Chapter 7 After Leaving him, She Found a New Man?

• "Mr… Mr Royden."
• The crowd was seemingly uneasy as they all turned toward Edgar.
• Edgar was motionless as he stared at Jean's silhouette. As she slammed shut the door, his face was visibly sullen.
• After two years of marriage, he just realized he still didn't understand her temper.
• What could one expect from a member of the Eyer family after all? She was just as obstinate as Gary.
• "Go on."
• After maintaining his silence for a while, Edgar sat down and started handling the cards before him.
• No one could guess what was on his mind at this moment.
• "Mmhmm."
• Jonathan had his brains at full throughput and thought of a way to dissolve the tension, "What are you all standing around for? Did we spend money for you to act as statues? Get on the stage and start dancing!"
• The supervisor was quick to respond and started ordering the ladies around; soon the room recovered its hustle and bustle.
• Brad and Jonathan exchanged a glance surreptitiously, worried that they might accidentally step on Edgar's toes unknowingly.
• Edgar was definitely not trying his best to be friendly at the moment.
• Jean came out of the center.
• The quick pace of passersby and the clamor of the city dragged her back into reality.
• It might have been better off for her if she had slapped Edgar physically rather than what she did!
• Jean first dreaded the worst, then she was relieved.
• As she recollected the events, she pondered upon the riskiest decision in her life but yet the one that made most logical sense to her.
• Perhaps she should have kept her head clear two years ago and saw Edgar for who he was.
• As someone with such prominent and wealthy background, he had absolutely no motive to utilize marriage as a chess piece for his business empire.
• Why would he ever choose to marry her?
• It was simple – all of this was for revenge.
• Without a house nor cash in her wallet, all her relatives were avoiding contact with her; she could not find a place to call home in such a huge city.
• Jean started walking aimlessly around as her phone rang.
• As she accepted the call, she was taken aback by the high decibel noise.
• "Jean, where on earth are you? Why is your house vacant? Was it the work of that bastard Edgar?" Ben's voice could be heard from a mile away and there was no attempt to hide the fury in his tone.
• "Ben…" Jean's attempt at putting up a strong façade crumbled; she could no longer hold back and sat down by the road side.
• "I… I'm divorced…" She was audibly wailing at this point.
• "Don't cry, where are you now?"
• Ben frantically teared out of the empty villa and boarded the red Ferrari, he started his engine, "Stay wherever you are and wait for me."
• The wait turned out to be a whole hour.Jean was busy cursing Ben
• 's inefficiency in getting to her while seated in his eye-catching automobile. Under the gaze of countless passersby, Ben drove right into his condominium which was located right in the middle of the city.
• Jean could not keep her eyes open due to the high speed.
• "I told you Edgar was unreliable and you didn't want to listen, well see where you ended up?"
• Ben brought her right up to the 24th floor and flicked on the lights; it was in fact a 400 square meter condo with a 360-degree view of the city.
• Jean was stunned, took off her shoes and could not help but go right to the window to have a look at the city; with no obstructions before her, her mood also freshened up a little.
• "Well, this must have cost more than fifty million, right?"
• "For sure! Are you regretting now? I raced only for my own dream, it's not like you are not aware that my family is loaded."
• Ben was leaning against the wall and staring at Jean, "Don't you want to consider marrying me? If it were other ladies I would not even bother, but if it's you I wouldn't mind."
• He didn't tell the whole truth as the condo was something he begged from his mom – it was one of the properties under the family's name.
• "Don't count on it." Jean turned around, took a few napkins, cleared her nose and looked around, "I don't have anywhere else to turn to. If you're fine with it, let me borrow your place for a little while; I will pay you rent once I start earning."
• Ben knew that she was putting up a front but he didn't bother tearing it down, "Well, stay as long as you want, you can also sign a lifetime contract."
• Jean rolled her eyes at him.