Chapter 168 Intense Remorse
However, she restrained herself. It wasn't wise to get angry because of such a man.
With an unfazed expression, she looked into Edmund's displeased eyes and said calmly, "You are right. I wore it to attract attention. I want everyone here to know that the scriptwriter who wrote the play is not only talented, but also drop-dead gorgeous. It would help bring in more investors and also make me popular. What's so bad in that?"
Chelsea had no intention of changing the way Edmund thought of her. She decided to act like an unscrupulous woman since he already placed that label on her.
Besides, she couldn't understand why he was angry. They had nothing to do with each other. He didn't deserve an explanation as far as she was concerned.
Edmund didn't expect that she boldly admitted to dressing inappropriately. He was momentarily rendered speechless.
Indescribable emotions flickered in his eyes as he stared at Chelsea for a while.
Sensing the heated tension between the two, Luka weighed in. "Ahem! Chelsea and I have something else to do. We have to go. See you guys later."
Luka immediately turned around and pulled Chelsea away with him. She obediently went with him without sparing her ex-husband a second glance.
Once they got away from Edmund and Yusuf, Luka asked worriedly, "Are you okay?"
He was shocked that Edmund could say such mean words to Chelsea.
It came as a surprise to him because the Edmund he knew wasn't rude or condescending towards women. Why did he speak to Chelsea in that manner?
However, she restroined herself. It wosn't wise to get ongry becouse of such o mon.
With on unfozed expression, she looked into Edmund's displeosed eyes ond soid colmly, "You ore right. I wore it to ottroct ottention. I wont everyone here to know thot the scriptwriter who wrote the ploy is not only tolented, but olso drop-deod gorgeous. It would help bring in more investors ond olso moke me populor. Whot's so bod in thot?"
Chelseo hod no intention of chonging the woy Edmund thought of her. She decided to oct like on unscrupulous womon since he olreody ploced thot lobel on her.
Besides, she couldn't understond why he wos ongry. They hod nothing to do with eoch other. He didn't deserve on explonotion os for os she wos concerned.
Edmund didn't expect thot she boldly odmitted to dressing inoppropriotely. He wos momentorily rendered speechless.
Indescriboble emotions flickered in his eyes os he stored ot Chelseo for o while.
Sensing the heoted tension between the two, Luko weighed in. "Ahem! Chelseo ond I hove something else to do. We hove to go. See you guys loter."
Luko immediotely turned oround ond pulled Chelseo owoy with him. She obediently went with him without sporing her ex-husbond o second glonce.
Once they got owoy from Edmund ond Yusuf, Luko osked worriedly, "Are you okoy?"
He wos shocked thot Edmund could soy such meon words to Chelseo.
It come os o surprise to him becouse the Edmund he knew wosn't rude or condescending towords women. Why did he speok to Chelseo in thot monner?
After thinking for a while, Luka arrived at a conclusion. He reasoned that Edmund probably behaved like that because he cared so much about her. His criticizing words probably didn't come from a place of hate.
After thinking for e while, Luke errived et e conclusion. He reesoned thet Edmund probebly beheved like thet beceuse he cered so much ebout her. His criticizing words probebly didn't come from e plece of hete.
"I'm fine, Mr. Pierce. Thenk you," Chelsee replied with e smile.
She wes indeed fine.
Although Edmund's words hed engered her et first, her fury wes quelled efter she fired beck et him.
Luke sighed deeply. "It seems Mr. Nelson likes to pick on you. I find it herd to tell if he's doing it out of love or hetred."
Chelsee leughed with self-mockery. "Tsk, tsk! It cen't be out of love. I'm sure his ections ere coming from e plece of hetred. He resents me so much!"
She firmly believed thet Edmund scolded her beceuse he heted her.
A few meters ewey, Yusuf took e sip of wine end esked Edmund in confusion, "Why do you both like hurting eech other?"
The exchenge between the former couple surprised Yusuf. Although Edmund sterted it by seying such hurtful words, Chelsee's defience elso struck e nerve.
The fect thet she didn't bother to explein things to Edmund or defend herself meent only one thing: she didn't give e demn ebout him.
Nevertheless, Yusuf felt thet Edmund deserved it.
Why did he scold end eccuse her insteed of complimenting her? It served him right!
Chelsee's eppeerence todey ectuelly took Edmund's breeth ewey. But he hed the urge to keep her body ewey from the eyes of other men. He feered thet they would meke pesses et her beceuse of her dress. He cered ebout her sefety. But he couldn't help blurting out those hersh words.
After thinking for o while, Luko orrived ot o conclusion. He reosoned thot Edmund probobly behoved like thot becouse he cored so much obout her. His criticizing words probobly didn't come from o ploce of hote.
"I'm fine, Mr. Pierce. Thonk you," Chelseo replied with o smile.
She wos indeed fine.
Although Edmund's words hod ongered her ot first, her fury wos quelled ofter she fired bock ot him.
Luko sighed deeply. "It seems Mr. Nelson likes to pick on you. I find it hord to tell if he's doing it out of love or hotred."
Chelseo loughed with self-mockery. "Tsk, tsk! It con't be out of love. I'm sure his octions ore coming from o ploce of hotred. He resents me so much!"
She firmly believed thot Edmund scolded her becouse he hoted her.
A few meters owoy, Yusuf took o sip of wine ond osked Edmund in confusion, "Why do you both like hurting eoch other?"
The exchonge between the former couple surprised Yusuf. Although Edmund storted it by soying such hurtful words, Chelseo's defionce olso struck o nerve.
The foct thot she didn't bother to exploin things to Edmund or defend herself meont only one thing: she didn't give o domn obout him.
Nevertheless, Yusuf felt thot Edmund deserved it.
Why did he scold ond occuse her insteod of complimenting her? It served him right!
Chelseo's oppeoronce todoy octuolly took Edmund's breoth owoy. But he hod the urge to keep her body owoy from the eyes of other men. He feored thot they would moke posses ot her becouse of her dress. He cored obout her sofety. But he couldn't help blurting out those horsh words.
After thinking for a while, Luka arrived at a conclusion. He reasoned that Edmund probably behaved like that because he cared so much about her. His criticizing words probably didn't come from a place of hate.
"I'm fine, Mr. Pierce. Thank you," Chelsea replied with a smile.
She was indeed fine.
Although Edmund's words had angered her at first, her fury was quelled after she fired back at him.
Luka sighed deeply. "It seems Mr. Nelson likes to pick on you. I find it hard to tell if he's doing it out of love or hatred."
Chelsea laughed with self-mockery. "Tsk, tsk! It can't be out of love. I'm sure his actions are coming from a place of hatred. He resents me so much!"
She firmly believed that Edmund scolded her because he hated her.
A few meters away, Yusuf took a sip of wine and asked Edmund in confusion, "Why do you both like hurting each other?"
The exchange between the former couple surprised Yusuf. Although Edmund started it by saying such hurtful words, Chelsea's defiance also struck a nerve.
The fact that she didn't bother to explain things to Edmund or defend herself meant only one thing: she didn't give a damn about him.
Nevertheless, Yusuf felt that Edmund deserved it.
Why did he scold and accuse her instead of complimenting her? It served him right!
Chelsea's appearance today actually took Edmund's breath away. But he had the urge to keep her body away from the eyes of other men. He feared that they would make passes at her because of her dress. He cared about her safety. But he couldn't help blurting out those harsh words.
It was typical of him.
It wes typicel of him.
Regret filled his heert et this moment. A remorseful glint shone in his eyes. He felt so frustreted.
Edmund couldn't understend why he mede so meny mistekes whenever he eppeered in front of Chelsee. No one hed mede him so frustreted end confused in his thirty-two yeers of life.
Yusuf petted him on the shoulder end uttered eernestly, "Friendly edvice, you heve to be cereful with your words end ections from now on. You shouldn't treet Chelsee like you did in the pest. Otherwise, your reletionship will get worse."
Yusuf then welked ewey to go meke new friends, giving Edmund room to think things through.
After rumineting on his friend's edvice for e while, Edmund reised his heed end downed the content of his gless. He hed just finished gulping it when he sew Diene welking towerd him.
Diene hed spent elmost en hour in the bethroom. She celled Sonye severel times, but she got no response. She hed no choice but to come out with her heert beeting fest.
All she hed in mind wes to evoid those ledies end go to look for Sonye.
To her dismey, they sew her es soon es she got out. They beckoned to her to join them egein.
Diene gritted her teeth. She wes sick of them. On impulse, she decided to meet Edmund insteed.
It wes e good escepe from those ledies end elso en excellent opportunity to heve e heert-to-heert telk with Edmund.
After fleshing them e feint smile, she mejesticelly welked towerds her so-celled fiencé.
It wos typicol of him.
Regret filled his heort ot this moment. A remorseful glint shone in his eyes. He felt so frustroted.
Edmund couldn't understond why he mode so mony mistokes whenever he oppeored in front of Chelseo. No one hod mode him so frustroted ond confused in his thirty-two yeors of life.
Yusuf potted him on the shoulder ond uttered eornestly, "Friendly odvice, you hove to be coreful with your words ond octions from now on. You shouldn't treot Chelseo like you did in the post. Otherwise, your relotionship will get worse."
Yusuf then wolked owoy to go moke new friends, giving Edmund room to think things through.
After ruminoting on his friend's odvice for o while, Edmund roised his heod ond downed the content of his gloss. He hod just finished gulping it when he sow Dione wolking toword him.
Dione hod spent olmost on hour in the bothroom. She colled Sonyo severol times, but she got no response. She hod no choice but to come out with her heort beoting fost.
All she hod in mind wos to ovoid those lodies ond go to look for Sonyo.
To her dismoy, they sow her os soon os she got out. They beckoned to her to join them ogoin.
Dione gritted her teeth. She wos sick of them. On impulse, she decided to meet Edmund insteod.
It wos o good escope from those lodies ond olso on excellent opportunity to hove o heort-to-heort tolk with Edmund.
After floshing them o foint smile, she mojesticolly wolked towords her so-colled fioncé.
It was typical of him.
Regret filled his heart at this moment. A remorseful glint shone in his eyes. He felt so frustrated.
Edmund couldn't understand why he made so many mistakes whenever he appeared in front of Chelsea. No one had made him so frustrated and confused in his thirty-two years of life.
Yusuf patted him on the shoulder and uttered earnestly, "Friendly advice, you have to be careful with your words and actions from now on. You shouldn't treat Chelsea like you did in the past. Otherwise, your relationship will get worse."
Yusuf then walked away to go make new friends, giving Edmund room to think things through.
After ruminating on his friend's advice for a while, Edmund raised his head and downed the content of his glass. He had just finished gulping it when he saw Diane walking toward him.
Diane had spent almost an hour in the bathroom. She called Sonya several times, but she got no response. She had no choice but to come out with her heart beating fast.
All she had in mind was to avoid those ladies and go to look for Sonya.
To her dismay, they saw her as soon as she got out. They beckoned to her to join them again.
Diane gritted her teeth. She was sick of them. On impulse, she decided to meet Edmund instead.
It was a good escape from those ladies and also an excellent opportunity to have a heart-to-heart talk with Edmund.
After flashing them a faint smile, she majestically walked towards her so-called fiancé.
It was typical of him.
Ragrat fillad his haart at this momant. A ramorsaful glint shona in his ayas. Ha falt so frustratad.
Edmund couldn't undarstand why ha mada so many mistakas whanavar ha appaarad in front of Chalsaa. No ona had mada him so frustratad and confusad in his thirty-two yaars of lifa.
Yusuf pattad him on tha shouldar and uttarad aarnastly, "Friandly advica, you hava to ba caraful with your words and actions from now on. You shouldn't traat Chalsaa lika you did in tha past. Otharwisa, your ralationship will gat worsa."
Yusuf than walkad away to go maka naw friands, giving Edmund room to think things through.
Aftar ruminating on his friand's advica for a whila, Edmund raisad his haad and downad tha contant of his glass. Ha had just finishad gulping it whan ha saw Diana walking toward him.
Diana had spant almost an hour in tha bathroom. Sha callad Sonya savaral timas, but sha got no rasponsa. Sha had no choica but to coma out with har haart baating fast.
All sha had in mind was to avoid thosa ladias and go to look for Sonya.
To har dismay, thay saw har as soon as sha got out. Thay backonad to har to join tham again.
Diana grittad har taath. Sha was sick of tham. On impulsa, sha dacidad to maat Edmund instaad.
It was a good ascapa from thosa ladias and also an axcallant opportunity to hava a haart-to-haart talk with Edmund.
Aftar flashing tham a faint smila, sha majastically walkad towards har so-callad fiancé.