Chapter 13 Saving the Best for Last
"Nicole?" Edward calmed himself down.
"Edward, come and help me!" Nicole cried. "I'm right now outside the Wellington Group building... Reporters surround me! I'm so scared!"
"I'm coming down to pick you up!"
Without hesitation, Edward grabbed his suit jacket and hurried outside.
"Mr. Wellington! You can't!" Bart quickly stepped forward to stop him. "Send the bodyguards to pick up Ms. Adams. You should go and deal with the reporters!"
Edward's expression darkened, but he didn't hesitate and rushed out.
"Ms. Adams! When is the wedding date set with Mr. Wellington?"
"There are rumors that you and Mr. Wellington were childhood sweethearts. Did you know each other many years ago?"
"What do you think of Mr. Wellington's ex-wife? The rumors say that she destroyed your relationship. Is it true?"
The journalists' cameras were almost hitting Nicole's face. Despite the bodyguards acting as human shields, the scene was still chaotic.
Nicole put on a gentle and weak appearance, but she couldn't be happier deep down inside.
She revealed their wedding plans to the media and exposed Lily as the third party.
She thought, 'That bitch dared to steal my bracelet and humiliate me. I will make her a despised mistress!'
"Thank you for your concern. If Mr. Wellington and I set a wedding date, I will definitely inform you all first. I know very little about Mr. Wellington's ex-wife, Ms. Brown. Please refrain from attacking her anymore. After all, she and Mr. Wellington have already separated. Let her live in peace."
Before she responded, everything was still fine. However, her response only excited the journalists even more, making the scene even more chaotic!
Just as Nicole was retreating like a scared bird, Edward's solid chest shielded her. Then, Edward held her shoulder and quickly walked towards the door.
"Edward, you finally came." Nicole's eyes were filled with tears as if she was about to cry.
But Edward only tightened his jawline, silent and expressionless.
Suddenly, he paused and couldn't help but look around.
He had a feeling that Lily was nearby, watching everything unfold.
But how was that possible?
The camera at the entrance of the Wellington Group gate moved slightly.
Evelyn sat in her office, observing everything happening outside the doors of the Wellington Group. She watched as Nicole and Edward left together, witnessing his protective nature towards her and Nicole leaning weakly into his embrace.
No one would believe that Evelyn wasn't upset. "Edward, you really know how to protect her. Have you ever protected me?" Evelyn teared up.
She thought, ‘Two years ago, on that stormy night, when I was in so much pain that I thought I was going to die, I called you. I knew you wouldn't show up. But I just hoped that you would answer my call.’
‘Instead, I received a cold response, being told that your phone was shut down.’
‘I loved a man like you wholeheartedly for three years. In the end, I was just a tool for you to entertain your grandfather and buy time.’
‘It wasn't worth it. Edward, you are the biggest disappointment of my life.’
At that moment, Taylor's Secret Bureau had more news.
Landon said, "Unworth, the president of Mugden Daily who first broke the news of the marriage, has been replaced. Your ex-husband did it. It seems to be related to his girlfriend, not him."
Evelyn's long lashes blinked once. She typed, [Husband and wife are one. They are, too.]"
Simon replied, [ Absolutely! They are no different!]
Simon then replied again, [Evelyn, I just found a major piece of news. I'll tell you privately.]
Ulysses requested, [Say it here.]
Simon refused, [No! This is what I found on my own. Don't even think about taking credit for it. You guys can investigate on your own!].
Then, his voice message came through.
"Evelyn, I found something interesting about that, Nicole."
Simon may seem like an odd prosecutor on the surface, but only Evelyn and her other brothers knew that he understood hacking techniques. Although his skills weren't as good as Ulysses', they were sufficient. Plus, he had strong investigative abilities. No criminal could escape his grasp.
Nicole was no exception!
Several photos appeared on WhatsApp.
Surprisingly, they were pictures of Nicole in revealing clothing and passionately kissing a biracial man!
In two of the photos, they were even completely topless, with the man's large hands caressing her!
"Not bad, Simon. You're quite impressive," Evelyn whistled and leisurely flipped through the photos. "Where did you get these?"
"I checked Nicole's Instagram following list. There were hundreds of people on it. These past few days, I have investigated them one by one without eating or sleeping. Then I found something suspicious about this man, so I hacked into his account and invaded his phone. In the photo library, I found these treasures. This man is a fitness trainer, and he has quite a few fans. "
"Thank you, Simon. I'll treat you to a big meal tonight!"
"We're only going to eat, not drink? That's no fun!"
"We'll drink. I'll prepare plenty of wine for you!"
"But wait to get too excited. I have something even more shocking here. Even I was taken aback."
With that, Simon sent a medical institution's diagnostic report. He was following that were several pictures of women's bellies.
"What is this..." Evelyn couldn't help but be startled.
"Can you believe it? Nicole gave birth to a child in Mythorica. These pictures are the stretch marks she left behind after giving birth."
Evelyn's shoulders shook, and she zoomed in on the pictures again, carefully examining them multiple times.
"That woman didn't actually have any illness. She made repeated excuses to go to the hospital, but she actually went to the plastic surgery department to remove the stretch marks on her belly."
"Heh, this high-tech era provides a lot of help to these sinister-minded people. In all my years of investigating, I've heard of people switching paternity tests and repairing hymns. But this is the first time I've heard of eliminating stretch marks!"
"So, that means Nicole and Edward haven't had sex. Otherwise, she would have been exposed a long time ago."
Evelyn let out a sigh of relief, her emotions complex as she said, "Well, that's good then."
"Damn it! Good? Do we need to differentiate the degrees of betrayal? Evelyn, you have a problem with your thinking. When you eat a fly, do you still have to comfort yourself that at least it's a piece of meat?" Simon was afraid that Evelyn might still be soft-hearted towards Edward and wanted to shake her awake.
Evelyn felt helpless. "Simon, you misunderstood me. I don't have any feelings for Edward anymore. I just thought that if he didn't sleep with Nicole while we were married, I wouldn't feel so disgusted."
"Heh heh, but this time it's Scumbag Edward's turn to be betrayed!" Simon spat fiercely, "He deserves it! You are the first daughter of Hameen's richest man, a princess who combines intelligence and beauty, but he doesn't want you. He insists on marrying a promiscuous woman!"
"That's Edward. His preferences are the most important." Evelyn sneered, feeling a bit bitter.
After all, she had loved him for thirteen years. Although she had let go of this love now, she needed time to heal.
But no matter what mood she was in, she would never love Edward again.
"That promiscuous woman is now slandering you. Why don't we expose her and teach her a lesson!" Simon was itching to crush Nicole.
"When I was a child, I had a habit of saving the best for last."
