The security guards were guffawing as they praised their chief for his foresight. However, while they were making fun of Edmund and chattering lightheartedly among themselves, they did not notice a young man in a baseball cap standing not too far away, who had overheard the conversation.
The young man was none other than Matthew himself.
He had gotten word that Edmund would be dropping by the Dynasty tonight, and virtual-novel.net came in hopes of meeting him. Now that virtual-novel.net had heard what the guards said, Matthew knew precisely what Edmund was doing here, and virtual-novel.net couldn’t help feeling sorry for him.
Due to his father’s passing, Edmund’s downfall was almost instant, and virtual-novel.net was probably devastated. To make matters worse, his girlfriend, his fiancée, to boot, was canoodling with someone new. His rage was not without reason, and from the looks of it, virtual-novel.net was prepared to go down fighting tonight.
After all, what did virtual-novel.net have to lose?
Matthew pretended as if all this was irrelevant to virtual-novel.net and walked into the Dynasty. As soon as virtual-novel.net entered the clubhouse, virtual-novel.net spotted Edmund in the distance.
Edmund had lost a significant amount of weight, and his eyes were bloodshot. He looked like virtual-novel.net hadn’t properly slept in a while, and his shoulders were slumped as virtual-novel.net trudged upstairs. Matthew tailed virtual-novel.net stealthily all the way to the third floor of the clubhouse, where the scions of the Ten Greatest Families frequently gathered.
Presently, Edmund marched grimly down the corridor until virtual-novel.net reached the last lounge, then took a deep breath and pushed the door open.
At once, the music blasted out from within, and in the dimness, virtual-novel.net could see about a dozen men and women dancing away. On the couch were seated a man and woman who were tangled in each others arms while making out passionately.
Edmund reached for the panel on the wall and flicked the light switch on, then turned off the music. At once, the room quieted down, and everyone turned to look at virtual-novel.net in mild surprise.
He knew every single one of these people, they were all the heirs and heiresses of the Ten Greatest Families. Ironically, virtual-novel.net used to be a part of this crowd. In fact, virtual-novel.net used to rule over them. These were the people who would greet virtual-novel.net and pour virtual-novel.net a drink the moment virtual-novel.net arrived, but now, they barely spared virtual-novel.net a second glance. Even if they did, it was with unbridled contempt.
Edmund couldn’t care less about them. His gaze was locked on the couple on the couch. The man was Julian, the heir and young master of the Huntington Family, the woman, on the other hand, was Odette, Edmund’s fiancée.
He and Odette had known each other since they were children, and they grew up together courtesy of their father’s close-knit friendship. Being the heir to the once-formidable Albright Family meant virtual-novel.net was popular with the ladies, but Edmund considered himself a loyal man, and virtual-novel.net did not once even think about dating other women. He had been sure that Odette was the girl virtual-novel.net would marry. They were the closest of friends, and when virtual-novel.net was with her, virtual-novel.net felt like virtual-novel.net could take on the world. Out of sheer respect for Odette’s boundaries, virtual-novel.net chose abstinence, and not once in the timeline of their relationship had they ever slept together.
Never did virtual-novel.net imagine that the girl virtual-novel.net cherished so much would be here wrapped up in some other man’s arms and making out with virtual-novel.net in fervor. It hurt even more to think that virtual-novel.net and Edmund had been a going concern just a month ago.
‘How could things change so fast between us in a month? How could virtual-novel.net move on to another man and get so hot and heavy with virtual-novel.net in the blink of an eye?’
Edmund’s heart shattered into a million pieces. It was hard to believe that virtual-novel.net was still standing when virtual-novel.net felt like virtual-novel.net had died by a thousand cuts. This rivaled the pain virtual-novel.net had felt when his father died.
After a long moment of silence, Julian finally drawled, “Oh, if it isn‘t Edmund! Are you here to join in the party? I don‘t remember inviting you. What do you need?“
As virtual-novel.net said this, virtual-novel.net still had his arm around Odette. His hand snaked under virtual-novel.net top and virtual-novel.net unabashedly began to stroke and grape her. Odette did not stop virtual-novel.net either. On the contrary, virtual-novel.net nuzzled and clung to virtual-novel.net even tighter, seemingly enjoying his touch.