Chapter 22 Deshawn felt very sorry and comfortingly patted her shoulder . " We are not just acquaintances , we are friends . We will continue to be partners working together in the future . You can rely on us for anything . " With that , he sent a message on his phone , and soon a group of bodyguards appeared , surrounding Edgar . " Please leave , sir . Stephanie does not welcome you . Do not come to disturb her again , or there will be consequences ! " He signaled to the bodyguards next to him , and they all raised their guns towards Edgar . Edgar's face turned pale in waves , feeling utterly helpless . After all , this is a foreign country , not his territory , and his fists were no match for the power of guns . There was no way , he could only take a few steps back , watching Stephanie leave with his eyes wide open . He gazed deeply at her back , and the pain in his heart surged like a tidal wave . Before , he hurt her , just because of a misunderstanding . In the future , he will never hurt her like that again . Why is she unwilling to forgive him ? Can't we give him one last chance ? Edgar felt extremely bitter in his heart , but he was powerless to do anything about it . 18.09 Chapter 22 17 He stared fixedly at the young man beside her , his eyes growing darker . Is it because of this man that she became so indifferent to him ? Is it because she fell out of love ? How could she care so much about a man she had only met once ? Not being able to take her away doesn't mean that I couldn't lay a hand on that man ! Edgar gradually averted his gaze and , under the watchful eyes of the bodyguards , got into the car and headed to the hotel . For two days in a row , the security guard downstairs kept an eye on him , preventing him from having another chance to disturb Stephanie . As they wished , Edgar didn't go anywhere . He didn't go to find Stephanie until the bodyguards relaxed their vigilance and he went to Zayden's school . Zayden had just come out of the laboratory when he was blocked by Edgar . " You are Zayden , right ? Your family background is average , so it must not have been easy for you to come here to study . I can give you some money , and after you take the money , you can leave Stephanie forever . " Zayden looked at Edgar expressionlessly , without any hint of emotion on his face , and refused without hesitation : " No. " He turned around and changed direction to leave , but Edgar blocked him again . " Isn't this demand enough ? Any demand you make , as long as you can leave Stephanie , otherwise your family back home may not be able to live well . " 15 09 Chapter 22 " It doesn't matter , it's up to you , " Zayden said calmly , " If you can touch my family , then I'll consider you impressive . " Because his family , although appearing ordinary to outsiders , were actually mostly classified as state secret researchers . The Patrick family mostly focused on their careers , with Zayden being the most dedicated . He was too smart and cold - blooded , with only thoughts of studying anything . This time , he was curious about this project , so he deliberately went abroad to participate in the research . He was not short of money , but if he sold some of the research results in his hands , he would definitely make a lot of money . But he was not interested . Edgar didn't care how far he could go with his family . Zayden calmly turned to the side , wanting to change direction and leave . Edgar's eyes were deep , he never expected that he could remain unaffected like this . Before she could say anything else , Stephanie quickly walked over with a furrowed brow , shielding Zayden behind her and warily staring at Edgar . " What do you come here for ? And bringing him here out of nowhere to vent your anger ? " " Am I really such a cruel person in your eyes ? Edgar asked incredulously . " " Maybe not before , but later when Amelia appeared , did you torture me less ? " She dared not let her guard down at all , afraid that Zayden might be the 15:09 Chapter 22 next her . Anyway , he only needed one reason to lay hands on people . Seeing her attitude , Edgar felt like he had fallen into an ice cellar . Was she really afraid of him ? To the point of being wary of him like this !