Chapter 456

Chapter 456

He looked at her adoringly.

Jean pursed her lips long before replying, “I don’t need anything.”

She had been sleeping for the entire day and hadn’t drank any water since waking up.

Hence, her voice was hoarse, and her pale face accentuated her weakness.

Edgar frowned icily.

The comforting words in his mind were stuck in his throat as he knew full well that he could not make up for her sadness.

“I know that this is a good outcome.I don’t have to continue my lie.We don’t owe each other anything after this, and I won’t be obstructing you from any potential relationships with other women.”

With that, tears streamed down her face helplessly.It broke Edgar’s heart to see her like that.

“All you need is rest now.I’ll ask Susan to send some soup over — just wait a bit.”

He quickly walked away after that.

Finally, the ward regained some silence.

Jean leaned against the pillow and tried to recall George’s facial features.

Then, she took her phone out and texted Joseph, who replied swiftly.

“I will check it out, but it will take a few days to get concrete results”

Jean heaved a sigh.

“Thanks”

The police had stopped investigating that case, but Joseph was willing to help her privately.

In the next few days, Jean did nothing of significance; she just stayed at the hospital and rested.

When doctors or nurses checked on her, she vehemently refused to do any further check-ups.

Everyone thought it was because of grief.

Sara was the only one who occasionally looked at her with a conflicted expression.

However, whenever Jean was free, she would message Sara about how happy she was, slowly alleviating Sara’s guilt.

“Did your brother discuss business with Pinnacle Group again?”

Jean mumbled with strawberries in her mouth.

Since they were the only ones in the ward, they didn’t have to keep any secrets.

Sara placed her chin on her hands.

“Yeah.I have no idea what he is thinking.Initially, he was against working together with them.And we were about to collaborate with Royden Group..”

Jean’s eyes narrowed.

Sure enough, I’m right.

Edgar wants to work with Rothschild Group, but Rothschild is currently in close contact with Pinnacle Group.

I bet Edgar is using someone’s greed to prepare for the next round.

Otherwise, Charles wouldn’t have come all the way here.

And the representatives of Rothschild Group are Charles and Sara.

It’s hard not to relate it to Edgar.

“Jean, can I ask you a question?”

Seeing that Jean didn’t look too well, Sara changed the topic.

“Why did you divorce Edgar?”

Jean’s thoughts were interrupted by that question.

“Why are you curious about this?”

Jean avoided answering that question.She caressed the tip of her glass as her smile deepened.

“Why don’t we play a game? We can ask each other questions, but if the other person can’t answer, they lose the round and have to accept punishment”

Though she was smiling warmly, there was a hint of shrewdness in her eyes.

Sara loved to play games, so she agreed immediately.

“Let’s try it out.I won’t go easy on you!”

Eager to start, she lifted her chin haughtily.

“You go first — why did you divorce Edgar?”

“Because we are each other’s enemies”

Jean whispered hurtfully with drooped eyes.

Sara looked at her in confusion.

“But-”

“It’s my turn.What is the project Rothschild and Pinnacle are working on currently?”

Since they agreed on the rules, Sara replied truthfully, “Mines.Gold mines.”

Twenty minutes later, Charles went to pick Sara up.

As soon as he arrived, he saw her pouting as she sat on the stairs.

“What are you doing here?”

Sara lifted her head.

“Charles, why are you interested in Jean? None of you are as intelligent as her.Just give up on her – it’s useless.”

Before Charles could grasp what was going on, Sara explained to him the game she had played with Jean.

She didn’t get a lot of chances to ask many questions, but she told Jean a lot of confidential secrets.

“I was worried about spilling more beans, so I came out.”

The more Sara thought about it, the more bitter she felt.

“Why did I tell her everything?”

Charles looked at her in amusement.

“It’s okay.We are almost done with our work here anyway.We’re leaving tonight.Before that, we have to report back to our family first.”

Charles lifted his head to look at the hospital.

“We will spend more time the next time we come here.”

With that, both of them left.

Standing by the window, Jean watched the ostentatious sports car leave before calling Ben.

“I would like to buy a media company”

Business at Eyer Group was as usual.

Though Jean had not been to the office, she followed up with her staff.

Rachel did not understand her sudden decision.

“Ms.Eyer, are you going to switch industries?”

“No, but it will be useful to us in the short term.I will resell it after some time’ After that, she did some light work and searched news related to Rothschild Group.

In the next few hours, she was focused on her laptop.

It was only when Edgar entered the room that she glanced at him and closed the lid.

“They left?”

Jean received Sara’s message, which confirmed that they had left.

Edgar brought some soup prepared by Susan.

He looked at Jean warmly and sincerely as he replied, “Yeah.I asked Miles to send them off.”

Jean took the soup from him without any objections. Content rights by NôvelDrama.Org.

From the smell, she was sure Susan had put much effort into making it.

“Please thank Susan for me, but also let her know that she doesn’t have to prepare any food for me anymore.I’ll be discharged tomorrow.”

With that, Jean started drinking the soup without another word.

All this while, she could feel his gaze on her.

He finally hummed in agreement after a long time.

“The few projects Eyer Group has are going well.If you need any help, just tell Miles.”

He gave the matter some thought and concluded that this was the only topic to make her feel better about him.

As long as Jean cares about Eyer Group, I will…

“It’s fine” she replied nonchalantly.

“If I need anything, I’ll ask Hugo”

Edgar went silent upon hearing that.

It was clear she was saying that to spite him.

“Isn’t it the same if you ask me?”

Jean cocked her head in confusion.

“It’s not the same.After all, Royden Group is the most prestigious group in our industry.Compared to you guys, we are too far apart.Your experience isn’t that relevant to me.”

Speaking of that, she brought the topic up.

“We can’t follow up with Pinnacle Group and Rothschild Group like you do with your perfectly- calculated plan.”