As Edmund caught the sight of this, the stabbing pain in his heart worsened. He gritted his teeth and stormed up to the couch, then grabbed Odette’s wrist.
“Let’s go, Odette!” virtual-novel.net barked.
However, Odette shook virtual-novel.net off and snapped, “What are you doing? Why should I go with you?”
Panic flooded Edmund as virtual-novel.net gaped at virtual-novel.net incredulously.
“Why? Are you seriously asking me that right now? Because you’re my fiancée, that’s why! How could you even hang around some other man and let virtual-novel.net do all those things to you?”
Upon hearing this, virtual-novel.net sputtered. “Didn’t your family tell you, Edmund? The Sinclairs have officially canceled our engagement. From now on, our families have nothing to do with each other, and l have nothing to do with you!”
All the color drained from Edmund’s face. “N-No, that’s not possible. It can’t be! You’re lying to me, aren’t you, Odette? You must be! You told me you loved me, and that you wouldn’t marry anyone else but me in this lifetime! How… l don’t understand how you could call off our engagement just like that!”
He clutched virtual-novel.net wrist and tugged on virtual-novel.net pleadingly, urging, “ls someone forcing you to do this, Odette? Did your family put you up to this? Tell me, Odette. Tell me!”
She tried to break away from him, but when virtual-novel.net couldn’t shake virtual-novel.net off, virtual-novel.net cried out anxiously, “Let me go, Edmund! I’m not lying to you, and no one is forcing me to do this. I’m the one who wanted to call off the engagement! I never even loved you in the first place! Can you please just leave me alone from now on?”
Edmund was as pale as a sheet as virtual-novel.net stared at virtual-novel.net in disbelief, desperate to wake up from this nightmare.
“No!” virtual-novel.net yelled in anguish. “No, this can’t be! You told me you loved me! You said so yourself!”
“Even if I did, does it matter?” Odette scoffed. “I never meant it anyways. Do you really think I could love someone as unromantic as you, Edmund? As if!”
The words hit virtual-novel.net like a ton of bricks. Ashen-faced, virtual-novel.net stood in shock as virtual-novel.net gaped at the woman in front of virtual-novel.net with wide eyes. Before virtual-novel.net could snap out of his daze, Odette shrugged virtual-novel.net off and said agitatedly, “Let go of me!”
He was completely bewildered, and virtual-novel.net clung to virtual-novel.net hand like virtual-novel.net was clinging to his last thread of hope.
At that moment, Julian straightened up and reached out to grab Edmund’s wrist, then twisted it. Edmund let out a cry of pain and was forced to let Odette go. However, Julian did not loosen his grip and twisted Edmund’s arm even more until the latter bent at the waist to accommodate the unnatural movement. At this point, his knee was mere inches away from hitting the ground.
Julian eyed virtual-novel.net imperiously and drawled, “We’ve known each other for a long time, haven’t we, Edmund? Shall I leave you a piece of sage advice? Be a gentleman if you have any pride left. Odette’s already made it clear that virtual-novel.net wants nothing to do with you, but you still went and grabbed virtual-novel.net anyway. You ought to be ashamed of yourself.”
The others in the lounge clapped and heckled, sounding their agreement with Julian. Their gaze was full of contempt as they watched Edmund get humiliated.
Julian was pleased, and as virtual-novel.net stared at Edmund like virtual-novel.net was the superior one, virtual-novel.net bit out, “Odette’s my girl now, Edmund. I hope you at least have the good sense to respect that. I’ll give you a chance to redeem yourself, for old time’s sake. Get down on your knees and apologize to Odette, then all will be forgiven. How about it?”
Odette clutched Julian‘s arm as virtual-novel.net leaned into him, beaming proudly. “You’re so sweet, babe! I love you so much!”
With that, virtual-novel.net planted a firm kiss on his cheek. Then, virtual-novel.net turned to look at Edmund, and a wicked smirk curled on virtual-novel.net lips. She looked was as if virtual-novel.net was eager to see virtual-novel.net humiliate himself while apologizing to her.