Elena Bush’s words fell clearly, and to Edward Ford’s overflowing enthusiasm, they were a vicious splash of cold water that instantly sobered him up along with them.
“Elena ……” he muttered, calling out to her.
Elena Bush nodded, “Yes, I’m Elena Bush, I’m not Joanna Lake.”
Elena Bush ……
Joanna Lake……
Edward Ford frowned as the two names suddenly kept swirling around in his head, making him even more confused.
Elena Bush looked at his appearance and wordlessly backed up to the door, as if she could flee immediately if anything went wrong with him.
“You’re leaving?” Edward Ford suddenly looked up at her in pursuit, “Elena, are you leaving me? Are you running away?”
Elena Bush’s grip on the door handle tightened, but her little face stayed on his as she shook her head, “No, I’m not, I’m not running away ……”
“Won’t?” He looked suspicious.
Elena Bush nodded at him, “Yes, it won’t happen, you trust me.”
At that, the guard on the man’s face slackened for a few moments, then he smiled harmlessly at her and said, “Then come here, to me.”
“No ……”
Elena Bush subconsciously shook her head again.
Edward Ford immediately became upset, “If you don’t want to run away, then why won’t you come to me, do I annoy you that much?”
“No.”
“Then come over here!”
“No. ……”
Elena Bush looked at Edward Ford, who was on the verge of a breakdown, and shook her head ever so firmly as she thought nothing of unscrewing the lock of the door and fleeing quickly out of the study.
Elena Bush didn’t even dare look back, the moment she rushed out of the study she slammed that door heavily behind her once again and then descended the stairs nursing her abdomen.
Behind her, Edward Ford’s growling voice burrowed into her eardrums, “Elena Bush, you lied to me!”
She had said she wouldn’t run away, but now, like Joanna Lake, she had disappeared from his world without a moment’s hesitation!
“Elena Bush!!!”
Edward Ford’s lion-like voice came again from the stairway, and Elena Bush was so frightened that she nearly slipped and fell, but she was quick enough to grab the handrail.
“Elena, you can’t escape, this is the Fords, this is G City, I call the shots here, you can’t go anywhere without my permission!”
Elena Bush closed her eyes and kept convincing herself not to listen, not to believe, to go, to speed up.
She knew that she was so unwieldy at this point that trying to escape was simply impossible, but she knew even better that she had a feeling that if Edward Ford caught her now, both herself and her baby might …… die!
So, she couldn’t stop!
The direction of the gate was in sight and Elena Bush’s heart leapt for joy, once she was out of here she could get to Dr Thomas, to the housekeeper, and with them, nothing would happen.
“Elena ……”
A strong hand reached out and grabbed her hand straight away, also stopping her in her tracks ……
Edward Ford had appeared in front of her at some point and grinned at her, “Elena, what are you doing walking so fast? I’m not going to hurt you.”
Elena Bush shook her head and subconsciously shook off his hand.
But Edward Ford’s hand was like an iron grip on her, and she couldn’t break free.
The frantic man in front of her closed in on her, forcing her directly onto the sofa, “Elena, you promised me you wouldn’t run away and you wouldn’t leave me, why did you go back on your word?”
“I didn’t ……”
“No? No then why did you run away?”
“I didn’t promise you!” Elena Bush’s heart stopped at the way he looked, but she couldn’t show it, much less let Edward Ford see it!
She took a deep breath and her palms involuntarily balled into fists, “Edward Ford, what are you trying to do?”
“I want your heart with me, don’t think about leaving me or running away from my world!” Edward Ford grinned at her hideously, “Elena, don’t be afraid ……”
Elena Bush saw clearly the ruthlessness under his eyes.
“Edward Ford, don’t ……”
“I’m not going to hurt you.” A hand slowly reached out and landed on her face brushing it gently.
She was so good, how could he want to hurt her?
It was just that ……
The hand moved slowly down her face, finally landing on her bulging belly, and the smile in his eyes immediately deepened a few notches.
“Elena, I must have been too kind to you, that’s why you’re thinking about it, that’s why you think there’s still hope, isn’t it?”
“No. ……”
Elena Bush spoke, the tremble leaking from her tone making her lips and teeth twitch.
She quickly pushed his hand away, her face wearing an unprecedented grit, “Edward Ford, you promised me you wouldn’t lay a hand on my child, I’ve signed the divorce papers, you promised me, you’re not going back on your word!”
“No!”
Edward Ford shook his head, “I was wrong, I always thought that all you cared about was Logan Brown, so once you were divorced you would be quieter and not think about anything else, but now I know for sure that I was very wrong!”
“This baby in your belly is just like the bond between you and Logan Brown, it’s the last thing that can tie you together, and as long as you don’t have him, you will definitely stop thinking about him and stay by my side in peace, so …… Elena, you Don’t blame me, I’m afraid ……”
He was afraid, afraid that she too would leave without hesitation.
He’d had enough of being without Joanna Lake, he couldn’t afford to lose even Elena Bush again!
“Crazy crazy crazy crazy!!!”
Elena Bush screamed out, “Edward Ford, you’re really mad!”
“I am crazy!” Edward Ford laughed harshly, “But don’t you forget, I’m mad because of you, you’re the one ……”
“Not me!” She retorted sternly, “Edward Ford, this is my child, this is my life! If you really want to be so heartless, I promise you, I will die in front of you!”
“You threaten me? Just for this wild child!?” The muscles in Edward Ford’s face kept twitching.
Elena Bush grinned, “No, he’s not a feral child, he’s my child, he’s my blood, he’s my life!”
No one will take this child out of her own body unless they kill her!
Edward Ford was not satisfied with her words, “Elena, when it comes down to it, I can only advise you that it is best not to challenge my boundaries, and that obeying me and listening to me is the best decision and the option that will save you from suffering.”