Poor Edmond

"This time, can we do it my way? Follow my pace? Please."

She used the word 'please.'

Edmond looked at her for a long time before raising his hand to pat her on the head.

"Just this once."

...

After the New Year's holiday, the upper circles of Jiangyu City were abuzz with one particular news.

"I heard that the Jian family's notoriously troublesome little princess hit her head and lost her memory!"

"No, it's not amnesia, it's memory confusion. She mistook Edmond for Royce and thinks she's in love with Edmond."

"Edmond? Are we talking about the same Edmond? Royce's Uncle Edmond?"

"That's him!"

"I heard Lily has been chasing Edmond around recently, following him everywhere, insisting she'll marry him. Just like she did with Royce."

"They say she fell from the second floor. Can falling from the second floor really mess up your head? She must be faking it, probably set her sights on Edmond."

"Why not? Last year, the maid's son in our family fell from the second floor and ended up with severe brain damage. These things aren't certain, everyone's different."

"Besides, with someone else, maybe they'd be faking it. But the Jian family's little princess... she wouldn't fake it. Royce was her whole world."

"She loved Royce to death; there's no way she'd pull this stunt unless she really did mess up her head."

"The Zhou family even held a press conference to call off the engagement. She must have been hit hard, then fell and got a physical injury. It's no wonder she's messed up."

"Poor Edmond, getting tangled up with such a crazy girl. Must be annoying like a fly."

"Yeah, Edmond's really unlucky, owing her a life-saving debt and all, can't just drive her away."

...

The story of Lily hitting her head and getting memory confusion spread widely. Most people came to believe she really was confused.

Even Royce was almost convinced.

During this time, Royce's phone was constantly blowing up with calls about Lily.

People saw her waiting for Uncle Edmond at the Jingshou Group building, delivering a homemade breakfast. Uncle Edmond accepted it the first time but refused the second time, telling her not to bring it again, but she kept bringing it.

People saw her blocking drinks for Uncle Edmond at his dinner, with Uncle Edmond barely holding his patience before having her escorted away by bodyguards.

People saw her showing up at the Pingxi Club in a downpour to deliver an umbrella to Uncle Edmond. She got drenched, and Uncle Edmond scolded her in front of his friends.

Every day, Royce received a flood of such reports.

Subconsciously, he felt Lily was pretending, regretting the broken engagement and using Uncle Edmond to make him miserable.

Frustrated, he decided to have a talk with Lily, to warn her to stop.

But Lily had already blocked him.

He didn't know when exactly. He only found out on the morning of Alistair's birthday when he tried to call Lily to ask her to leave Nadia alone.

His phone, WeChat, even email... she had blocked him on everything. How ruthless!

A week after the news about Lily's memory confusion exploded, an irritable Royce got a call from a friend to come to the CLu Bar.

"Aren't you looking for Lily?"

In the deafening music, his friend pointed towards the bar counter.

"There, the prettiest, most sexy, most gorgeous girl in the room, that's Lily."

Lily had turned into a little fangirl, chasing Edmond for a week.

Edmond had to go on a three-day business trip. She wanted to stage a scene of chasing him across cities, but Edmond didn't agree.

"I already scolded you publicly last time. The storyline you wanted is complete, with great effect. These three days, take a break, eat well, and relax."

Edmond gave her a card, calling it pocket money.

Lily didn't take it but listened to his advice and didn't go.

Acting was exhausting, especially playing Edmond's sycophant while he held the script. It was quite awkward.

With her nerves constantly on edge, she needed to relax.

She initially planned a three-day road trip to a nearby city with Aria, but Aria was too busy.

Lily stayed home for a day and then got a call from her childhood friend, Franklin.

"Want to go out for a drink?"

The bar was warm, and Lily took off her coat, revealing a black silk camisole dress that hugged her curves.

Her long, slender legs crossed casually as she sat on a high stool, her posture seductive, her wavy hair thick and voluminous.

Her alluring appearance was both sexy and enchanting, drawing plenty of glances from the men around, though none dared approach her.

The man next to her was Franklin, the owner of CLu Bar.

Lily finished her drink, and Franklin refilled her glass.

"Lily, you and my Uncle Edmond have no past and no future."

Franklin was Royce's fifth uncle's son, Royce's cousin, and Edmond's nephew.

He was a year younger than Royce, and they were the closest among all the cousins.

Franklin and Lily were the same age and had been classmates from elementary to middle school.