Love's Redemption

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The fact that Eden added me, and so late at night…

My intuition told me that something was wrong.

Even though Derick had assured me that Eden wouldn’t dare do anything in his presence, I still had to be cautious.

Besides, a woman accepting a man’s friend request always seemed a bit frivolous, especially at midnight.

I acted as if I hadn’t seen the friend request and continued chatting with Lisa. She responded, “The successful surgery he did before was performed with his partner.”

I could clearly sense the melancholy in Lisa’s voice.

Having experienced love myself, I understood how important it was for partners to be in sync and well–matched. Although Lisa was excellent in her field, there was still a difference when compared to someone with international acclaim like Keith.

There was a reason for the disparity between them.

I didn’t continue on this topic with Lisa. After chatting about other things, I

ended the call and stared at Eden’s friend request for a while.

I felt that he was a dangerous person. But to uncover the truth behind my

dad’s death, I had no choice but to take this risk.

As I was about to put my phone down, another message came in from Chris. “Stay away from Eden!”

His tone was strikingly similar to Brandon’s. Copyright by Nôv/elDrama.Org.

N knew he was concerned, but his concern no longer held much weight for

1. me.

1 ignored it and went to sleep.

I had to admit that the whiskey I drank at the barbecue stall near the

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neighborhood gate when I got back had quite a kick. Even Brandon’s tea couldn’t help, and I was so tired that I went to bed without even taking a shower.

The next morning, I woke up early, practiced some yoga, and made a cup of coffee before accepting Eden’s friend request.

At this time, he was likely still asleep. Hence, I didn’t have to worry about receiving a message from him right away.

When I arrived at the Hueton Corporation, Xander was already there. He gave me a strange look, but he didn’t say anything.

I hadn’t been in for a few days, so there was a backlog of tasks. I worked until noon to get everything sorted out.

When I stood up, stretching and preparing to head to the cafeteria for lunch, Xander knocked on my door. “Ms. Crown, would you like to have lunch together?”

It was obvious he had an agenda, as his gaze was anything but straightforward.

I smiled lightly. “Sure.”

Xander looked at the food on my plate and said, “Why are you eating so little? Are you on a diet? Your figure is just right as it is. You shouldn’t lose any more weight. Women who are too thin don’t look good.”

Despite being the Hueton Corporation’s boss and being quite authoritative with others, he seemed to be trying to please me. It was almost as if he was afraid of upsetting me.

Looking at the food on my plate, I thought of Brandon’s cooking and admitted, “I’m not on a diet. My taste buds have been spoiled.”

“What?” Xander looked momentarily puzzled. Then, he seemed to recall something and nodded in understanding. “Oh, I see.”

He must think that I grew up at the Gildon estate and have become spoiled by their food.

Little did he know, it was Brandon who had spoiled me.

Thinking about how Brandon mentioned he would cook something

delicious tonight made me look forward to the evening. I didn’t even feel like eating the food in front of me.

“How about I take you out for a nice meal?” Xander suddenly suggested.

Such enthusiasm…

“No, no. That’s not necessary,” I quickly declined, picking up a bite of food.

“Ms. Crown, if I may ask, is that gentleman you were with yesterday really your boyfriend?” Xander’s question made it clear why he had been giving me strange looks since he saw me today.

I recalled Brandon’s assessment of him and couldn’t help but smile faintly. “What did you think of him?”

“He seems okay, but he doesn’t strike me as the kind of person who would giye someone a sense of security,” Xander answered, not as bluntly as Brandon.

I took a sip of my soup, and Xander continued, “A delicate and beautiful girl like you should be with a tougher man.”

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