Mr. Nelson Winning His Ex-wife's Heart
Chapter 184

Chapter 184

Edmund was so depressed that he abandoned his food on the dining table. He went upstairs, pullingoff the tie on his neck. He fell to the bed as soon as he entered his room.

His mind was in a muddle as he lay motionlessly on the bed. When his eyes fell on the chandelierhanging down from the ceiling, his mind traveled to the past.

Chelsea had bought this chandelier. Edmund vividly remembered that they had just had hot sex whenshe whispered to him about changing the light in the bedroom. The former one used to be a heavymetal-styled light. According to her, it looked too depressing.

He agreed readily. Such things didn't matter to him. Besides, he always granted her requests if shemade them after he fucked her.

Edmund didn't want to think about the past anymore. He looked away only for his eyes to fall on thecurtains on the French window. Chelsea bought them too.

In fact, almost everything in this villa was Chelsea's idea. Before he married her, the villa was furnishedto his taste. But she changed most of them little by little.

Edmund never took notice of the changes while they were married. It wasn't until after the divorce thathe realized Chelsea had made the house look more like a home.

"My goodness!" Edmund raked his fingers through his hair at this moment. He wanted to dispel thethoughts. Why was he inexplicably sad after their marriage ended over a year ago?

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It was true that Chelsea and Luka were in a relationship. However, Zuri hadn't told Edmund the entiretruth. She deliberately kept an important detail away from him.

Although Chelsea was with Luka now, they were only pretending to be a couple.

Luka's mother was gravely ill. Her greatest wish was to see her son get married and settle down. Onlythen could she be at peace.

Thus, Luka called Chelsea and ask her for a huge favor. He wanted her to pretend to be his girlfriendso his mother could rest in peace.

Chelsea readily agreed.

Luka had been nothing but kind to her right from the first day they met. He gave her another shot at lifeby employing her. More so, he always came to her aid whenever she was in trouble.

Thus, Chelsea went to his hometown to help him.

When Edmund called her earlier, she had just gotten picked up by Luka at the bus stop of hishometown.

With his eyes fixed on the road, Luka asked inquisitively, "Was that Edmund?"

Chelsea nodded. "Yes."

"Does he know about this?" he inquired gently.

"No, he doesn't. I didn't tell him. There's no need for him to know," Chelsea responded, shaking herhead.

Luka sighed and continued, "I heard he brought you dinner and showed you utmost care in the last fewdays. Is that true?"

"Yeah, that's true. I guess he's doing it because he was the one who caused my injury." Chelsea hadpondered about why Edmund suddenly became doting. She could only come to one conclusion: he didit because he was sorry.

After all, she wouldn't have sprained her ankle if he hadn't pulled her forcefully that night.

Chelsea reasoned that he would most likely not show up again now that her ankle was healed.

While Chelsea was out helping Luka, Zuri was taunting Edmund the best way she could. She refusedto tell him the entire truth surrounding her friend's trip because she wanted him to be jealous anddepressed.

Chelsea had warned her to keep her mouth sealed. Although it was a fake relationship, she didn't wantthe word to get out to the public. She felt that the news would probably get to Luka's mother sincegossip usually spread like wildfire due to social media. She didn't want to make the old lady sad if shefound out the truth. That was the last thing she wanted to happen.

Luka checked Chelsea into the best hotel in town. After she freshened up and changed her clothes, hetook her to the hospital to see his mother.

He parked the car in the underground parking lot. On the way to the elevator, he suddenly heldChelsea's hand.

She yanked off her hand instinctively. Still looking as calm as ever, Luka explained, "I'm sorry formaking you uncomfortable. But I have to hold your hand when we go into my mother's ward. I justwanted you to adapt to it in advance."

Chelsea immediately understood why he did that. She smiled faintly and apologized. "Sorry, I was juststartled."

This gesture startled her because she wasn't used to holding hands with a man. Edmund seldom heldher hand in the past.

"Not to worry. I'll put on a good show later!" Chelsea vowed, clenching her fist determinedly.

Luka chuckled and remarked, "I believe you. We just have to put up a show in front of my family. Weare just ordinary friends while away from my mother and the rest of my relatives, okay?"

He meant to say that he wouldn't do anything inappropriate to Chelsea even though they were actingas a couple.

"Okay." Chelsea nodded, trusting him fully.