Chapter 172

Chapter 172A cold sweat broke out on Sonya's forehead. Her eyes turned red with fury and sadness. "No, I won't
go! I don't want to go abroad!"
Lately, Edmund hadn't talked about sending her abroad. She thought he had changed his mind. To her
surprise, he actually wanted her to leave tomorrow.
After getting over the shock a little bit, she rushed over to Diane and shook her. "Diane, what's wrong
with my brother? Did something happen? Why did he suddenly ask me to leave the country tomorrow?"
Diane could do nothing but ball her eyes out. She was so helpless that she couldn't save herself. How
could she help Sonya now?
"Sonya, I have had it up to here with you. I didn't know that you could go as far as faking a pregnancy
test result to destroy my marriage a year ago. How could you be so immoral?" Edmund shouted.
Sonya's heart skipped a beat when she heard her brother's statement. She thought her involvement in
his failed marriage would always remain hidden. She didn't think that the secret would be revealed, let
alone that she would be labeled the main culprit.
To save herself, she hurried to her brother and explained, "You have to believe me, Big bro. I have no
hand in that. Diane was the one that suggested it. She coaxed me to cooperate with her."
"Sonya!" Diane yelled at the top of her lungs and stood up, murdering her ally with her eyes.
Sonya shouted back, "What? Why did you yell my name like that? Did I lie about you coming up with
the idea and coaxing me?" Sonya applied more pressure on her to prove her innocence. "Diane, don't you dare try to put the
blame on me now. I would never have helped you if it weren't because you were good for my brother.
You practically pushed me into it!"
Diane couldn't believe her ears. She gasped exasperatedly and almost tore her hair out.
Both of them were partners in the crime. The cat had been let out of the bag now. However, none of
them wanted to bear the consequences of their actions.
The once-so-friendly allies were now enemies who traded blame.
novelbinEdmund was angry with both of them, so he didn't care who forced who. With a cold expression, he
looked at his sister and declared, "Nothing you say will change my mind, Sonya. You must go abroad
tomorrow. Go home and pack your bags. Don't make a fool of yourself in public!"
Afterwards, he looked at Diane with his eyes filled with utter disgust. "This is the last straw, Diane. I
want nothing to do with you from now on. Stay the fuck away from me!"
Edmund then turned around and left. Diane and Sonya burst into tears. But no one cared about them.
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Back in the banquet hall, Chelsea met Zuri as soon as she came out of the bathroom.
Zuri hurriedly walked to her and asked worriedly, "I saw Edmund enter the bathroom. Did he bullyyou?"
"No, not at all," Chelsea answered, shaking her head.
Zuri narrowed her eyes and further inquired, "What exactly happened in there? You look unhappy."
Chelsea took a deep breath and told her friend what happened in the bathroom. "Well, Edmund finally
found out about the fake pregnancy test result that Diane sent to me over a year ago."
This news stunned Zuri for a while. She suddenly clapped her hands and laughed heartily. "Finally, the
cat is out of the bag! It was a long time coming. Diane is done for now!"
Chelsea didn't utter a word. It seemed that Diane was indeed ruined. Judging by how Edmund looked
angry, he must be surprised to find Diane's true color.
"Thank goodness that bitch's doom is finally here. This will be a lesson to others like her. People should
refrain from living a double life. After all, they would get embarrassed once their secret is revealed,"
Zuri uttered, relishing her enemy's downfall.
Both friends were still talking when Orlando, who was dressed in a white suit, came over. Zuri quickly
came up with an excuse and left them.
Chelsea shook her head speechlessly. She knew that her friend was making a concerted effort to make
her socialize with men recently.
"Long time no see, Chelsea. How have you been?" Orlando greeted her with a complicated look on his
face. Chelsea smiled and responded, "Hey, I'm good. How are you?"
"Not bad," Orlando replied, staring at her. He cleared his throat awkwardly and continued, "Zuri told me
a while ago that Mr. Nelson is your ex-husband..."
Orlando had only found out during the online backlash a few days ago that Chelsea was a divorcee. He
was even more shocked to learn that Edmund was actually her ex-husband.
It was then he understood the strange thing that happened when he and Chelsea had a dinner after
she returned to the country. A waiter had brought a plate of expensive steak stating that it was from a
certain Mr. Nelson.
Orlando also understood why Edmund suddenly appeared to help at the police station the last time.
"Yes, he is my ex-husband," Chelsea replied with a faint smile.
She sighed sadly and added, "Well, you shouldn't waste your time on me anymore."
"Don't say that, Chelsea. I don't mind that you once married. Your past doesn't define you," Orlando
said, staring at her seriously.
Chelsea was speechless and lost in thought.
Young men nowadays were really strange. Why was Orlando so interested in a divorced woman when
he could have any young woman who had never been married?