Chapter 14 Conflict Between Two Men
Never get pregnant again… This was something most women wouldn’t be able to accept. The debt between them had indeed been erased. But why did he not feel a single glimmer of happiness? In fact, he felt a huge sense of heaviness.
Edgar Royden paused outside the room, then turned and left the hospital. He sat in his car, but his mind kept wandering.
The driver, Mr. Hughes, glanced in the rearview mirror and said, “Mr. Royden, I’ve paid for a month’s hospitalization and medical fees for Ms. Eyer. I’ve also told the nurse to contact me any time if additional payment is needed.”
“Mm.” Edgar Royden answered in an aloof manner while gazing out the window. He happened to see Gigi Reece storming out furiously from the hospital wearing a large pair of sunglasses.
“Mr. Royden, it’s Ms. Reece. Should we give her a ride?” The driver asked. “It’s fine.” Edgar Royden was annoyed thinking about Gigi Reece’s smugness in the hospital room.
Although she was his childhood rescuer and he made his choice, he had no real interest in Gigi Reece after spending time together.
Her materialistic airs and graces were inadvertently overpowered by Jean Eyer’s elegance and refinement.
“To the office.” Edgar Royden ordered.
“Yes, Mr. Royden.”
After Gigi Reece left, the hospital room finally quietened down.
Jean Eyer was deep in thought when she recalled the confrontation that just happened.
The only possibility was that Gigi Reece lied, and Edgar Royden mistook his rescuer.
Good things come to those who wait. She could only imagine Edgar Royden’s expression once he found out the truth.
At this point, a sense of gleeful revenge sparked in Jean Eyer’s heart.
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