"So you are telling me that this Athy is the Athena Hill who came from Plaria?" Zhang Ying knew Edward spent a few years in Plaria when he was a child. He also mentioned having a lot of friends in that place.

Plaria is considered the biggest continent next to Sceastein. "Why would someone from Plaria come to Xu Country?" she added, as she watched Edward change into his pajamas. He immediately took a bath after he arrived.

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"She had business to attend to. She had fun… I don't know, I guess she had problems? She was drunk. Mother didn't trust anyone to help her out. Since the Fu Family and the Hill Family have history way back in Plaria, my mother asked me to escort her. And make sure that she safely arrived in her hotel room. When you called me, we just arrived in her hotel room."

"Is that so?" Zhang lowered her gaze. "Then… how is she now?" She badly wanted to meet this woman. However, she is scared that it would only cause more issues for her. Right now, Zhang Ying was in a very delicate situation. One wrong move, and she might lose everything to Sera.

"She is fine. I already asked my people to take care of her." Edward sat down next to her. "Her flight is the next day."

"She's going back? Already?"

"Yes. Mother said she is just visiting our family. No big deal."

"Really?" Zhang Ying couldn't help but smile. She held Edward's hands. "Then… "

"Yingying… I'm sorry that I worried you. Please take care of yourself before worrying about me. You know that your body is weak. How could you cry for hours? You fainted at grandfather Zhang's funeral and you cried again because of that video." Edward held her cheek. "If something happens to you. I wouldn't be able to survive."

"Edward you — " Hearing the assurance in Edward's voice, Zhang Ying's heart fluttered. Her tears pooled as she lifted her gaze and welcomed his kiss.

"You didn't miss your medicine, right?"

Zhang Ying immediately shook her head. Medicines…. The medicines that he was talking about were actually the contraceptives that she had been taking. Edward and her agreed they weren't ready for some children, so she had to take some precautionary measures.

Well… that was before Athena Hill came.

Knowing that the woman whom Edward helped was someone from Plaria changed everything. Plaria may not be the richest country in the world, but they are still one of the richest. Moreover, she remembered that the Fu Family had strong ties in the upper echelons of Plaria. Meaning, that woman should be a member of a very prominent family that is also close to the Fu Family.

Just this fact alone is enough for her to start doubting Edward. Was love really enough for them to be together? Soon, Edward removed her clothes and her moans started to echo inside the room. Maybe being pregnant and using a child as an excuse to get married is selfish. And maybe it won't make Edward happy. But she loved him- she loved him too much.

Seeing him together with another woman is not an option.

Therefore, it is better for her to be selfish now and just fix everything after she gets pregnant.

…..

Sera was beaming.

Just as Chris told her, Athena was indeed going to meet with Mrs. Fu. But this wasn't the thing that made her happy. It was the fact that Edward helped Athena when she was drunk. Just the thought of the message that she sent to Zhang Ying was making her night.

As Sera started thinking about Zhang Ying's reaction, she thought about the past. Now that the previous news about her reached the ears of the media, she couldn't help but think that this has always been Zhang Ying's style. When Sera just met Edward Fu, she didn't know that the woman named Tang Meimei was actually his cousin. They were really closed and she just assumed that Tang Meimei was a marriage prospect for Edward.

Of course, the reason why she thought like this is that of Zhang Ying.

Zhang Ying would always use the pretense of being concern. She would follow Sera around, asking about Tang Meimei and Edward's relationship. Zhang Ying would then say that the relationship was really suspicious. She would also send photos to Sera with Edward and Tang Meimei, laughing or eating together.

Of course, this made Sera so jealous, she pushed Tang Meimei into the river during one of their 'trip'. Rage blinded her so much that she didn't even carefully plan anything, and just pushed that woman to the river. Ah, if she wanted to kill Tang Meimei, she should have planned it better!

What she didn't know was that Edward, and Zhang Ying were watching them. Obviously, chaos ensued, and Zhang Xin ground Sera.

Ah, she was really foolish.

Growing up, Zhang Ying was always sweet around her. She trusted that woman too much.

"Hm?" Sera started typing on her computer. Now that she thought about it, Mr. Liu said that Athena's father worked closely with Chris. However, from the information that she had gathered so far, Mr. Hill is a really rich entrepreneur from Plaria.

He doesn't have any connections in the Xu Country aside from the Fu Family.

Sera started typing and saw that Mr. Hill's business is in the oil industry. He is rich and considered one of the top businessmen in their country. If he is closely working with Mr. Quinn then it should somehow show in their websites or latest business news, right?

A quick search proved that they weren't working closely.

What could this mean?

Sera shook her head.

Thinking too much about that man would only damage her heart.

"What?"

She paused. What was she thinking?

It is better to work on her own and not bother Mr. Quinn at all. She could only trust herself this time.

Sera started working again, but it was soon interrupted when she received a call from Mr. Tan.

"Old man… what took you so long?" she asked. Right now, her phone was connected to her computer. With the current cyber defense from her computer, tracking her exact whereabouts is hard. This was just some over-the-top defense that was still on the testing stage.

"You brat."

She could hear Mr. Tan's rough breathing. She couldn't help but wonder what made the old man so angry.

"The information that you gave me… I was able to confirm it."

"It was the truth. I wasn't lying," Sera said. "I wasn't expecting that your people are like this. If I had known that they are so technologically backward, I would have sent a simpler file that is easy to cipher." She chuckled. Of course, the file that she gave the old man was encrypted. She purposely did it to showcase her ability. Who would have thought that his people would be that stupid?

"You purposely did it, didn't you? Did you know I had to pay someone to decipher it?"

"Old man... it wasn't my fault that your people cannot decipher it. If I had known..."

"Enough!"

The old man sounded furious. "The information that you gave me about the diamond transaction was reliable. Tell me what you want! I don't like owing other people!"

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