Chapter 207 You Really Have Some Nerve
Jean was only able to breathe again when he let go of her. She gasped and took in deep breaths of air raggedly. Before she could steady herself, the man recklessly pushed her aside.
There was a small wound at the corner of Jean’s mouth where she had been kissed.
When she looked up, Edgar’s face was dull and cold.
“You…” Sam’s eyes were as wide as saucers. He was so enraged he could only mumble incoherently. “How can you do this to my daughter? She’s bearing your child! You’re barbaric and immoral!”
Edgar frowned. He felt that Sam was incurably dumb.
No wonder Gigi never cared about the consequences when she did anything. It was inherited from him.
“This is my house, Mr. Reece. I don’t have to report what I do to anybody. I’ve overlooked the fact that you came without invitation. I’m afraid you’re not qualified to criticize me.”
Edgar’s gaze swept over him, and coldness filled the corners of Edgar’s eyes.
“You!”
Sam beat his chest. He almost couldn’t breathe.
“Miles, send Mr. Reece away.”
With one command, Miles immediately stepped up. “Mr. Reece, this way.”
Sam pointed at Edgar with a trembling hand. “You will get your retribution! The Reece family won’t just let this go.”
“I’ll be waiting.” Edgar turned and took a sip of his tea.
Once the door shut, he turned and walked to Jean.
He looked at her arrogantly and suddenly sneered.
“It seems like I’ve been too lenient with you. I made you think that you could behave so shamelessly in front of me.”
The freedom she had at the moment was given by him.
She could only dream of getting out of his control.
Jean kept looking down. She tried hard to calm the feeling in her heart. When she raised her head, her alluring pupils reflected the man’s ice-cold face.
She had long imagined that such a day would come.
“What’s the point of saying all this now, Mr. Royden? You don’t have evidence that points to me. Furthermore, Gigi is in a psychiatric ward.”
With how Sam was acting, he would definitely work against Edgar.
The news about Gigi having mental problems would spread across the whole city the next day. Edgar’s reputation would be the gossip at everyone’s mouths.
She had reached her goal.
Jean slowly twitched the corner of her mouth. “I don’t have much to look forward to in my life. But you, Mr. Royden. You have such a great future. It’s a shame…”
“Jean. Eyer.” He grinded his teeth as he called her name. His eyes were cold.
The corner of Jean’s lips curved unconcernedly. “Eyer Group has signed a contract with Royden Group. If the current president mysteriously goes missing, don’t you think that the outside world would suspect you?”
She meticulously deployed her bait and waited for Edgar to walk right into the trap.
From the looks of it, everything was going smoothly.
She had indeed been utterly humiliated just now, but what did it matter?
Even if she died a hundred times, she would be satisfied if Edgar’s bones could be crushed into ashes and scattered.
Edgar fiercely clenched his fists. Rage filled his eyes. “Alright, you asked for it!”
Jean watched as he walked into his study room. With a bang, the door was shut.
Susan immediately walked over and helped Jean up. “Why do you bother? You know what Mr. Royden’s temper is like. He can be persuaded by reason but not by force.”
The corner of Jean’s mouth twitched. Her smile was slightly pained.
“What a coincidence. Me too.”
Her pair of bright eyes stared in the direction of the study room. She took a deep breath and said, “Thank you, Susan.”
If it wasn’t for Susan secretly helping her in this place that was like a cage, it was hard for her to imagine if she could persevere and not give in to Edgar.
“Oh dear, silly child…” Susan patted Jean’s hand sorrowfully before turning her head to the side. She shook her head as she looked at the study room.
Between the two of them, each of them was more stubborn than the other.
Jean had angered Edgar. It was impossible for her to leave the villa as Edgar’s bodyguards were outside.
She could only go back to her room. Messy weeds grew in her heart as she took hurried steps.
Did Edgar get so angry and do that to cut off the partnership with Eyer Group?
Or…
She waited for a while before hearing footsteps outside.
Jean wrinkled her brow and stared in the direction of the door.
“Ms. Eyer, Mr. Royden is on a business trip.” Susan had intentionally come to inform her. “But he still arranged for men to be on the lookout outside. Don’t go out for the next few days.”
Susan was afraid that Jean would become temporarily depressed and do something dumb.
The unexpected news distracted Jean for a long time.
“Other than ordering people to look after me, what else did he say?”
“Nothing.” Susan shook her head.
Jean pursed the corner of her lips tightly. Was he dangling her on purpose?
“Thanks, Susan. I want to be alone for a while.”
“Alright… if you need anything, call me any time.” Susan sighed and slowly closed the door.
In the car that was on the way to the airport, Edgar spoke fluently in a foreign language to his business partner about the project they were working on together.
There was a problem at the last moment in the project over at their end. He had to deal with it personally.
After the other party understood, Edgar ended the call.
He put down his cell phone, and Miles handed him a report. “Mr. Royden, a few of the board members that are headed by Mr. Hart were invited by Sam to his house for drinks.”
The man looked up with coldness.
“Get me a list of names. We’ll talk about it when I get back.”
“Alright, Mr. Royden.” Miles noted it down and quickly thought of something else. “Mr. Royden, should I send more people to the villa?”
Jean definitely would not stay still obediently.
Edgar should plan ahead so that she wouldn’t go to the hospital and cause trouble.
He had thought about that early on.
He replied apathetically, “Let her be for the time being.”
The thought of Jean’s unbelievably firm expression swirled around in his mind. His last-minute business trip must have been beyond her plans. With such a good opportunity, she would definitely do something.
What he was waiting for was the perfect opportunity to make her understand who holds the pieces in the game.
As for the loss Royden Group sustained, it would of course be on Jean. He had plenty of time and could slowly waste it away with her.
He was only afraid that Eyer Group couldn’t make it.
Ever since Eyer Group went bankrupt, Edgar took the company in and ran it secretly, but not actively. With time, the company seemed like it was only left with an empty shell.
But in reality, there was a bigger surprise awaiting Jean.
Edgar leaned back in his chair and slowly closed his eyes.
At the Royden’s family villa, Jean was staring at a contract termination agreement and leaflet in her hands that had been sent to her. She was so shocked she couldn’t say a word.
“Eyer Group went bankrupt two years ago. There’s an exact amount of debt. Where did this come from?” She gritted her teeth furiously while gripping the contract termination agreement, a thought suddenly appeared in her mind.
Edgar, you really have some nerve.
