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She had said enough. If Edward still didn’t understand, then
there was nothing she could do.
Seeing that Camilla was indeed upset, Edward walked to the bed
and sat down in silence.
Soon, his phone rang again. Nicholas‘ cries were so deafening
that he could no longer sit still.
He strode over to the bathroom door, saying, “I’m sorry, Carilla.
Nico is crying so hard… I have to go and check on him. You
know Elijah entrusted them to me before he died. I… I won’t feel
at ease unless I see them tonight. Forgive me. I swear I’ll make it
up to you after I come back.”
All she heard next was the sound of his footsteps, the door
opening, then closing with a click.
Soon, the room fell silent again.
Biting her lip, Camilla glanced at herself in the mirror and saw
her slightly red eyes.
Her family and Edward’s family went way back, and they had
played together a lot when they were kids. Since they were
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close in age, their families had arranged for them to get married
ever since they were little,
As they grew up, they came to realize they were bound to spend
the rest of their lives together. After all, their families‘
businesses had become inseparable, and the arranged marriage
would make the alliance unbreakable.
However, Elijah fell sick and passed away three years ago. On
his deathbed, he entrusted Edward with Aurora and Nicholas.
Ever since that day, everything had changed. Aurora and
Nicholas had started to occupy most of Edward’s time and
energy, so much so that Camilla, his fiancee, had stopped being
his priority.
Camilla had thought of calling off the marriage because she
knew she wouldn’t be happy. However, the wedding invitations
had been sent out, and it was too late to regret it now. Her
protest was ignored.
As it turned out, she was right–getting married was the
beginning of her nightmare. On their wedding night, Edward
left her for Aurora, making her the biggest joke.
“This is so unfair” she thought bitterly. “I don’t deserve this.
Since I’m upset, I’m gonna drag the whole world down with me.”
No longer in the mood to remove her makeup, she washed her
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hands, grabbed her phone from the vanity, and opened the chat
group with members from both sides.
She tagged everyone before texting, “Edward left me alone on
our wedding night to take care of his best buddy’s wife and son.
I know how much friendship means to him, and I get it. But I
also take this as a blatant insult to both me and my family. So,
I’m gonna go to the courthouse with him tomorrow morning.
I’m getting a divorce.”
She clicked “send” without hesitation.
Since Edward chose Aurora over her, why would she show him
any mercy? She might as well let everyone be the judge.
Both families had just come home after the wedding, and many
of them were still awake.
Their faces fell as they saw Camilla’s message.
Especially the Lockhart family.
They felt insulted. What was more, they knew Camilla well. She
had said she didn’t want to marry Edward before the wedding,
but they had turned her down because of family interest.
Now she was left behind on her wedding night, and her
message was her protest against them. If they asked her to
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endure being treated like this, she’d probably throw caution to
the wind and turn everything into a mess. If that really
happened, the Lockhart family would forever be inferior to the
Paxton family.
