Mr. Nelson Winning His Ex-wife's Heart

Chapter 52

With an air of indifference, Chelsea fired back. "You were also unwilling to marry me? Why did you go on with the wedding?"

Edmund ran his fingers through his hair, messing it up. He sighed and finally replied, "My grandfather forced me. I couldn't go against him at that time."

"Well, that makes two of us then. My brother and father also forced me. I couldn't go against them," Chelsea said, lowering her eyes.

For some reason unknown to Edmund, his heart sank to his stomach when he heard that response.

He took a step forward and stared deeply into her eyes. In a low tone, he asked, "Was your love for me always fake?"

A bitter smile appeared on Chelsea's face at this moment.

Unbeknown to Edmund, they attended the same university.

He was years ahead of her. During his time, he was a popular student and he went on to be a successful businessman a few years later.

The first day Chelsea set eyes on him was when he was invited as an alumnus to give a speech at the university's anniversary celebration. He was so handsome and outstanding that most of the female students were spellbound through it all. They all fell for him in the blink of an eye.

Chelsea was one of those girls. As she sat in the auditorium, she looked at Edmund with dreamy eyes.

Her mind eye took several photographs of him within seconds.

Much to Chelsea's delight, Edmund was asked to present some awards to the outstanding students. And she was one of them. She had leaped onto the stage without wasting time.

When Edmund handed over the award, his fingers brushed hers. The warmness of his touch sent a sensation to her heart. It began to beat fast. As the school photographer clicked pictures of the moment, she was lost in his ambiance. ConTEent bel0ngs to Nôv(e)lD/rama(.)Org .

Chelsea knew that getting to date Edmund was just a pipe dream. He was way out of her league. She decided to tuck her feelings somewhere safe in her heart.

But the unexpected happened when she was about to graduate. Her father and brother set her up. It was later on she found out that the man she slept with was actually Edmund.

The same man she loved and fantasized about getting married to.

Although she was hurt by the betrayal of her father and brother, she didn't resist after they insisted that Edmund marry her.

Zuri had proposed the option of her running away from her family when she found out that they were giving out her hand in marriage. If Chelsea didn't love Edmund at that time, she would have escaped.

Edmund had made it clear from the onset that he didn't love her, but she felt that he would grow to love her with time.

She planned on doing everything possible to make his heart soften towards her.

Unfortunately, all her efforts went down the drain. Edmund hated her more and more as the day went by.

They were going down memory lane tonight. But Chelsea's heart had already changed towards Edmund.

What was the point of telling him about the genesis of her love since they were already divorced?

The memories of how she worked hard to win his heart flooded Chelsea's head. She held her chest as the pain in her heart increased.

She didn't want to suffer such pain anymore, so she said in a clipped tone, "Yes, it was all fake!"

The right words to say eluded Edmund at this moment. He had expected a different response from her.

To drive home her point, Chelsea added, "Don't let everything I did in the past make you think that my love was genuine. I did all that so your family can continue to support mine. You always called me a gold-digger, I guess you were right!"

Edmund pinched her chin as soon as she finished speaking. His eyes blazed with fiery rage. "So, you are finally ready to come clean? Say it clearly, Chelsea. Do you now agree that you were a gold- digger?"

His grip was so tight that Chelsea's chin turned red immediately. Tears welled up in her eyes as she winced in pain.

The sight of her in pain made Edmund's heart ache. He released her chin as quickly as he had grabbed it.

Chelsea then spewed out the harshest words with tears in her eyes. "Yes, you are right. I stayed with you for that long because of your money. Why would I deny it since you have divorced me?"

Edmund was on the verge of losing it. He had the urge to strangle her.

What a hypocritical woman!

A fucking liar!