Chapter 688 The Ring Bearer (Part One)
"Little boy, as soon as my back was turned you talked shit about me, huh? You are such a brat!"
Justin''s words had barely faded away when Leena came over to him and spoke to him in a chilly voice.
She had been standing only a short distance from him, so she heard what he just said.
"Come on! I was telling the truth. You are such a tigress. I don''t understand how Uncle Kevin can stand
you." Justin pursed his lips, grumbling as he looked fearlessly at Leena.
"What? Say that again! To my face this time!" Leena couldn''t stand being derided by a child anymore.
She decided to teach Justin a lesson this time.
"Aunt Belinda, help me! Aunt Leena is scaring me." Feigning fear, Justin threw himself into Belinda''s
arms andined in a childish tone. His sweet voice immediately softened her heart.
"Belinda, don''t be fooled by his innocent appearance. I''m telling you, he is a spoiled brat." Leena stared
defiantly back at Justin who was making faces towards her unnoticed by Belinda. She was infuriated
and wondered if she was really able to get along with him. He never seemed to have a kind word for
her.
"Come on, Leena. He is just a kid. Why sink to his level?" Belindaforted Leena with a frown. She
didn''t understand why Leena always argued with Justin. He was always a well-behaved boy! Why
couldn''t they just get on well with each other?
"Exactly. Aunt Leena, you are a married woman. Why do you always have it in for a little kid? You are
so rash!" Justin feared nothing now that Belinda had his back. Leena, meanwhile, was fuming at his
words. But she couldn''t do anything to him, not with someone around to protect him.
"So you like ying at being just a little kid. In my eyes, you are so much like Edward -- and more
cunning than most adults. Never mind, I won''t stoop to your level. We''re done." Leena shook her head
and sat down on the chair that used to belong to Justin. She felt stupid arguing with a little boy. Justin
just chalked this up as a win. He was delighted, and shared his delight with Belinda. He got her
involved in a game, lighting up her gloomy face with joy.
Duke had let his eyes settle upon Belinda all this time. Seeing her smiling face, he gave her a knowing
smile. Since she had time to make unfair usations and go mad with jealousy, he decided to find
something for her to do, so that she would have no time to be at odds with him.
"Leena, you lost to Justin so soon, eh?" Edward was amused by Leena''s angry expression and teased
her with a smile.
"Edward, I didn''t lose to him. I just don''t want to lower myself to the same level as him." Leena picked
up the ss in front of Edward and swallowed the contents in one gulp. It was not until a spicy taste
filled her mouth and throat that she then realized what she had gulped down. She began to cough
violently.
"Drink it slowly. What''s the hurry?" Edward patted her back in profound resignation and handed her a
paper towel.
"Cough! Cough! Edward, it''s not water!" She could barely speak, her voice was so hoarse. Staring at
the empty ss before her, she felt like weeping and her face contorted to contain the tears.
"Who told you it was water? Justin?" Edward couldn''t help grinning at the funny scene. He didn''t
understand why Justin and Leena disliked each other and always yed tricks on each other. Leena
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was such an adorable girl in front of others. But whenever she was with Justin, she became rude and
mean.
"Waah! I hate Justin!" Leena felt hurt, and wondered why Justin always made fun of her. She decided
not to provoke him in the future.
"Come on, Leena. You shouldn''t have even tried to take him on. He is Edward''s son and he is more
scheming than Edward." Rain said as he handed her a ss of water so that she could water the
booze down. He didn''t understand why she was always at odds with Justin.
"Edward, did you hear that? Rain said you''re a schemer." Leaning against Edward, Leena made a face
and stuck her tongue out at Rain. ''You didn''t take my side, and even made fun of me. You''re gonna get
it now.''
"Come on! I was trying to help you. I didn''t say Edward was a schemer. Why drive a wedge between
me and Edward? We''re good buddies. He''s a schemer, but I only said that in private." After hearing
Rain''s words, people present widened their eyes and turned to him. They wondered whether Edward
would teach him a lesson.
"Idiot! No one can save you this time." Tom shook his head and kept away from Rain. It would be no
good if Edward vented his anger on him too.
"Damn it! Edward, I didn''t mean it that way. Leena set me up." Rain gave an unctuous smile at Edward
who was expressionless at this moment. ''Leena, you are such a naughty girl. I am so nice to you all the
time, but youid a trap for me!'' He thought to himself.
"You spoke your heart when you thought I wouldn''t find out," Edward said indifferently, but his old
buddies knew that he was angry right now. They expressed their sympathy with their eyes and said a
silent prayer for Rain.
"NO! Edward, it was just a slip of the tongue. You are a hero in my eyes," Rain stated sincerely as he
cast a warning nce at Leena. ''How dare you? I guess the gloves are off, and I can go after Kevin
now, '' He thought in his mind.
"Actually you don''t need to be scared like that. I''ll take that as apliment," Edward replied slowly,
but the coldness in his eyes revealed his true feelings.
"Hah! Edward, you''re right. I was paying you apliment." Rain wiped the cold sweat from his
forehead with his sleeve and felt lucky that he was safe now. However, what Edward said next
frightened him again.
"Since you haveplimented me sincerely, I should reward you in kind." Edward threw a stern nce
at Rain and gave a mocking smile.
"Cough! Cough! I don''t think a reward is necessary." Rain''s face soured at Edward''s suggestion. He
knew he was going to be really screwed this time.
"Of course it''s necessary. I''m not a penny pincher. Everyone is talking about the casting event. I leave it
in your capable hands. Remember, we don''t want any bad publicity." Edward rapped on the table with
his index finger while demanding this. He had been bothered by it recently. Rain came just at the right
moment.
"What? I don''t want to go anywhere near the Entertainment Company. You know how terrifying those
women are. Everyone of them thinks of herself as number one in thepany. They just won''t stop
fighting for the leading role. I will be screwed if they find out I will be responsible for deciding the role."
Though Rain liked to date different women in the past, he never dated anyone from the entertainment
circle and kept himself away from them. Aaron used to deal with this kind of thing.
"Are you sure?" Edward asked coldly as he took a sidelong nce at Rain and sipped the booze in his
ss. He still had no expression on his face.
"Fine! Leave it to me." Rain knew he shouldn''t push too hard against Edward, otherwise there would be
more serious consequences. If he refused to deal with those women, Edward would definitely assign
more difficult tasks to him. As the saying goes, "Those who suit their actions to the times are wise."
Rain decided to take the orders and bring them topletion. He couldn''t help but scold those women
who just wouldn''t stop fighting for the lead role. He was drawn into the women''s war for no reason.
"Rain, don''t be so upset. I know you like pretty women. The female celebrities are all A-list stars in this
country. I figure they are all beautiful women, huh?" Rain became even more upset after hearing
Leena''s words. Those women were all A-list stars. No matter which one he chose, the rest would hate
him for sure. Edward was too cruel to ask him to be the one deciding the role. He could picture the
scene of so many A-list stars staring angrily at him.