Edward chuckled. "I'm your boyfriend. I can't just watch while they bully you, can I?"Then, turning to level a look of amusement at Gram, he added, "And you have a bodyguard too, don't you? Just ask him to protect me."He certainly didn't forget that Gram was ready to attack him just now, and would have done so if Harry didn't suddenly show up.Harry, still glaring at Edward in rage, bellowed right then, "Stanley! Kill him!" At those words, Stanley took off his shades and leveled a cool, savage smile at Edward. "I guess you really want some, the way you pissed off Mr. Sims. Please, allow me to be your chiropractor."Cracking his knuckles audibly, Stanley was ready to attack Edward when Rachel promptly called out to Gram, "Stop him! If you succeed, you will get the job!"Gram nodded and promptly moved to stand in Stanley's way, glaring coolly at him as he said quietly, "Not another step, or I would have to hurt you."Edward already left him exceedingly frustrated, and he had no
Pouting, Rachel snapped. "You're such a douche!"Edward threw his hands up. "Come on, I'm just telling the truth! He really does have performance issues from the start, and now he'll last even shorter with all that stress."Rachel rolled her eyes at him and looked away, not keen to waste her breath.On the other end, Harry was panicking that Edward knew about his performance issues.However, he soon realized that Rachel was there too, and that his impotence had been exposed right in front of her.Bristling as if a cat whose tail was stepped on, he bellowed, "Bullshit! You're the one who has performance issues! Hell, not just you—your whole family does!"Then, turning towards Stanley, he snapped, "What are you waiting for?! Kill him! I don't want to see him alive for another second!"Stanley's eyes narrowed sharply at Gram right then.Then, he moved—his left hand clawing toward Gram!Gram felt his hair standing on end when Stanley's eyes narrowed sharply, as he sensed danger sp
Edward was delighted.If Rachel agreed to give him a chance if he beat Stanley with one hand, didn't that mean he would win her over soon?The way he saw it—even if she wasn't explicitly agreeing to date him, she was still giving him a chance to prove himself.And that meant winning her heart was just a matter of time.Chuckling, he said, "Well, you said it yourself. Now, watch."Rachel was left even more exasperated—Edward was up against Stanley, but still couldn't bring himself to be serious!"Worry about yourself first, or you might get killed," she said with a sigh.Even if she wasn't holding back, there was still a look of worry in her eyes.While she wasn't exactly in love with the man who deflowered her, she wasn't keen to see him die either.With that in mind, she turned toward Harry and snapped. "Tell Stanley to stop already! Do you really insist on making this worse?!Though she was just trying to reason with Harry to stop, he simply smiled smugly at her. "Stop? No
Sighing, Edward said, "I think I'll let you choose instead. Kneel and apologize—then I will let this one slide, pretend nothing happened.""Otherwise, I promise you—your behavior already earned you a lot of pain." Everyone else in the room was stunned, not sure how Edward could still be so daring at this time.Even Jane—who was hiding in a corner—was raising a brow in contempt.In her mind, Edward stood no chance against Stanley, who absolutely wiped the floor with Gram despite Gram's towering bulk. Having seen it happen with her own eyes, Jane believed Edward had even less of a chance with his scrawny form.And yet, Edward had the audacity to threaten Harry in return.What was that if not foolishness?Jane immediately felt indignant for Rachel, unsure why her boss would get herself a man who was clearly a little crazy.In fact, Harry was fine in her opinion—he had the looks and the money, and he looked perfect standing at Rachel's side.On the other hand, Harry was at firs
As Harry glared darkly at Stanley as he spaced out, his outburst brought Stanley to his senses.His eyes flashing, he pulled again… But nothing happened.Soon, Stanley understood, and his expression stiffened.Even though he was pulling all his strength, Edward simply wasn't budging.He also realized that Edward didn't have roots under his foot, and it wasn't overdoing it at the gym.Edward was simply that much better than he was.And just then, Edward smiled at him in amusement. "Are you done? Well, my turn."His words left Stanley's hair standing on end, and sweating bullets all over his brow.And before he realized what happened, Edward had grabbed his arm and slammed him on the floor—before lifting him up and slamming him down again repeatedly like he was a rag doll!And each time he was slammed, Stanley felt as if his internal organs were being rearranged!Harry was left gaping in disbelief as he watched Edward smash Stanley on the floor repeatedly as if a toy.No, th
Jane's eyes were wide in shock and disbelief as she turned toward Edward now.She really thought he stood no chance with his scrawny form—Gram certainly didn't, and Gram was a towering hulk of a man.And yet, not only did Stanley fail to beat Edward, Edward beat him with his first strike.Once that was done, he turned to smile at a stupefied Rachel. "See? Just one hand. You have to honor our bet now."Rachel was still staring blankly at her in shock, her dainty lips slightly parted. "H-How did you do that?"Not expecting Edward to win so overwhelmingly, she certainly saw him in a new light now!"No… This is impossible!" Harry yelled in shock just then, and turned toward Edward with a suspicious glare. "How could you have beaten Stanley?! What dirty trick did you pull?!"He was simply unable to accept the reality that his bodyguard was beaten so easily—Edward had to be playing dirty!After all, Stanley was so strong he would win against ten men on his own, but Edward could beat
Edward, help me!"As Edward Channing walked past his sister-in-law Kayla Spencer's room, a delicate voice, tinged with pain, floated out."Kayla, is your condition acting up again?"Edward pushed open the door and entered, finding Kayla lying on the bed in a thin, silk nightgown, her body curled up in a trembling heap.Seeing this, Edward immediately knew that her old ailment had flared up again. He hurried to the bed, gently lifting the pale, pained woman into a sitting position.Kayla's eyes, which had been tightly shut, fluttered open. In a weak voice, she murmured, "Edward, help me… It hurts…"Her delicate face looked utterly pitiful, her large eyes filled with a silent plea as she gazed at Edward."Just wait a moment. I've got you," Edward said as he quickly placed his hands on her back.Since Edward had joined the Spencer family three years ago, he had discovered that Kayla suffered from a strange illness that caused her stomach to ache at intervals. Each time her conditi
Stephanie and Winona exchanged stunned looks, both of them unable to believe what they had just heard.Had they misheard?Edward's bank account just received how much?Ten million dollars?!Was this some kind of joke?Stephanie watched as Edward pulled out his phone to check, a mocking smile creeping across her face. "Edward, I didn't expect you'd set that kind of ringtone. If I didn't know any better, I'd think you really had ten million transferred to you. Heh."Stephanie's eyes were filled with contempt as she watched Edward. She didn't believe that he had just received a ten-million-dollar transfer into his bank account.Just then, Edward's phone rang again."Hello?""Are you the Mystic Healer? I'm the one who transferred ten million to you. Please, you have to save my father!"The Mystic Healer was just one of Edward's many aliases."Who are you, and how did you get my number?"Edward frowned. He rarely gave out this number, so how did this person get it?"I'm Clyde f
Jane's eyes were wide in shock and disbelief as she turned toward Edward now.She really thought he stood no chance with his scrawny form—Gram certainly didn't, and Gram was a towering hulk of a man.And yet, not only did Stanley fail to beat Edward, Edward beat him with his first strike.Once that was done, he turned to smile at a stupefied Rachel. "See? Just one hand. You have to honor our bet now."Rachel was still staring blankly at her in shock, her dainty lips slightly parted. "H-How did you do that?"Not expecting Edward to win so overwhelmingly, she certainly saw him in a new light now!"No… This is impossible!" Harry yelled in shock just then, and turned toward Edward with a suspicious glare. "How could you have beaten Stanley?! What dirty trick did you pull?!"He was simply unable to accept the reality that his bodyguard was beaten so easily—Edward had to be playing dirty!After all, Stanley was so strong he would win against ten men on his own, but Edward could beat
As Harry glared darkly at Stanley as he spaced out, his outburst brought Stanley to his senses.His eyes flashing, he pulled again… But nothing happened.Soon, Stanley understood, and his expression stiffened.Even though he was pulling all his strength, Edward simply wasn't budging.He also realized that Edward didn't have roots under his foot, and it wasn't overdoing it at the gym.Edward was simply that much better than he was.And just then, Edward smiled at him in amusement. "Are you done? Well, my turn."His words left Stanley's hair standing on end, and sweating bullets all over his brow.And before he realized what happened, Edward had grabbed his arm and slammed him on the floor—before lifting him up and slamming him down again repeatedly like he was a rag doll!And each time he was slammed, Stanley felt as if his internal organs were being rearranged!Harry was left gaping in disbelief as he watched Edward smash Stanley on the floor repeatedly as if a toy.No, th
Sighing, Edward said, "I think I'll let you choose instead. Kneel and apologize—then I will let this one slide, pretend nothing happened.""Otherwise, I promise you—your behavior already earned you a lot of pain." Everyone else in the room was stunned, not sure how Edward could still be so daring at this time.Even Jane—who was hiding in a corner—was raising a brow in contempt.In her mind, Edward stood no chance against Stanley, who absolutely wiped the floor with Gram despite Gram's towering bulk. Having seen it happen with her own eyes, Jane believed Edward had even less of a chance with his scrawny form.And yet, Edward had the audacity to threaten Harry in return.What was that if not foolishness?Jane immediately felt indignant for Rachel, unsure why her boss would get herself a man who was clearly a little crazy.In fact, Harry was fine in her opinion—he had the looks and the money, and he looked perfect standing at Rachel's side.On the other hand, Harry was at firs
Edward was delighted.If Rachel agreed to give him a chance if he beat Stanley with one hand, didn't that mean he would win her over soon?The way he saw it—even if she wasn't explicitly agreeing to date him, she was still giving him a chance to prove himself.And that meant winning her heart was just a matter of time.Chuckling, he said, "Well, you said it yourself. Now, watch."Rachel was left even more exasperated—Edward was up against Stanley, but still couldn't bring himself to be serious!"Worry about yourself first, or you might get killed," she said with a sigh.Even if she wasn't holding back, there was still a look of worry in her eyes.While she wasn't exactly in love with the man who deflowered her, she wasn't keen to see him die either.With that in mind, she turned toward Harry and snapped. "Tell Stanley to stop already! Do you really insist on making this worse?!Though she was just trying to reason with Harry to stop, he simply smiled smugly at her. "Stop? No
Pouting, Rachel snapped. "You're such a douche!"Edward threw his hands up. "Come on, I'm just telling the truth! He really does have performance issues from the start, and now he'll last even shorter with all that stress."Rachel rolled her eyes at him and looked away, not keen to waste her breath.On the other end, Harry was panicking that Edward knew about his performance issues.However, he soon realized that Rachel was there too, and that his impotence had been exposed right in front of her.Bristling as if a cat whose tail was stepped on, he bellowed, "Bullshit! You're the one who has performance issues! Hell, not just you—your whole family does!"Then, turning towards Stanley, he snapped, "What are you waiting for?! Kill him! I don't want to see him alive for another second!"Stanley's eyes narrowed sharply at Gram right then.Then, he moved—his left hand clawing toward Gram!Gram felt his hair standing on end when Stanley's eyes narrowed sharply, as he sensed danger sp
Edward chuckled. "I'm your boyfriend. I can't just watch while they bully you, can I?"Then, turning to level a look of amusement at Gram, he added, "And you have a bodyguard too, don't you? Just ask him to protect me."He certainly didn't forget that Gram was ready to attack him just now, and would have done so if Harry didn't suddenly show up.Harry, still glaring at Edward in rage, bellowed right then, "Stanley! Kill him!" At those words, Stanley took off his shades and leveled a cool, savage smile at Edward. "I guess you really want some, the way you pissed off Mr. Sims. Please, allow me to be your chiropractor."Cracking his knuckles audibly, Stanley was ready to attack Edward when Rachel promptly called out to Gram, "Stop him! If you succeed, you will get the job!"Gram nodded and promptly moved to stand in Stanley's way, glaring coolly at him as he said quietly, "Not another step, or I would have to hurt you."Edward already left him exceedingly frustrated, and he had no
In reality, Rachel was simply stunned by Edward's stolen kiss.She never expected him to be so bold as to kiss her on the cheek, let alone get upset.And by the time she realized it, she was left watching as Harry hollered at Edward, ready to send his bodyguard after him for murder.Even as Rachel glowered, she forgot about snapping at Edward and instead glared sharply at Harry, "What do you think you're doing? Is my boyfriend kissing me any of your business?"Harry froze—that much was true, it wasn't any of his business!Still, despite knowing that he had no right to be angry, just seeing his beloved woman being kissed by another man, he could hardly quell his murderous intent.That was when Edward—surprised that Rachel would defend him, breathed a silly chuckle, "My girl's right. What's it to you, bud?"As he finished, he leaned down, ready for another kiss. However, Rachel was already wary and immediately put a palm on his mouth to stop him, all while pouting flirtatiously,
Rachel's face turned ashen at Harry's words.However, she suddenly noticed Edward with the corner of her eye, and her almond gaze twinkled.Walking over to him, Rachel hugged his arm intimately, and stared pointedly at Harry as she said, "Who said I'm single? Allow me to introduce you to my boyfriend—Edward Channing. And since I'm no longer single, please stop bothering me from now on, or it will upset him."Though Edward could quickly tell that Rachel was treating him like a meat shield and wasn't sincere about having a relationship with him, he wasn't upset.In fact, he pulled Rachel closer to himself, her faint sweet scent swirling around his nostrils right then.It was the same scent as that night. Ignoring Rachel's murderous glare, he asserted himself then, "Rachel's telling the truth. I'm her boyfriend—you stand no chance, buddy."Nearby, Jane was left gaping—the man she had brought up here by mistake was actually Rachel's boyfriend?That was too much of a coincidence!
Gram frowned and glared sharply at Edward for his comment of him, snorting coolly as he growled, "You sure can talk big, boy. Nothing impressive, you say? Are you suggesting that you're better than me?"Edward shrugged. "Just telling it as it is. If it upsets you, just pretend I never said it."He then turned toward Rachel—he only cared what Rachel thought, while Gram's feelings had nothing to do with him.That was when Rachel suddenly beamed—a look that would take anyone's breath away. "You said you'd like a chance, don't you?" She asked Edward. "See, I dislike weak men, and I really need one who can protect me—do you understand what I'm saying?""I do."Edward nodded in relief and turned toward Gram, and raised his right hand, beckoning. "You were upset about my comment, weren't you? Now come at me."Rachel wanted him to show his chops, so he shall offer a demonstration.However, Edward's challenge left Gram's eyes flashing in rage.Still, before he could attack, a voice sp