It'll Come Naturally novel Chapter 166

Edward left his office as soon as he finished his work. But as he walked out of the building, he saw the last person he wanted to meet in the world.

"What are you doing here?" he asked in an icy voice. Edward fixed the woman in his cold gaze.

"Edward, can we talk?" Jessica called out Edward's name, tears welling up in her eyes. She had called him so many times, but he didn't answer any of her calls. She tried to find him in his office, but instead, she was stopped by the receptionist. But she needed to see him, so she waited for him in the lobby.

"There's nothing we need to talk about." Staring indifferently at her, Edward was getting impatient. He hated it when women badgered him like this.

"Edward, please. Just give me another chance." Jessica lowered her voice. She felt embarrassed as people passed by and cast inquisitive glances.

"Another chance? Jessica, we've known each other for a long time. And you know that I never give chances to those I don't need anymore." Edward replied calmly. His words were like daggers that stabbed into Jessica's heart. Her face turned pale from embarrassment and shame.

"But I'm not just any woman! I'm the mother of your child!" Jessica froze for a while, and argued as soon as she found her voice again. She couldn't lose him, not while she had this kind of leverage.

"Are you kidding me? Jessica, you are way too full of yourself. The mother of my child is Daisy, not you." Edward laughed out loud and then leaned forward to whisper in Jessica's ear. There was a devilish look on his handsome face, mockery emanating from his cold eyes.

"Why? Why did you do this to me? What about our relationship? Were all those years just a lie?" Jessica staggered backward in disbelief. Stunned, she couldn't believe her ears.

"Relationship? I promised you nothing, and I never forced you to stay. I tolerated you for this long because you fell in line and behaved yourself. But now..."

How dare she talk about a relationship with him? Women always chased after him, it didn't mean they were in any kind of relationship. He didn't care about any of them, except for one. Thinking of that special one, Edward's face softened.

"Edward, I'm not asking for myself. I'm asking for the baby. It's also yours." Jessica was getting desperate. She had never thought he could be so cold-blooded. She spent years by his side, and it was all for nothing. He didn't love her, he didn't even like her. The happiness that she thought she had seemed like her own wishful thinking.

"Jessica, how many times do I have to tell you? The child inside you has nothing to do with me. Find the real father. I won't be responsible for what I didn't do." Edward glanced at her again indifferently, and the sorrow on her face was nothing to him. He then walked directly towards his car.

Seeing that Edward was about to leave, Jessica screamed at him, "Edward, is she really that good? Don't you forget it! It was me who stood by your side for all these years! Not her!"

Edward stopped for a short while, but he didn't turn around. He got into his car and drove away.

Jessica stared blankly as Edward left. She couldn't hold it back anymore. Gritting her teeth in fury, she clenched her fists, her long nails pressed into her palms. She murmured, "Edward, you are so cruel. That woman has neither money nor status, how could she compete with me? Yet you chose her over me? You're gonna regret it."

"Well, well! Miss Jessica, right? You don't look well. Did you just get dumped?" Mary stopped in front of Jessica, and smiled gloatingly. She just dropped by earlier, and she was so lucky to witness such a dramatic scene.

"Mary, what are you doing here? How dare you talk to me like that, country girl? You only hobnob with celebs because of your stepfather!" Jessica looked at Mary. The sorrow on her face immediately vanished. The upper class community was smaller than it looked, and everyone knew each others' secrets. They had to know when to weaponize those secrets to get an advantage.

"What are you talking about, Jessica? Who's the country girl? Go on, say that again!" Mary glared at Jessica in fury. She couldn't stand it when people said that she was a stepdaughter of the Ouyang clan. Jessica pointed it out deliberately. How could she not be angry?

"What? Did you forget where you come from?" Jessica sneered. No matter how hard Mary tried to act like a well-born lady, she was, after all, a vulgar ordinary girl. And people could easily see through her.

"Jessica, you can laugh, for all I care! I thought I could give you some tips, but you don't seem to need my help. Good luck with single motherhood!" Mary added viciously, eyes fixed on Jessica's belly. How could this woman be pregnant with Edward's child while she didn't even get the chance to touch him?

"Mary, how much did you hear?" Jessica was surprised that Mary knew about her pregnancy. But then she remembered that she practically screamed at Edward. It wouldn't be hard to hear her.

"How much? What if I say I heard everything?" She didn't want Jessica to be her enemy at this point, but she had done too much damage, cutting her to the quick. She gave up the idea of Jessica as an ally. Mary's lips curled into a sneer. Her planning to team up with Jessica to break up Edward and Daisy, and claim Edward as her own was in tatters.