Chapter 10

After Edward paid their bill, they were about to go when he saw that a guy was talking to Mary Dale.

The guy was too close for comfort to Mary Dale while talking.

It's obvious that Mary Dale is uncomfortable with what the guy is doing but she still manages to smile.

When the guy suddenly held Mary Dale's waist close to him and whispered in her ear, Edward immediately came over and yanked Mary Dale away.

"What the f*ck, man! We're talking here!" and the guy even held Mary Dale's arm.

Edward tightly grasped the guy's hand so that the guy let go of Mary Dale.

He looked at the guy grimly.

Good thing the guy didn't insist and just left while holding the hand that Edward grasped.

He looked at Mary Dale and asked, "Are you okay?" with so much concern in his voice.

His voice was like a bucket of ice dumped on her back.

She stiffened her spine.

"You can let go of my hand now sir! I can deal with him myself!" and she even smiled at Edward to show that she's okay.

"I told you to stop me calling me sir!" he told Mary Dale exasperatedly.

"Sorry sir! But if you don't have anything else to say, then I'll go back to work!" she smilingly told Edward.

She could feel her lips tearing from smiling too much.

Just as she was turning her back to leave, Edward pulled her.

What does this asshole want to happen?

"Damn it, Mary Dale! Talk to me! Stop acting like you don't know me!" he said in too much frustration.

Mary Dale didn't speak, she just looked into Edward's eyes.

She can feel her heart beating rapidly again while it twitches in pain.

She's feeling the numbness again.

She clenched her fists.

She feels weary.

She doesn't want to put meaning anymore to what Edward is doing.

She already did that before.

She noticed from the corner of her eye the woman that Edward was with.

The woman was just looking at them as if observing what will happen next.

"My apologies sir! But I don't know what you are talking about." she says calmly.

Edward pulled his hair a bit in vexation.

He can't help but feel guiltier with what Mary Dale is showing him.

Maybe if she cried or blamed him, he would have accepted it.

But he can't accept her indifference.

Awhile ago when he saw what the guy was doing to her, he can't help but remember the first time they met.

"What were you two talking about?" Edward strives to calm his voice.

"He was asking me to be his mistress." she said with no emotion in a whisper-like voice.

She's used to those indecent proposals.

"What did you say?" Edward doesn't know if he heard her wrong.

She looks unaffected by it.

"He asked me if I was willing to be his mistress." the thought of which left a bitter taste in her mouth.

"F*ck! And you just let him talk to you like that?!?" he said in a loud voice.

"Sorry sir, but whatever we talked about is none of your business!"

"Wait! Don't tell me you agreed?!?" he asked in disbelief.