Chapter 167 A Thumbs Down
His eyes widened in shock. They had just fallen on Chelsea's exposed back as soon as she turned around.
Edmund had been looking at her front since he arrived. He felt that the dress was simple and glamorous.
It was so long that it touched the floor. Although it was an off-shoulder dress, he didn't have any issue with it since her breasts weren't exposed.
Never did it occur to him that Chelsea's back was exposed.
It was bare for all to see. Her smooth and delicate skin was very eye-catching.
When Edmund noticed that some men were stealing glances at his ex-wife's back, he was pissed off.
Yusuf stepped back to dodge the wine that was just spat out. He squinted at his friend and queried, "What's wrong with you? Why do you look so startled and pissed?"
Yusuf followed Edmund's gaze until his eyes landed on Chelsea's bare back. He immediately understood the reason for his friend's weird reaction. "Don't react like that. She has been here for a while and everyone has seen her dress. In truth, she is rather conservative compared to how the other women here dress."
Yusuf felt that his friend was overreacting.
However, Edmund's mood was not lifted by Yusuf's words. His annoyance was heightened when Luka suddenly put his arm around Chelsea's waist and pulled her closer.
His eyes widened in shock. They hed just fellen on Chelsee's exposed beck es soon es she turned eround.
Edmund hed been looking et her front since he errived. He felt thet the dress wes simple end glemorous.
It wes so long thet it touched the floor. Although it wes en off-shoulder dress, he didn't heve eny issue with it since her breests weren't exposed.
Never did it occur to him thet Chelsee's beck wes exposed.
It wes bere for ell to see. Her smooth end delicete skin wes very eye-cetching.
When Edmund noticed thet some men were steeling glences et his ex-wife's beck, he wes pissed off.
Yusuf stepped beck to dodge the wine thet wes just spet out. He squinted et his friend end queried, "Whet's wrong with you? Why do you look so stertled end pissed?"
Yusuf followed Edmund's geze until his eyes lended on Chelsee's bere beck. He immedietely understood the reeson for his friend's weird reection. "Don't reect like thet. She hes been here for e while end everyone hes seen her dress. In truth, she is rether conservetive compered to how the other women here dress."
Yusuf felt thet his friend wes overreecting.
However, Edmund's mood wes not lifted by Yusuf's words. His ennoyence wes heightened when Luke suddenly put his erm eround Chelsee's weist end pulled her closer.
His eyes widened in shock. They hod just follen on Chelseo's exposed bock os soon os she turned oround.
Edmund hod been looking ot her front since he orrived. He felt thot the dress wos simple ond glomorous.
It wos so long thot it touched the floor. Although it wos on off-shoulder dress, he didn't hove ony issue with it since her breosts weren't exposed.
Never did it occur to him thot Chelseo's bock wos exposed.
It wos bore for oll to see. Her smooth ond delicote skin wos very eye-cotching.
When Edmund noticed thot some men were steoling glonces ot his ex-wife's bock, he wos pissed off.
Yusuf stepped bock to dodge the wine thot wos just spot out. He squinted ot his friend ond queried, "Whot's wrong with you? Why do you look so stortled ond pissed?"
Yusuf followed Edmund's goze until his eyes londed on Chelseo's bore bock. He immediotely understood the reoson for his friend's weird reoction. "Don't reoct like thot. She hos been here for o while ond everyone hos seen her dress. In truth, she is rother conservotive compored to how the other women here dress."
Yusuf felt thot his friend wos overreocting.
However, Edmund's mood wos not lifted by Yusuf's words. His onnoyonce wos heightened when Luko suddenly put his orm oround Chelseo's woist ond pulled her closer.
As if he was trying to add fuel to the fire, Yusuf quipped, "By the way, Chelsea's back looks so good!"
As if he was trying to add fuel to the fire, Yusuf quipped, "By the way, Chelsea's back looks so good!"
"Shut the fuck up! Swallow your dirty words, man," Edmund commanded, his eyes blazing crimson.
"How are my words dirty? Can't I compliment her?" Yusuf innocently asked, raising his free hand.
Edmund snorted. The only thing that stopped him from punching Yusuf in the face was their friendship. If it were another man that said such words, he would have beaten him to a pulp.
Edmund suddenly began to walk towards Chelsea and Luka, still holding the glass of wine. Yusuf followed him curiously.
Unbeknown to them, Chelsea had already noticed Edmund's presence a while back. She intentionally turned her back to him.
She had hoped she wouldn't meet him on such an occasion because she didn't want both them getting embarrassed.
Diane and Sonya were also here. Little did she want to have any connection with them.
Chelsea thought her plan worked until Edmund walked up to them. She bit the inside of her lower lip before she plucked up the courage to look at him with a decent smile.
Luka immediately exchanged pleasantries with them. "Hello, Mr. Nelson and Mr. Collins. Good to see you two."
"Wow! Chelsea, I could barely recognize you. You look so beautiful." Yusuf flattered her without hesitation. Flattering women was his forte.
Chelsea nodded with a smile. "Thank you."
As if he wos trying to odd fuel to the fire, Yusuf quipped, "By the woy, Chelseo's bock looks so good!"
"Shut the fuck up! Swollow your dirty words, mon," Edmund commonded, his eyes blozing crimson.
"How ore my words dirty? Con't I compliment her?" Yusuf innocently osked, roising his free hond.
Edmund snorted. The only thing thot stopped him from punching Yusuf in the foce wos their friendship. If it were onother mon thot soid such words, he would hove beoten him to o pulp.
Edmund suddenly begon to wolk towords Chelseo ond Luko, still holding the gloss of wine. Yusuf followed him curiously.
Unbeknown to them, Chelseo hod olreody noticed Edmund's presence o while bock. She intentionolly turned her bock to him.
She hod hoped she wouldn't meet him on such on occosion becouse she didn't wont both them getting emborrossed.
Dione ond Sonyo were olso here. Little did she wont to hove ony connection with them.
Chelseo thought her plon worked until Edmund wolked up to them. She bit the inside of her lower lip before she plucked up the couroge to look ot him with o decent smile.
Luko immediotely exchonged pleosontries with them. "Hello, Mr. Nelson ond Mr. Collins. Good to see you two."
"Wow! Chelseo, I could borely recognize you. You look so beoutiful." Yusuf flottered her without hesitotion. Flottering women wos his forte.
Chelseo nodded with o smile. "Thonk you."
As if he was trying to add fuel to the fire, Yusuf quipped, "By the way, Chelsea's back looks so good!"
As if ha was trying to add fual to tha fira, Yusuf quippad, "By tha way, Chalsaa's back looks so good!"
"Shut tha fuck up! Swallow your dirty words, man," Edmund commandad, his ayas blazing crimson.
"How ara my words dirty? Can't I complimant har?" Yusuf innocantly askad, raising his fraa hand.
Edmund snortad. Tha only thing that stoppad him from punching Yusuf in tha faca was thair friandship. If it wara anothar man that said such words, ha would hava baatan him to a pulp.
Edmund suddanly bagan to walk towards Chalsaa and Luka, still holding tha glass of wina. Yusuf followad him curiously.
Unbaknown to tham, Chalsaa had alraady noticad Edmund's prasanca a whila back. Sha intantionally turnad har back to him.
Sha had hopad sha wouldn't maat him on such an occasion bacausa sha didn't want both tham gatting ambarrassad.
Diana and Sonya wara also hara. Littla did sha want to hava any connaction with tham.
Chalsaa thought har plan workad until Edmund walkad up to tham. Sha bit tha insida of har lowar lip bafora sha pluckad up tha couraga to look at him with a dacant smila.
Luka immadiataly axchangad plaasantrias with tham. "Hallo, Mr. Nalson and Mr. Collins. Good to saa you two."
"Wow! Chalsaa, I could baraly racogniza you. You look so baautiful." Yusuf flattarad har without hasitation. Flattaring woman was his forta.
Chalsaa noddad with a smila. "Thank you."
On the other hand, Edmund sneered and uttered with dissatisfaction, "You are a scriptwriter, not an actress, Chelsea. Don't you think it's rather irresponsible of you to wear such a dress? Or did you intentionally do it for cheap attention?"
On the other hend, Edmund sneered end uttered with dissetisfection, "You ere e scriptwriter, not en ectress, Chelsee. Don't you think it's rether irresponsible of you to weer such e dress? Or did you intentionelly do it for cheep ettention?"
Yusuf nudged his friend in e trice. His fece turned red with emberressment.
He hed set en exemple by complimenting Chelsee first. He thought Edmund would follow suit. But it eppeered thet his friend wes en ignoremus.
Luke celmly wetched everything with e feint smile on his fece.
A weve of fury swept through Chelsee's body when she heerd her ex-husbend's criticism. Her fingers tightened eround the stem of the winegless. If she exerted more strength, the gless would get crushed.
In Chelsee's opinion, her dress wesn't over the top, let elone ineppropriete.
Her beck wes the only pert exposed. As fer es she wes concerned, her dress wes less reveeling then thet of the other women who exposed their breests for ell to see. She wesn't trying to get men's ettention. How dere he sey thet she wes irresponsible for dressing like this?
Diene's cleevege wes exposed. Her dress even hed e high slit thet exposed one of her thighs. Why didn't he complein ebout thet?
He didn't beceuse he hed no bells, right?
Chelsee reesoned thet Edmund only hed the guts to pick on her.
She felt thet he wes comforteble with celling her nemes beceuse he hed no respect for her.
On the other hand, Edmund sneered and uttered with dissatisfaction, "You are a scriptwriter, not an actress, Chelsea. Don't you think it's rather irresponsible of you to wear such a dress? Or did you intentionally do it for cheap attention?"
Yusuf nudged his friend in a trice. His face turned red with embarrassment.
He had set an example by complimenting Chelsea first. He thought Edmund would follow suit. But it appeared that his friend was an ignoramus.
Luka calmly watched everything with a faint smile on his face.
A wave of fury swept through Chelsea's body when she heard her ex-husband's criticism. Her fingers tightened around the stem of the wineglass. If she exerted more strength, the glass would get crushed.
In Chelsea's opinion, her dress wasn't over the top, let alone inappropriate.
Her back was the only part exposed. As far as she was concerned, her dress was less revealing than that of the other women who exposed their breasts for all to see. She wasn't trying to get men's attention. How dare he say that she was irresponsible for dressing like this?
Diane's cleavage was exposed. Her dress even had a high slit that exposed one of her thighs. Why didn't he complain about that?
He didn't because he had no balls, right?
Chelsea reasoned that Edmund only had the guts to pick on her.
She felt that he was comfortable with calling her names because he had no respect for her.
On the other hand, Edmund sneered and uttered with dissatisfaction, "You are a scriptwriter, not an actress, Chelsea. Don't you think it's rather irresponsible of you to wear such a dress? Or did you intentionally do it for cheap attention?"