Chapter 427 Capitalizing on the Moment


    It was Ziana!


    Edison would never forget her voice for as long as he lived.


    Clutching his phone tightly, he couldn’t help but say, “Ziana, it’s me.”


    “What’s up?” Her tone was distant,cking the warmth it once had.


    Edison pursed his lips, his heart sinking. “Ziana, I… Are you still mad at me?”


    “No,” she replied calmly.


    Her short response delighted him. “Really? Ziana! You’re not mad at me anymore? Do you understand


    my predicament? I had no choice back then. I couldn’t just ignore Winifred. Can you see that?”


    “No.” Ziana remained concise.


    “Ziana.” Edison’s heart skipped a beat and his tone grew heavy. “You’re still angry.”


    “I’m really not.” Ziana sneered and exined, “You made your choice, and I made mine. You chose


    Winifred, and I chose to kick you out. Is there a problem?”


    Her words were gentle, but to Edison felt that they were like the first icy winds of winter, slicing. him to


    the bone.


    He felt like the air he breathed was biting.


    “Do you have anything else to say?” Ziana said impatiently. “I’m very busy.”‘


    He didn’t dare continue with the topic. He knew all too well that Ziana didn’t harbor deep feelings for


    him. Her words were unguarded, and that was why they hurt him so easily.


    “I read about Boris on the inte,” Edison said, collecting himself and returning to his gentle


    demeanor. “I truly feel sorry for him. I hope his operation is sessful, and he recovers fully. I know


    you care deeply for him, and I’m worried about your state.”


    Ziana remained expressionless. “Well, I’m fine.”


    “If you need help, just tell me,” he said softly. “I want to be there for you. It may not be appropriate to


    say this now but…”


    He paused before continuing firmly. “Mr. Lewis isn’t right for you. He’s surrounded by danger, and If you


    follow him, you’ll be dragged down with him. I don’t want to see you get hurt. I know what you want is a


    stable life. I can give that to you, but Boris can’t. So please, consider my offer.”


    “As I said, you’re out.” Ziana’s voice grew weaker. “Since you seem to have forgotten, let me remind


    you again. I heard that you and Winifred are getting engaged. Congrattions.”


    “Ziana…”


    “Don’t call me again.”


    A beeping busy tone echoed next to his ear. Edison’s expression shifted from gentle to dark in an


    instant.


    He hurled his phone to the ground, marched towards the door, and bellowed, “Open up!”


    The pce door creaked open from the outside, and a bodyguard poked his head in. “Prince Edison,


    how can I be of service?”


    “I want to see my mother.”


    The two bodyguards exchanged nces, thinking he had finallye to his senses, and hastily said.


    they would report.


    20 minutester.


    Princess Lia arrived gracefully upon receiving the news.


    As she entered the pce, the bodyguards discreetly closed the pce door for the mother and son to


    converse.


    “Atst, you’re willing to see me.” Princess Lia examined her freshly manicured nails. “Things. have


    come to this point. If you want to appease Duke Bourne, you must marry Winifred. In fact, you can’t


    have Ziana, Winifred is a good choice.”


    “How is she good? How can shepare with Ziana?” Edison retorted in a cold voice.


    Princess Lia nced at him. “In this world, how many women canpare with Ziana? In terms of


    wealth and family background, Winifred may not be as good as Ziana, but she loves you and cares for


    your well-being. What’s more, her father is second-inmand of Wesbruck.


    “If Duke Bourne bes your father-inw, your future in the Western Royalty will be boundless.”


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    Seeing that he remained silent for a long time, Princess Lia continued earnestly, “As a mother, how


    could I harm my own child? Everything I do is to pave the way for you. I don’t ask you to understand my


    efforts, but I beg you to listen to me and follow my n.”


    “Your n is to force me to marry a woman I don’t love?” Edison retorted. “I came here today to tell


    you: let me go. I’m going to find Ziana.”


    “What?” Princess Lia mmed her palm on the table. “Didn’t you break up with her? What are you


    going to do with her now? If you go, what will Duke Bourne think? Have you ever thought about your


    situation in the Western Royalty?”


    “Ziana needs me now. I have to go there.” Edison took out his phone and showed her. “Boris had an


    ident. She has no one else around her now. It’s a good opportunity. If I go, maybe I can win back


    her heart.”


    Princess Lia understood what he meant. “Are you trying to capitalize on the moment?”