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Chapter 198

Chapter 198

Alfred closed his eyes and felt a pang of sadness.

Thate myself, too. I doted on Ivy when Naomi was suffering outside,” said Alfred.

Neither Jessie nor Lily spoke. Lily consciously looked out of the window, pretending not to hear or see all this.

Jessie reached out and held Alfred’s hand. “Mr. Edwards, you didn’t do anything wrong.”

Alfred’s voice trembled slightly. “Jessie, what were you thinking when I saved you?”

Jessie was stunned for a moment and then said slowly, “Probably the source of Naomi’s dependence on Shawn

“Mr. Edwards, Rosalind pushed Naomi down the mountain. It was Shawn who saved her.

“Shawn has haphephobia, but he doesn’t hate Naomi”

Jessie said calmly, “Before you replace Naomi, the person who treats her best is probably Shawn.”

Alfred’s heart twitched and he said, “It’s my fault. I failed to replace Naomi before.”

“Mr. Edwards, it’s not your fault,” said Jessie.

Seeing him so sad, Jessie also felt bad. “I’ll talk to Naomi again. It has nothing to do with you.”

“Did Shawn know? Otherwise, he wouldn’t have said that.” Alfred opened his eyes and said, “At the banquet, he told my parents to remember what they did today and not kneel in front of Naomi and beg her to enter the Edwards manor one day.

“Since Shawn knew it, why didn’t he tell Naomi?”

Jessie said, “Mr. Edwards, you’ve never been rational when it comes to looking for your sister. I can understand Naomi’s resentment towards her biological parents. How could Shawn not know that?

“Mr. Edwards, don’t blame Naomi. She suffered too much in the orphanage when she was a child. She was bullied and the girl whom she had been taking care of died miserably in front of her. After being taken back by the Edwards family, she was forced to give Rosalind a blood transfusion. Javier and Victoria treated her badly.

“At that time, she was really eager for her biological parents to come and save her from the misery.

“But you didn’t.”

Jessie said sadly, “At that time, you had already adopted Ivy.

“Mr. Edwards, you can’t blame Naomi.

“I didn’t blame her,” Alfred said bitterly. “Jessie, I never blame Naomi. I just want to give her the best and make up for it.

“My parents, Philip, and Duncan have given up looking for Naomi, but I have never given up all these years.

I don’t blame Naomi. I just blame myself for not replaceing her earlier.”

As Alfred spoke, tears rolled from the corner of his eyes and he wiped them away.

He said, “What Mom and Dad said must have hurt Naomi.

“Jessie, I don’t have a problem with them spoiling and caring for lvy. Even if Naomi is not my sister but just an ordinary girl, they can’t be so protective of Ivy unreasonably.”

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Jessie didn’t say anything but squeezed Alfred’s fingers hard.

Jessie didn’t need to make it clear and Alfred could understand.

Jessie also understood.

For so many years, the whole Edwards family had given up, except for Alfred. After replaceing Naomi, he was really not rational, but it was all because of his love and care for Naomi.

Jessie couldn’t blame him on this point.

But they couldn’t blame Naomi either.

Everyone’s experience was different, and they saw things from different perspectives. No one could blame who was wrong.

“They are so unreasonable and defensive of Ivy. What about Naomi? When Naomi was missing, my mother was in a bad mood and she cried every day. My father was so anxious and hated that he wasn’t the one who was missing.

“How can they forget their own daughter now?

“Even if Naomi isn’t my sister, she is a human being! How could they accuse her just because Ivy was raised by them?”

Alfred said bitterly, “Jessie, can you help me? I want to see Naomi. No matter what my family thinks, I have never forgotten her.”

“Okay, Mr. Edwards. I’ll help you,” Jessie agreed this time. “You are not in a good mood now, so your thoughts may be a little

extreme.

“Mr. Edwards, have a good rest first. I’ll help you with Naomi.

“Now I’ll contact Miah first and send Lily over.”

Jessie looked at Lily. “Lily, can you pretend that you don’t know about Naomi’s identity?”

Lily immediately nodded. “Jessie, don’t worry. I won’t talk nonsense.”

Alfred closed his eyes and stopped talking. Jessie took Lily to the hotel, took out her cell phone, and called Miah.

Jessie said, “Hello, Miah. This is Jessie.”

“Jessie, you finally called me,” Miah exclaimed.

Jessie and Miah had known each other since childhood. They grew up together and experienced a lot of things, so their friendship was deeply rooted.

“Miah, I have a friend who is your fan. She wants to resign from Edwards Group and work as your assistant,” said Jessie.”

Jessie didn’t say those polite words and came straight to the point. “Take her!”

Miah chuckled, “Resign from Edwards.Group? Lily?”

“Yeah,” replied Jessie.

Miah said, “Then ask her to come here!

“I’ll send you the address.”

Jessie said, “Okay

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Mish was a designer, but she did not have a studio on her own. She could design and create at her own home or in hotels when traveling

Moreover, Miah liked to move rather than live in a fixed place, so Jessie didn’t know her fixed address and had to contact her before every meeting.

After receiving the address from Miah, Jessie sent it to Lily. “Lily just go and replace her. I’ve made a deal with her?

“Thank you, Jessic. I’ll treat you to dinner after my resignation.” Elly was so happy that she said, “Jessie, I’ll go there first.”

“Okay,” said Jessie.

Lily took the address and left happily.

After Jessie put Alfred to sleep, she found Naomi’s number and called her,

“Hello, Naomi, this is Jessic. Let’s meet!” said J

1 Jessic

After a long silence, Naomi’s voice came. “Okay.”

Naomi was in Fabulous Dazzle. She took off the black wedding dress and changed back into her own clothes.

Linda prepared a plate of fruit and put it in front of Naomi.

Shawn took a phone call and left. He asked the bodyguards to drive her white Ferrari over, and then left another bodyguard to protect her.

“I remember that Ellen followed you before. Why don’t I see her for a long time?” asked Linda.

Linda handed Naomi a slice of apple. “You don’t look well. Did something happen to you at the banquet?”

Naomi took the apple, put it into her mouth, and chewed it before she said, “Nothing. Maybe I just didn’t attract the attention of the audience and expected too much from myself. I did not meet my expectations, so I was a little disappointed!”

Linda chuckled. Obviously, she didn’t believe Naomi’s words, but she did not continue to ask.

“Where are you going? I’ll drive you there,” said Linda,

“Linda, what do you think of Ellen?” asked Naomi.

Linda raised her eyebrows. “I know almost all the people around Mr. Fischer. Ellen used to protect Cheryl. Cheryl came here to do a lot of makeup and took away many dresses. At that time, Ellen followed her. She was often beaten and scolded by Cheryl.

“Cheryl is weak now. Although she’s a dancer and has a thin figure, she really has a bad temper.

“Ellen is actually a bitch.”

Linda sat on the sofa. “She bullies the weak and fears the strong. Do you understand?

“But she works for Mr. Fischer, and we all work for him. No one is nobler. But when Ellen followed Cheryl, she really thought highly of herself.

“Later, Mr. Fischer asked her to protect you. I thought she could stay for a long time, but I didn’t expect that she would disappear.”

Linda blinked and said, “You didn’t mention it. I thought you knew!”

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Naomi thoughtfully said, “I didn’t notice it!

“Mr. Fischer didn’t mention it to me. Anyway, I am not a delicate girl and don’t need protection.

“It doesn’t matter to me whether there are bodyguards or not.”

Linda nodded. “I think Zoey is good.

“She is smart and sensible, but she also keeps her mouth shut.”

Naomi smiled, “Yes, Zoey is fine.

“I’m leaving to meet Jessie.”

Linda said, “Okay. Let me send you there.”

Linda walked her to the elevator door. “I want to ask Chandler out, but I can’t come up with an excuse.

“Naomi, can you help me?

“I want to visit Chandler’s place.”

Naomi said, “Chandler lives in Spring Villa. When I get back, I’ll call you and ask you to deliver my bag.” With that, Naomi stuffed her bag into Linda’s hand. “I’ll take my wallet and cell phone with me. You can send my bag over later. During this period of time, you can think about the excuse you ask Chandler out.”

Linda hugged Naomi’s bag tightly. “Yes, Your Highness.”

Naomi couldn’t help laughing, “Then I’m leaving.”

“Be careful on your way,” said Linda.

Naomi entered the elevator, and the bodyguard behind her followed silently. This time, the bodyguard was a man with a strong figure and a fierce face. He wore sunglasses and didn’t speak. Wherever Naomi was, he would be there.

With the bodyguard around, Naomi didn’t need to drive by herself. She told him the address and then closed her eyes to

rest.

Twenty minutes later, the bodyguard said respectfully, “Ms. Edwards, here we are.”

Naomi got out of the car and walked into the café. Jessie sat by the window, stirring her coffee gently. Her usual indifferent face now showed a bit of sadness.

Naomi walked to Jessie and sat down opposite her. “Jessie.”

Jessie came back to her senses. “What would you like to drink?”

“Same as you.” After that night, Naomi didn’t want to drink milk anymore.

Shawn wouldn’t let her drink anything else, but when she drank the milk, she would think of the emergency contraceptive pill in it.

Jessie ordered a latte again and was silent for a while before she said, “I’m sorry.

“I’m the one who reminded Mr. Edwards. I came to get your hair, and I had someone do a paternity test in person.”