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Hearing that first thing in the morning, for sreason, | just felt annoyed.
Almost without thinking, | replied directly, “Sorry, | just don’t want to see her.”
Edward looked a bit taken aback, but then let out a soft laugh. “Maybe she’s just curious about you, or if we end
up together for a long time...”
“Then let's just keep it short-term,” | said, looking up at him, my eyes clear and unwavering.
It was as if my words had cut Edward-his deep eyes just froze on me, stunned.
I looked down and handed him a fork. “Want some?”
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Edward pulled out a chair and sat down, his voice a little lower. “Fine, then we just won't meet.”
| sat down and started eating, but | suddenly realized there was something | needed to get off my chest. If |
didn’t, it'd just sit there like a splinter under my skin, never lettingrest.
“Edward, we're both people who've been through a divorce. When it comes to marriage, we have to be more
cautious than those who haven't experienced it. There's just more for us to think about,” | said, my voice gentle-
| wasn’t trying to start a fight.
Edward nodded. “I know.”
“Since we both know marriage takes real effort from both sides, the odds of happiness are pretty low,” | said, my
tone laced with a bit of self-mockery as | looked down. “You and your ex-wife cfrom the sbackground
and still couldn't make it work. We're so different-I have even less confidence it'll work out for
net
Edward looked up at me, a trace of guilt in his eyes. “Sorry, am | putting too much pressure on you?”
“I hope you can handle things with your ex-wife yourself. | really don’t want to be put on display for everyone to
judgelike I'm skind of animal,” | said softly.
Edward looked surprised at my reaction. He frowned, genuinely concerned. “Victoria, why do you think that?”
“Isn't it?” | shot back, raising an eyebrow, my words coming out a bit harsh. “You're divorced, but just because
your ex-wife says something, does that mean you have to do it?”
Edward shook his head. “Of course not. Honestly, | kind of wish you two could meet.”
“Aren’t you worried we might start a fight?” | scoffed.
Edward grinned, “You? So gentle-would you really get into a fight?”
| shrugged, “Hey, you never know. Push someone to their limit, even a rabbit will bite back.”
“Don’t worry. Jane Leigh and | haven't had any romantic feelings for each other in ages. These days, we're
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basically just business partners—sometimes family, sometimes friends... And when | say ‘family, it's only
because of our kid, not for any other reason,” Edward said, his voice dropping as he explained.
| blinked, finally catching his drift.
“So, letjust ask-between you and your ex, whose family’s got more clout? Who's richer?” | was honestly
curious. Ever since | met Edward, he’s had this quiet confidence about him, the kind you only see in people who
are truly comfortable with their wealth.
Edward looked a little awkward at my question, but he answered seriously, “That's tough to say. The Jennings
family’s got way more pull than the Leighs. As for money... | probably edge them out, but the Leighs have some
serious backing too. Honestly, the Jennings and Leigh families are like two old trees whose roots are all tangled
up underground-if something goes wrong down there, both families get dragged in.”
Edward broke it down forin plain English.
| get it-money always comes with a whole lot of messy strings attached.
“So, if | decide not to meet your ex-wife, would you think I'm being petty?” | just asked straight out.
“Of course not,” Edward shook his head. “You simply don’t want to see her, that’s a totally normal reaction.”
“Would
you be upset that | turned her down?” | asked again.
“I respect your choice. I'll also ask Jane what's really behind her wanting to meet you,” Edward replied.
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