Chapter 13


    Chapter: 13


    Chelsea this afternoon, he hadn''t been able to concentrate on anything.


    His mind was a mess. Images of her face continued to sh in his mind. [o}


    The Chelsea he saw today was different from the one he once knew. During the time they were married, she had made Edmund


    the center of her life. She did everything to please him.


    But all that had changed now. A cloak of depression fell on Edmund as he recalled how Chelsea hadpletely ignored him


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    His mood was the reason why he had to work overtime. He was still struggling to concentrate.


    Just when Edmund was trying to talk himself out of thinking too much, his cellphone rang. The call was from Yusuf Collins, his


    best friend and business partner. Yusuf was a famous yboy in Vertoak.


    As the life of parties, he went drinking and clubbing most nights. Edmund didn’t want to pick up his call because he’d most likely


    invite him out for a drink.


    Work was more important to Edmund than partying. More so, he never abandoned unfinished business to idle away.


    His phone rang off the hook for several minutes. When Edmund realized that Yusuf wasn’t going to give up, he reluctantly picked


    it. An exmation came almost immediately.


    “Hey, guess who | just saw!”


    “You know I’m not good at guessing. Who did you see?” Edmund asked indifferently.


    Due to his bad mood, he wasn’t interested in Yusuf’s usual stories about women he met at the club.


    “| just saw Chelsea, your ex-wife!” Yusuf intoned slowly.


    Edmund frowned slightly at first and then clenched his teeth. It was no news that Chelsea was his ex-wife, so he didn’t


    understand why Yusuf had to spell it out to him now.


    It was almost as if Yusuf was trying to mock him.


    “When did she get back? | thought she traveled abroad. Howe she’s here now?” Yusuf asked curiously, oblivious to his


    friend''s simmering anger.


    Ayear ago, he was shocked to find out that Chelsea had asked Edmund for a divorce. What shocked him even more was that


    she didn’t ask for alimony or any properties. She went off the radar after the divorce. It wasn’t until someone investigated that


    they found out that she went abroad the same day she signed the divorce agreement.


    No one bothered to investigate what exactly she was going to do abroad. They earlier thought she was still in Vertoak. Since she


    had divorced him on impulse, they felt that she mighte back one day to beg for Edmund''s forgiveness. But after finding out


    that she traveled out of the country, they came to the conclusion that Chelsea had really made up her mind.


    Edmund didn’t want to talk about Chelsea with Yusuf, so he replied perfunctorily, “Oh.”


    As his best friend, Yusuf read meaning to his nonchnt response.


    “Why are you so calm? Did you know that she was back? Have you met her already?”


    Without waiting for an answer, Yusuf further queried, “How did you guys meet? Tell me exactly how it happened. Did she stop


    pestering you?”


    “Yes.” Edmund gave that simple reply to tell Yusuf off. The call was making him more depressed. He was about to hang up the


    phone.


    “Well, that’s good.” Yusuf let out a sigh of relief. He added mockingly, “It’s not surprising that she no longer pesters you. From the


    look of things, she’s living her best life. She’s dining with a handsome young man now.”