Chapter 17


    Chapter: 17


    Yusuf’s jaw dropped at the sight of this.


    What the hell was wrong with Edmund? He seemed to be off his rocker. Chelsea was his ex-wife now. Her words shouldn''t get to


    him.


    He never treated her right, anyway.


    Yusuf took a deep breath and tried to calm his friend down. He patted him on the shoulder.


    “Don''t let what she said get to you. The way | see it, this is for the best. Since she’s pretending not to know you, it means she


    would never pester you again. Just chill.”


    Edmund pped Yusuf’s hand away. He lit another cigarette and took a puff. With a sneer, he inquired, “How are you so sure


    that she won''t pester me anymore?”


    “What do you mean?” Yusuf asked in confusion.


    Edmund squinted his eyes and said slowly, “I think she’s ying hard to get.”


    Yusuf opened his mouth to say something. But he decided against it. He just stared at him. As far as he was concerned, Edmund


    was getting himself worked up over nothing.


    He also felt that Edmund was wrong. Chelsea wasn’t ying hard to get. She was clearly trying to avoid him at all costs.


    As a yboy, Yusuf knew exactly when a woman wanted nothing to do with aman. And that was exactly what he discerned from


    Chelsea’s behavior. But Edmund clearly couldn''t see that.


    Not wanting to provoke Edmund any further, Yusuf kept his opinion to himself. He Knew that his friend’s ego would be battered


    more than it already was if he shared his assumption.


    Women were often drunk in love. They could do just about anything to please the man that they loved.


    But once that love was no longer there, they could be so heartless and cruel.This text is property of N?/velD/rama.Org.


    ALL of a sudden, Edmund’s phone rang. The call was from his mother, Alena Morgan.


    A frown appeared on his face as he stared at the caller ID. His mother had been on him about getting married to Diane.


    “Where are you? Didn’t | ask you to bring Diane home for dinner tonight?” Alena asked unhappily as soon as Edmund answered


    the call.


    “Sorry, it skipped my mind,” he replied indifferently.


    This response annoyed Alena even more. She queried furiously, “Why did it skip your mind? What else were you thinking about?


    Diane is a good girl. What''s stopping you from getting married to her as soon as possible? Both of you aren''t getting any


    younger. If that shameless Chelsea hadn’te along to spoil your rtionship back then, you would have had a child with


    Diane now. Stop stalling now that she’s out of the way!”


    When Alena suddenly mentioned Chelsea’s name and spoke ill of her, Edmund felt a Little ufortable.


    “Mom, | have something urgent to do. Talk to youter. Bye!” Edmund knew that his mother would go on and on about the


    marriage topic, so he made up an excuse.


    After Edmund hung up the phone, Yusuf leaned towards him and suggestedzily, “Friendly advice, you should get married to


    Diane since you think Chelsea will begin to pester you. Your marriage will see to it that Chelsea keeps her distance and your


    mother will also stop bothering you. What do you think?”


    The underlying tease in Yusuf’s words didn’t go unnoticed by Edmund. He shot him a searing re and shook his head. His car


    arrived at this time, so he got in and left.


    Yusuf stared at the car until it disappeared. He then shrugged and left in his car.