Chapter 204 - Jamie Asking For Favor

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As Jamie was now working with MH Group, Neil had told Edith that she did not need to come over to the company to see him. He was worried that the two girls were going to run into each other and Jamie was going to take advantage of his girlfriend again. 

Though Edith had mentioned that she was not going to let herself be seduced by Jamie, Neil was still uncomfortable to let them meet each other. In the end, Edith could only agree with his suggestion to coax him.

Moreover, Neil was going to be busy with Jamie's return to the company. Even if she came over to visit him, Edith thought that she will only distract Neil from doing his work. 

However, just because Edith did not show up at the company, it does not mean that the two would not run into each other. 

That day, Edith was planning to meet Aaron and had a meal with him. As Aaron was busy and stuck at the station, Edith took the chance to walk around the mall to look around.

Her step halted when she saw the shirt on the mannequin and thought that the style of that shirt seemed like something that her boyfriend would wear. 

Thinking that she has never bought any gift for him, Edith entered the shop to look around. Just as she was browsing through a few shirts, a figure loomed beside her. Edith turned and instinctively stepped back when she realized who it was.

"Miss Qian," Jamie flashed her an amiable smile. "Are you here to buy something for Neil?"

Edith gave her a look over before she continued to look at the garments on the rack. 

Seeing that she was ignored, Jamie touched the tip of her nose and chuckled. "I saw you entering the shop earlier and decided to come over and talk to you. Miss Qian, I owe you an apology."

Hearing her words, Edith finally turned to Jamie.

"Miss Qian, I'm sorry about how I have behaved the last time we met in Neil's office," Jamie said. "I saw you in his office and thought that you are my type. My bad habit resurfaced and I just wanted to tease you a little bit. I did not expect that you would be Neil's girlfriend. I hope that you can forgive me."

"I have long forgotten what happened. But just so you know Miss Xu, I am straight."

Jamie laughed and felt that the air around her has gone lighter now that Edith was speaking to her. Jamie was worried that Edith would ignore her after what had happened that other day.

"Well, then, you don't need to worry. I promise that I will not do anything to you as long as you are with Neil."

Edith looked at the woman beside her and felt the corner of her lips twitched. Wasn't her words implying that if she was no longer with Neil, Jamie was going to try and harass her again?

A chuckle escaped her and Edith wondered if Jamie would be bold enough to try.

Although Jamie might seem a little muscular than other women, Edith thought that she was not very strong. At least, Jamie was unable to fight back when she had restrained her.

"There's something else you need to know, Miss Xu," Edith smiled, but it did not reach her eyes. "Just because you are a girl, it doesn't mean that it would be alright for you to harass another girl to tease them. Women these days don't feel safe around men. Why do you want to make us wary of our own gender?"

Jamie coughed and looked away. She also knew that her bad habit was inappropriate. In the past, it had gotten her into a few problems.

In fact, her parents had warned her not to continue her bad habit. The last time she had caused Neil and Amanda to break up, her parents had sent her over to another country. Her parents were ashamed of how she had betrayed Neil and she was not allowed to return until Neil had forgiven her.

It was only half a year ago that she had received an invitation from Neil to come back to L City. Jamie had heard the news of Adam's passing and decided to help Neil with the company's matter as her way to compensate for what she had done.

Edith continued to browse through the clothing.

Seeing a shirt that she liked, Edith took it off the rack and inspected the materials and style. Her gaze fell on the price and she hesitated, wondering if she would be willing to spend that amount of money for a gift.

"Miss Qian, you have good taste. That shirt looked like something that Neil would wear. I'm sure that he would love it if you buy it for him."

Edith turned to the salesperson and asked her to pack up the shirt before she turned to Jamie again. "Alright. What do you want from me?"

Her lips curled into a smile. "Miss Qian, can I ask a favor from you?"

Edith raised a brow and waited for her to continue.

"It seemed that Neil was still angry about what had happened the other day and he was refusing to see me," Jamie said. "I came back this time and hope that I can reconcile with him. We have been friends for years and it's a shame that we are fighting like this. Miss Qian, can you help me and say a few words to him?"

"I could say a few words to Neil," Edith said. She watched as Jamie's expression brightened up and chuckled. "However, if I started to speak up and say a few nice things about you, wouldn't your plan to reconcile with him backfired? He already warned you to stay away from me. If I say a few nice things about you, then Neil will be suspicious. He will know that you came to talk to me and perhaps, his thought would go wild at what we might do behind his back."

At this time, the salesperson returned with a new set of garments and handed it over to Edith.

"Well then, Miss Xu, I hope you can find a way to solve your problem. If you excuse me, I still have some places I needed to be." Edith went over to the register, paid for the shirt, and walked out.

Edith checked at the time and frowned when Aaron had not shown up. She took out her phone and was about to send a text to Aaron when his name flashed on her screen.

Sliding her finger on the screen, Edith then pressed the phone to her ear. "Aaron, where are you? I've been waiting for you for an hour."

"Where are you?"

"I'm still at the mall. We agreed to meet here, right?"

"Stay there. No. Wait. Go to the main entrance and meet me there. I will come over and pick you up."

"Why do you need to pick me up?"

"Don't panic!" Aaron spoke. "I have something to tell you."

Edith frowned upon hearing his tone of voice. She has been friends with Aaron long enough to know that his tone showed that something had happened and it was Aaron who was panicking.

"What's wrong?" Edith asked.

"My father called. He said he and your grandfather was on their way to the city."

"What?"

"Edith," Aaron took a deep breath to calm down.. "They both were involved in an accident."

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