Divorce and Freedom No More Homemaker for Him novel Chapter 872

Chapter 872 The Fallout

Nina stayed in the private room, enduring the curious stares, but she considered it a necessary toll on the road to becoming Mrs. Bowman. Once she and Edgar were rearried, every one of these people would change their tune-the same way they’d flipped the moment Halle opened her mouth. People were fickle. Their attitudes changed with whoever was standing in front of them.

Predictably, the second Halle left, the gossips who’d been trashing her pivoted to defending Edgar. He was one of them-a classmate, a friend. They weren’t vicious enough to go too far.

“Honestly, Halle’s kind of intense. One misunderstanding and she makes the whole room uncomfortable. Zero face given. Poor Edgar-he came to have fun, and now he’s going to be in a mood all night.”

Because the room leaned Edgar’s way, the chorus agreed. Halle was being petty and dramatic.

But what people said and what people thought were two different things. The smart ones could already see that the problem was Edgar.

Some of them genuinely couldn’t figure out what Edgar’s angle was. Was he trying to show off that two women were fighting over him? Boost his ego?

If it was a genuine misunderstanding, fine. But if Edgar had orchestrated it? Then, he was pathetic!

Sure, Edgar came from money and had a decent face, but peel the mask away, and he was just another painfully average guy.

Because any man who got his kicks from watching women fight over him had already shown you exactly how small his world was.

Edgar left the room and went through a violent emotional rollercoaster. He’d been fully prepared to see Halle devastated, humiliated, and in pain. Instead, she’d walked in calm as ice and demolished him in front of everyone.

For a split second, he’d seen his father’s shadow superimposed on Halle.

That was why he couldn’t accept any of this. Because he couldn’t accept it, every feeling he had curdled into rage.

Edgar didn’t even want to think about what his classmates thought of him now. He cared about face, and Halle had shredded it. He was convinced she’d done it on purpose. She deliberately tried to ruin him.

They reached a quiet corner.

Halle wanted answers. She didn’t press the attack. She waited for Edgar to explain.

In public, Edgar at least had the self-awareness not to melt down the way he did at home. He forced several deep breaths, barely wrestled his emotions into submission, and spat out, “I did it on purpose.”

Halle had already been shocked once by his depravity. There was no second-time surprise.

“Why?”

Chapter 872 The Fallout

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Edgar’s expression was pure petty triumph. “You dematided an explanation in front of all those people because you were angry, right? If you weren’t angry, you wouldn’t have come on that strong”

Halle said, “You wanted to see me upset?”

Edgar pressed on. “Yes. Burn this feeling into your memory. Because this is exactly what I’ve been going through. Now, you know what it feels like

Halle wanted to tell him she hadn’t actually been hurt-she’d been repulsed. She’d never imagined something this grotesque could come from someone she used to know.

As for confronting him publicly-that was about getting his hand on the table fast, not about playing along with whatever sick game he’d scripted.

Halle countered, “You proposed the engagement. Why have you been so miserable?”

Edgar, cold and mocking, said, “Because you don’t care about my feelings.”

Halle replied, “Oh?”

Edgar continued, “You can’t see my emotions. My anger. My frustration. That’s what kills me. I’ve told you, and you act like you didn’t hear a word. You only care about yourself. You couldn’t care less about me. How am I supposed to not be angry? I’m losing my mind!”

Halle’s expression darkened.

“So, I wanted you to suffer alongside me. To know how awful it feels.”

Edgar said, “Now that you understand, if you have a shred of empathy, you’ll change. Pay attention to my moods. Go with my flow. Otherwise, once we’re married, this will be every single day.”

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