Chapter 425 Being Jealous Again

"It's me who is getting married to you, not anyone else. As long as we both agree to it, we can get
married. Why do you care about whether they agree or not?" Charles said, undeniably impatient by her
hesitation.

"Edward has gone back to annul my marriage registration with him and he hasn't returned yet. Let's
wait for his update first, okay? If he gives us positive news tonight, then I promise you we will get
married. If not... If not, then let's talk about it some other time," replied Nancy with a sigh.

Charles teasingly rubbed his stubble against her soft neck and said, "Honey, I've been waiting for you
for a long time now. Don't keep me waiting anymore, okay?"

"Yes, I know you have been patient for so long," Nancy said in response before turning around and
kissed Charles on his face. Then she added resolutely, "Haven't I told you already that if Edward tells
me tonight that our marriage has been annulled, I promise you we will? If not, then it's just not
possible..."

"Okay, I'll give Edward a call right now," Charles shot back. He couldn't wait to take out his phone,
intending to call Edward immediately.

But before he could do so, Nancy snatched his phone away in a hurry. "No, don't. It hasn't been long
yet since Edward went back. It's now morning over there. He's probably still asleep and hasn't gotten
up yet."

"You really do consider for him..." Charles remarked, his jealously clearly showing.

"Don't tell me you are jealous again?" Nancy turned around and was about to leave, all the while
pretending to be angry.



"No, I'll listen to you and wait for Edward to get back to us tonight," Charles obediently agreed as he
gently pulled Nancy into his arms.

Not contented with just a hug, he couldn't keep his hands to himself...

Nancy stole a glance outside and berated Charles, "The kids are here and may see us. Charles, don't!
Stop it, okay?"

"No, I won't. Edward finally went back and I have you to myself. I want to relax," Charles purred
shamelessly into her ear.

The implication of what he was saying was, "With Edward around, I had to be a gentleman at all times
and I am tired of it. But now that Edward has left, let me indulge myself."

"But Charles, we're in the kitchen..." Nancy scolded in a low voice, albeit half-heartedly.

"Have you seen the movie with the title Waterloo Bridge? It is said there that men and women need to
be intimate in different places. Only in this way will our feelings for each other warm up."

"It's just a movie; it's far-fetched from reality. Moreover, the relationship between the hero and the
heroine... Hey..." Before Nancy could even finish what she was saying, Charles had already
approached her closely.

"That's what you call romance..."

Nancy was speechless. She was left with no choice but to compromise in front of Charles' strong
power of persuasion.

Furthermore, she was afraid that the kids would hear them.

After taking a shower, Nancy prepared the children for bed.



When she went back to the bedroom, she saw Charles leaning against the cushion. He was holding his
phone in his arms while his eyes were already squinting and he was almost fast asleep.

"If you are sleepy, just lie down and go to sleep. What are you still waiting for? Nancy sat down beside
Charles and leaned closer to him. As soon as she did, the pleasant scent of the shower gel she used
drifted over to Charles.

Charles opened his eyes lazily and lovingly held Nancy in his arms. "I called Edward just now, but he
didn't pick up. What could he be doing at this hour?"

As soon as he finished his shower, Charles called Edward up, even though Nancy had instructed him
to wait.

Charles had called him a dozen times already, but all his calls failed to get through. This made him
have an uneasy feeling.

Was Edward doing it on purpose?

Did he not intend to annul his marriage with Nancy at all?

It was apparent that if Edward didn't annul his marriage with Nancy, it followed that Charles wouldn't be
able to marry her. This was plain common sense.

It wasn't because Charles didn't believe in Edward's word of honor, but he knew that Edward liked
Nancy a lot. And love could be selfish at times. No man would easily give up on a woman he liked
unless he had no other option.

Therefore, it was highly possible for Edward to change his mind at the very last moment.

"Maybe he didn't hear the ring..." Nancy looked at the time apprehensively. It was already ten o'clock in
the evening. By this time, Edward should already have gotten up. Perhaps he was still busy with the



annulment process of the marriage registration between them at the moment.

"But I have already called him more than ten times now. How could he not have heard it?" Charles
questioned in confusion.

"Don't worry too much. Maybe Edward's phone ran out of power. Let's go to sleep now. We'll call him
first thing tomorrow morning instead," Nancy comforted Charles coaxingly, then added, "Go to bed
early. We have to go to work tomorrow."

"I'm not yet sleepy. You go to sleep first," Charles murmured, still irritated that he was left hanging in
anticipation.

Nancy pursed her lips and slipped into the quilt. "Anyway, I have two upcoming operations tomorrow. I
have to rest so I'll go to bed first."

Charles leaned over and kissed her affectionately on her luscious lips and said, "Good night."

"Good night," Nancy responded back and closed her eyes.

As a doctor, Nancy had to be vigilant and couldn't be careless at all. To that effect, she always needed
to have a high standard of sleep.

Only when she had a good night's rest would she be able to work better and give her all.

Charles, on the other hand, persisted in calling Edward from time to time to no avail. There was still no
reply from Edward.

He kept on waiting and waiting...

After a while, Nancy felt that she had already slept for a long time. She opened her eyes and to her
amazement, she saw that the bedside lamp was still lit up.



So she asked in a daze, "Charles, you're still awake? Why don't you go to bed?"

"I'm not yet sleepy," Charles said perfunctorily. In fact, he was already feeling sleepy now. Had it not
been for the growing panic and anger that he felt, he would have fallen asleep a long time ago.

However, the longer Edward kept on not answering his phone, the more uneasy Charles felt. It was as
if there was an impending doom due to happen.

Had Edward run away?

Could it be possible that he never had the intention of having his marriage registration with Nancy
annulled? And were all the lies made up in order to scheme against Nancy? She could, at times, be a
stupid woman and be easily deceived, right?

The more Charles pondered about it, the angrier he became. He sent a text message to Edward
instead.

"Edward, where the hell have you been? Why aren't you answering my phone calls?"

"Edward, have you run away?"

"Let me tell you, Nancy is mine for life and mine alone. You'd better give up on her as soon as possible
and don't even think about keeping her for yourself!"

"The children are mine, and so is Nancy. Don't flatter yourself that she will ever be yours. If you make
any trouble, I tell you. I won't let you go."

Charles sent his text messages one after another, so many that he himself wasn't able to keep track
any more of how many times he had texted.

Never in the past had he ever acted and felt so flustered and irrational before.



He was so nervous and scared out of his wits, petrified as if he would lose Nancy in the next second.

He could not disregard the marriage certificate of Nancy and Edward.

When Charles was about to lose his temper, a message finally came in. It was from Edward. "Have you
gone crazy, Charles? You have called me so many times and texted so many absurd words. Are you
out of your mind?"

Charles was overjoyed upon seeing that Edward had eventually replied and hurriedly answered back in
succession, "I think you are the crazy one! Didn't you hear my phone calls? Didn't you see my
messages? Have you gone blind or deaf?"

Edward hurled back, "Tut-tut, I can't believe Mr. Fu would ever say such dirty words. It has never been
heard of!!"

Charles retorted angrily, "Cut the crap. Tell me, are you done with annulment of your marriage
registration with Nancy?"

Edward responded, "No, not yet."

Charles' face abruptly turned cold and furious. He demanded anxiously, "Edward, what do you mean?"

Edward stated flatly, "My marriage registration with Nancy has never been valid at all and it didn't take
effect."

Charles was so livid that he cursed internally. He couldn't find the words to say his frustration.

To prove his point, Edward sent him a picture of the enquiry result of his marriage with Nancy.

Charles took a quick glance at it and found that the marriage was indeed ineffective and not valid at all.
Relieved by what he saw, he then turned off his phone and prepared to go to sleep.



"Are you just going to bed now, Charles? It's so late already," Nancy murmured, still in a daze as she
felt someone approaching her.

Of course, it was none other than Charles.

"Yes, I'm sleepy now. Go back to sleep." Charles didn't want to let Nancy know about the conversation
that transpired between him and Edward just now.

Besides, he felt bad because he thought that Nancy wasn't as anxious about the situation as he was.

Thus, he felt a little aggrieved by her lack of reaction.

"Well, go to sleep now. You still have to go to work tomorrow morning," mumbled Nancy sleepily.

In fact, as a woman with intuition, Nancy could sense that something was wrong with Charles today. In
the past, Charles would usually take out some documents to read or turn on his computer to deal with
his work before going to bed.


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