The Billionaire Alpha’s Contract Lover by Caesar Erickson novel Chapter 1516

Chapter 1516
Harper leaned against the bar, sizing up Edith. “You look gentle and elegant, like the girl next door. I didn’t expect you to have a bossy style.”
The surroundings and furniture were all typical of the business elite, cold and lacking any warmth.
Edith smiled and took out a bottle of wine. She used her fingers
to pick up two tall glasses and handed them to Harper. “Have a
drink.”
Harper reached out to take the glass of wine, hesitated for a moment, then quickly regained her composure. “It’s too late, I
better drink less.”
A faint smile appeared on Edith’s elegant face. “Oh, are you afraid
of revealing some secrets to me after drinking too much?”
“I don’t have any secrets to reveal.”
Edith tapped her glass against Harper’s. “Then have a few drinks
with me and let’s see who reveals their secrets first.”
Harper couldn’t resist this challenge and immediately agreed.
After a few drinks, she saw that Edith not only didn’t get drunk,
but also remained composed, smiling at her.
gentle appearance, so she didn’t dare to drink anymore. “Forget it, I give up, I won’t drink anymore…”
But Edith grabbed her with a smile. “If you give up, then you have to reveal your secrets.”
Harper thought it would have been better to stay at Taya’s house. She made a mistake.
“What do you want to hear?”
Edith held her glass and turned around, leaning against the bar, looking out at the bustling traffic outside the floor-to-ceiling windows.
“Tell me about Preston.”
Harper dropped her gaze.
“Do you think I’m qualified to talk about Preston with my current state?”
Edith shifted her gaze back to Harper, who was doubting herself.
“As long as you’re willing.”
Her tone showed her disdain for societal norms, making Harper
feel that Edith was more mature than her.
Yes, she had experienced passionate and heart-wrenching love, and she had suffered from depression. How could she not be mature?
But the problem was, Harper didn’t know how to answer. She stared at the glass of red wine in her hand, remained silent for a while, and finally spoke up.
“I won’t get mated again.”
Without mentioning Preston, she gave an answer with just one sentence.
Edith understood very well that when a woman no longer loved a man, she would clearly say that she didn’t love him, just like herself.
But Harper’s words were reserved. She only said she wouldn’t get mated again, which didn’t mean she no longer loved Preston.
She believed her brother still had a chance, but how to seize it would depend on him.
“What about you?”