There was some stiffness in the space.
Edward said seriously, "What can I do to shorten the gap between us so that you feel that I'm worthy of you, Ms. Lawrence?"
'Was there a problem with what I expressed?' Jeanne thought.
"Tell me, and I'll change." Edward had a sincere look on his face.
"I'm saying that I'm not worthy of you."
"Ms. Lawrence, you're impeccable to me."
"Fourth Master Swan, let's not beat around the bush." Jeanne could not outlast this master, so she said, "Seven years ago, I admitted that I slept with you on a whim. Seven years later, I hope that you won't hold a grudge against me. Let's forget each other."
Edward did not reply.
At that moment, he just looked at Jeanne.
He looked straight at her.
It made her whole body go numb.
After a long time, he asked, "On a whim...?"
"Yes," Jeanne responded, "Fourth Master, you clearly know why I looked for you back then. Now that I think about it, I do think it was absurd. Since it was absurd, we should let it drift away with the wind."
Absurd...?"
"Now, I've gotten over Eden. Regardless of whether it's you or Eden, I treat you normally. Fourth Master, please let it go."
"To you, I'm the same as... Eden?"
"To me, both of you are unimportant people." Jeanne was straightforward.
The man in front of her raised the corner of his mouth.
He was definitely not smiling.
Jeanne pursed her lips.
At this moment, she was worried that she would be strangled to death by the man in front of her.
After all, all men had bad natures.
Whether they liked or loved someone or not, they had to subdue that person.
The room was extremely quiet.
George sat at the side and did not say a word.
Jeanne lifted the blanket and got up.
The moment the blanket was lifted, she did not notice that the hem of her dress had reached below her thighs. Fierce scratches could be clearly seen on her fair thighs.
They were all left behind by Jeanne in order to restrain herself last night.
Jeanne pulled down the hem of her dress calmly.
Edward saw everything.
Jeanne got up from the bed. "Fourth Master, thank you for lunch. Goodbye."
As she said that, she held George's hand and walked out.
Just as they reached the door, Edward's voice came from behind. "Is this the reason you left so freely back then?"
Jeanne halted.
George raised his head and looked at Jeanne.
It was as if this was the first time he had seen many emotions on Jeanne's face.
Jeanne said faintly, "Yes."
She clarified her relationship with Edward in one word.
After she finished, she did not expect to receive any reply and left with George.
Outside the door, she bumped into Nox.
Nox had a carefree smile on his face. "You're leaving already? Aren't you going to spend the night here or something?"
Jeanne ignored Nox.
Despite that, when her biological father said that, she felt that it was very ironic.
Fortunately, she had given up on her dad and would not have any emotions anymore.
Therefore, she said very calmly, "It was a misunderstanding."
"A misunderstanding?! A misunderstanding that you two kissed at Jasmine's wedding and that you deliberately embarrassed Jasmine?! Was it you who took the initiative?" Alexander asked fiercely.
"No. Fourth Master Swan used me as a shield to make Third Princess Sanders misunderstand. I came back early so as to not disrupt Jasmine's wedding."
Alexander looked at Jeanne coldly.
"It's up to you whether you believe it or not." Jeanne did not say much. It would be useless to say too much.
She turned around and went upstairs.
"Jeanne!" Alexander's expression was ugly, "You better behave yourself. You won't have a good life now. Don't try to climb to a high status! I'll give you another piece of advice! Now that the Sanders' third princess has taken a liking to Fourth Master Swan, from the Swans' standpoint, she'd definitely be eager to have a marriage agreement with the Sanders. The Swans will become relatives of the imperial family and will have an even more prominent status. Don't bring shame upon yourself, and don't bring me trouble! Whether it's the Swans or the Sanders, I can't afford to offend them! Don't let your sister lose all her face right after she's married to Eden!"
Jeanne sneered.
Alexander probably did not understand the situation.
If the Swans wanted Fourth Master Swan to marry the third Princess of the Sanders, Fourth Master Swan would not have kissed Jeanne on the spot.
Therefore, it was very obvious that the Swans rejected the marriage.
As for why they rejected it... Back then, the Swans abandoned politics and entered the business world to stay away from political disputes. After so many years, the Swans had always maintained a distance from the government. They would not get involved in politics again now that Old Master Swan had aged.
Naturally, the Swans would think of all kinds of reasonable reasons to reject the marriage.
As for why the government had suddenly taken the initiative to have a marriage agreement with the Swans, no one knew the reason behind it.
Jeanne replied, "Alright."
She did not say anything else.
Alexander could not even understand the most basic of things. Jeanne was not so kind as to explain it to him.
She now understood why the Lawrences' business had been in such a slump all these years. The root cause was that Alexander was incompetent!
Jeanne guessed that if it was not for Jonathan barely holding on, the Lawrences would have been wiped out long ago!
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