"Until he kept back your necklace in silence and kept it in the safe. When I gave the necklace to Stuart, he went crazy. He didnât want to pretend in front of me. You know how deep I love him. Even he loves you. I still love him. But he didnât give me any chance. He almost got me killed in that bughouse. The doctor kept torturing me with medicine. Edie, what do you want to say about this? Who should I blame?"
Edie sneered, "you miss the point. You are the one that poisoned him. He wouldnât change if you didnât do that."
Joanna cried out, "yes, I didnât know all these were his plans. He wanted to get married to me to get the corporationâs help to get Hawk Real Estate. Then he would kick me out and marry you."
"I gave up everything, everything, for that man. But he tortured me, for you. So I wonât let you go. Never."
Joanna made the most ferocious smile. At the moment, she looked scary and crazy. Her laughter that rang around made it even more frightening.
She was the same as a crazy woman.
"What do you want?"
Edie frowned. She thought there must be more behind this.
Both of them were prey on the net. They were controlled by a man behind this.
"Youâll know soon. I wonât let you go, Edie. Weâll see. I would ruin you and torture you."
Her smile made Edie uncomfortable.
Edie got anxious.
"I want to tell you the game starts now. I decided to give up Donald. I would push all of you to hell."
Joanna raised the corner of her mouth.
She threw an eye on Edie as if she was looking at a dead woman.
Edie stood there still for quite a while after Joanna left. She didnât expect Donald to restore his memory so early. She also didnât know Stuart kept her necklace.
Why didnât he tell her?
He knew the necklace meant a lot to her. It was the only thing her mother left for her.
At the moment, the man behind her asked,
"Who is it?"
"Joanna." she looked at him. She started suspecting.
Stuart frowned. He controlled his concern and pretended to be indifferent, "Impressive. I am surprised that you could still talk to her calmly."
"She told me to play a game with her. And she also told me that you kept my necklace. Do you still remember? A necklace decorated with a thousand diamonds. Itâs my necklace."
"I donât know what you are talking about," Stuartâs heart was trembling, but he still pretended to be calm.
Edie held her fist and walked to Stuart step by step. Then, she cried out, "Why? Why do you lose your memory? Why do you forget me? Why donât you tell me you keep it? You are an asshole. Do you have any idea what I cost to get the necklace? Why do you keep torturing me?"
She couldnât control her emotions anymore.
She threw herself in his arms and cried loudly.
She pulled his clothes tightly and cried hard.
Looking at the girl in his arms, Stuart felt his heart was burning.
But he couldnât hug her or comfort her. All he could do was pretend that he knew nothing.
"You can cry out in my arms if you want. I wonât leave."
As long as you can feel better.
"Youâre such an asshole, bastard, fuck you...."
She bites his shoulder hard.
It was bleeding.
Stuart didnât scream out, as if nothing happened.
Edie loosened his teeth and left his arms. She lowered her eyes and wiped her tears.
She laughed out.
"It wonât make a difference. Both men I loved would forget me and choose another woman. Perhaps I indeed donât deserve justice."
Sheâs never been treated with justice.
She turned around. She didnât want him to see how fragile she was this time.
"Stuart, actually, itâs quite good to forget. If I can forget you, I will. That would make my life much easier."
"I suddenly wish that you wonât remember me in the future. Perhaps I would agree with the divorce one day. Thatâs good, actually. I am so tired now. I might give up. I want to hide myself. I want to find a place and live alone."
"Stuart, if I leave, youâll be free, right? You can get married to Hicks. You will live happily together if I give up. I didnât give up Donald before. So I ruined their marriage. I still didnât want to give up this time. But I couldnât imagine the result. I donât know why I insisted this time. I couldnât find any reason..."
She limped off the room.
"Where are you going?"
He chased after her.
"Tell those reporters. Theyâve been looking for me for such a long time. They wonât settle if I keep hiding behind."
"No. I donât allow you to leave my sight."
Stuart frowned and ordered her.
He couldnât let her go. She lost her mind at present. He couldnât throw her in danger.
He rushed out and caught her hands.
But Edie pushed her away, stepping backward, standing in the rain.
"Stuart, isnât this what you want? If I acknowledge I am a shameless woman, you can announce your relationship with Hicks. Everyone would forgive you. It is the best time for you to divorce. Stop pretending. Youâve looked forward to this chance for a long time. No one likes me. All right then, I could leave now. I could leave."
She spared no effort to yell out.
Suddenly, she faded out.
Stuart immediately rushed to her and held her into his arms.
"Edie..."
He kept calling her name. He took her into the room and called the doctor.
Edie faded out because she got too angry.
She was healthy. But if she was in a bad mood, it would hurt the baby. She might lose the baby.
Stuartâs eyes turned dim. He squinted slightly. Deep in his eyes were the light of death.