Edgar and His Destined Wife novel Chapter 123

Chapter 123 After the Race

Jean furrowed her eyebrows. “Mr. Royden, it’s my freedom to choose who I associate with. You should worry about yourself.” She looked at him icily.

He had no right to chide her with their current relationship. Even if she couldn’t put up with it anymore, what did it have to do with him?

“If you called me on the car just to say this rubbish to me, then please stop the car now, Mr. Royden.” He took out the bracelet gift box and chucked it at her.

“Take this as a reward for handling the Oprah couple for me,” he said stiffly and raised his head. “stop the car at the front, Mr. Hughes.”

Giving the box a brief look, Jean took it and got off the car. There’s no such thing as a free lunch. Even so, Jean had no choice in her situation. If Edgar had dug a hole and told her to jump into it, she would have to do as he said with a smile on her face.

That is how the world works. She took a few steps and turned back to the car driving away. “Surprisingly, he didn’t lose his temper.”

…

Three days later, on the night before the Thunderbolt Cup. Jean received a call from Sonny.

“Our co-driver for Dark Horse had an emergency. The race is tomorrow, but we can’t find a substitute. If you have time, can you help us one more time? Don’t worry, I won’t let you work for nothing. Shall we split the prize money three to seven?”

Sonny was worried that she would disagree and quickly added, “Ben refused to get you to help at first. But the race is coming up, and I just couldn’t find anyone to help.”

It would be Saturday the next day, and Jean had free time. “Sure, I’ll help. But you should try continuing your search. If there’s anyone that is more suitable…”

“You are our one and only outstanding candidate! No one could compete with you, our goddess of victory!” He slapped his thigh in joy as Jean agreed. “I think I can make an order for a celebratory dinner now.”

Early the next morning, Ben came to fetch Jean. He was quiet, unlike usual. Jean leaned her head against her head and faced him. “Are you nervous?”

He shook his head. His hand was gripping the steering wheel. “Is there trouble among the crew again?”

He kept silent and sighed. “Hmm.” “You shouldn’t get on the field if there’s something on your mind,” Jean advised sensibly. Once they entered the track, there would be no turning back. No one could bear the consequences if anything were to happen during the race.

The car came to a stop outside the racing tracks. The sound of engines was rumbling throughout the place. Ben laughed out of the blue. His dark eyes shone brightly. “Jean, will you give me a chance? Let’s have a talk after the race.”

Is he distracted by this problem?

Jean nodded and gave him a thumbs up. After they registered, they headed to their respective changing rooms.

Jean was trying on a helmet when she heard two workers gossiping. “Did you hear that Dark Horse had a fallout with his family over the cost of their crew?”

“I did. Apparently, his family forced him to get engaged to a young woman from a wealthy family. But he likes someone else and argued with his family.”

“I heard the person he likes is the one he proposed to on stage during the prize-giving ceremony. That…”

“Shh! Not so loud!”

Jean waited until the workers had left, then walked out. She looked at her reflection in the mirror and sighed absentmindedly.

They needed to have a good talk.

The seats on either side of the racetracks were filled with audiences.

Edgar was present as a sponsor. He sat in the VIP room instead of the seats by the track.

“Mr. Royden, Mr. Edbert has boarded the plane. He’s estimated to arrive at Yorktown International Airport in four hours.”

“Make sure the apartment is ready.”

“I understand, Mr. Royden.”

Edgar raised his head. His eyes landed on the screen, and there was an unreadable expression on his face.

Earlier in the morning, Royden Group had terminated their contract with Ludwig Group. It wasn’t that he bore a grudge against Ben. He just wasn’t satisfied with the quality of Ludwig Group’s products.

The previous collaborations were successful. This time around, Edgar decided to restructure his company internally. At the same time, the group had terminated cooperation with a few old company partners.