A Vengeful Bride novel Chapter 24

The car was very warm, and the warm smell made me want to close my eyes and sleep.

Richard drove very steadily. He didn't say a word all the way. In the car, I could only hear the quiet music, and it crossed my ears over and over again.

When we arrived home, Richard woke me up. I rubbed my eyes, said, "Thank you."

"I... you shouldn't thank me for this," Richard said softly.

Shouldn't thank him?

I looked at Richard in confusion. He approached me and took a snowflake off my hair. He smiled warmly and said, "You should thank my cousin. He ran around to help you these days. He asked a private detective to investigate everything. He knew that your card was taken by your elder brother to apply for the bank card. It was Rita's order."

"Why... did she want to frame me?" Was Rita trying to frame me? Did she do this on her own?

However, I always felt that something was wrong.

Richard nodded. I didn't see the expression on his face clearly.

"Just let this matter end like this. You come out now. Have a good rest. I'll go first." There were still many doubts that had not been solved in my heart. However, it seemed that Richard did not want to talk about this matter anymore. There was no other way. I could only watch him leave.

I turned around and went back to my residence. Looking at the house which was so small, my heart was full of sadness.

Then I opened the door and went to take a shower. After that, I heard the doorbell ringing.

I thought it must be the landlord, so I casually put on a coat and went out to open the door. When the door opened, I saw Edward standing at the door, who was covered with cold air. I was stunned.

"How... how did you come here?" Did Edward come here on purpose because he knew that I was released today?

"This is the document that Rita used to frame you. I bring it to you." After Edward's eyes swept across my chest, he gave me a document envelope in a deep voice.

I gave Edward a strange look and nodded dully.

I was flattered that Edward would help me.

When I was his wife, I was neglected by him. After divorce, he paid attention to me like this unexpectedly.

"That's it." Edward said to me with the tongue in the cheek.

"Is it really done by Rita?" I asked, holding the document in my hand and staring into Edward's eyes.

Edward didn't answer my question directly. He just opened his lips and said, "The evidence is certain. She just envied that you are a design genius, so she wants to destroy you. The police have already arrested her, and you are innocent."

"But there is one thing I don't understand. Rita didn't need to kill me." She wanted to drive me out of the design circles and didn't need to kill me. Rita's reaction on that day was very strange.

"I said, this is the end of this matter, Ashley Mu." Facing my doubts, Edward's voice suddenly cooled down a little.

I looked at Edward's cold face in a daze, and my fingers moved slightly.

"Thank you." Finally, I looked away and thanked him lightly.

After looking at me for a long time, Edward looked away and said indifferently with a sigh, "A month later, it will be an engagement ceremony between Betty and me. I hope you can participate."

Engagement? Was Edward finally engaged to Betty?

I felt as if countless hands were clutching my heart, and my breathing became extremely difficult.

It took me all my strength to stop myself from collapsing in front of him.

I forced a smile and pretended that I didn't care. "Really? Congratulations, your long-cherished wish will be fulfilled soon."

Edward had always been thinking of marrying Betty. Now his dream was realized.

Flearing my blessing, Edward's cold face became extremely unhappy.

I didn't know what I said was wrong, but I didn't want to face Edward. "I'm tired. You can leave, Mr. Xi." I asked him to leave directly, and Edward didn't force me. When he left, he looked back at me and said, "Ashley Mu, let's forget about this. I will compensate you for the injustice you have suffered these days."

Strange, why did Edward want to compensate me?

Before I could ask my own question, Edward had already left.

The cold wind blew from my neck. My cold fingers trembled and I immediately closed the door.

I opened the heater in my room and then the document bag. Indeed, there was much evidence of Rita's crime in it. Although this evidence was very sufficient, the doubts in my heart were still not eliminated.

Edward was right. Rita was arrested and my crime was clarified. I returned to work in the Time Group. In order to give me an explanation and to make me dug myself well in the Time Group, William even held a press conference for me.

Mrs. Sayar also knew that I was framed and gave me another chance. I got the opportunity to participate in Paris's design show.

After listening to William's words, although I was a little reluctant to work, I agreed with his words. I was so tired recently that I couldn't eat anything.

William took me to a newly opened Italian restaurant. When I walked in, the environment here was not bad. The restaurant manager was about to take me and William to the box, but unexpectedly met Betty and Edward.

When I saw Edward, my hand involuntarily moved slightly. I wanted to pull my hand back from William's palm, but he held my hand with strength and didn't let me go.

I looked at William in shock, but William comforted me gently.

I bit my lips and laughed at myself secretly.

"Why should I be afraid? I have nothing to do with Edward. I'm single now. Even if I am dating William, I shouldn't be so embarrassed."

"What a coincidence. I didn't expect to meet you here." Betty said gracefully first.

William nodded gently, looked at me, and said, "Ashley is too tired recently. I bring her here to taste the new dishes."

"What's the relationship between G.M.Xiao and Miss Mu?" Betty's eyes pretended to accidentally slide from me to William.

I looked at her indifferently, pulled William's sleeve, and said, "William, we..."

I wanted to say, we'd better not eat in this restaurant. I didn't have any appetite that day. Betty and Edward made it worse.

"Since we have met, let's eat together." William gently patted the back of my hand, indicating that I should not be nervous.

After listening to William's words, even if I didn't like Betty in my heart, I had no choice but to go to the reserved box with them.

After we four sat down, everyone was silent except for Betty.

Betty always tried to talk about the relationship between William and me.

I was a little unhappy with Betty's behavior, but I didn't say anything. Then the dishes were served. They were all authentic Italian dishes, some of them were my favorite dishes.

When I was about to use the chopsticks, William had already put the dishes in my bowl. When I was about to thank him, Betty on the opposite side could not help but chuckle. "G.M.Xiao, you are so considerate. You two don't seem to be superior and subordinate."

"Then what do we look like?" William looked calm and teased.

I narrowed my eyes and glanced at Edward who kept silent.