She didnāt detect the shyness under Chandlerās actions.
However, Aaron detected it.
He narrowed his eyes and scolded Stuart in his heart.
Damn it, Stuart is such a useless man. If things go on like this, Edie will be lured by other people!
Aaron took a long leap and stopped in front of Edie, with a subservient smile on his lips, and he said, "Itās not Edie baby who is picking paintings, itās me. You donāt need to be polite to me. Iāll pay for the painting."
"Miss Lara, this is? " Chandler looked at Aaron doubtfully, acutely catching his unusual nickname for Edie.
Edie baby? Such an intimate nickname. Whatās their relationship?
"Heās my brother in law. Heās fond of painting. So I want to buy him a set of painting tools."
"I see, "Chandler answered before Aaron said a word.
Aaron was pissed off.
He was the second son of the Yates. Everyone was frightened. Chandler dared to ridicule him. What a bastard.
He decided to teach him a lesson.
"I am her elder brother. "
"All right. I am Edieās boyfriend... no, sorry, I am Edieās male friend. Sorry, I almost forget." Chandler showed a perfect smile.
"What?" Aaron never saw anyone more shameless than him. He failed to find a word for fighting back.
Realized something wrong between Aaron and Chandler, Edie said, "whatās wrong with you? Do you still want to show me around? If you can talk to each other directly, I agree. I can leave you alone."
"Wait, stay with me, "Aaron caught her wrist and stared at Chandler bitterly. Then, he walked towards the shelf, displaying those painting tools."
Actually, itās been quite a long time since he painted last time. But he didnāt want to disappoint Edieās kindness. It took them a whole afternoon to select.
Though Edie stayed with Aaron this afternoon, she couldnāt focus on anything.
Stuart didnāt ask her about her address. He didnāt even call her to check whether she received the message. All he said in the message was that he would pick her up at seven oāclock this evening.
But he didnāt even know where she was. How could he find her?
Or...
Does he text the wrong girl?
Edie thought it was more likely that he sent a wrong message to her. So she decided to set the message aside. She didnāt want to harbor any hopes. She didnāt want to be hurt anymore.
When she walked out of the store with Aaron and walked towards the car, a black Rolls-Royce parked got in their way.
It was... Stuart.
He really came here.
Edie froze. She didnāt know what he was doing here.
The man sat in the car and gave Edie a hand, "Get in"
Edie stared at his hand. She didnāt know what the man in front of her was thinking about. She didnāt dare to give him her hand.
What if he threw her away again? It was from Julia yesterday. Luckily Edie knew this woman. What if it was a crazy man that wanted to rape her?
Since when she couldnāt trust Stuart anymore?
"What do you want?"
"Donāt worry. I wonāt sell you to anyone. Get in now."
Edie looked towards Aaron. She wanted to ask him for help/
Aaron smiled, "donāt worry, dear. If he dared to do anything to you, I would burn him out of the heart."
Edie felt relieved a little bit.
Seeing this, Stuart looked angrier.
She trusted Aaron more than him now.
Suddenly Stuart reminded Aaronās words this noon.
"Since youāve already betrayed her, I would chase her. I can tell you now. Remember this. If you betray her, I will let her betray you totally."
Aaron already seeks after Edie.
Stuart frowned. He couldnāt stand Edieās asking advice from other men. So he held her hands directly and dragged her into his arms.
Edie felt his unique smell.
Stuart told her in a cold and different voice before she realized, "donāt be afraid, I wonāt hurt you. I just want you to attend a party."
Edie got completely confused.
Party?
What party?
She didnāt hear anything about the party.
"What party?" she got away from his arms and stared at him confusingly.
"L.N renewed the contract with Anderson Jewelry. So they held a party and invited me to attend with my wife," he said indifferently.
Edie pressed her lips, "So, it was Anderson Jewelry that required you to do this?"
"..."
Stuart didnāt answer her question. He looked out of the window.
Edie felt sad. She took a deep breath.
He already forgot her. If Anderson Jewelry didnāt ask him to attend the party with her, he wouldnāt remember her.
But Edie forgot that Anderson never dared to require Stuart to do anything he didnāt want to do.
"Does....does Hicks know this?"
"If you could divorce me, she would attend the party with me."
Stuart said in a cold voice. He didnāt even throw her an eye.
Edie didnāt know how to describe her feeling at the moment. Actually, she didnāt feel anything now.
She already got used to these words.
She was all right.
She felt satisfactory as long as he allowed her to stand asides her.
Finally, they parked in front of a gown store. They came here before. The door was decorated with a glazed lamp. It was gorgeous.
Standing in front of the store, Edie recalled something.
She came here with Scarlet last time. She got drunk. Stuart got angry.
He punished her.
The punishment was a kiss.
Edie smiled. Her smiled looked bitter and sweet.
Stuart saw that he asked her.
"What are you thinking about?"
Though he didnāt say any sweet words, he sounded really concerned about her.
But he was not aware of that.
Edie was immersed in her memory, so she didnāt notice the difference in his voice, "I still remember you drove me here last time. But you must forget everything about me. Never mind, hurry up."
Edie wanted to hold his hands. But he didnāt give her his hands.
Edie suddenly felt embarrassed, "sorry, I almost forgot youāve fallen in love with another girl. Sorry."