head against his chest. Edison stood still while Gwenyth was knocked back two steps. "Why are you absent-minded in broad daylight?" Edison said with displeasure. Gwenyth rubbed her forehead and muttered softly, "I''m not absent-minded." She just thought of many things in her school days. Edison was young and naive at that time, but now he had strong handsome features and a tall figure. Gwenyth could only reach his chest in height. Gwenyth had to lift her head to look at Edison. Maybe it was because of Edison''s height, he appeared superior and arrogant when he looked at Gwenyth. "Why did you stop?" "I have something to ask you." Edison became serious. He put one hand in his trouser pocket. His upright posture made him casual andnguid, which was in stark contrast to the serious expression on his face. "What do you want to ask?" "If I terminate the contract and ask you to sincerely date me, will you agree?" Gwenyth was stunned for a while and calmed down. "No." Her mother had taught her a lesson. She would not be trapped in her rtionship with Edison. She had a different family background from Edison, and they would not have a happy ending. What''s more, Edison''s grandfather Ismael preferred Nancy to be his granddaughter-inw. "Do you want to terminate the contract?" She looked into Edison''s beautiful eyes and said word by word, "If so, you should pay me four hundred thousand dors. Do you remember?" Edison was angry, and his eyes shed with coldness. "Is money all you care about?" "I signed the contract with you because of money. I hope Mr. Yates will not want to develop a romantic rtionship with me just because of one-night stand. I''m not interested in you." Edison smiled with self-deprecation. He thought, ''I might have been crazy.'' ''Gwenyth had sex with me four years ago and left without saying goodbye. Yet I still want to date her sincerely. Isn''t it ridiculous?'' "Miss Lovce, don''t get me wrong. What I said just now doesn''t mean anything else. It''s good that you''re not interested in me. After all, I am too good for you." With an indifferent expression, Edison turned around and strode forward. He had long legs and walked fast and hurriedly. Gwenyth trotted all the way and barely managed to catch up with him. After entering the vi, Gwenyth only saw Edison going upstairs. Then the door swung shut with a bang. Gwenyth froze in the living room and was at a loss. Ismael heard the noise and walked out of the dining room slowly on crutches. Gwenyth stepped forward to help him but was stopped by Ismael''s cold stare. Ismael was not friendly. He thought Gwenyth was good at seducing men. He lowered his voice and warned, "Get out. Don''t be an eyesore." After saying that, he sat on the sofa and waited for Nancy. Gwenyth was full of anger and cleaned up the dishes in the dining room. Nancy came back not long after. Seeing Gwenyth washing dishes in the kitchen like a nanny, she was pleased. She smiled at Ismael and said, "Grandpa, I''ll take you back. I still have workter." Ismael liked Nancy very much. "Okay." In Edison''s study on the second floor... Edison stood in front of the window and saw Nancy supporting Ismael into the courtyard and helping him into the car. The phone in his pocket suddenly rang. He took out his phone and found the caller ID was Andy. "Mr. Yates, I found the owner of the ck carst night." Edison frowned and asked impatiently, "Who is the owner?" "Luna Engles, the eldest daughter of the Engles." Edison hadn''t heard of this name. But he met Luna''s father Martin Engles at Ismael''s 80th birthday banquet. Martin was a polite and shrewd middle-aged businessman and was said to have a son and a daughter. Edison only saw Martin once, not to speak of having an acquaintance and a friendship with him. Last night, Luna drove a car to follow Gwenyth and even dared to tantly hit her in the street. Edison wondered if there was any hatred between them. "Mr. Yates, do you want a further investigation?" Edison was silent for a moment. He refused and then hung up the phone quickly. Because of Gwenyth¡¯s bad attitude, he didn¡¯t want to follow up on what had happenedst night. Whoever Gwenyth had offended had nothing to do with him. Edison threw his mobile phone on the desk and sat down in a leather chair. He rubbed his forehead with his right hand, and Gwenyth''s words echoed in his ears, "I signed the contract with you because of money. I hope Mr. Yates won''t date me just because we had sex once. I''m not interested in you." Gwenyth said she was not interested in Edison. But in the past, it was Gwenyth who had confessed her love to Edison. Edison thought, ''She won my heart and now told me she''s not interested in me?'' Edison clenched his fist and struck hard on the desk. With a thud, ornaments on the desk wobbled. He didn''t want to think of Gwenyth. Otherwise, his head would hurt. He leaned back in his chair and tried to rx. But as soon as he closed his eyes, he thought of four years ago when Gwenyth had sat with him by the pool and whispered nervously, "Mr. Yates, I like you very much." It was Gwenyth''s birthday on that day. Edison had prepared a gift and nned to confess his love. Unexpectedly, Gwenyth first dered her love for Edison. Nobody knew how happy Edison was at that time. Edison was drunk and unable to resist the impulse to kiss Gwenyth. Thinking of how innocent and joyful he had been, Edison opened his eyes and felt very annoyed. He frowned and kicked over the desk in front of him. The loud noise startled Gwenyth. She stood outside the study and knocked on the door. "What''s the matter? Did you fall?" "Edison!" Gwenyth beat at the door for a while, but no one answered. She thought something bad had happened to Edison and anxiously pushed the door open. Then she saw Edison sitting on the chair with a sullen face. The desk in front of him toppled, and the documents, ornaments, and antiquemp all fell to the ground. The study was a mess with lots of things broken. Chapter 30 Being Fearful of Edison Chapter 30 Being Fearful of Edison Chapter 30 Being Fearful of Edison Edison still had great strength with his arm in ster. Gwenyth didn''t know why he suddenly went crazy! "Clean up here." Edison stood up and walked out with his long legs, leaving the room a mess. Gwenythboriously moved the desk and sorted out the things on the floor. Then she couldn''t help wearing a self-deprecating smile. She looked like a nanny now. After tidying up the study, she went out. She sweated heavily and was hungry. She went to the first floor. She washed her face in the bathroom and went into the kitchen for food. She happened to make dumplings and porridge for two. Nancy and Ismael ate them all. She took some fruits from the refrigerator and made a simple fruit sd. When Gwenyth was dining, the doorbell rang. She ran to open the door and saw Edison''s assistant Andy. Andy was surprised to see Gwenyth. But he held back questions in his mind. Edison had always gone his own way. Andy had been Edison''s assistant for two years. He was very good at observing Edison''s emotions but could not figure out Edison''s thoughts. Edison was unpredictable. "Is Mr. Yates here?" Gwenyth pointed to the second floor. "He should be in the room." "Okay, thank you." Andy was dressed in a suit and looked very refined with a pair of gold-rimmed sses. Holding several documents that needed to be signed, he walked straight towards the stairs. When he stepped on the stairs with one foot, he stopped as if he remembered something. He turned to ask Gwenyth, "Do you know Luna Engles, the eldest Miss of the Engles?" "What''s wrong?" Andy was silent for a while and felt he should not have talked too much. He shook his head. "Just a causal chat." He walked upstairs quickly. Gwenyth stood still, thinking about Andy''s question. She thought, ''The eldest Miss of the Engles?'' ''Is she Martin Engles'' daughter?'' Gwenyth didn''t know Luna but knew that Martin had a son and a daughter. The eldest daughter was about the same age as Susie and only a few months younger than her. Gwenyth didn''t know how old Martin''s son was and guessed he was probably above 18. The Engles were a sensitive issue for Gwenyth. Andy suddenly asked her if she knew anyone from the Engles, which made her a little puzzled. Gwenyth wondered if Edison was investigating her. ... In the main bedroom on the second floor. Edisony on the big bed with his eyes closed, and the air conditioner was set to a very low temperature. He frowned slightly when he heard the knock on the door. "Come in." Edison thought the person who knocked on the door was Gwenyth, so he said impatiently. Andy pushed open the door and walked to the bed with a few documents. "Mr. Yates, these documents need to be signed." Hearing Andy''s voice, Edison opened his eyes and sat up. He took over the documents and put them on hisp. He signed at thest page after reading through them carefully. Seeing Edison''s left hand was in ster, Andy couldn''t help asking, "Mr. Yates, aren''t you going to thepany recently?" "I''m going to take a week off." "Do you need some nannies from the housekeepingpany?" "Didn''t my nanny open the door for you and let you in?" Andy blinked and pushed his sses up his nose. "Do you mean Miss Lovce?" "Is there a problem?" "No." Andy thought doubtfully, ''Didn''t Edison hire Miss Lovce to be his girlfriend?'' ''Why did she be a nanny?'' Belonging ? N?velDram/a.Org. Edison called Andyst night and asked him to investigate the suspicious ck car. Andy found out the owner of the car, but it was confusing that Edison refused further investigation. Andy and the police had seen the surveince video. The ck car intentionally tried to hit Gwenyth. If Edison hadn''t pushed Gwenyth away in time, given the speed of the ck car, Gwenyth would have been hit, seriously injured, or even died. "Mr. Yates, the eldest Miss of the Engles Luna Engles..." "What do you want to say?" Edisonzily lifted his eyes and cast a cold gaze at Andy. Andy shook his head and held back the words that had rushed to his lips. Maybe Andy thought too much and always felt that Edison treated Gwenyth differently. In Andy''s mind, Edison kept himself aloof from women. But when Andy saw Gwenyth for the first time, she was sitting on Edison''sp, and Edison''s arms were encircling her waist tightly. Yesterday, Edison suddenly ordered someone to send female clothes and shoes to his house. Last night, he was near Gwenyth''s home and happened to save Gwenyth. Today, Gwenyth became Edison''s nanny and stayed in the Moonlight Vi to take care of him. Edison rarely took days off. He only hurt his left hand and didn''t affect his work, but he decided to take a week off... Andy had worked under Edison for two years. He thought Edison was strange recently. "Are you sure you don''t want to investigate Luna?" Andy plucked up the courage and asked. He felt Edison would soon order him to do the investigation. It would be Andy''s work sooner orter! Edison signed several papers silently and threw them at Andy. Andy swiftly caught all the documents. "Mr. Yates, Luna is famous for insolence. She cruelly beat and disabled a person two years ago. Finally, her grandfather ended this matter in person." Edisony back on the bed using his right hand as a pillow. He asked perfunctorily with his eyes closed, "What do you want to say?" "I wonder if Miss Lovce has offended Luna." "So what? Edison spoke indifferently and seemed not to care about Gwenyth. Andy was stuck dumb for a moment and didn''t know what to say. He sorted out the documents and said seriously, "I''m sorry for my big mouth." "Get out." The door was shut, and Andy''s footsteps faded away. Edisony quietly and then propped himself against the bed. He thought of Andy''s words with doubt, ''Luna disabled a person two years ago. Her grandfather ended this matter in person.'' ''Even such an influential and powerful man like Luna''s grandfather interfered in this incident. How serious is it?'' Last night, the ck car ran at a fast speed and intentionally wanted to kill Gwenyth... Edison stepped out of bed and put on his slippers. But after hesitating for a moment, he took his slippers off and returned to bed. He didn''t feel very well. Again, he got out of bed to put on slippers. He was annoyed by himself. Edison opened the door, stood in the corridor, and shouted, "Gwenyth." Gwenyth just finished eating fruit sd. Hearing his voice, she didn''t have time to clean up the te and hurried to the second floor. "What''s wrong?" She trotted up to Edison. "Come in." Edison returned to the room. Gwenyth saw the big bed through the open door and was a little fearful. She used to have sex with Edison all night long in this room. Thus, she dared not to enter the room and feared that Edison wanted to make love. Edison sat down on the sofa and found Gwenyth still standing outside the room. "Didn''t I ask you toe in?" Gwenyth folded her hands behind her back and stood uprightly, "Mr. Yates, just speak directly. I can hear you here." Chapter 31 A Chance Chapter 31 A Chance Chapter 31 A Chance "I don''t like talking loudly." Gwenyth smiled faintly." You don''t need to speak loudly. I can hear you." Edison was speechless. Anyway, Gwenyth refused to enter his room. Edison nced at the big bed and somewhat guessed Gwenyth''s thoughts. "You fear me. " Edison said firmly. Gwenyth spoke honestly, "You are right. After all, I can''t stop you if you are up to no good. So, it''s better that we keep a distance." Edison nodded thoughtfully. He walked up to Gwenyth and wrapped his arm around her waist. Before Gwenyth could react, he easily lifted her with one hand and carried her into the room. He kicked the door to close it and threw Gwenyth onto the bed. Gwenyth sat up in a panic and held a pillow in her arms. "Edison, what are you doing?" "I''ve injured my hand. What can I do?" Edison went down on one knee, took the pillow from her arms, and pressed his body against Gwenyth''s. "How heavy you are!" Gwenyth almost couldn''t breathe. Edison chuckled and propped himself up with one hand. He pressed his cheek to Gwenyth''s chest and heard her intense heartbeat. "You seem to be very nervous." Gwenyth tried to prop herself up on two elbows. Edison grabbed one of her hands. With a gentle tug, Gwenyth instantly lost bnce andy t on the bed again. He rested his head on Gwenyth''s arm, encircled his arms around her waist, and pressed one leg against hers. Gwenyth could hardly move. "Edison, what do you want to do?" Last time, Gwenyth had been drugged and in a disturbed state of mind. She lost control and had sex with Edison. This time, she had a clear mind. "Let''s continue what we have talked about before." "Ok, then why are you so close to me?" "No reason." Edison slightly moved his head to Gwenyth''s shoulder. Gwenyth was itchy because of Edison''s breath. "What do you want to say? Could you please speak quickly?" Edison bit her earlobe lightly, and his face buried on her shoulder. He didn''t speak or move. Gwenyth felt her heartbeat quicken and breathed heavily. "You deceived me to go to this room on purpose, didn''t you?" Gwenyth thought perhaps Edison had nothing to say and just wanted to tease her. "That''s what you think of me?" Edison whispered in her ear. "If you have nothing to say, can you get up? " "I indeed have something to ask you." "Just tell me!" "Have you conflicted with the eldest Miss of the Engles?" "I don''t know her well." "It''s strange." Edison lifted his head to look at Gwenyth and became serious. "She is the owner of the ck car. Surveince cameras shot her face, and she wanted to kill youst night." Gwenyth was frightened. "Are you sure?" Content ? N?velDrama.Org. "Yes." Gwenyth remained silent for a long time. Edison felt it was tiring to keep his head lifted and buried it on her shoulder again. "When did you offend her? " "It''s none of your business." "Don''t you want to tell me?" "Let go of me." Half of Gwenyth''s body almost went numb because of Edison. "My mother doesn''t know I am with you. Last night, I didn''t go home. She might have thought I had an ident and might have called the police. I need to call her or go back home." Gwenyth intentionally changed the topic of the conversation. "Why are you going home?" "I want to get some of my belongings." "What do you need? I''ll have someone prepare them." "No, thanks. " Gwenyth didn''t like the dresses that Edison had prepared for her. First, those dresses were quite expensive. She couldn''tpensate for the worn dresses. Second, she felt awkward wearing them. She would wear those beautiful clothes when she went out with Edison. Anyway, it was to show off his identity. "I have said to you that I dislike refusal." Edison was a little angry. "Can you get up first? " Gwenyth turned her face to the other side. "My hands are almost numb under your weight." She felt Edison loosening the grip on her waist. She thought Edison was going to let go of her, but Edison grasped her chin and forced her face toward him. She was forced to meet Edison''s gaze. Edison stared at her with his bright and deep eyes. She tried to say something but failed to utter aplete sentence. "Be quiet." Edison spoke in a low but aggressive voice. Before Gwenyth could speak, Edison suddenly kissed her. Gwenyth had eaten fruit sd, so her lips were like sweet fruit. Edison kissed Gwenyth aggressively and wanted a French kiss. Gwenyth gritted her teeth and pushed his shoulder hard. Edison pressed his body against Gwenyth''s, and Gwenyth failed to push him away. Catching a glimpse of his hand in ster, Gwenyth moved her numb fingers and hit his hand hard. Edison groaned with pain and moved his lips away. Gwenyth took the opportunity and tried to push Edison away. But she failed again. Then she raised one leg to kick Edison. She kicked Edison several times in a row and happened to knee him in the groin. Edison moaned in pain again and huddled himself up. His lips were pressed together, and his handsome face flushed. Gwenyth jumped out of bed and ran as fast as she had ever. She ran down the stairs and sprinted to the entrance to take on her shoes. By the time Edison recovered from his pain, Gwenyth had escaped sessfully. Hey in bed and panted heavily. After the blush on his face faded, he picked up his phone and sent Gwenyth a message. Gwenyth just ran to a subway station, and her mobile phone rang. Edison had messaged her, "You are in breach of our contract." This simple message frightened Gwenyth. She couldn''t take another step. The entrance to the subway station was in front of her, and she could have gone home by subway. But now she couldn''te back. ... Edison sat on the sofa and lit a cigarette. 20 minutes passed after he had sent the message. Heavy and slow footsteps came from the corridor. Edison knew that Gwenyth had returned. He leaned back with his arm resting on the back of the sofa. He squinted at the door with the cigarette mped between his teeth. Soon, Gwenyth appeared in his line of sight. With her head down and her phone clutched tightly in her hand, Gwenyth said through gritted teeth, "Sorry." Edison appeared unmoved and blew a ring of smoke. He then mped the cigarette between his slender fingers and flicked cigarette ashes into the ashtray. "Did you realize your misbehavior?" "Yes, I am sorry." "Tell me what you are doing wrong." "I shouldn''t have kicked you." "What else?" "I... should not have resisted." Edison was satisfied with Gwenyth''s attitude. "I''ll give you a chance to make amends." Chapter 32 A Sense of Inferiority Chapter 32 A Sense of Inferiority Chapter 32 A Sense of Inferiority Gwenyth stepped forward and walked up to Edison. On the way back, she had prepared herself mentally. Anyway, she and Edison had made love before. The contract was only valid for three months. Three months would soon pass. Gwenyth put her mobile phone on a coffee table and sat directly on Edison''sp. She encircled her arm around his neck and unzipped her dress with the other hand. She took off her dress in front of Edison. Edison''s eyes ran from her fair shoulders, neck, and corbone to her deep eyes. Seeing Gwenyth''s sullen face, Edison knew she had given up resistance. "Are you reluctant toe back?" Gwenyth shook her head violently and smiled at him. "No, I am willing to be with you." Edison thought with sarcasm, ''What?'' ''If I hadn''t sent the message and told you would pay 868,800 dors for breach of contract, would you havee back?'' Edison''s expression was cial as he thought of how Gwenyth had kneed him in the groin. "You don''t have to force yourself." Gwenyth thought Edison was deliberately making things difficult, so she hurriedly said, "Not at all." She actively put her arms around Edison''s neck and kissed his cheek. Edison could only feel Gwenyth''s awkwardness instead of enthusiasm and her desire. Gwenyth kept kissing Edison''s cheek stiffly. "Enough is enough." Edison turned his face to the other side. Gwenyth turned Edison''s face toward hers and kissed him eagerly on the lips as if she hadn''t heard his words. She imitated Edison''s way of kissing and tried to slip the tip of her tongue between his lips. Edison frowned and felt inexplicably agitated. He pushed Gwenyth away, but Gwenyth hugged him tightly again. "Stop now!" Edison growled. Gwenyth was startled and was at a loss. "Get out." "Mr. Yates, I will behave myself in the future." Edison was d that Gwenyth had chosen toe back but hated that she pleased him just for money. He pushed Gwenyth off hisp. Gwenyth propped herself up quickly on the sofa and tried to hug Edison again. He grabbed Gwenyth''s wrist so tightly that her wrist almost broke. "It hurts." "You feel pain, but don''t you feel ashamed?" These words hurt Gwenyth''s feelings. Gwenyth thought with self-deprecation, ''Can the sense of shame pay off all my debt?'' She lost her dignity since she had decided to sign the contract with Edison. In addition, it was Edison who had asked Gwenyth to fawn over him. Gwenyth was ready to pay any price now. She thought, ''Isn''t it all about having sex?'' ''Is there any difference between having sex once and twice?'' Gwenyth pulled the straps of her bra off her shoulders. Edison''s brow furrowed. "I''ve had enough of you!" Gwenyth didn''t intend to stop, and the straps of her bra hung loosely on her arm. Edison grabbed the dress she had taken off and threw it at her. The dress covered Gwenyth''s head. Her vision suddenly became blurred. She heard Edison''s footsteps gradually fading away. "Isn''t this what you want?" Gwenyth asked loudly and nervously. Edison didn''t respond. Gwenyth moved the dress away from the head and found that Edison had left. After sitting nkly on the sofa for a while, she pulled the straps onto her shoulders and put on the dress. To calm down, Edison locked himself in the study for several hours. He didn''te out until he was hungry. He didn''t find Gwenyth in the main bedroom. When he went to the first floor, he heard noises in the kitchen and found that Gwenyth was preparing lunch after getting closer. Gwenyth was still wearing the light-colored dress. She wore an apron, and her long ck hair was casually tied behind her head. While frying the steak, she mixed the vegetable sd. She cooked methodically and skillfully. Edison leaned against the door, looking at her thoughtfully. Gwenyth didn''t seem to notice Edison and was busy cooking with her back turned to him. Edison shifted his gaze to Gwenyth''s calf. There was an inconspicuous scar on her right calf, which he had noticed before. Gwenyth had a fairplexion, which made her scars obvious. "How was your calf scarred?" Gwenyth was about to turn the steak over and froze when she heard Edison''s voice. She looked back and met his gaze. But she turned back quickly. "By ident." Gwenyth responded casually and turned the steak over in the pan. "How would you like your steak done?" Edison was silent. "What about medium-well?" "It''s up to you," Edison said casually and left. He went straight to the dining room and sat down, waiting for his lunch. The steak was beautifully served as a cold dish, with a few slices of poached broli and heart- shaped carrots. The steak was crispy on the outside and tender inside. It smelt good and was topped with a ck pepper sauce. The vegetable sd came in a transparent bowl. Gwenyth had prepared another bowl for Edison and filled it with some sd. Then Gwenyth stood aside like a nanny waiting for Edison''s order. She intentionally fawned over him. "Would you like some wine, Mr. Yates?" Before Edison could speak, Gwenyth remembered that he was still taking anti-inmmatories. She said hurriedly, "Forget the wine. It reduces the effect of your medicine." Edison nced at her and asked, "Don''t you have lunch?" Belonging ? N?velDram/a.Org. "I''ll eatter." "Sit down and eat together." Edison said in a casual tone but allowed no refusal. Gwenyth nodded and took her steak from the kitchen. Sitting carefully opposite Edison, she picked up her knife and fork and ate slowly. "Did you call your mother?" Edison asked her suddenly. "No. I still want to go home to get a change of clothes and some belongings." "Ok," Edison said briefly and fell silent. The dining room was quiet, and even the sound of knives and forks shing against tes was monotonous and obtrusive. Edison took on a set expression with his eyes drooped. Gwenyth nced at him from time to time. When Edison smiled, he gave the impression of being unruly and arrogant. When he was expressionless, he appeared cold and domineering. ... After finishing lunch, Edison wiped his lips with a napkin and left the dining room. Gwenyth craned her neck to see Edison. Seeing Edison go to the second floor, she quickly cleaned up the dishes, put them in the dishwasher, and left with her bag. She breathed a sigh of relief after leaving the Moonlight Vi. What a tough day! Gwenyth almost slipped into a debt of 868,800 dors. Fortunately, she reacted quickly and cated Edison sessfully. She wore a wry smile and felt inferior at the thought of how she had pleased Edison without dignity. But she wasn''t sad. After all, Edison was her first love, and she used to love him deeply. Four years had passed. She couldn''t tell her feelings for Edison now. It seemed that she still loved Edison, but not as deeply as before. Her heartbeat raced at the sight of Edison. Gwenyth and Edison had grown up. Time could change many people and things. Gwenyth didn''t expect anything. She just wanted to maintain the current situation. Chapter 33 Run Out on Wife and Daughter Chapter 33 Run Out on Wife and Daughter Chapter 33 Run Out on Wife and Daughter She needs money while Edison has his own ns. No matter what his ultimate goal was, they were each taking what they wanted. Looking at the cerulean blue sky, she took a deep breath and walked toward the nearest subway station. It was exactly 4 p.m. when she arrived at themunity. She had no idea if Urs had arrived. Trotting hurriedly, when she was about to reach the Duplex, she noticed a ck car parked at the entrance of the building, almost blocking the pavement. The driver seemed to be very immoral. She threw side nces at it, assuming that there was no one in the car. Just when she passed beside the car, someone opened the front door. "Gwen." Immediately, a voice resounded behind her. She turned her head back in surprise and stared at the owner of the voice. It was a cultured middle-aged gentleman dressed in a suit getting out of the car. Noticing the man, Gwenyth''s expression turned colder. She didn''t expect him toe. Whatever the man had be, she could still recognize him! "I''m your dad," Martin trudged toward her, raising his hand excitedly while wanting to caress her head. Yet, she dodged it. "You''ve got the wrong person, my dad is dead." "Your mother told you that?" "Sir, I don''t know you." Gwenyth wanted no more conversation with him. She turned around and walked into the building, climbed the stairs two steps at a time, and quickly reached to the fifth floor. Just when she took out the key from her backpack and was about to open the door, Martin chased after her and snatched her key. Although he was in his forties, he could still run up to the fifth floor without panting. "What are you doing?" "Gwen, I know you recognize me." Martin opened the door with the key while speaking to her, then pushed her into the house. It was stuffy inside, not much cooler than outside. Martin put the key on the shoe cab at the door, observing this small and old house. Within seconds, tears began to dwell in his eyes. "Did you two live in such a broken ce all these years, while hiding yourself from me?" Content ? N?velDrama.Org. Gwenyth was triggered by his words. "It''s none of your business. Please leave here at once, you''re not wee here. If you don''t, I''ll call the police immediately." Martin looked at her helplessly, not being angry with her, but patiently asked, "Your mother took you to run around. I''ve been searching for you for a long time. Every time when I got the news about both of you, you moved again before you were found. It has been four years. How long are you nning to hide from me?" "Hiding from you?" Gwenyth sneered, "Do you think we''re hiding from you?" "You keep moving out from one ce to another, doesn''t it mean that you don''t want me to find you?" "Hah, don''t tter yourself. Don''t forget, you''re the one who kicked us out. How on earth could you still have the impudence to find us?" "Did your mother tell you that?" "Well, are you going to deny it?" Martin fell silent for a long time after listening to her words. Indeed, he couldn''t deny that Urs who was carrying two children with her was being kicked out from the Engles by his parents. The more he knew how embarrassed she was when she left, the more painful he was. Yet, he was the only son of the Engles and was going to inherit his family business. His parents gave him an ultimatum-pensate them with money and sent them away. However, Urs was a stubborn one! She refused to ept thepensation. In the end, his parents drove out both his wife and daughter while he was away. At that time, Gwen was only two years old, while Susie wasn''t even reached one month old. Later, when he approached them and wanted to give thempensation, Urs refused to see him. So, the money was given to her older brother. He thought that with that money, they could live a better life. After all, they were his woman and children, and he was still secretly sending someone to watch them. Unexpectedly, the money he gave was taken by Urs''s older brother who was a gambling addict, and Urs ended up working as a nutritionist for the Yates family. Knowing that he still cared about them, his parents asked him to make a choice- whether to inherit the Engles or choose them. At that time, he had already married, and his wife gave birth to son and a daughter for him, what else could he choose? He chose topromise and didn''t pay attention to them for a while. And when he decided to know their situationter, they had already disappeared from his sight. "Why are you not talking now?" Gwenyth stared at him with deep contempt. "Should I remind you of the fact that the Engles value sons over daughters? Just because my mother gave birth to two daughters and failed to give birth to a son, you ended up driving us out ruthlessly?" Martin gave a disapproving look upon listening to her words. The words she spoke were matter-of- fact pping him right to his face. "Let''s don''t mention the past anymore, I just want to know if you guys are doing well." Gwenyth looked around and asked him back sarcastically while throwing up her hands "What do you think?" Martin hurriedly took out an envelope from the inner pocket of his suit and handed it to her, "There''s a check with one million dors inside, take it first." "One million dors?" Gwenyth couldn''t hold back herughter andughed out. Her biological father who had abandoned her for twenty years suddenly came and gave her merely one million dors just to try to heal her broken heart? "Mr. Engles, are you kidding?" She didn''t reach out to receive that envelope. In fact, she pointed at the door behind him and growled, "Get out of here, RIGHT NOW." She was d that Urs wasn''t home at this time. If she noticed that Martin was here, she would surely be experiencing an emotional breakdown. "Gwen, I know one million dors isn''t much. Get this check first, I''ll send you more money afterward." The man stepped forward and tried to force the envelope into her hand. She waved his hand away in annoyance, "Take your dirty money and leave at once." "Don''t be so stubborn, Gwen. Look at this house you''re living in, the environment is too harsh for you." He persuaded Gwenyth anxiously while putting the envelope on the coffee table. Before Gwenyth could react, he interrupted, "I''m aware of Susie''s condition. She needs to see a doctor." "Don''t fake your mercy here." If he really cared about them, howe he didn''t care about them for the past twenty years? "Over these years, there was not even a single moment did you do your responsibility as a father. Don''t you think it''s a littlete for you to pretend now?" She picked up the check on the table and tore it up in front of Martin. "By the way, your daughter stalked me in her carst night and tried to run me over!" Halted, Martin asked, "What are you talking about?" "If you don''t believe me, you can go home and ask your precious daughter and see what she says." "Luna couldn''t have done such a thing, she doesn''t even know your existence." At this moment, Martin had be flustered. "You''re following your mother, spreading rumors all around. I knew that she failed to bring you two up properly." "Being a bastard having run out on his wife and daughter, who are you to say that my mother is a failure?" Throwing death nces at him with bloodshot eyes, Gwenyth ran into the kitchen, grabbed the broom, and rushed out. Martin''s heart skipped a beat while seeing her waving the broom to him as if trying to hit him over. He hurriedly pushed the door open and retreated. Gwenyth took the opportunity to close the door. She shouted angrily at him through the door, "Leave now. If you don''t, I''ll call the police. If things get into big trouble, you''ll be the only one to lose face anyway." Chapter 34 You Used to Like Him Before Chapter 34 You Used to Like Him Before Chapter 34 You Used to Like Him Before "Gwen, you''ve gone too far." There was a hint of anger in Martin''s tone. "Aren''t you the one who has gone too far instead?" His daughter drove over her with the car on purposest night. If Edison hadn''t shown up, she would probably be lying in the hospital now, or dead. "You''re already an adult now, why are you not sensible at all?" Martinined angrily, regretting coming here. Hearing the sound of him stomping downstairs, Gwenyth loosened her grip on the broom. She fell down on the sofa beside her, panting heavily, and beat her chest several times to calm herself down. Since Martin knew that they were living here, he would probablye over again the second time. It''s better for them to move. After regaining her cool, she stood up, put the broom back in the kitchen, and took out the ingredients to cook from the fridge, starting to prepare for dinner. Soon night fell and she had finished cooking dinner. She went into the room to pack her things. Since the summer clothes were thin, they didn''t take up much space. She stuffed them into her backpack and didn''t pack too much- just two sets of clothes and a pair of canvas shoes. After finishing her chores, she put her bag on the sofa, sitting on it while waiting for Urs and Susie''s return. When it was almost eight o''clock, she heard familiar footsteps from the stairs outside. Not long after, the clinking sound of the key resounded outside the door. She got up and opened the door. Noticing Gwenyth was at home with a beautiful dress on, Urs''s eyes sparkled. "Is this dress... from your boyfriend?" She hummed in affirmation and said, "Mom, dinner''s ready." "Thank you." "Mom, I was almost hit by a car when I came backst night. Edison broke his hand in order to save me. I was taking care of himst night. He wanted me to stay with him for the time being. Since his hand was in a ster cast, he can''t do anything. And, he lives alone so no one is there to take care of him." She didn''t return homest night, yet guessing who she was with, Urs didn''t ask her. "Mom, his ster cast will be removed in about a month, and I''ll be back by then." Patting Gwenyth on her shoulder gently, Urs said, "Just stay there if you want to. You''re already a grown-up now, I believe you''re mature enough to make your own decision. There''s no need to ask my permission for everything." Gwenyth was a little surprised as she thought Urs would disagree. "Gwen, you''ve sacrificed a lot for us. Thank you, my daughter. If Edison is serious about your rtionship, then you should seize this chance tightly and don''t let him go. But, if he''s just ying around with you, then you must leave him as soon as possible." "Got it." "You used to like him before, didn''t you?" Gwenyth became embarrassed while listening to her words. "Nah, not at all." "You''re my daughter, how could I don''t understand you?" "Mom, stop making fun of me." Lowering her head, Gwenyth picked up the backpack on the sofa, took out half the amount of the sry she received from the hotel, and give it to Urs. "Mom, here you go." "What about you? Do you still have money left to spend?" "I still have some on me." "Really?" "Yes, don''t worry about me." "You have to keep some money on you, don''t spend Edison''s money on everything, that''s not a good choice." "Got it. By the way, the food is in the pot, remember to eat it." Before Gwenyth could continue saying anything to Urs, the ponderous footsteps resounded from the stairs. Hearing the stomping sound of the footsteps as if there were many people climbing toward the stairs, Gwenyth has an ominous feeling in her heart. Don''t tell me that the dunners''ing, she thought. Deep inside, she hoped that it wouldn''t be those people, but the more she was afraid of something, the more it woulde true. The anti-theft door was soon knocked loudly. Susie shrank her shoulders and hid in Gwenyth''s arms immediately. Without hesitation, Gwenyth led Susie into the bedroom and reminded her, "C''mon Susie, quickly hide up." "Open the door, I know you''re at home. If you don''t open the door, we''ll break up the door directly," spoke the one who was standing outside the door with a hoarse, terrifying voice. It wasn''t their first time breaking into the house. Inside, Gwenyth was nervous as cold sweat trickled down from her forehead. She turned her head to look at the bedroom, confirming that Urs had locked Susie inside, then only did she muster her courage to open the door. A few tall, muscr men strode in one after another. Tensed by their existence, she stepped back anxiously. "Yo! We''ve got the beauty here!" Gwenyth took a step backward instinctively. "Are you going to pay me back today?" "I''m afraid I can''t." "Hah! You''re always speaking the same word. You must pay me back all your debts, do you think we have nothing to do but run to this shitty ce of yours?" "I really don''t have any money with me right now." Before Seis got angry, Gwenyth continued speaking, "But soon, I''ll be having money." "When is it?" "I just got a new job, and I can earn three million dors in three months." Seis narrowed his eyes as listening to her words. "You''re dragging my time and n to move away, right?" "No." "Do I look as gullible as a three-year-old?" "It''s been four years. Even if you''re not tired of chasing us, we''re tired of running. Give us a little more time. My job pays monthly, I can get a million dors in a month." Seis stared into her eyes, hesitating to believe her words or not. "Still, three million dors is not enough. You owe me five million dors." "But we''ve already paid back a lot before, and you guys keep moving out our family''s stuff." Noticing Gwenyth''s serious expression, Seis found it somehow funny. He sneered, "Do you think that money counts? Their sum doesn''t even reach a hundred thousand dors! They are merely interest- five million dors is the principal, not a penny less." "No way, you''re going too far." "We just charged you a hundred thousand dors as interest. Do you think we''re going too far?" Gwenyth halted, and couldn''t retort his words back. They weren''t the ones that she could offend. Also, if they really haggle over the money, she''d be afraid that the four-year interest is more than a hundred thousand dors. "Okay, I''ll pay you five million dors. But, we can only pay you back the three million dors first, please give us some time to prepare the remaining two million dors."Content ? N?velDrama.Org. Hearing that she has money to pay back, Seis decided not to make things difficult for her. "I''ll only make up my mind about it after you pay me back the three million dors." "Of course, I will." "Don''t y petty tricks on me." He reached out his finger and flicked on her forehead. "If you dare to run away, I''ll find you and break your legs first, then drag you to sell. With your beauty, I suppose you should be worth some money." "Rest assured, we won''t run away," Gwenyth forced herself to be calm. Yet, Urs was frozen by her words. Three million dors for three months? What kind of job did she find that could earn so much? After giving a few more warnings to them, Seis led his four men behind him and strut away. This was the only time they didn''t smash and destroy. The house was in good condition when they left, even Urs couldn''t believe what had just happened. Seeing that Gwenyth picked up her shoulder bag to leave, she went up and pulled her back. "Gwen, are your words true?" Chapter 35 Pretend to Faint? Chapter 35 Pretend to Faint? Chapter 35 Pretend to Faint? Originally, Gwenyth wanted to leave directly since she hadn''t figured out how to exin to Urs about the three million dors. Yet, being held back by Urs, she had no choice but to be frank with her. She turned to look at Urs, remained silent for a moment, and said, "Mom, what I said is true." "What kind of job have you got? Did you quit the room service job?" "Yes." "Then, what''s your new job?" "Being Edison''s girlfriend." Urs was totally stunned by her words. It took her a long time to realize the meaning behind it. "As long as I promise to be his girlfriend for three months, I can get three million dors from him." "You..." "Mom, don''t be angry, I''ve signed the agreement with him. I''m just pretending to be his girlfriend." Urs''s eyes flickered in pain as she listened to her exnation. Being Gwenyth''s mother, she knew best about her. Gwenyth had a crush on Edison a few years ago. And now, for the sake of money, she decided to pretend to be his girlfriend... "Mom, rest assured. I know the limits. Anyway, I don''t like him either. So, I won''t be having a physical rtionship with him." Afraid that Urs would continue pestering her more about the details of the agreement, Gwenyth pulled out her hand from her mother''s grasp, opened the door, and left. "Mom, you guys should go to bed now." She closed the door, turned on the shlight on her phone, and ran downstairs in a hurry, worrying that Urs would chase her from behind, asking her for the details. Fortunately, Urs didn''t run after her all the way out of themunity, nor did she call her. She let out a sigh of relief. It takes more than ten minutes to walk to the nearest subway to the Moonlight Vi. After exiting the subway, Gwenyth strolled towards the residential area. Edison has been waiting for her. He sat on the sofa in the living room, staring at the wall clock on the wall. She has been home for several hours, if she does note back by twelve o''clock, it will be considered a breach of contract. He didn''t call her since he just wanted to see if she was being aware of their contract. Now, the pointer of the clock was pointing at nine o''clock. Three more hours left. Out of a sudden, the doorbell rang. He took a deep breath, got up steadily, and walked to the entrance. Through the Video inte system, he found out that the person standing outside the door was Gwenyty, and the corners of his lips curved upwards slightly. Heh, I''d give her a pass this time, he thought. While suppressing the smile on his face, he opened the door for her and looked at her expressionlessly."You took a long time going back home, didn''t you?" "I was preparing dinner for my family, so I exceeded a little more time than expected." "Why are you only caring about your family? What about me?" heined as he raised his stered hand. "I''m still hungry." Gwenyth was somewhat speechless by hisint. What''s wrong with this guy? Did he have to wait for her to cook? How on earth couldn''t he order a takeaway while being hungry? "Prepare my dinner, now," he said domineeringly, turned around, and left. Then, he hurried upstairs without looking back. Gwenyth changed her shoes, put her backpack on the sofa, and went into the kitchen. She actually didn''t mind cooking, cause and it happens that she hasn''t eaten yet. Luckily, she found several cups of instant noodles in the cupboard. For convenience, she directly boiled a pot of hot water to prepare instant noodles. Ten minutes after Edison returned to his room, someone knocked on his door. He opened the door, noticing Gwenyth was standing outside. "Dinner''s ready," she said. "What? That fast?" "Yeah." Curious about what Gwenyth had prepared, he followed her downstairs and into the dining area, only to found out the two cups of instant noodles on the table. He has been hungry since five o''clock, but she ended up cooking instant noodles for him? "Do you think I can''t prepare instant noodles with one hand?" Gwenyth shook her head and exined, "Aren''t you starving? Since I don''t want you to wait too long, instant noodles are faster to prepare." "..." "Do you prefer other things to eat?" He remained silent. "If you don''t like it, I''ll make something else for you." At first, Edison wanted to say that he didn''t like it. But, when he noticed Gwenyth was sweating profusely until her cor was drenched by the sweat, he changed his mind. "It''s fine." He pulled out his chair, sat down, picked up a fork, and began to dig in slowly. After finishing eating the noodles, Edison waited for Gwenyth to wrap his stered hands with threeyers of stic wrap. N?velDrama.Org is the owner. "Do you have to do this every day?" Gwenyth hummed. "Can''t you help me to take a bath?" Facing Edison''s unreasonable request, Gwenyth just looked at him indifferently. "Mr. Edison, I don''t mind if you''re being shameless. Yet, I still want my conscience." "If you refused to help me take a bath, I would say that you breached the contract." Gwenyth was speechless by his remarks. Once again, he was trying to manipte her. Clenching her teeth angrily, she forced a smile toward him, and said, "Of course, let me help you." Edison slightly raised his eyebrows, hiding his joyful emotion inside, and pretended to be calm. "Then, what are you still standing here for?" "Huh?" "Prepare the bath." "..." Dang, the young master of a wealthy family was really temperamental and hard to serve. Gwenyth put the stic wrap back into the cupboard, turned around, and walked upstairs. She entered the master bedroom and walked to the bathroom, bending over to twist the faucet. However, not knowing if it was a heatstroke, she felt a sudden headache followed by a cked-out. Uncontrobly, her body fell into the bathtub, and at that moment, she knew she was going to break her head. As soon as Edison entered, he saw her almost falling toward the bathtub. He reacted without hesitation by rushing forward, supporting her into his arm. Her entire body weight was on his one arm. He hugged her up, as her head tilted back, resting on one of his shoulders. Seeing that her eyes were closed, he patted her cheek. "Hey, wake up." "Don''t pretend to faint." Wasn''t he just letting her help him take a bath? Did she have to go this far by pretending to faint? If he could wash himself, he wouldn''t care to let her help. Laying on the ground while being dizzy for almost ten seconds, Gwenyth gradually regained her consciousness. She opened her eyes and noticed Edison looking at her from above, a hand patting on her cheek. She frowned and tried to p his hand away. "No more pretending?" Seeing that she was awake, he grabbed her arm and pulled her up from the floor. As if she couldn''t support herself, her body crashed onto him suddenly. Edison, not expecting that to happen, was knocked backward and slipped. "Bang!" He fell on his back to the ground, with Gwenyth on his body. Her entire body weight was crushed onto him. "You..." Were you doing this purposely?! He seethed in pain and couldn''t say the words that he wanted to. After this fall, Gwenyth totally lost consciousness. Thinking that Gwenyth was still pretending to faint, he pushed her away from him with one hand. Thetter rolled to the side and didn''t move even the slightest. Sitting up, Edison rubbed his bumped head as he looked toward Gwenyth. She was lying on her side crookedly, full of sweat, and her face was drained out of color. Has she really fainted? He kicked her calf, noticing that she didn''t budge. "Gwenyth?" He suddenly became a little anxious and reached out to pick her up from the ground. "Hey, wake up." Why did she suddenly faint? He put her back on the ground and took out his cell phone to call for the ambnce. When the ambnce arrived, Gwenyth has regained consciousness but was still somehow confused. Noticing that the people, dressed in white coats carried her to a stretcher, she muttered, "What are you guys doing?" Chapter 36 Are You a Woman? Chapter 36 Are You a Woman? Chapter 36 Are You a Woman? Gwenyth suspected herself of getting heatstroke. The medical staff examined her blood pressure and the result was normal, but her temperature was a bit high and she was dehydrated. These were indeed some symptoms of heatstroke, yet they weren''t serious. The person who contacted them for help sounded distressed. In fact, it was really rare for them to receive a phone call, requesting them to send someone to the hospital just because of mild heatstroke. "That man insisted on taking you to the hospital," one of the medical staff exined. Nancy was then carried out of the bathroom. Seeing Edison following behind, she hurriedly eximed, "Tell them to stop. I don''t need to go to the hospital, I''m fine." "You fainted just now." "It''s just heatstroke." "Are you sure?" "Tell them to stop." Covering her face with both hands, never did Gwenyth experience something so embarrassing in her life before. Edison gestured for the medical staff to put her onto the bed. When they wanted to carry her to the bed, she turned over and rolled off from the stretcher. Curling up her body into a ball, she covered her face embarrassedly. "Sir, let her drink more water to rehydrate." After the medical staff finished speaking, they carried the stretcher and prepared to leave. However, Edison stopped them. "That''s it?" "The room is air-conditioned and the temperature is suitable. Let her have a good rest and she will be fine in a while." Soon, the ambnce left. Edison went to the kitchen and took a bottle of refrigerated water bottle. When he was back in the bedroom, he saw that Gwenyth was still curling up on the bed covering her face. Ignoring her embarrassment, he handed her the water bottle. The iced water bottle was ced on the back of her hand, cooling her down. She looked up at him with her face flustered. "Drink it." She received the water bottle, hummed along, got up, and drank the water. The weather was scorching hot today, yet she didn''t even drink a sip of water. After drinking a bottle of water, she still felt thirsty. Edison left the bedroom and carried more water bottles to her. Watching her finish the entire water bottle one after another andy down on the bed after drinking, he nced at the bathroom. The bath water hadn''t been prepared yet. He felt that Gwenyth couldn''t help him take a bath. She really chose great timing to get heatstroke, didn''t she? Now, he wondered if she was faking it. He walked out silently, and when he came back, he was holding a roll of stic wrap in his hand. "Wrap it up for me," ordered Edison as he handed the stic wrap to Gwenyth. "I''ll take a bath by myself, I don''t need your help." As long as you''re not fainting again, he thought inwardly. He held up his stered hand and let Gwenyth wrap his handyer byyer with stic wrap. "Can I go back to my room?" She blinked at him, with a faintyer of sweat on her forehead. Edison had no idea if she was really suffering from heatstroke or just pretending, so he didn''t make things difficult for her anymore."Go to rest." Gwenyth jumped off the bed in an instant, picked up the water bottles that were thrown on the bed, and left very quickly like a rabbit. Seeing her lively reaction, Edison stared down at his stered hand which was now wrapped in stic wrap, with his somehow-distorted expression. Back in the room, Gwenythy on the bed for a while, then went to take a shower. After washing off all the sweat and fatigue, she put on therge T-shirt she brought from home, drank some water, andy on the big, soft bed. The breezy air from the air conditioner was indeedfortable, cooling her down while making her much morefortable from the heatstroke. Before going to bed, Edison came over to take a peek at Gwenyth. He had a cigarette in his mouth as he gently pushed the door open. As he didn''t know if she was asleep or awake, he was very gentle in his movement, afraid to wake her up. However, he was shocked at the appearance of Nancy, who was lying on the bed without any image while snoring loudly. "Huh?" Edison halted, wondering that the way he entered wasn''t right. So, he exited the room and re-entered, yet the picture he saw was still the same. The person who was lying on the bed- with her bad sleeping posture and snoring sound looked even worse than the old men. Was she the weak woman who fainted in his arms due to heatstroke an hour ago? he wondered. He twitched his eyes, and the cigarette he was biting almost fell off. Immediately, he took out the cell phone from his pocket, taking photos of the woman. Gwenyth woke up naturally. When she opened her eyes, she saw the cloudy sky outside. It was raining pitter-patter, yet the sound was uneasily noticed. The air conditioner in the room was somehow switched off, the windows were wide open, and the cool morning breeze was blowing inside the room. She got up from the bed and stretched her body. The first thing she did was grab the mineral water on the nightstand to hydrate herself. Getting heatstroke was way too unpleasant for her. She usually didn''t like to drink water, and when she gets busy, she often forgot to drink water. After cleaning herself up and changing into afortable t-shirt and jeans, she walked out of the room. When she got to the first floor, she found that Edison was already awake. He was sitting on the sofa in the living room, with a cup of coffee in his hand. Hearing her footsteps, the manzily lifted up his eyes and fixed his gaze on her, staring at her fair legs. "Ahem..." She coughed twice. Yet, Edison didn''t shift his gaze and continued to scan through her from top to bottom. Looking at her seductive body figure, Edison recalled the short video her recorded yesterday and smirked. "Are you really a woman?" His question made Gwenyth dumbfounded. How silly his question was? If she wasn''t a woman, could it be that he was? "What kind of question are you asking?" Edison kept smiling. Putting down his coffee cup, he gestured for her toe over. "Come here, I''ll show you something interesting." Gwenyth walked over and sat down next to him. He took out his phone from his pocket and tapped on a video recording. Since the light was a little dim, Gwenyth moved closer to look at the video, only realizing that the person in the video was herself. Observing the angle on how the video was recorded, it seemed that Edison was taking his phone and walking toward her little by little from the doorway. In the video, she has fallen asleep, with her ugly sleeping posture and loud snore, seemingly enjoying her sleep. Her face flustered all of a sudden as she realized the camera was getting closer to herself in the video, from her feet to her legs, then slowly moving up, focusing on her face. At this moment, she was totally embarrassed. "Are you a pervert?" How dare he secretly record a video of her sleeping? She reached her arms out to grab Edison''s phone, eager to delete what he had taken down. Yet, thetter reacted quickly by getting up and raising his arm. "Are you really a woman?" He looked down at her from above, with a glint in his eyes. "Do you usually sleep with that posture? Your snoring could even wake cows up" Gwenyth was totally speechless when listening to his remarks. How eager she wished there was a hole in the floor for her to hide herself. She wasn''t usually like that. She was just too tired yesterday. "Delete that video, right now." Edison smiled and hooked his head, refusing her request. "Why are you keeping that for?" N?velDrama.Org owns this text. He had recorded her so uglily. Even she felt ashamed to watch it. "Since I like it, I''ll keep it." "You''ve gotten nuts, haven''t you?" Chapter 37 She Has Been Kidnapped Chapter 37 She Has Been Kidnapped Chapter 37 She Has Been Kidnapped Edison raised his hand high above his head. The video was still ying, and the snoring sounds from the video projected from the phone. Gwenyth regretted letting her guards downst night. She should have locked the door. Of all things, she really didn''t expect that Edison would sneak into her room in the middle of the night when she was suffering from heatstroke. "Can you delete the video, please?" She stood on tiptoe, unable to reach Edison''s hand. "Are you begging me by your mouth?" Gwenyth was speechless. Of course, I''m begging you by my mouth! Otherwise, what should I use? "Delete it!" If that video was kept on Edison''s phone, it would surely be her dark secret. "I don''t want to delete it." Edison refused her in a firm tone. "Prepare me the breakfast, I''m hungry now." "If you don''t delete the video, you''ll have nothing to eat today." "Really?" The man lowered his arms and put the phone back in his pocket. He sat back on the sofa, crossed his legs, squinted his eyes, and looked into Gwenyth''s eyes. "How much should you pay me for viting the contract, eh?" Without saying a word, Gwenyth went into the kitchen, preparing him breakfast sullenly. It has been raining all day long and stopped when the sky got dark. After dinner, Gwenyth wrapped Edison''s stered hands with stic wrap. And while he was taking a shower, she secretly picked up his cell phone and wanted to delete the video he recorded. But, he set a password on his phone has a password. She tried to enter Edion''s birthday, but the password was wrong. She was surprised. For a narcissistic person like Edison, howe he didn''t use his birthday as his password? Listening to the sound of water in the bathroom, she scratched her head, wondering if Nancy''s birth date would work. She checked her information on the Inte with her mobile phone, then entered the day, but it was still wrong. She only had three chances to unlock the phone, and she didn''t dare to try it for thest time. Quietly putting down the phone, she sat down by the sofa, waited for Edison toe out of the shower, and said, "We don''t have enough stic wrap. I''ll go to the shopping mall to buy some." Edison, who was wiping his hair with a towel, responded half-heartedly, "Now?" "It''s cool today, I''ll just take it as a walk." "Alright, go then." Gwenyth stood up, walked in front of Edison, and stretched out her hand to him. "What are you doing?" "Give me the money, not only for the stic wrap but also for the vegetables." She has already stayed here as his nanny, shouldn''t he pay for the groceries? Edison didn''t reply. Instead, he took out the wallet from the drawer of the bedside table and put it in her hand. "Spend whatever you want." Gwenyth didn''t take the whole wallet, but took out 300 dors from it, and returned the wallet to him. "I''ll be back in about an hour." She took the money and walked out. Just as she went downstairs, Edison followed behind her. He walked toward her, stuffing a key and an ess card for the main entrance of the vi into her hand, saying nothing. Then, he turned back and got upstairs. After putting on her canvas shoes, Gwenyth went out for the groceries. There was a shopping mall near the Moonlight Vi, and the shopping mall is on the basement level. She pushed the shopping cart and walked slowly between the shelves. When she saw the stic wrap, she took twenty rolls in one go and then went to the vegetable section. Since the refrigerator in Edison''s house was veryrge and had plenty of storage space, she bought more vegetables. And after paying the bill, she took the elevator to the first floor while carrying two big bags. After leaving the shopping mall, she often paused while walking. It wasn''t because the things were too heavy, just that the shopping bag''s strap was painful to hold. Soon, she had already walked half of the way back. The Moonlight Vi wasn''t far ahead, so it wasn''t worthwhile to take a taxi. After taking a breath, she picked up the bags again, crossed the sidewalk, and continued walking along the side of the road. All of a sudden, there was a screeching screech of the car brake. A ckmercial vehicle suddenly stopped beside her, and before she could react, the door was pulled open, and two men jumped out of the vehicle, one grabbing her arm, while the other covered a ck cloth bag onto her head. Everything happened too fast. When she was dragged into the car, the two bags she was carrying fell on the side of the road. "Who are you?" Her vision was dark and she couldn''t see anything. Not to mention her arms were grabbed, her shoulders were pressed down, and she couldn''t move even the slightest while sitting in the car. However, no one responded to her question. The car was elerating. After driving for about twenty minutes, the car stopped. She heard the door open, and then she was dragged down by two men. At this moment, her heart thumped frantically. She had no idea was being taken to. Her surrounding was quiet at first. But, within a few seconds, she heard the ring sound of the music, interspersed with the noises of people talking. However, those sounds seemed a bit far apart from her. She couldn''t even touch the ground as she was carried onto someone''s shoulder, like a bag. Soon, she was taken to a room. As soon as the door was closed, the sound of music outside has been cut off. The person who carried her suddenly let go of his grasp. Just when she ced her feet onto the ground, she was pushed behind, causing her to fall to her knees. The ck cloth bag on her head was removed. She squinted her eyes from the sudden light that hurt her eyes. "Do you know who I am?" Someone spoke in front of her. She looked up and focused her gaze on the person who was sitting on the couch. It was a young girl, about in her early twenties. She had seen this person before. When she worked part-time in the fast food restaurant, she saw her, sitting with a boy who was in his eighteen in the restaurant for a long time. "You are..." "You don''t know who I am?" The girl, with a high ponytail behind, her face covered in thick makeup, was dressed in ck and wore exaggerated silver jewelry on her neck and wrists. After staring at her for a while, Gwenyth recalled the boy who was beside her and understood everything. They were the same age as Martin''s son and daughter. "Are you Martin''s daughter?" She remembered that her name should be Luna Engles. "You''re not too stupid, aren''t you?" Just when Gwenyth tried to stand up from the ground, the men behind pressed onto her shoulder hard, stopping her to get up. "What do you want?" She threw nces at Luna, who was apanied by two men who kidnapped her. "Do you know what our rtionship is?" Belonging ? N?velDram/a.Org. "I have nothing to do with you." "I found information about your family from Dad''s study." Luna frowned, picked up the cigarettes on the coffee table, and lit it up. Leaning back while holding the cigarette between her fingers, Luna said in an indifferent tone, "Dad prepared a check for you guys. Did you take it?" "I''d never take his dirty money." "You''re not going to recognize him, are you?" "I have nothing to do with him, nor do I have anything to do with the Engles." "Then why did you tell him that I wanted to run you over with my car?" Because of this incident, Martin threw a big tantrum, locked her up, and made her repent for her actions. She didn''t really crash into Gwenyth and the ident didn''t happen. How could shein to Martin? The more Luna thought about that incident, the angrier she felt. She wanted to get Gwenyth here to vent her anger. Chapter 38 At Worst Well Lose Together Chapter 38 At Worst We''ll Lose Together Chapter 38 At Worst We''ll Lose Together "I''m telling the truth." Gwenyth Lovce didn''t show any weakness in front of Luna Engles. This girl was born in the same year as Susie Lovce, a few months younger than her even. Speaking of which, she could be considered Luna Engles'' older sister. "Father gave you money, and you pretended not to ept it. I didn''t do anything to you, but you turned around and harmed me. What are you nning? Are youining that he only gave you 144 thousand dors, so you intentionally said that I wanted to run you over to make him pity you and give you morepensation?" Gyth Lovceughed , "Your imagination is really rich." "Do you want more?" "I''ve already said that I have nothing to do with the Engles. Can you please stop bothering me?" She already has plenty of troubles to deal with already, with those debt collectors and Edison Yates giving her headaches. She couldn''t spare any energy to deal with the people from the Engles. "I don''t like your attitude." "No sincerity!" Luna Engles got up with a cold face, looked around the small room, and saw two golf clubs standing on the golf club rack in the corner. She walked over and picked up one that felt right, swinging it. "Tie her up." With Luna Engles''s order, the two men began to work. One went to get the rope while the other pulled Gwenyth Lovce up and made her sit on a chair. The rope was wound tightly around Gwenyth Lovce''s body, binding her tightly to the chair. Luna Engles walked towards her with the golf club, making two strokes next to her head with the iron clubhead. Was Luna Engles trying to use her head as a ball? "You hit me today, and this matter will not end kindly." Gwenyth Lovce pretended to be calm, but her palms were already sweating. Luna Engles snorted, not taking her words to heart, and continued to swing the club in those strokes. N?velDrama.Org is the owner. "Last time you didn''t hit me, but if you hurt me this time, I will not just sit back and take it. I will make a fuss with the Engles, and let everyone in the Engles know what you have done to me. I will also find the media and reveal my identity, letting the public know how the Engles heartlessly kicked my family of three out of our home twenty years ago." "The shameful secrets that the Engles has covered up for many years, do you think you can withstand the pressure from the public opinion and the me from your family, because they were exposed due to your actions? Can you continue to live a peaceful life?" Luna Engles'' expression changed slightly, and her hand holding the golf club tightened gradually, with her fingers turning white and the veins on the back of her hand bulging. "Are you threatening me?" She squinted her eyes and stared coldly at Gwenyth Lovce''s calm face, "You''re really thinking of challenging me?" "You forced me to. I''ve got nothing to lose anyways, at worst, we''ll lose together." "If you can''t even leave this door today, will you still have a chance to do what you just said?" "If I won''t be able to, I still have my family and friends." Gwenyth Lovce actually had very few friends, but she didn''t want to bow down to Luna Engles. So she had to continue with a brave face and said, "I never wanted to have any rtionship with the Engles in my life. Martin Engles came to find me, and I didn''t want to acknowledge him, nor did I take his money. But you insisted on causing trouble." Large beads of sweat dripped down Gwenyth Lovce''s forehead. She was feeling anxious, afraid that her words wouldn''t intimidate Luna Engles. "You''re quite interesting," Luna Engles put away her golf club and took a step back, sitting directly on the coffee table facing Gwenyth Lovce. She knew that Gwenyth Lovce was making ast-ditch effort. "Let me go, and we won''t cross each other''s path again." Luna Engles fell silent for a moment and thenid out her conditions. "Then you have to promise me that you will never see my father again." "I''m sorry, I can''t promise that." "Then there''s nothing left to talk about," Luna Engles'' eyes lit up, stood up, and swung the golf club in her hand again. Realizing that Luna Engles had misunderstood what she meant, Gwenyth Lovce quickly exined, "I won''t proactively contact Martin Engles, I haven''t asked him for money, all I can guarantee is that I won''t look for him or have any contact with the Engles. But if hees to me, I can''t stop him." "You can continue moving, move to a ce where he can''t find you." "Even without your reminder, we will still move." If she hadn''t promised the debt collectors that she wouldn''t run away, she would have already started nning to move. "When do you n to move?" "Three monthster." "Why do you need that long?" "I have my own difficulties." Luna Engles put down the golf club in her hand and sat down on the sofa, "Do you even have the money to move?" "It''s up to you to think whatever you want." "Poor thing." Luna Engles sneered andughed, looking at Gwenyth Lovce. She noticed that Gwenyth Lovce was wearing cheap clothes from the street vendor, and her anger dissipated a lot. "I''ll trust you this time." As soon as she finished speaking, she waved her hand to the two bodyguards and said, "Escort her out." As soon as Gwenyth Lovce felt relieved, a ck cloth bag was thrown over her head, and her bindings were removed. She was lifted up and taken back to where she hade from, just like before. The business car stopped by the side of the road, and the car door was opened. The ck cloth bag was removed from her head, and then a hand pushed her from behind. She was pushed out of the car and stumbled, nearly falling over. The car behind her drove off, kicking up a cloud of dust. Looking around, she noticed tworge bags lying on the ground not far away. Those were the cling wrap and vegetables she bought from the supermarket. Surprisingly, nobody had picked them up. Thinking back on what had happened in the past hour, she was still a bit shaken. Including the time she had spent outside, it had been about two hours. She hurried over and picked up the bags from the ground. When she returned to the Moonlight Vi, it was already 10 o''clock. When she entered, Edison Yates was sitting on the sofa in the living room watching TV. His attention wasn''t on the TV, but rather on the wall clock. When he heard the sound of the door opening, he turned to the foyer and saw that Gwenyth Lovce had returned. He turned off the TV and got up, walking towards her. "One hour, huh?" Gwenyth Lovce carried her things towards the kitchen, with Edison Yates following behind her. What were you doing?" "Shopping." "You shopped for two hours?" Gwenyth Lovce put the tworge bags down and began putting each vegetable into the refrigerator one by one. "The things were too heavy, so I rested for a while on the way back." Edison Yates didn''t say anything, his gaze fell on her arm. Her skin was white, and the marks left by the ropes tied around her arm were still there, but not very obvious. "You..." "It''ste, aren''t you going to bed yet?" She put the vegetables away, then took out 20 rolls of stic wrap from the bag and ced them all in the cab. Leaning next to her, Edison Yates stood motionless, watching the marks on her arm gradually fade away. His lips moved, but in the end he didn''t say anything. He turned around and walked out, heading straight to his room upstairs After lying on the bed for a while, he picked up his phone and called his assistant, Andy Fountain. Around eleven o''clock, Andy Fountain sent a video, showing the moment when Gwenyth Lovce was kidnapped while carrying tworge bags on her way to the Moonlight Vi. She was taken away by a ckmercial vehicle and returned after thirty minutes. Just as he finished watching the video, Andy Fountain called. "Mr. Yates, we have traced the information of that car." "Who is it?" "It belongs to the Engles, to be precise, it''s a car used by their bodyguards."\ The Engles again... What is the connection between Gwenyth Lovce and the Engles? Chapter 39 Your Hearts Beating Really Fast Chapter 39 Your Heart''s Beating Really Fast Chapter 39 Your Heart''s Beating Really Fast "Mr. Yates, should we continue investigating?" This time, Edison did not hesitate for a moment, "Yes." "..." Gwenyth didn''t sleep well that night, waking up twice from nightmares. She dreamed that Luna Engles was waving a golf club in the hand and smashing it towards her head. She was beaten until her head was cracked open, copsing in a pool of blood, barely breathing. In the second half of the night, she didn''t dare to close her eyes and kept them open until dawn. In the morning, she prepared breakfast in the kitchen with dark circles around her eyes. When Edison came downstairs and saw her looking listless, he went over and opened the fridge to get some water, taking the opportunity to greet her, "Good morning." She turned her head to look at him, her voice hoarse, "Morning." "Didn''t sleep well?" "Yea." "Something on your mind?" "No." She seemed to be hiding something and didn''t want to say it. Edison knew he wouldn''t be able to get anything out of her, so he didn''t ask. He handed the water to Gwenyth, who immediately helped him unscrew the cap of the mineral water bottle. "My hand seems to smell." Edison took a sip of water and then stretched out his stered hand to Gwenyth. She leaned in to smell it and indeed there was a smell. On such a hot day, if it wasn''t cleaned properly, his hand would probably smell bad when the ster was removed a monthter. She pulled Edison out of the kitchen, pushed him towards the sofa, and then brought the first aid kit, sat down next to him, took a disinfectant cotton swab, and carefully wiped his hand. Edison felt that his hand was already smelly and he was disgusted by the foul smell, but Gwenyth didn''t seem to mind. She used many cotton swabs to carefully wipe his fingers, including the gaps between them. He watched her quietly and thought of her being held captivest night. He couldn''t help but ask, "Do you have a grudge against the Engles?" Gwenyth''s hand holding the cotton swab stiffened for a moment before shaking her head. She still didn''t want to say anything, and he knew he couldn''t ask anymore. After breakfast, Andy sent over several documents that needed to be signed. Edison went to the upstairs study and also had a video conference. After finishing up, he asked Andy, "Did you find anything?" "Not yet." As the two of them walked downstairs, they found Gwenyth leaning on the sofa sound asleep, with a pillow in her arms and her head tilted on the armrest in an ufortable position. Edison approached her quietly, took the pillow from her arms, one hand holding her shoulder, and gently lifted her onto the sofa. Out of the corner of his eye, he noticed Andy standing nearby, watching him. He coolly said, "Aren''t you leaving?" "I''ll go, right away." Andy hurriedly walked towards the entrance. Stepping loudly on the marble floor with his leather shoes. Edison frowned slightly, "Be quiet." Andy immediately tiptoed and slowed down his steps, not making a sound. When he left, he closed the door very gently, afraid of making any noise. Edison sat on the coffee table facing Gwenyth, looking down at her. She wasn''t snoring, sleeping very quietly with hardly any sound. He reached out and tucked the stray hair on her face behind her ear. He sat there quietly, not saying a word, just watching her sleep. She slept for several hours, and at four o''clock in the afternoon, her eyelids twitched as if she was about to wake up. Edison immediately got up and walked away. He went into the kitchen, took out a bottle of water from the fridge, and found that Gwenyth hadn''t woken up. She rolled over, facing the inside of the sofa, and continued sleeping. He didn''t want to disturb her. He liked watching her sleep. But at this moment, his phone rang. He quickly pulled out his phone from his pocket and answered it without even looking at the caller ID. The ringtone onlysted two seconds, but Gwenyth had already woken up. She climbed up in a daze and looked up to see Edison answering the phone. The man walked towards her with long strides and sat down where she had just been lying, his eyes and eyebrows filled with a smile. "Are youing back?" "What time will you arrive?" "Okay, I''ll kill the fatted calf for you." Gwenyth moved over a little and pulled away from Edison. She looked at the clock on the wall and was surprised to find that it was already afternoon. After Edison finished his phone call, she apologized, "I''m sorry, I fell asleep." She hadn''t cooked him lunch, and he was probably hungry now. She stood up and said, "I''ll go cook..." Edison grabbed her wrist and pulled her towards him. Still feeling a bit groggy from just waking up, she was suddenly pulled towards him with her body leaning against his chest, herself sitting on hisp. "No need to rush, we''ll go out to eat tonight." "Do you have something to attend to?" "Not really, just a friending back from afar." Gwenyth nodded and sat up straight, wanting to get up from hisp, but he put his hand on her waist. "Can''t we hug for a while?" "..." "You should be clingy now, ande to my arms." Watching Edison acting like a pervert with a serious look, there''s nothing Gwenyth could do about it. She slowly leaned into his embrace, her cheek against his chest. She didn''t move, quietly listening to his heartbeat. It was strong, even more intense than her own, thumping rapidly and forcefully. "Are you nervous?" She looked up at him. He chuckled softly. "Why do you ask?" "Your heart''s beating really fast" "..." The next moment, he pushed her off hisp, and she was propelled onto the armrest of the sofa. As shey there, he smacked her butt and said, "Go upstairs and change your clothes." As shey there, he smacked her butt and said, "Go upstairs and change your clothes." Rolling her eyes silently, she got up and headed upstairs. Edison had arranged for a driver to pick them up. After he changed his clothes and Gwenyth finished her grooming, he took her hand and led her out, getting into the car. He had already made a reservation at the restaurant, which was a private room on the second floor of a pub. As they arrived, the door to the private room was pushed open by a man in a suit. N?velDrama.Org is the owner. Edison''s face lit up when he saw Issac Linberton, who he hadn''t seen in a long time. "You still remember toe back?" He rose to greet Issac, hooking an arm around the man''s shoulder. Gwenyth watched as the person and Edison behaving to each other intimately. She felt familiar and soon remembered that she had seen this person before. He was Edison''s college ssmate. Three years ago, she had visited Edison''s school after leaving without saying goodbye, and it was the first time she had taken the initiative to seek him out. On that day, he was graduating, dressed in a bachelor''s gown, handsome and tall. She wanted to congratte him in person, but at that time he happened to be walking with Issac Linberton. When he saw her, he immediately looked away as if she were a stranger. He walked past her with a cold face, not even giving her an extra nce. "Not gonna introduce me?" Issac Linberton sat next to Edison and look over him at Gwenyth. "Girlfriend." Edison said with a smile. Issac Linberton was a little surprised. "When did this happen?" "Never mind me, how about you?" Edison changed the subject and asked about Issac Linberton''s recent situation. "Didn''t you like a girl and went to chase after her in another city? Howe you''re the only one who came back?" This seemed to touch a nerve with Issac Linberton, and he made a stopping gesture to Edison, indicating that Edison to not ask any further. "What, you didn''t get her?" Chapter 40 Playing Games Chapter 40 ying Games Chapter 40 ying Games Issac Linberton gave a bitter smile, "You always bring up the topic I don''t want to talk about." "It seems like you didn''t seed in chasing her." Issac Linberton sighed with a touch of bitterness in his voice, "She got married." "And you''re not the groom." He gave a cold stare to Edison Yates, "Does your girlfriend know how snarky you are?" "..." Issac Linberton poured himself a ss of water, but before he could drink it, Edison Yates spoke again, "I remember a medical family''s daughter who was very interested in you." "Stop it." "Has she turned you down too?" "That medical family''s daughter already has someone she likes." Edison Yates made a meaningful "oh" sound, "Poor guy, even the backup is gone." Issac Linberton took a sip of water, put the ss down, and calmly retorted, "There''s still your sister." Edison Yates''s smile suddenly froze, and he slowly turned his face to look at Issac Linberton in disbelief, "What did you say?" "Your sister hasn''te back to the country yet?" "You and my sister..." "Curious?" "..." "I''m not telling you." Edison Yates was speechless. Gwenyth Lovce remained silent, listening to the two men bickering, her thoughts drifting away unconsciously. In her mind, there always shed a scene from three years ago when she went to congratte Edison Yates on his graduation at school, and he ignored her presence. At that time, Edison Yates''s attitude could be described as cold and indifferent, which left her feeling confused. He ignored her and pretended not to recognize her. She didn''t have the courage to approach him, so she could only watch him from afar until he disappeared, and then she silently left. Afterward, she thought about it and realized that it had been a year since she moved out of the Yates famliy''s house, so Edison Yates might have forgotten about her. Not long ago, when she unexpectedly met Edison Yates again, he asked her a question: "Have we met before?" At that time, her answer was that they hadn''t met before. She couldn''t forget the way Edison Yates ignored her. He didn''t even remember her, why bother to embarrass herself? Did she have to say that they had met and lived under the same roof for fifteen years? Even now, Edison Yates still pretended not to recognize her... She was lost in thought when Edison Yates handed her a menu. She looked up and found that the server had alreadye in and was ready to take their order. She randomly ordered two dishes and handed the menu to the server. Edison Yates could tell that she was absent-minded, he reached out and put his arm around her shoulder. "What''s wrong?" "Nothing." "Yourplexion doesn''t look good, are you feeling unwell?" She squeezed out a smile to Edison Yates, "No, I''m fine." Edison Yates didn''t ask anything else, he withdrew his arm and resumed chatting with Lu Issac Linberton. "Taking a break from a heartbreak, aren''t you going to give yourself a vacation?" Issac Linberton felt that this sounded very awkward, "I didn''t have a heartbreak." It was a feeling that ended before it even began, it was one-sided love on his part. "Take a few days to recuperate and then go back to the Linberton Group." This time, he would directly take up the position of CEO of the Linberton Group, taking over his father''s role. "Workaholic." He chuckled and retorted, "And you''re not?" Edison Yatesughed along, "Yes, I am." The two of them bantered back and forth, while Gwenyth Lovce just listened quietly without interrupting. Content ? N?velDrama.Org. After the meal, Gwenyth Lovce didn''t say much and was too quiet. Edison Yates sensed that she was upset and wanted to take her out for some fun. "Let''s go to John Hawe''s ce." When Issac Linberton remembered John Hawe, heughed, "Sure, he doesn''t even show up when he knows I''m back, is he too busy?" "Busy picking up girls." "Old habits die hard." Edison Yatesughed and hugged Gwenyth Lovce beside him, leading her out of the private room. When they arrived at the Nightcharm Club, it was almost ten o''clock. John Hawe was already high and sent a private room number to Edison Yates on WhatsApp, but didn''t respond further. When Gwenyth Lovce followed Edison Yates and Issac Linberton into the private room, she saw Nancy Shandy sitting next to John Hawe, smiling brightly. There were only the two of them in the private room, the music was low and the lighting was dim. John Hawe was holding a ss of wine and pouring drinks for Nancy Shandy Nancy Shandy had a smile on her face, "Johnny, I really can''t drink anymore. I have to shoot tomorrow. Please let me off." "You''ve only had three sses." "I can''t handle my liquor." She acted cute, and John Hawe''s smile grew even wider when he looked up and saw Edison Yates andIssac Linberton walk into the room. He put down his ss and stood up to greet them. Just as Issac Linberton was about to speak, John Hawe walked over and gave him a big hug. "So enthusiastic?" John Haweughed heartily and immediately let go of Isaac Linberton, clenched his fist and lightly punched Isaac Linberton in the chest, "Finally know you''re back, what about the girl you were chasing?" Edison Yates said, "He didn''t get her." Issac Linberton helplessly rubbed his forehead, "You guys can stop now." If they didn''t stop, they would probably talk about it for a year or two as tea time conversation. "Mr. Linberton, you''re back." Nancy Shandy who was on the sofa recognized Issac Linberton and walked over immediately, "Do you remember me?" Issac Linberton nodded and smiled, "I do." Nancy Shandy public rtionship with Edison Yates had made headlines and caused a stir. It was hard for Issac Linberton to forget He turned to look at Edison Yates and Gwenyth Lovce, feeling the atmosphere suddenly bing a bit awkward. "Let''s arrange another private room." He said to John Hawe. "It''s all right here, we''re all friends." John Hawe pushed him towards the sofa, went out to call the waiter, to take out the bottles of wine stored here by Edison Yates and Issac Linberton. It seemed like they were nning to get drunk tonight. Gwenyth Lovce sat down with Edison Yates on the sofa, feeling uneasy all over. Especially when Nancy Shandy looked at her, even though Nancy Shandy had a smile on her face, Gwenyth Lovce felt a chill down her spine. "You''re still taking antibiotics, you can''t drink." She reminded Edison Yates in a soft voice. His arm draped over her, holding her close, his handsome face almost touching hers. "Then help me drink." "I''ll be the one feeling sick if I drink too much, who''s going to take care of me?" "I''ll take care of you." "..." He was clearly using this as an excuse to try to get her drunk, so he could take advantage of her once she was drunk. "I can''t be the only one drinking with a patient here, can I?" He leaned in close to her ear, his lips grazing her earlobe as he lightly bit it. His warm breath,ced with a hint of minty fragrance, sprayed onto her neck, making her feel a little tingly. She shrunk her neck and tried to move to the side, wanting to get away from him, but he held her tightly and she couldn''t move. Seeing the two of them being so close together made Nancy Shandy''s blood boil. Suppressing her rage, she picked up her ss and sat between Edison Yates and John Hawe. "Johnny, let''s y a fun game." Intentionally raised her voice, afraid that Edison Yates wouldn''t hear her. John Hawe loved to y games and was immediately interested. "What game?" After thinking for a moment, Nancy Shandy took out a tissue from the box and bit on one corner of it, giving a seductive smile toJohn Hawe. John Hawe immediately understood what game she wanted to y. He had yed this game before. He reached out and patted Edison Yates, "Stop being all lovey-dovey, let''s y a game." But Edison Yates wasn''t interested. "I don''t want to y." "Let''s y, liven up the atmosphere." Chapter 41 She Lost Chapter 41 She Lost Chapter 41 She Lost Edison Yates turned his face and met Nancy Shandy''s gaze. She looked at him with anticipation. "Eddie. let''s y." Edison Yates wasn''t very interested. "What game?¡± Nancy Shandy waved the tissue in her hand, . ¡°This one." "Who wants to starts?" Nancy Shandy looked at the pasitions of the people. She was sitting between Edison Yates and John Hawe, and on the other side of John Hawe was Issac Linberton. "Of course, it starts with you." Edison Yates knew what Nancy Shandy was up to. He found the game quite boring, but he didn''t mind ying along. "Okay." He took a tissue and stood up, moving to the other side of Gwenyth Lovce. He pushed Gwenyth Lovce towards Nancy Shandy, sat down, and put the tissue in his mouth. He smiled with peach blossom eyes facing Gwenyth Lovce. "How do we y?¡± Gwenyth Lovce was at a loss. Edison Yates had the tissue in his mouth and couldn''t speak. John Hawe answered her question, "Take the tissue from his mouth with your mouth and pass it on to the next person.¡± Gwenyth Lovce nced at the already darkened face of Nancy Shandy beside her and suddenly felt embarrassed She leaned in towards Edison Yates, pressed her face against his, and took the tissue from his mouth She bit ane small corner, tilted her head slightly, and the tissue was pulled down little by little. It was smaller than her little finger¡¯s nail and stuck to her lower lip. She turned to face Nancy Shandy. The woman''s face turned even darker. She didn''t expect Edison Yates to suddenly change positions, leaving Gwenyth Lovce stuck between them. Now she had no choice but to take the tissue from Gwenyth Lovce''s mouth... It was so small, how could she take it? Gwenyth Lovce must have intentionally tried to embarrass her. Edison Yates removed the remaining tissues and looked at Gwenyth Lovce with interest. The tissue on her lips could not be touched unless he kissed her. Nancy Shandy''s expression made him feel amused, he held back hisughter, but John Hawe couldn''t help it. Heughed and gave Gwenyth Lovce a thumbs up. ¡°Impressive.¡± "I don''t want to y anymore.¡± Nan Song picked up the ss in front of him and drank it all in one gulp. "I''ll punish myself with a drink." Gwenyth Lovce breathed a sigh of relief. She didn''t like this kind of game and quickly took the tissue off her lips. "Miss Lovce you''re so good at the game. I concede to you. Here, let me toast you a drink." Nancy Shandy suddenly raised a ss of wine to Gwenyth Lovce. "Since Eddie can''t drink, you''re drinking for him today." Edison Yates didn''t say a word. Gwenyth Lovce had no cheice but to take the ss. She drank a ss, and Nancy Shandy put a whole jug in front of her, then brought out a deck of cards "Since Miss Lovce is so good at games, shall we continue?" "I don''t know how to y." "How about we y barat? Whoever is closest to 9 wins.¡± "Miss Shandy, Mr. Linberton is the main focus today." "I want to y with you. Regardless of who wins or loses, we can each make one request of the other, and the loser must agree unconditionally. How about it?¡± Initially, Gwenyth Lovce had no interest in continuing this boring game, but Nancy Shandy''s words made her slightly intrigued. If she could win, she could ask Nancy Shandy to stop targeting her, and Nancy Shandy would have to agree. "Okay, let''s do it.¡± Nancy Shandy grabbed the deck and shuffled the cards thoroughly, dealing 2 cards each to both Gwenyth Lovce and herself. The both showed their hands. Her hand had a total number of 7, while Nancy Shandy''s hand had a total number of 9, which was the best possible result. "You lost." Nancy Shandy smiled and picked up a whole jug of wine to hand it to her, leaving her a little confused. "A whole jug?¡± ¡°It''s mixed with some soft drinks.¡± John Hawe enjoyed watching the show and didn''t mind getting involved, "Miss Lovce, if you''re willing to bet, you should ept the loss." "I never said I won''t drink.¡± "Then you better start drinking.¡± Gwenyth Lovce frowned and took the whole jug of wine. tilting her head back and gulping it down. After drinking one third of the jug. her stomach was already so full it felt like it was about to burst. She stopped and gasped for breath. Nancy Shandywas pleased with herself and joked at Edison Yates. She saw that he was leaning back-> on the sofa and lighting a cigarette, showing no intention of helping: Gwenyth Lovce. This made Naficy Shandy even more smug. "If Miss Lovce can''t handle it, she can rest for a while and continueter.¡± Upon hearing this, Gwenyth Lovce quickly put down the wine in her hand "I won, and you have to agree to any one request unconditionally.¡± Gwenyth Lovce knew that Nancy Shandy wouldn''t let her off the hook and didn¡¯t have any good expectations. "What request do you have?¡± "I want you to strip naked and crawl on the ground for me to ride on like a horse," replied South Shen. Gwenyth Lovce sneered. She wanted to treat her like a dog to ride on Suddenly, Edison Yates''s face turned dark. Seeing his displeasure, John Hawe quickly said to Nancy Shandy, "It''s just a game. Don¡¯t make such an excessive request. She is Eddie''s woman.¡± Nancy Shandy was originally quite pleased with herself, but upon hearing the words "Eddie''s woman." she was so angry that she nearly exploded on the spot. She looked towards Edison Yates, whose cigarette was nearly burnt out His face was gloomy, his jaw was tense, and the veins on his forehead were bulging. He suddenly looked up at her with eyes of fury. She got nervous and her voice trembled, "Then Miss Lovce only has to lie on the ground and serve as my mount, not needing to strip, will that work?" "Pick another request." John Hawe reminded her kindly. ying was one thing, but if they went too far and angered Edison Yates, Edison Yates might ruin him. He couldn''t afford to offend Edison Yates. I''ve already backed down,¡± Nancy Shandy refused to give in. "Madame, you''d better back down more," said John Hawe, lowering his voice and speaking into her ear. "Provoking Eddie, would do you no good." She snorted deliberately and said in a hoarse voice, "Some people really can''t afford to lose.¡± John Hawe picked up a piece of watermelon with a fruit fork and fed it to her. ¡°Have some fruit, cool down."N?velDrama.Org is the owner. She opened her mouth and bit down on the watermelon, raising her arm tightly around John Hawe''s neck as she chewed. She lifted her leg and rested it on John Hawe''s leg. "Johnny, I feel a little dizzy. Can you carry me to the room upstairs to rest for a while?" As she spoke, she leaned her head against John Hawe¡¯s shoulder and nced at Edison Yates The man pinched out his cigarette, leaned back, brows furrowed, and shrouded in gloom all over his body. She could tell that Edison Yates¡¯s mood was now at an all-time low. Since he had specifically hired women to anger her and would unt in front her eyes for no reason, she could use the same method to provoke Edison Yates. Huo Shen was very fond of her coquettish ways. He threw away the fruit fork in his hand, picked her up horizontally, and walked towards the door of the private room. Issac Linberton watched the drama. and sat down next to Edison Yates as Soon ¡®as John Hawe carriedc> Nancy Shandy away. "Do youwant to. fiave a drink at the first= -floor bar?" Edison Yates didn''t say anything and still had a ck face. "Let''s talk." He got up and pulled Edison Yates out. Gwenyth Lovce sat on the sofa and didn''t move. Edison Yates nced back at her and said, "Wait for me here, don''t run around.¡± He wanted to say a few more words, but Issac Linberton had already dragged him out of the private room. The empty-private room echoed with music. GWwenyth Lovce slowly¡± rxedfer tense nerves and leaned back. on n the sofa. She opened¡®ner tightly sped hands and found her pats covered in sweat. Content b¨¦longs ~ Chapter 42 Opportunity Arrives Chapter 42 Opportunity Arrives Chapter 42 Opportunity Arrives Tonight, there was a special event at the bar on the first floor of the Nightcharm Club. The staff were dressed in unusual attire, and every guest who came in for a drink was given a mask. Everyone in the room, whether they were employees or customers, wore the same white mask. As soon as Edison Yates and Issac Linberton entered, the attendant responsible for handing out masks at the entrance offered them two masks. Issac Linberton raised his arm slightly. "No need.¡± He and Edison Yates went straight to the bar and ordered a cocktail each. "What''s going on between you and Nancy Shandy?" Issac Linberton got straight to the point. When he left the Zelicon City, Edison Yates and Nancy Shandy hadn''t yet confirmed their rtionship, and Edison''s grandfather was still trying to matchmake them He was actually surprised when news of their three-year rtionship was exposed on the inte. "I remember you said you''d show me the woman yau like first.¡± Edison Yates picked up his ss and took a sip before smiling and remaining silent. He wanted to say that he had already shown him today, but he held back the words at the tip of his tongue. At a nearby booth, Este Anderson was drinking with two fashion insiders. Everyone here was wearing masks, so Edison Yates and Issac Linberton stood out a bit at the bar without wearing masks. Este Anderson came with Nancy Shandy, who didn''t like drinking with people. When John Hawe came over to say hello after knowing they were here, Nancy Shandy made an excuse and left with John Hawe. She guessed that Nancy Shandy didn''t know Edison Yates was here. After staring at Edison Yates for a while, she got up and headed towards the restroom, took out her phone, and dialed Nancy Shandy''s number without hesitation. "Mr. Edison is on the first floor.¡± Nancy Shandy''s voice sounded calm, not surprised. "Is he alone?¡± "There''s also a gentleman with him." "What''s the gentleman wearing and what does he look like?" Este Anderson briefly described Issac Linberton''s appearance, and Nancy Shandy immediately realized that Edison Yates and Issac Linberton were drinking downstairs, leaving Gwenyth Lovce alone in the private room. She leaned back on the leather sofa, her eyes rolled and she felt an opportunity hade. "Johnny, I heard that you have a special room here." John Hawe was mixing her a drink behind the bar, and when he heard her voice, heughed and asked her, "What kind of room?" "The kind of very private room with lots of fun tools that''s specially prepared for couples with special preferences.¡± John Hawe said ¡®oh¡¯, dragging out the end of his tone. "What, do you want to try it?¡± "It''s not me who wants to try it, it''s a friend of mine. Can you prepare a room for me?" ¡°What kind of friend?¡± ¡°You don''t know him.¡± "Is it the two big shots you''re entertaining on the first floor?" "Stop asking, just tell me if you''re going to prepare it or not.¡± John Hawe finished mixing the drink, picked up the ss and walked over to her, his eyes and eyebrows curved, smiling a bit seductively. ¡°When have I ever failed to meet your demands?¡± "So you''re saying yes?¡± John Hawe murmured in agreement and sat down next to her. This was the entertainment room, only open to select members. Last time, Edison Yates brought Gwenyth Lovce here to stay for a night, and Nancy Shandy just insisted oning to take a look. He had no choice but te bring her in. Nancy Shandy took the ss but didn''t drink right away, instead humming a couple of times in a clingy way. ¡°Arrange it now and send the key to my assistant. She''ll handle the rest." ¡°Okay.¡± John Hawe took out his phone and called the manager of the guest room department to open a special couple''s room. Ten minutester, Este Anderson got the key to the room Nancy Shandy sent Este Anderson a message on WhatsApp, asking her to bring Gwenyth Lovce over after knocking her out. She called the manager of the PR department and hurriedly walked out of the bar with two VIPs, to carry out what Nancy Shandy had instructed Before leaving?she took two white masks fromthe waiter and gave them to the¡¯ two apanying <> bodyguards. The three of them took the eleyator upstairs and went: direstty to the room where Gwenyth Lovce was located. Content ? Gwenyth Lovce was looking down at her phone, thinking that Edison Yates and Issac Linberton hade back, and didn''t even lift her head Her fingers lightly tapped on the phone screen, editing a text message while chatting with Urs Lovce about the recent situation at home. Suddenly, a shadow enveloped her and she stopped typing, raising her head to see threerge white faces. "Who are you all?" She was startled. All three wore masks, and their body shapes could be distinguished as two men and one woman. ¡°Hold her down.¡± Este Anderson ordered, and the two bodyguards immediately came forward to pinning Gwenyth Lovce down into the couch. Although the music in the room was not loud and she couldn''t see their faces, but Gwenyth Lovce recognized Este Anderson''s voice "Were you sent by Nancy Shandy?" One of the bodyguards quickly covered her mouth. Este Anderson took a small bottle out of her jacket pocket, which was originally prepared for the two VIPs, but they didn''t need it now. She picked up a ss. poured some alcohol into it, and took out a white pill from the bottle, throwing it into the ss. As the pill dissolved, she walked up to Gwenyth Lovce with the drink in her hand Gwenyth Lovce''s legs were pinned down by two bodyguards¡¯ knees, and she was unable to move while leaning against the sofa. The bodyguard released the hand covering her mouth, but before she could shout for Este Anderson, her chin was tightly pinched.Belonging ? N?velDram/a.Org. She was forcibly fed the spiked drink, and then her mouth was covered again by the same bodyguard. These people are too scary, drugging someone with no regards of the consequences. Este Anderson took the used wine ss to the bathroom to rinse it, threw it into the trash can, and threw some tissues in before covering the ss. After finishing this, she walked out of the bathroom and looked towards Gwenyth Lovce. Seeing Gwenyth Lovce¡¯s eyelids get heavy and consciousness starting to fade, Este Anderson nodded at the two bodyguards. The drug tock effect and Gwenyth Lovce''s whole body became limp, with no strength She was lifted up by the two bodyguards, just like a drunkard who couldn''t stand and dragged her legs on the ground One of her high-heeled shoes fell off while being dragged, and Este Anderson quickly picked it up. along with a phone that had fallen onto the sofa. In a ce like an entertainment club, it wasmon for drunk people to be dragged around like this, and no one thought it was strange. Gwenyth Lovce''s head hung low, too heavy to lift. She was conscious but her body felt like it wasn''t her own. The bodyguards dragged her into the elevatorand one of her high heels felloff again, which Este Ande solr picked up. The woman acted Quickly and threw the shGe intoxthe trash can beside thes elevator before getting in. C¨¦ntent b¨¦longs ¡°> ~~ Xu NS Gwenyth Lovce felt like she was done for. Last time, shedrank the "surprise¡¯ prepared byNancy Shandy, and ancy Shandy has been holding a-> grudge ever since. When Nancy Shandy finally got the chance to takerevenge, she would definitely nokgo easy on her. 4 She was dragged out of the elevator like a bup sack, her brain desperately trying to resist, but her limbs had no strength to lift. She thought she was going to be brutally beaten up, but instead, she was dragged into a room. The two bodyguards threw her onto the bed and stood obediently to the side. Este Anderson took out her phone and made a call to someone. Gwenyth Lovce couldn''t hear what Este Anderson was saying anymore, her ears were buzzing She struggled to move her lips, and couldn''t make a sound Chapter 43 Edison Gets Angry Chapter 43 Edison Gets Angry Chapter 43 Edison Gets Angry After answering the phone, Nancy excused herself to take a break from a headache and asked John to leave the recreation room John went back to the private booth, while Nancy went to the couples'' room where Gwenyth was. All four walls were pink. The floor was a plush white carpet. There was a big red heart-shaped soft bed against the wall. There were many special tools in a ss cab. A rope dangled from the center of the ceiling, with a metal ring at the bottom end. Nancy raised her arm to touch the metal ring "Should I get the bodyguards over here?¡± asked Este. Nancy pursed her lips and looked towards the heart-shaped bed. Gwenyth was lying there. Her face was tilted sideways. just facing her. Their eyes met Nancy wanted tough at the miserable look on Gwenyth''s face. She covered her mouth with her hand and suppressed herughter. "Miss Lovce, you weren''t expecting the surprise I had prepared for you. were you?" Gwenyth was lying on the bed and couldn''t move. She knew what Nancy had done. However, all Gwenyth could do was stare at Nancy with her red eyes open "You have such scary eyes." Nancy averted her gaze, walked over to the ss cab. and selected a long rope. This rope was made of the same material as the one hanging down from the ceiling "I''m just going to hang you up." Nancy said, pulling open the ss cab door and taking out the long rope. Then, she gave the rope to the bodyguard and told him to tie Gwenyth up. Gwenyth was like amb to ughter. Her eyes were wide open. And tears ran out of her eyes and down her face. Her arms were folded behind her back and tied. And the rope was long. The two bodyguards dragged her up and wrapped the rope tightly around her waist in a circle. Finally, they tied a dead-end knot. "String her up.¡± Nancy sat down on the heart-shaped bed as if watching a show. She crossed her skinny legs and tilted her head, watching the bodyguard attach the rest of the rope to the metal ring and hoist Gwenyth high in the air. At this point, Gwenyth''s face was down, and her head was hanging low. Her body was hanging from the metal ring. As the bodyguard gently pushed her calves, she swung as if she were on a swing. The rope was tightly strung around her stomach and held Gwenyth''s weight. Although Gwenyth was hanging so high, and her abdomen was in pain her whole body went so numb that she felt no pain at all "This is fun." Seeing Gwenyth dangling in the air, Nancy pped her hands. "Nancy, hurry up! Eddie could find out she was gone at any moment.¡± Este warned Nancy with a frown. "I know." Nancy puckered her lips as she got up and pulled a leather whip out of the ss cab She then handed the whip to one of the bodyguards and said, "Whip her first! After that, you guys can have some fun with Miss Lovce. Do whatever you want.¡± The bodyguard took the whip and was going to hit Gwenyth on the back, but he was afraid that if he hit her on the head, her brain would be damaged. Then, he went to the other side and swung the whip at Gwenyth''s legs. Then there was a crack. Gwenyth''s body suddenly trembled. "Keep whipping.¡± Nancy sat back on the heart-shaped bed and looked at the miserable look on Gwenyth¡¯s face. The moment the bodyguard tried to crack the whip a second time, the door to the room was kicked open with a mighty thud. Edison''s face was livid. He had an intimidating look on his face. Fire almost erupted from his dark eyes as he saw Gwenyth dangling in mid-air, tied up. Nancy was terrified and quickly got up from the bed, ran to him, and tried to push him out of the room "Eddie, what are you doing here?" "I... I was just ying a game with Miss Lovce." Edison was so angry that his shoulders were trembling slightly. He hadn''te alone. He was followed by Issac and John. In the end, Nancy failed to hide her thoughts frona''John. At first, John thought that Nancy had arranged ~ such a raom for his friend. However, when BE went to the first floor to look f6r Edison and Issac, ne-found the:two guests Nancy had to serve (day still sitting in their seats. When Johrwent back to the private booth, heid not see Gwenyth, and only after asking Edison did hes> realize that Gwenyth could not ¡®have leff''alone first. Content property of N?velDra/ma.Org. John had a bad feeling about what was going on and rushed over with Edison. Luckily, he arrived just in time, and Gwenyth was still in one piece. At least, Gwenyth still had her clothes on. ¡°Get out of here!" Edison managed to say these words through his teeth. Nancy refused to move out of the way. She tried desperately to get in front of him and to push him out of the room. Edison pushed Nancy away. Seeing. this, two bodyguards rushed over. £¤o help Nancy, who fell to the ground. Edison kicked those two bodyguards off because they blocked his way. "Eddie, how could you push me?¡± Nancy looked at Edison with an aggrieved look on her face. Then, Edison walked straight towards Gwenyth, raising his right hand and untying the knot tied to the metal ring The moment the rope was released, Gwenyth¡¯s body quickly fell. Edison wrapped his arms around her. Issac and John came around and tried to help. However, Edison snapped, "Nancy stays here. Everyone else out!" "Eddie..." ¡°Immediately! Right now!¡± Issac knew Edison well. Then, he pulled John outside. Seeing Este and the two bodyguards leaving timidly, Issac mmed the door from the outside. Nancy climbed up, grabbed the door handle, and tried to yank it open. No matter how much Nancy tugged on the handle, she could not get the door open because Issac was pulling on the handle from outside. She started trembling and looked back at Edison, who had already lifted Gwenyth onto the bed and put her down. Edison yelled, "Come here! Untie her." Nancy''s legs went limp. She did not dare to resist and could only walk over trembling. Then, she untied the rope wrapped around Gwenyth. As she watched Edison hold one of Gwenyth¡¯s shoulders, Nancy turned Gwen''s body over, let Gwen lie face up, and stepped back. "Eddie, I..." "Shut up! I don''t want to hear from you right now." Without looking at Nancy, Edison stared fixedly at Gwenyth. He wiped his hand over the tear stains on Gwenyth''s face, but he couldn''t wipe her face clean because Gwenyth kept on tearing up. He felt so heartbroken. "Nancy, it seems I''ve indulged you too much.¡± He clenched his teeth, and his jaw tightened. With fierce eyes, he seemed to swallow Nancy alive. He stood up, picked up the whip that the bodyguard had left on the floor, and whipped Nancy''s body very hard. Nancy raised her arms and shielded her beautiful face. When the whip hit Nancy''s arm, she screamed in pain, "Ouch! Eddie, that hurts!" Edison swung the whip up again as if he hadn''t heard her. She crouched down, shielding her face with her arms, and was afraid that her face would be disfigured. The whip struck her again and again. Soon, she was in such pain that she fell to the ground "Stop it! Eddie, I was wrong! It hurts so much! I know I''m wrong. Don''t hit me again..." Nancy''s miserable cries came into the ears of those people outside through the door panel. Este lowered her head as she clenched her fists and gritted her teeth. Her eyes turned red, and tears welled up in her eyes. There was nothing she could do but stand here and listen to Nancy''s wail. Chapter 44 Gwenyth, Lets Go Home Chapter 44 Gwenyth, Let''s Go Home Chapter 44 Gwenyth, Let''s Go Home Este impulsively tried to knock Issac away and open the door. She had just taken a step forward when her arm was grasped firmly by John John pulled her aside and said in a low voice, "I advise you not to do anything. If you go inside now, Eddie will whip you as well.¡± A few tears fell from Este¡¯s eyes. Then, she quickly wiped away the tears with the back of her hand. "Mr. Hawe, please save Nancy.¡± "How do you want me to help Nancy? She''s done something so reckless under Eddie''s watch.¡± Besides, Nancy had done such things on his territory. If he dared to help Nancy, Edison could turn his club upside down. And he still had to keep running the club. After all, he still had a business to run As much as John liked Nancy, at that critical moment, he had to let Nancy take the whip Nancy was too arrogant and aggressive. At least, she could keep a low profile after being taught a lesson There was a shout from inside the room Edison couldn''t remember how many times he had swung the whip in his hand. He didn''t stop wielding the whip until his arms were a little sore, and he threw it to the floor. By now, Nancy was curled up on the ground. Her clothes were torn and stained with blood. She was trembling with pain. She was like a scared dog with her head in her hands, and she curled up into a ball. Edison cooled down a bit. Then, he tumed to the heart-shaped bed and reached over to wipe the tears from Gwenyth''s face. Gwenyth parted her lips and tried to speak. Then, Edison knelt down. He leaned in close and heard her say the word "E" softly. The effects of the drug had not worn off. At this point. Gwenyth could not move or speak. She was still in a daze. "It''s okay.¡± He ran his hands through her slightly disheveled hair. Looking into her red eyes, he felt his heart being ripped out of his chest. Thankfully, he had arrived just in time. If he hadn''te, or if he had beente, Gwenyth would have been skinned, and she would have even lost her virginity. How could Nancy be so malicious? He had thought Nancy was bossy and bad-tempered, but he hadn''t realized how vicious she could be. "¡°Gwenyth, let''s go home.¡± He said as he wrapped his arm around Gwenyth. Then, he stretched out his hand in ster and reached under her bent knee. Because his wrist was broken, he was afraid to hold her with his hands. He tried to hald her leg with the strength of his arm. The moment he picked up Gwenyth from the bed, his left wrist hurt sharply. Edison gritted his teeth and strode to the door. "Issac, open the door." Upon hearing his voice, Issac twisted the doorknob and pushed the door open. When Issac saw Edison hold Gwenyth with his trembling bruised hand, he frowned and said, "Eddie, your hand...¡± "It''s okay. Come here and press the elevator button for me.¡± Edison headed for the elevator. Issac looked at Nancy, curled up on the room''s carpet, shook his head helplessly, and quickly went after Edison. Once inside the elevator, Edison didn''t let Issac continue to follow him. "You''re holding her like that. Don''t you want your injured hand to heal up?" Issac had a worried look on his face. "Press the first floor. Thanks.¡± "I advise you to carry her on your shoulder. It''ll be easier and effortless.¡± Edison was so angry that he almostughed. "If you keep talking nonsense, I won''t be able to hold her." Issac reached into the elevator, pressed the button, and pulled his hand back. As the doors were about to close, he looked at Edison and cursed in a lower voice, ¡°You idiot! " Edisonughed at these words while feeling frustrated. ¡°Dude...¡± Before he could finish, the elevator doors had closed After walking out of the Nightcharm Club, Edison walked towards the parking ce. When the driver saw Edison approaching with Gwenyth in his arms, he quickly got out of the car and pulled open the back seat door. Then, Edison bent down and got into the car. Instead of putting Gwenyth on the seat, he sat her on hisp. "Mr. Edison, are we going back?" "Yeah." The driver closed the doer, got into the driver''s seat, and drove the car. Edison pulled his hand out of the cast. His hand was sweaty and swollen. Edison looked down at Gwenyth lying in his arms and leaning on his shoulder. He forced his eyelids open and didn''t let him fall asleep. Gwenyth knew that Edison was holding her. He probably didn''t want his broken hand to heal. "Come on. Go to sleep." Nancy drugged her. Her eyes were bloodshot. "Don''t talk. Keep your eyes closed.¡± "Edi..." "Don''t say anything.¡± Edison growled low and felt a little annoyed. Gwenyth quieted down and closed her eyes. Leaning into Edison¡¯s arms, she suddenly felt more at ease. She hadn''t expected Edison to be there when she was tied up and hung. And she hadn''t expected Edison to teach Nancy a lesson for her. The car was still moving. She couldn''t fight against the drug and fell into aa When they arrived at the Moonlight Vi, Edison tossed the keys to the driver, pushed open the door, picked up Gwenyth. and got out of the car. The driver jogged up the steps and opened the door for him. Edison carFied Gwenyth into the house. H¨¦-was unable to carry her ence) the first floor because of the pain I ir ¡®his left wrist. Then, he ced Gwehryth on the sofa in the living roam. . < The driver left the keys on the cupboard in the foyer and left. Edison sat down on the sofa. Sweat slid down his cheeks as Edison looked at his trembling left hand. It took half an hour of rest before he felt his wrist stop hurting so much. Then, he turned his head to look at Gwenyth and found her asleep. Her wrists and arms were red and swollen from the strangtion of the rope. He remembered that she had been face down ard that the rope had been strangled in a loop around her. abdomerr She had been suspended high frem a metal ring, and her weight had been on his stomach. Then: he frowned as he lifted-her skirt and saw the strangutati on marks on her t belly. Normally, people wore thin clothes in summer. The rope was very thin. If she had been tied hard enough, the rope would have strangled into her flesh and cut her skin. Thankfully, although Gwenyth had a fuller figure, she was not fat. He got up and got the medical kit and found an ointment to relieve blood stasis. Then, he gently applied the ointment with his fingers to her belly, arms, and wrists. Gwenyth had already passed out, so she was unaware of what had happened. It was early the next morning when she woke up. The living room was dimly lit, and it was just dawn outside. Then, she found herself lying on the sofa. There was a kettle and an empty ss on the coffee table. She sat up, reached down to the kettle, and found it full of water. Her mouth was feeling dry. Then, she poured a ss of water and gulped it down. After drinking two sses of water, she licked her lips and felt better. She got up and walked upstairs cautiously. When she reached the door of Edison''s room, she gently opened a crack and peeped in. Edison was sleeping on his side. The hand in the cast was resting on his waist.Content ? N?velDrama.Org. She pushed the door open a little and stepped snside. Then, she leaned closer to him and tried to see if his hand was bruised or turned blue. ISO, he would have to gato the hospital to have the cast. removed, repositioned, anckput on a ri¨¦w cast to fix his hand..Gontent "What are you doing?¡± Edison''s voice was low and raspy. He had just woken up, so his voice sounded a littlezy. Chapter 45 Nonsense Chapter 45 Nonsense Chapter 45 Nonsense She turned her head to look at Edison for a moment. Then, her gaze fell on his hands. His fingers and palm were already swollen and purple from the lack of blood flow. ¡®It''s a bit serious." She muttered in a small voice. Edison frowned and said, "What?" "I said that your hand injury is a bit serious." Edison didn¡¯t bother to pay attention to her, turned on his side, closed his eyes, and went back to sleep. "I''ll go to my room and clean up. I''ll get breakfast ready. After breakfast, we''ll go to the hospital. Your hand needs..." Edison interrupted her and said, "Cut the crap." "Fine. I won''t say anymore. I''m going to make some breakfast. What do you want to eat?¡± Gwenyth didn''t hear Edison speak after a long time. Then. she rubbed the back of her head awkwardly, turned around, and walked out She went to her room, showered, changed intofortable clothes. and went to the kitchen to make breakfast. Remembering that Edison saved herst night and taught Nancy a lesson for her, she specially made a big breakfast. By the time breakfast was ready, it was almost 8 a.m. She went upstairs, knocked on the door, and shouted, "Dinner''s ready." After hearing a muffled reply, she turned around, went downstairs, and walked to the dining room to wait for him. Soon, Edison came downstairs He sat down next to her in his robe and took a sip from the freshly squeezed orange juice on the table. "The cast on your hand may need to be removed and reset. And then...¡± "Quiet." Deadpan, Edison interrupted her. She shut up, lowered her head, and ate her breakfast. As they were eating breakfast, the doorbell rang. Before Edison could get up, Gwenyth got up, ran to the foyer, and opened the door. It was Ismael. Standing next to him, the t-headed bodyguard in ck looked tall and strong. Ismael walked into the house with a cane. When he saw Gwenyth, his face darkened ¡°Edison.¡± Ismael stood still in the living room and pounded the cane in his hand on the floor. There was a sh that could be heard as the metal cane collided with the marble floor. At the sound of Ismael''s voice, Edison put down his fork and got up to walk out of the dining room He wasn''t surprised that Ismael hade to his house so early, for he was sure that Ismael was here for Nancy. "Good morning, Grandpa." Edison stood in the doorway of the dining room, his back leaning against the door frame, lookingzy. In Ismael''s eyes, Edison looked as much of an asshole as he did. "How could you beat Nancy so badly? How do you expect me to exin that to her father? She''s in the hospital now. She''s a public figure. The press and media are jammed up at the door of her ward and trying to dig up news. If she gives an interview and says you whipped her, won''t you care if you make a fool of yourself?¡± Edison locked calm and waited for Ismael to continue ¡°You are the future heir to the Yates family. Whatever you do out there, you have to be discreet. Behave yourself. " Ismael angrily hit the cane in his hand on the ground. "Go buy her some flowers. Nancy likes roses. You have to go to the hospital and visit her. Keep herpany.¡± "No." Edison blurted out. "Stupid! Don''t you care about your reputation if she''s interviewed? As the CEO of the Yates Group, you get pleasure by abusing women, and you beat them so badly that they need to be hospitalized. If this were to make the news, it would create a huge public outcry for thepany and the Yates family. Have you thought about that?¡± Edison smiled thoughtfully and said, "Did Nancy tell you that she got whipped because I have such a perverted fetish?" Ismael pulled a long face as he coughed to cover his embarrassment. "Edison, I don¡¯t care what your fetish is, but you can''t disgrace the Yates family out there.¡± "Nancy''s not telling the truth." "I don''t care what the truth is. You''d better visit her in the hospital and cheer her up." "I won''t go." Ismael was furious. Then, he swung his cane at Edison and hit him. Edison lifted his cast hand as if he expected Ismael to hit him. Ismael hit the cast on Edison''s hand so hard that his palm went numb. He failed to control his strength, causing his cane to fall from his hand to the floor with a bang. The t-headed bodyguard stepped forward, picked up the cane from the floor, and handed it to Ismael. Ismael swung his cane at Edison again This time, Edison did not block his cane. Then, the metal stick hit him on the back of the shoulder. "You..." Why didn''t Edison block and dodge his cane? A look of concern shed across Ismael''s eyes. He didn¡¯t continue to hit Edison.Content ? N?velDrama.Org. Ismael had noticed that Edison was not himself today and did not act¡± like he used to be. In the past, ~ Edi son ¡°would have dodged his cane. No patter how quickly he swung his cane, Edison would easily dodge it. C¨¦ntent belongs to "Remember to go to the hospital.¡± After saying that, Ismael slowly walked out the door with his cane. The moment Ismael left with his bodyguard, Gwenyth immediately went to Edison and asked, "Are you all right?" Edison muttered a reply and returned to the dining room to continue eating. At 9.30 a.m., the ck Bentley arrived at the hospital. Gwenyth followed Edison out of the car. After registering, Edison had his cast removed, had his hand relocated by a specialist, and had his hand cast. Then, Edison sent Gwenyth back to the car and asked her to wait for him. He went to the inpatient department. The VIP wards.were located on the top floor of the inpatient department>There were indeeda ? few journalists from different media in the ¨¦Orridor. They could not gat closeto Nancy''s ward becauge mary ck-d bodyguards were standing at the door. Copt¨¦nt belongs to Apart from Nancy''s two personal bodyguards, all the other bodyguards were sent by Wace Entertainment, thepany Nancy had signed up for. Edison walked towards the ward. A reporter was taking pictures of Edison Edison didn¡¯t care. He pushed the door open and entered the ward Nancy was sitting on the bed, her face pale. Her eyes were swollen with tears. She was wearing a hospital gown, and the swollen and red whip marks could be seen on her exposed arm. Nancy''s eyes turned red the moment she saw him. She looked away, pouted, and said, "You forgot to buy flowers.¡± "How dare you talk nonsense in front of my grandfather?" "So you''re here to me me instead of soothing me?" Nancy looked back and stared at Edison with her red eyes, feeling very aggrieved as she recalled the i image of Edison whipping her. She wasn''t actisg. She felt so angry that¡¯she burst into tears. - "How could you be so cruel to me because of Gwenyth?" She neither understood nor could she figure it out. Edison had never been so cruel to her, no matter how much she had messed up in the past They had known each other for three years and dated for six months. Even if Edison hadn''t had deep feelings for her, he would have had some affection for her, more or less. Moreover, he hadn''t known Gwenyth long at all. And yet, he whipped her badly for Gwenyth!! When Edison stormed into the roomst night, she simply had Gwenyth tied and hung up in the air. Before she could do anything to Gwenyth, Edison whipped her so hard She was screaming so loudly and begging for mercy. She was so humble and pathetic, but Edison turned a blind eye. Edison couldn''t see how painful she was and kept wielding the whip just to teach her a lesson "Eddie, you''re not really in love with that slut, are you?" Nancy lowered her head, covered her face with her hands, and whimpered. Chapter 46 Who Could Be More Slutty Than You Chapter 46 Who Could Be More Slutty Than You Chapter 46 Who Could Be More Slutty Than You Edison thought, "Gwenyth is slutty?" Edison gave a lowugh and sat down on the edge of the bed. He had a look of contempt in his eyes "Who could be more slutty than you?" Nancy elevatored her face, her eyes glistening with tears "Eddie, how could you say that about me?¡± ¡°Aren''t you slutty in front of John?" "Are you... jealous?¡± Nancy looked at him incredulously and had a little leap of faith. "You''re overthinking it.¡± Edison stopped smiling and grew cold. I''vee to warn you not to target my woman. Otherwise, I''ll hang you up and whip you.¡± Nancy''s tearful eyes widened a little as she asked, "Your woman?" When had Gwenyth be his woman? Wasn''t she just a woman Edison had hired to be his girlfriend? Even if Edison and Gwenyth did sleep together, Edison only paid for Gwenyth to sleep with him for one night. "Eddie. I''m a little confused about you right now." Nancy raised her hand to wipe the tears from the corner of her eyes and said in a weak voice, "There''s no one else here. You don''t have to act. Your grandfather has promised to give me time. He''s not pushing us to get married. You can stop now." She was afraid that Edison would fall in love and be seduced by Gwenyth. Even though Nancy didn''t like Gwenyth, Gwenyth did look beautiful and had a hot body. And she was the kind of woman that men couldn''t help but fantasize about. "¡°Gwenyth is a gold digger. She has bad intentions. Be careful.¡± She looked at Edison worriedly. The more she thought about it, the more uneasy she felt. "Eddie, actually, I think you and I are the perfect match.¡± Edison twitched the corners of his mouth and said, "I gave you a choice. You''re the one who gave up on marrying me. Don¡¯t say whether or not we''re a good match. You don''t deserve it.¡± Nancy said to herself as if she hadn''t heard him, ¡°You''re Edison, and I''m Nancy. Both of our names have two sybles. You are tall and handsome, and I am hot and beautiful. Even though my family is inferior to yours, we''re still the perfect couple.¡± Edison didn¡¯t want to hear Nancy talk. He got up and said, "This is a hospital. It would be convenient for you to go to psychiatry for a check-up." "Eddie." When Nancy was about to leave, Nancy grabbed him by the scruff of his shirt as she looked at him with her watery eyes pitifully and said, "I promise you I won''t bother Gwenyth again, but you have to listen to me. You must be careful. She''s after your money.¡± Edison pped her hand away and strode out of the ward. The moment he entered the elevator, John stepped out of the other elevator. John was dressed in fancy clothes and held a bouquet of red roses. He set off at a brisk pace and put on a big smile. When he saw the media standing outside Nancy''s ward. he lifted the flowers to hide his face, took a few quick steps, and reached out to push the door open. At the sound of footsteps, Nancy looked up at the door. The moment Nancy saw arge bouquet of roses, she thought Edison was back and had a look of expectation in her eyes. Before Nancy could call out Eddie''s name, Nancy saw the face behind those roses. Then, she was slightly disappointed.N?velDrama.Org owns this text. "John." She forced out a smile. "How are you feeling?¡± "Thanks to you for sending me to the hospital in timest night. The doctor said I''m fine. If I apply ointment to the wound properly, it won''t leave a scar." "Good to know.¡± John put the flowers on the bedside table and sat down on the edge of the bed as he smiled at Nancy. "Do you me me?" Nancy hated him in her heart, but she didn''t show it. "John, you were afraid I''d be stupid and make a big mistake. How could I me you? I''ll keep a low profile from now on." John didn''t expect Nancy to be so reasonable. Then, he smiled as he reached out and cupped her little face. "Use your head if you want to do something next time. It was dangerous for you to take Gwenyth away so brazenly in frant of Eddie''s eyesst night.¡± Hearing this, Nancy said tentatively, ¡°Gwenyth is very scheming. She''s after Eddie''s money." "She just signed a contract with Eddie to be his girlfriend. If she¡¯s not after Eddie''s money, what else does she want from him?" "I think she wants to seduce Eddie and sleep with him. Maybe she''s even nning to get knocked up and hold on to Eddie ever since.¡± John thought it was funny and said, "Do you think Eddie is that stupid?" "John, Eddie has a thing for her. Eddie and I are engaged. And Gwenyth is a homewrecker, and she wants to steal my man. Could you help me?¡± "Do you like Eddie that much?" John''s fingers stroking her face moved. Then, he put his fingers ? gently ever her lips, used his = fingertips to pry her teeth open a littlecand put his fingers intohis mauth. . - Nancy was a bit offended. When John pushed his finger into her mouth, Nancy gently bit his finger. "I am asking you! Do you have to be with Eddie?¡± John said.as he withdrew his hand. back. with his other hand, he _ grabbed her shoulder abruptly,¡± turned her body around, and, held her down hard. - She was sitting against the head of the bed. After being held down by John, shey with her face down. "John..." John put his weight on her body. Then, Nancy couldn''t move and tried to shout, but her mouth was quickly covered by his hands. "Don''t shout.¡± Her body was still sore from the injury. Not only was she pinned under him, but she was also being teased by his nimble fingers. "Do you like it?" He pressed his face close to hers and kissed her softly on the side. "Now, you tell me if you have to be with Eddie or not?" After saying that, he released his hand from over her mouth. She couldn''t get the words out but moaned a bit. John smiled in satisfaction and said, "You seem to be enjoying it.¡± "John, don''t do this. I''m Eddie''s girlfriend.¡± "He hasn''tid a finger on you." "Stop talking nonsense.¡± "Nancy, don''t act innocent! I know you''re slutty. From the moment I first saw you, I knew you were slutty to the bone." John was fiddling with her body. Nancy pressed her face against the sheet, and her face flushed. She looked like she was enjoying his touch Edison got back into the car and signaled the driver to drive. Gwenyth was leaning against the other side of the door. Seeing Edisone back, she leaned over and asked, "Have you seen my phone?¡± "No." "I must have left it in the private booth at the Nightcharm Club. Can you take me there and find it?¡± Edison recalled that Gwenyth''s phone was a smartphone, but it was a very old one. He leanedzily in the back seat and said, "You need to buy a new phone." "A new one?" She couldn''t afford to buy a new phone. Gwenyth said politely to the driver who was driving, "Sir, please drive to the Nightcharm Club." Seeing Edison remain silent, the driver drove out of the hospital and drove to the Nightcharm Club. The Nightcharm Club was not open at this hour. When they arrived at the club, Edison didn¡¯t rush to get out of the car and called John first. When the call-connected, Edison heard aw oman moaning on the other endofthe phone and knew > that Joh. was having sex with a = womagThen, he blurted out, ''Send someone over to the Nightcharm s. Gwenyth lost something there I48t night." ¡°What was it?¡± "A mobile phone.¡± It''s just a phone. Why don''t you just buy her a new one?" "Cut the crap.¡± Edison hung up the phone. Edison waited in the car for ten minutes or so before John¡¯s assistant arrived, opened the back door of the clubhouse, and ushered them in. Chapter 47 The Fastest Man Chapter 47 The Fastest Man Chapter 47 The Fastest Man Entering the box fromst night, the assistant turned on all the lights The lights were bright. Gwenyth walked over to the sofa and bent down to search. Edison waited beside her with an impatient look on his face "Did you find it?" "Not yet." Gwenyth searched the whole couch, even the cracks, then got back down on the floor and looked under it. Edison watched her earnestly search for her phone, and his anger got the better of him. "Stop looking.¡± It''s just a phone, just buy a new one. Gwenyth ignored him and continued to search elsewhere. He walked over to her, took her wrist in his and yanked her up off the floor, pulling her out "Just give me some more time.¡± "No." He dragged her all the way out and pushed her into the car. Gwenyth had thought he was taking her back to Rangeley Bay, but the car pulled over at the downtown shopping district. Edison took her into a mobile phone shop and bought her thetest model of phone. Gwenyth''s hands were shaking slightly as she took the phone from the man "I don''t have the money to pay you back right now." "No need to pay it back.¡± Edison quickly took her to the business office again, to get a recement phone card On the way back, she had been fiddling with her new phone, her original model was so old that the new one felt new in her hands. ¡°Edison, the money for the phone and for the window ss, you can just take it out of my pay." She couldn''t take such a big advantage of him. Thetest model of phone cost more than ten thousand dors. Earlier she had smashed his car window ss and he said it would cost a hundred thousand to rece it. It wasn''t chump change, and it was time to pay for it. Edison pretended not to hear her and leaned back in the back seat to sleep. It was noon by the time they got back to the Moonlight Bay.Content property of N?velDra/ma.Org. Edison entered the house and sat down on the sofa like a master, "Go and cook." Gwenyth put her new phone down with some reluctance and ran into the kitchen to prepare lunch. Edison could see her busy in there, leaning back on the sofa, his eyes narrowed and his lips curled in a faint smile, unable to take his eyes off her beautiful figure. On closer inspection, she was actually quite thin, her waist as thin as if he could grab it with only one arm She lived in a shabby house with her family and was living on such a tight budget that he dreaded to think how she hade through these four years. Looking at her back, he somehow remembered the night of her eighteenth birthday ...... His Adam''s apple bobbled in his throat, and he got up and walked over to her. Gwenyth was chopping vegetables with a serious face, not noticing his approach. He reached out and embraced her from behind, visibly feeling her startled as her body shook with it. "What are you ...... you doing?" Gwenyth''s heartbeat went out of rhythm. Edison suddenly came over and wrapped his arms around her waist. and as soon as he was close enough, she could smell the faint scent of mint on him That was the smell of the cigarettes he smoked. "Have you ever tried it in here?¡± He leaned his chin on her shoulder and looked at her sideways, his warm breath spraying on the nape of her neck as he spoke She ducked to the side, "What?" "Want to try it here?¡± "Try what?" She didn''t catch the meaning of Edison''s words, her heart still pounding. Edison jerked her hand and moved the chopping board on the kitchen counter. The countertop was cleared of a nk space. Before Gwenyth could understand what he was doing. his hand suddenly cupped her chin and turned her face to the side. He kissed her and took her lower lip gently in his mouth. She wanted to resist, but she didn''t dare She couldn''t fight him at the risk of breaking the contract, so she had to let him kiss her, press down on her, and she bend over the kitchen counter with her eyes closed. She just needed to pretend it was a dream. When it was over. The man pulled up his trousers and turned to walk out. Gwenyth scrambled through her clothes, cleared the countertop, washed her hands, and continued to prepare lunch. Edison sat down on the sofa and turned on the TV without another nce at Gwenyth. She looked over at Edison, who was indifferent, leaning back into the sofa in anothernguid sitting position like a master. The way he lifted his trousers and left when he was done was, now that she thought about it, a little ironic. She withdrew her eyes and went back to her work. When the food was served, she called out to him, "Dinner''s ready." Edison turned the TV off, got up and went to the dining room, pulled out a chair and sat down. He was unusually silent, without a trace of expression on his face, and inexplicably oppressive. Gwenyth didn''t even dare to breathe, feeling a little low in the air around her. Why did he look so unhappy? Just now, she was cooperative and let him do what he wanted to her, right? "Does it taste okay?¡± She asked cautiously, her voice soft. Edison flicked his eyes up, his dark eyes fixed on her, "Are you asking about the food, or yourself?¡± "Or do you want the answer to both?" Gwenyth ducked her head, not wanting to talk to him anymore. She held her bowl and plowed rice into her mouth. Edison''s tone was nd, "The rice tastes good.¡± She let out an oh and heard him say again, "As for you ...... "I don¡¯t want to know.¡± She interrupted him "You were fike a lifeless toy." He picked upon what he had just said and coftinued to irritate her, '' Is-your mouth taped? Can''t you everrmoan for. a second?¡± 7 "Looks like it needs a little more coaching.¡± Gwenyth swallowed and muttered in a small voice, "And you were pretty quick.¡± "What?" Edison didf¡®t hear what Gwenyth ~~ said clearly, he faintly heard the < word ¡®quick¡¯, he thought he probably misheard and asked again, "What did you just say?" Content. belongs t6 - "I said, you were pretty quick." Gwenyth raised her voice, biting out each word with exceptional rity. "With a little more effort, you should be the fastest man in the world." Edison felt like his male pride was being provoked. Was she implying that he was impotent? ¡°You''re fast, but your staying power needs a little more work." Gwenyth added with a calm face. Edison''s grip on the chopsticks kept tightening. There was a ¡®pop¡¯ sound. A pair of chopsticks was crushed in his hand and broken in two. The man''s face darkened. The air pressure around him lowered even more. Gwenyth panicked a little at being held in Edison''s now brooding eyes. She seemed to be talking too much. "I... I was just saying... I didn''t mean anything.¡± She put down the chopsticks in her hand, covered her hand to her stomach, and frowned ¡®ouch¡¯. The acting was extremely poor. "My stomach hurts, it hurts ....... She stood up and said as she headed outside the dining room, "Enjoy your food. I''m going to the bathroom to take a poop." The corner of Edison''s mouth twitched. Go to the bathroom and drop a few bombs? That was a disgusting way for her to disgust him while he was eating. Looking at th¨¦£¤ood on the table, he suddenly losthis appetite. Throwing the chopsticks i in his hand, he got wp and walked out, catching up witht Gwenyth i in a few steps, pulling-her intoAis arms, his arms tightening arotind her waist. to¡¯ a) "You said I was impotent?¡± Her head shook violently, "I exined, I was just saying that.¡± "I don''t like hearing that kind of talk, and I think it''s important that I let you feel what it means to be fast andsting right now.¡± Chapter 48 Provocation Chapter 48 Provocation Chapter 48 Provocation Seeing the faint anger in Edison''s eyes, Gwenyth immediately regretted being more bark than bite. So, she said, ¡°You don''t have to take my words to heart.¡± "do." "Well..." ¡°Let''s try another ce.¡± Was he serious? Gwenyth struggled in panic, intending to get out of his arms. But he tightly wrapped his arms around her waist, picked her up, and strode toward the second floor with long legs. "I apologize!" She grabbed his clothes, kicked her legs in vain, and anxiously shouted, "I take back what I just said." Edison lowered his head to nce at her, asking, ¡°Are you afraid now?" "Let me go!¡± Edison ignored her yelling and walked straight up to the second floor. He didn''t go to the bedroom but kicked open the door of the study. Then, he carried her in and pressed her on the table. He changed the ce but adopted the same posture. Two hourster, Edison buckled his belt, sat on the couch, and lit a cigarette. Whilezily puffing at it on the couch, he was staring at Gwenyth with his hawk-like eyes through the smoke. She was paralyzed and lying motionless on the table. If she were not breathing, he would have thought she had died in orgasm. He slowly exhaled a puff of smoke and coldly asked, "Do you still think I''m fast?" Gwenyth wanted to harshly curse him but swallowed the filthy words back She pressed her hands on the table and slowly straightened up. But her legs were so weak that she couldn''t stand steadily, so she fell to the ground. Edison stared at her without any intention ofing over to help, and the look in his eyes was frivolous. She had said he was the fastest man to mock him. At the thought of it, he sneered, "You seem to be very experienced." Gwenyth didn''t understand what he was talking about, so she just slowly sat up and straightened her skirt. "Have you ever yed with other men like this before?¡± She coldly stared at him and asked, "What do you mean?¡± "How many men have you slept with?" ¡°Asshole!¡± Gwenyth said through gritted teeth, got up from the ground, and staggered out After she went back to her bedroom and locked the door from the inside, her legs were still shaking badly, and she was covered in sweat. And she fell to the ground before she could reach the bed. She was toozy to move, so she simplyy on the ground. Remembering Edison''s beast-like behavior, she took a deep breath and realized he was treating her as a ything. He liked to insult, tease, and have sex with her. He knew who she was but had never mentioned the past. He was pretending not to remember her. Could time change a person? Edison was no longer the young master in her memory. She didn''t know how long she had been lying on the ground. But the sweat on her body was dry when she got up and went to the bathroom to take a shower. Then, she threw herself into the big bed. wrapped herself in the nket. and fell into a deep sleep At eight pm, Edison didn''t see Gwenyth leave her bedroom. She should have longe out to prepare dinner. When he went to knock on the door, she did not respond. After he turned the doorknob, he found she had locked the door from inside. Then, he fetched the key and opened the door. It was dark inside because the light was off. With the light from the corridor, he could vaguely see her curl up on the bed He fumbled on the wall and turned the light on. Gwenyth was wrapped in a nket and huddling herself into a small ball like a baby in a mother''s womb, looking extremely insecure. He walked over, stood by the bed, and called her. But she didn''t respond. He sat on the bed, lightly patted her face, and said, "Wake up.¡± Gwenyth woke up but didn''t open her eyes. She turned over, pulled the nket over her head, and continued sleeping. "Are you mad at me?"Content property of N?velDra/ma.Org. "I''m tired. I need a good rest.¡± He suddenly exined, ¡°You provoked me first." Thinking about it now, he admitted he had gone too far at the time. Gwenyth ignored him, so he got up, turned off the light, and softly closed the door. Then, he called Isaac and asked him to have dinner out. Gwenyth had slept soundly until dawn. She got up to prepare breakfast as usual and wiped Edison''s left hand with an alcohol swab. She did whatever he asked her to do but refused to talk to him. Edison could sense she was unhappy. so he hadn''t messed with her for days. After a week''s vacation, he returned to the Yates Group and resumed his work. Gwenyth'' stife became much easier. She only needed to get up early to prepare breakfast. Sometimes,? Edisorrhad dinner parties anckcame backiate, so she did not event need to:e00k dinner for him. Content b¨¦longs ~ She bought drawing books and pens to draw designs in her spare time. When Edison came back from a business dinder today, he was a little drunk. Seeing Gwenyth sleeping on. the couch, he unconsciously x lightened his footsteps. After getting closet-to her, he saw a sketchbook in het arms. He stretched aut his hand, pinched the corner of the book, and slowly pulled it out. He had thought she was casually drawing because she felt bored. Unexpectedly, the sketchbook was full of women¡¯s clothing designs. He sat on the coffee table and carefully looked at it. He was a little surprised to see herdylike-style designs because he had not expected her to know how to design clothes. ¡°Don''t touch my things without my permission." When he was stunned, she suddenly got up from the sofa and snatched the sketchbook from his hand. Gwenyth closed it, picked up the pen on the sofa, and turned to leave. She still did not want to talk to him. When he was busy at work, he had no time to care about her and didn''t even know what she was doing at home while he was away. He stopped her, saying, "Gwenyth!" She paused her steps on the stairs, looked back at him, and asked, "Are you hungry or thirsty?" "Come here." He loosened his tie andfortably sat cross-legged on the sofa. Gwenyth hesitated for a few seconds, walked down the stairs, quickly stood in front of him, and expressionlessly asked, ¡°What can I do for you?¡± She had always been treating him like this recently. ¡°Your designs are not bad.¡± ¡°Thanks.¡± "Since you know how to design, why don''t you work as a designer?¡± The question hit her pain point, so she said, "It''s none of your business." Edison hadn''t expected her to be so ignorant. The Yates Group had a leading role in the fashion industry, and its clothing brands were well-known at home and abroad. He believed Gwenyth must know he was the president of the Yates Group. He could help her. If she wanted a job, he could easily satisfy her with a phone call "I''m seriously talking to you. Are you still throwing temper tantrums?" Gwenyth honestly replied. "My education background is too peor, so nopany is willing to hire me.¡± Edison had seen her employee profile. After a careful reflection, he found her educational background indeed did not meet the standards for designers. "Why didn''t you go to college?" Where had she been for the past four years? What had she done? She had worked so hard for the college entrance examination and said she wanted to go to a good > college 4d be a useful person in the ture. But when he met Her aga ingshe had been working as a roam service worker in thefotel he iMVested in. Content bjigs to Chapter 49 Why Dont You Try to Please Me? Chapter 49 Why Don''t You Try to Please Me? Chapter 49 Why Don''t You Try to Please Me? "No money,¡± Gwenyth answered Edison''s question with two words. Yes, no money. Not only did they have no money, but they also owed a lot of debt. For the past four years, her family had been hiding everywhere. Sometimes they couldn''t even afford food and clothing, let alone college ¡°Anything else?" Edison looked at her silently, suddenly stretched out his hand to grab her wrist. and pulled her closer to him. She was pulled down and leaned on his shoulder. "What are you doing?¡± She wanted to back away, but he hugged her. He put his arms around her back, hugging her tightly, "Why don¡¯t you try to please me? I can give you the job you want.¡± Gwenyth was amused. "Edison, now you not only hire me to help you chase girls, but you also want to hire me to work for you?" Edison found her words harsh. "Can''t you?¡± "Sorry, I don''t want to.¡± Even if she couldn''t find a suitable job. she wouldn''t work for Edison. When the agreement expired, he would probably get what he wanted, and then hold a wedding with Nancy. At that time, she''d better take the money and leave, and stay far away from him. "I''ll give you time to think about it.¡± Edison let go. She immediately backed away a few steps, keeping a distance from him. "Anything else?" "Yes." Edison leaned back, looking a little tired, "I have a headache. Give me a massage." Gwenyth put the drawing book on the coffee table. took two steps forward, sat next to him, stretched out her hands, and massaged his head Her massage skills were not good and her force was uneven. He felt ufortable, and quickly waved her hands away, "Forget it. Geo and run a bath.¡± Gwenyth couldn''t wait to go. She got up quickly and went upstairs with her drawing book. She went to the master bedroom to run a bath. Before Edison came up, she quickly slipped back to her room and locked the door. She was about to take a shower and go to bed when her phone rang suddenly. It was Urs. She picked it up, "Mom, why haven''t you slept yet?" Urs''s anxious voice came from the other end of the phone, "Gwen, something happened here. Can youe over?" "What happened?" "Susie and I were arrested. They said Susie was stealing.¡± After asking where they were, Gwenyth picked up her bag, opened the door, and rushed out. She ran up the stairs and bumped into Edison who was going upstairs. When he was knocked back by her, he took a step back and held one hand on the handrail of the stairs to stabilize his body. "You''re so reckless. What are you doing?¡± He got a little angry and growled at her. "I''m sorry. I didn''t mean to. Something happened and I have to go out.¡± She walked around Edison and hurried downstairs. "Where are you going?" Gwenyth didn''t respond, walking quickly. Edison followed and stopped her at the door, "What happened?¡± "Something happened to my family. My sister was used of stealing things. They have been detained and not allowed to leave. I have to go there now.¡± Gwenyth wanted to shake off Edison''s hand, but he held her tightly. "I''ll go with you.¡± "No need.¡± "Like I said, I don¡¯t like hearing no." Edison was tough. He told her to stand still, let go of her hand, took out his phone, and called Andy. Andy came quickly. They got in the car and arrived at the store where Urs and Susie were within ten minutes. It was a cosmetics store, even a brand gship store, under the Yates GroupContent property of N?velDra/ma.Org. Gwenyth subconsciously looked at Edison beside her, "Are you going in?" He nced at her lightly. "Andy will go in with you and deal with it." She opened the door and got out of the car. Andy followed her, and the two entered the store together. They found the staff to exin why they came, and they were quickly taken to the manager''s office. Urs and Susie were sitting next to each other on the sofa, and beside them stood two big men in security uniforms, looking fierce. Sitting in the big chair behind the desk, the manager nced over the faces of Gwenyth and Andy. Then he locked at the surveince screen, ying the scene of Susie stealing things again In the surveince video, Gwenyth stood in front of a row of lipsticks, looked at them for a while, took one of them, and put it in the pocket of her trousers. It was irrefutable evidence. ¡°Things have app is somethingavron Them and said"What ca asked-them to pa and let them go. B anager pointed to his hea here rl." d nido witha foal? y for the lipstick ut they couldn''t I ened. I think g with that gi com¨¦ up with the money. When was about to call the poli¡ée, they begged me not to." Gwenyth noticed lipstick on the manager''s desk. It was quite expensive and cost hundreds of dors. "Pay for the lipstick and go, right?¡± She asked the manager. The man understa ager nodded, '' ¡®can ad. She''s a fool after allo Given her situation, the police ¡°a just detail release h in her for a few days and er. The fool''s mother cried ane begged. I think I will just let it go." Con ent belongs to sWnovel Gwenyth frowned slightly and felt very ufortable listening to the manager calling Susie a fool. Susie had always been obedient and had never stolen anything. She didn''t even knowawhy Urs and Susie =~ had walked into a gship cosmetics store. With their ? conditions, they couldn''t afford such luxtries. t? to & ? ~s wn She took out the money from her bag. Just as she was about to pay for the lipstick, Andy said, "Miss Lovce, take them out and wait for me." "I''ll just give him the money." "No need for this, Miss Lovce. You wait outside and I''ll take care of the rest." Gwenyth hesitated and then nodded. She walked up to Urs and Susie and took them out of the office. Two security guards followed and stared at them as if they were afraid they would run away. "Mom, why are you here?¡± She turned her back and asked Urs in a low voice. "We were walking on the road, and Susie ran in when she saw this store.¡± Urs was also confused, not knowing why Susie had behaved like this. Usually, when she went out to work, Susie would follow her. She was very obedient and never ran around The key point was that Susie had stolen lipstick. No one in their family had used that kind of thing. Susie probably didn''t even know what lipstick was. used for. Gwenyth sighed helplessly, and she pulled Susie closer, "Tell me. Why did you take that lipstick?¡± Susie lowered her head and tightly clutched the corners of her clothes with both hands as if she knew she had done something wrong. She didn''t dare to say a word. "Susie. I''m not angry with you. But you have to tell me why you took that lipstick, okay?¡± Susie turned around, raised her hand slowly, and pointed to a star poster, "It looks pretty.¡± Gwenyth looked up. It was the poster of Nancy''s endorsement lipstick, and it was also the brand of lipstick that Susie had stolen. "Just because it looks pretty?¡± Susie pursed her lips, sped her hands together, and murmured, "I want you to look pretty.¡± She always spoke so concisely. Gwenyth had been with her long enough to understand what she meant. Susie just thought she would look prettier if she wore lipstick, but she didn¡¯t know that stealing was wrong. Chapter 50 She Offered Her Seven Million Chapter 50SheOfferedHer Seven Million Chapter 50 She Offered Her Seven Million Gwenyth''s heart softened in an instant. Even if she was angry, she couldn''t vent her anger when facing Susie. "I''m pretty even without lipstick." She took Susie''s hand and said in a soft voice, "You can''t take other people''s things in the future, you know?" "Why?" "If you take other people''s things. a very vicious man will take your way. Then we will be separated, and we will never see each other again.¡± Susie seemed to have taken her words seriously and immediately lowered her head. After they waited for a while, Andy finished solving the matter and came out with the lipstick that Susie had stolen in his hand. He came over and put the lipstick in Susie''s hand directly. Seeing that lipstick, Susie reflexively threw it on the ground, as if it was a hot potato, "No, no." Gwenyth quickly pulled Susie into her arms andforted her, "Okay, we won''t take it." Andy looked puzzled. Didn¡¯t the girl like that lipstick and want it? Why did she suddenly not want it? He picked up the lipstick and handed it to Gwenyth, "Miss Lovce, it¡¯s been paid for.¡± "Then I''ll give you the money." "No, it''s already been credited to Mr. Yates'' ount. You can take the lipstick and use it." "Please return the lipstick, Mr. Fountain." "Well..." Seeing his perplexed expression, Gwenyth reached for the lipstick and walked straight toward the ck Bentley parked by the side of the road Edison lowered the car window and said with an indifferent expression, "Ask your mother and sister toe over, and I''ll take you home.¡± "No, there''s not enough room in the car.¡± She handed over the lipstick in her hand, "I won''t take it. That gship store is owned by the Yates Group and you are the president of the Yates Group. So you can either return the lipstick or give it to someone else.¡± Edison ignored her words, and patted his leg with a big hand, ¡°Who says there is not enough room? You can sit here.¡± Gwenyth blushed instantly, "No, thanks." She handed the lipstick forward, but Edison turned his face away and closed the car window directly. "I want to go home and stay overnight tonight." The window that had just been raised was slowly lowered. Edison''s face darkened, "Get in the car and I''ll take you home.¡± ¡°It''ll be too crowded. We''ll walk back. Oh, this." She threw the lipstick in through the window. The lipstick fell on Edison¡¯sp. Before he lost his temper, she turned and ran towards Urs and Susie. "Mr. Fountain, your boss needs you.¡± "Got it!¡± Andy went straight to the car, faced Edison, and waited for his orders. Edison looked at Gwenyth. She had taken Urs and Susie down the sidewalk. Andy blocked his line of sight. He leaned forward a little, and Andy hurriedly bent over to get closer,pletely blocking Edison''s line of sight. "What are you doing?¡± Andy smiled slightly, "Mr. Yates, what can I do for you?¡± "Go away.¡± "Okay." Andy backed away silently and stood upright by the car door with a smile on his face and tears in his eyes He felt so wronged! It was Edison who had called him over, but now Edison told him to go away. Edison looked ahead through the car window, and Gwenyth was already a little far away. She walked fast with Urs and Susie in a hurry. She didn''t want her family to get in touch with Edison, and she wanted keep them as far away from him as possible. When she was about to reach themunity, she looked back, but she didn''t see Edison''s car. Her tense nerves finally rxed a little. ¡°Gwen, was it Mr. Yates in the car just now?¡± Urs asked her suddenly. Even after she left the Yates family for four years, Urs''s address for Edison had not changed. "It''s him." "Why didn''t you invite him toe over for a cup of coffee?¡± Gwenyth smiled thoughtfully and suddenly remembered Edison''s look of disgust when he came to her housest time.Content property of N?velDra/ma.Org. He had a noble status, so why would he want toe to such a small and dpidated ce like theirs? "He''s busy.¡± She made up an excuse casually. After entering the house, Gwenyth wanted to take a shower and go to bed early. But her phone suddenly rang in her pocket. It was a message. She sat down on the sofa, took out her phone, and looked at it. It was from a strange number, "Meet me downstairs.¡± She almost thought it was Edison until she recognized the number as Nancy''s. She found the note that Este had left in her backpack andpared it with Nancy''s number written on it. She was sure that the message was from Nancy. She ignored it, but she soon got another message, "Do you want me to treat your mother and your sister to a cup of tea another day?" She suddenly felt annoyed. ¡°Your sister''s face is really beautiful. If you don''te to see me, maybe I will make arrangements for her one day.¡± She got a third message from Nancy. Gwenyth couldn''t sit still anymore. She stood up, walked quickly into.¡± the kitchen to pick up the kitchen waste; and shouted at Urs,¡°Mom, yout telp Susie take a bath. ihgo downstairs and take ou the trash." "Why are you taking out the trash sote at night?" "The weather is hot and it smells.¡± Urs didn''t say a word, got ready for a change of clothes, and took Susie into the bathroom. Gwenyth took her phone and house keys and went out with a bag of garbage. Throwing away the garbage at the entrance of the building. she walked outside themunity. There was-a ck van parked by the side of the road, and a man in sk was standing beside the car. ?¡± Gwenyth had met the man before. He was Nancy''s bodyguard> ¡°Content ~~ She took a deep breath, prepared for the worst, gathered her courage and walked over. The man in ck opened the door, pushed her hard behind her back with his rough hands, and pushed her into the car. She fell forward and nearly fell to her knees in front of Nancy. "So rude." Nancy red at the bodyguard and reached out her hands to help Gwenyth up. She patted the seat next to her, smiled at Gwenyth, and said, "Come sit here.¡± Gwenyth couldn''t believe what she saw. Why had Nancy''s attitude towards her changed so drastically? A few days ago, Nancy had wanted to kill her. But now Nancy was smiling at her. "What''s it?" Nancy still smiled, "Sit down. Let''s have a good chat." She sat down hesitantly with her back straight vigntly. Nancy was wearing a long ck dress with sleeves reaching to the elbow, and the marks left by the whip could still be seen on the exposed half of her arm. ¡®Last time we talked about money. offered you six million, but you were not satisfied." Nancy''s voice was softand her face was gentle. She did''t look malicious. Content ~~ But Gwenyth didn''t dare to rx, not for a second. "What do you want to say? Can''t you say it directly?" "I''ll give you seven million. So after you pay the liquidated damages. there is one million left. It''s a good deal for you." This was the most money Nancy coulde up with Her career had just started, and she really couldn''t afford more. Besides, she didn¡¯t want to waste money on a woman like Gwenyth because it was not worth it The Novel will be updated first on this website. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!