Being pushed by Casey, Elodie was staggering, and almost fell to the ground.
She looked at Casey quickly running out with an embarrassed face. Suddenly, she had endless grievances.
Even if he didn't want to forgive her, he didn’t have to push her away, right?
Besides, Casey was even running so fast. Did he hate her so much?
‘Hmph, even though he is good at teaching, so what? He is just so stingy. He is actually so narrow-minded. I originally wanted to apologize to him sincerely. Now it seems that I’m so stupid.’
Elodie was aggrieved. But then she was very angry and felt so upset.
...
In the corridor, after Casey rushed out, he quickly looked in the direction Edith had just walked past. The familiar figure made him tremble slightly.
It turned out that Edith was really here, and she was fine. Casey's nerves that had been strained for so long were finally relaxed.
He paused on the spot for several seconds, then took a deep breath and shouted at the figure in front, "Edith!"
His face was full of expectation. He was waiting for Edith to stop and turn around to look at him. He believed that the moment Edith turned, he would rush to her and hugged her into arms. He had been thinking about her days and nights.
However, the scene he was expecting did not appear. The figure walking in front only paused for a while, and then continued to walk towards the front.
Casey's original excitement suddenly cooled down. He did not expect that after Edith heard his shouts, she only paused for a while, and then kept walking as if nothing happened.
He and Edith had been together for such a long time. They had already understood everything about each other quite thoroughly. Casey could conclude that that woman was Edith based on only her back. Edith could definitely know the person who was calling her just now.
Every detail of the figure walking in front proved to Casey that it was his wife who he had been missing for a long time, and it was absolutely impossible to make a mistake. Casey did not believe that the person in front just looked like Edith. Two people might be similar in appearance, or even exactly the same, but the temperament and habits that had been cultivated over time could never be exactly the same.
However, it was the person who was identified by Casey as Edith had no response at all after she heard Casey’s shouts, as if she felt that it was not calling her.
How was this going?
Casey suddenly had a lot of doubts. He didn't understand what went wrong. Logically, Edith would definitely rush to him as soon as she met him. What made him most puzzled was that Edith was safe and sound in H City, but she had not contacted him.
Casey knew that Edith could not have disappeared for no reason, and that during the period of her disappearance, something must have happened, so that Edith never contacted him actively.
As for what happened, he was afraid that it was only Edith who could explain it.
Many possibilities popped into Casey's mind. But no matter what the reason was, Edith completely ignored him, which made Casey feel a little lost.
Casey didn't hesitate anymore. He hurried to catch up with Edith and stopped in front of her.
"Edith, why are you ignoring me? I have been looking for you for a long time. I thought that something happened to you. It’s okay as long as you are fine, but I don't know what you have encountered. Can you tell me about your experience during this time?" Casey said in a panic.
At this time, a girl who was walking with Edith stood in front of Edith, staring at Casey with a vigilant face, and said coldly, "Who are you? What do you want to do? Get out of our way. Don’t harass our lady!"
It was also at this time that Casey noticed that there was a girl next to Edith. When Casey heard this girl’s words, he couldn't help but frowned, "Your lady? She is my wife. How come she is your lady?"
When the girl heard Casey’s words, a trace of disgust appeared on her face. She stretched out her hand and pushed Casey away, shouting, "How can you be so shameless? You dare to be so disrespectful to our lady? You said our lady is your wife? How dare you!"
Casey suddenly became a little anxious. He didn't understand what was going on. He glanced at Edith behind the girl and found that Edith was looking at him blankly at this time. She was frowning, as if trying to think something.
Moreover, what made Casey a little uncomfortable was that there was strangeness in Edith’s eyes when Edith looked at him. Although Casey was sure that the woman in front of him was his wife, there seemed to be some changes that Casey hadn't expected.
"Edith, what's wrong with you? Why are you looking at me with such eyes? I am Casey. Don't you know me?" Casey stared at Edith and asked.
"Why are you so shameless? Don't call our lady with such a disgusting name. Our lady doesn't know you! Get out of here quickly, otherwise, don't blame me for being rude." The girl who stood in front of Edith shouted at Casey again.
Edith didn't come back to her senses until this time. She stretched out her hand and tugged at the girl's clothes, and said softly, "Emma, don't say that! He might be mistaking me for someone else."
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