Memories Drifted Like Paper Boats by Zyra Cole 52

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Chapter 52

Gloria got more and more worked up, giving Darius a hard shove. “Why aren’t you yelling at him?

“Hurry up and yell at him. Make it loud, so Edwina can hear you!”

She thought, ‘No way am I letting that reckless Kelvin, who does whatever hos without thinking, fool my sweet girl.

Darius was clearly reluctant. “Edwin just got home. She needs some rest. Let’s not go yelling and disturb her.”

Gloria shot him a wide–eyed glare, and Darius instantly caved.

He plopped down on the couch, slapped his thigh, and hollered, “Kelvin is just the worst. He is fickle and totally unreliable. No one should ever trust him with their future.

“The Gibson family is no better. How can they just drop a marriage like it’s no big deal?”

Gloria chimed in, “No need to yell about that. Honestly, I hope he does call it off!”

At the corner of the stairs, Helene watched her parents with a cold, brooding stare as they egged each other on.

She thought, ‘All they care about now is Edwina. It’s like I don’t even exist to them anymore.

Jealousy was driving her crazy. She wanted to scream, but she had to keep up the act of being the sweet, sensible daughter.

Lanette’s voice whispered in Helene’s ear, “Miss Lennox, Edwina isn’t even a real Simmons. Sooner or later, the whole Simmons family will be yours.”

At that moment, Lanette was sweeping the stairs. This was her only chance to get close enough to talk to Helene.

She wasn’t Helene’s personal maid anymore, so she no longer had the privilege to serve at her side.

Now, in the entire estate, Lanette was the only one who still respected Helene. She could only show that in private.

Ivan had already made it official to the staff that everyone had to address Edwina properly.

The Simmons family hadn’t gone public with the news to avoid media drama, but Edwina was the legitimate heiress of the Simmons family.

“Miss Simmons, take it easy. We’ll get our chance to take that bitch down,” Lanette whispered.

Helene said while patting Lanette’s hand, “Alright. Watch her for me. If she does anything weird, report to me immediately.

“Trust me, it won’t be long before you’re running things as the Simmons family’s butler.”

Downstairs, Darius and Gloria were still ranting passionately, all fired up, while upstairs, Edwina slept soundly.

The next day, Edwina showed up at the Gibson Group for work.

Pauline Hudson and Madeline Gardner were waiting for her at the office door. They’d brought her a slice of cake.

The cake in the box was all lopsided, half the frosting had melted. It looked like a total disaster.

Pauline looked a bit sheepish. “Edwina, this cake was supposed to be for you yesterday, but we waited around forever and

you never came in.

“So we put it in the fridge, but it still melted.”

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“Thanks,” Edwina replied with a small nod. She was about to say she didn’t really like sweets, but then Pauline suddenly perked up.

Pauline said, “It’s from Maberly Fashion’s celebration party. Everyone got a slice. I wanted to buy you a fresh one, but Madeline said this one actually means something. You don’t have to eat it. Just take it, okay?

“If it weren’t for you, Maberly Fashion wouldn’t be what it is today. Even though you’re not in the department anymore, every single one of us still misses you!”

The collaboration between Maberly Fashion and Design Harmony’s factory turned out to be a massive win. They delivered. over three thousand dresses right on time. Customers were quite satisfied.

Maberly Fashion, which was on the brink of collapse, suddenly blew up with fans thanks to Edwina’s killer designs.

Since Design Harmony’s products were of great quality, customers were drawn in. Maberly Fashion started to have a steady flow of business.

Even the people at Gibson Group’s fashion team stopped trying to push Maberly Fashion around. They finally gave it the support it deserved, and Maberly Fashion started thriving like never before.

Edwina bit back her refusal, deciding not to say anything after all.

She accepted the cake, opened the box, and gently scooped up a tiny bit with her fork, tasting it. “It’s sweet,” Edwina murmured.

Pauline and Madeline gaped at Edwina, pointing at her face in shock.

“Edwina, you just smiled!” they both blurted out.

That smile vanished in an instant, but it was so stunning it left them tongue–tied.

Madeline leaned on Pauline for support, her legs turning to jelly. “Pauline, I just saw a fairy!”

Pauline nodded. “Seriously, Edwina, you should smile more. You look amazing when you do.”

“Alright, that’s enough. Get back to work, you two,” Edwina said.

Pauline and Madeline stopped fussing over her and went downstairs, leaving Edwina in peace.

Kelvin’s office was right across from the lab.

The door was left ajar. Kelvin was slouched in his chair, propping up his chin with one hand, watching Edwina intently through the gap.

He saw her smile clear as day.

Kelvin had money and status, so gorgeous women constantly surrounded him.

But he felt that not a single one of them could hold a candle to the way Edwina smiled just now.

Peter said, “Mr. Gibson, the real standout in July was Maberly Fashion. Their production numbers might be small, but their year–over–year profits had the biggest jump, over 210%. Here’s the report.

“Do you want to go over the rest, Mr. Gibson?”

Peter was giving his report, but he noticed Kelvin looked a bit absent–minded. Kelvin was focused, just not on anything work–related.

Peter glanced in the direction Kelvin was staring, but saw nothing. He couldn’t help but wonder what had caught Kelvin’s

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attention.

Edwina had already gone into her office,

But Kelvin still hadn’t snapped out of it.

“Boss, hey…” Peter called out, trying to snap him out of his daze.

He had to call Kelvin a bunch of times before Kelvin finally stopped spacing out and came back to himself.

“Hey, Mr. Gibson, you okay?” Peter asked, sounding a little worried.

Kelvin used to pull all–nighters at the office, working until one or two in the morning like it was nothing.

But these days, he hardly bothered with anything else except the Luminara satellite.

Peter racked his brain for a reason, but came up empty. He ventured nervously, “Boss, are you feeling under the weather lately?”

“I’m not feeling great,” Kelvin admitted.

Peter tensed up. “I’ll call a doctor right now and get you checked out.”

“No need,” Kelvin replied coolly.

He tapped his long fingers on the desk. “Just leave the files here. I know where the problem is.”

He knew the real issue was all in his head.

Kelvin thought, ‘Somehow, that little wolf always has me wrapped around her finger, whether I realize it or not.

‘Guess I’d better take my little wolf home sooner rather than later. Leaving her out there on her own is just asking for

trouble.‘

Edwina saw a news alert pop up on her phone about Conrad.

He’d been fired from the university, lost his professor title, and no hospital would ever hire him again.

Someone had picked up the phone he’d left in the courtyard and posted a partially recorded video, plus the rest of his argument with Edwina, online.

Netizens swarmed in, attacking Conrad from all sides online.

A person wrote: [What kind of professor is this? Seriously disgusting. Just because he spent a few more years in school, he thinks he can throw his weight around.]

Another person wrote: [He nearly killed that patient!]

Someone else wrote: [Does anyone know who that pretty doctor is? Which hospital does she work at? I would love to meet her. Does anyone have pictures of her?]