Chapter 24 She didn't hesitate to crush the thousand paper cranes until he calmed down . " How many years have passed since then , we have both divorced , the promises we made back then no longer count , after all , your promises were not fulfilled . " " Stop pestering me , it's really boring . You're not the only one for me . How many more women are you going to use these tricks on , like Amelia ? " " Now you can play for as many years as you want without anyone stopping you , isn't that great ? Why are you so fixated on me doing something alone ? " The words that were said before are now hitting Edgar right in the forehead . His heart was extremely bitter , his lips hesitated for a long time , and he finally opened his mouth dryly , saying , " I don't want anyone else , I just want you . " " Stephanie , I'm serious . For the rest of my life , I only want to be with you . I don't want anyone else . If you don't believe me , you can supervise me . If I ever hurt you again , you can punish me however you want . " " Not interested , Stephanie said , feeling exhausted . With a casual reply , she turned around without hesitation and walked away . " " I'll walk you back , Zayden followed her out , and as they passed by Edgar , he kicked over a few candles expressionlessly . " The candle flame ignited the thousand paper cranes on the ground , and the fire gradually spread . Soon , almost all the paper cranes on the ground 15 : 103 Chapter 24 were burning . " This is the origami crane that Stephanie gave me , nothing must happen to it ! " Edgar kept beating the fire on the ground , his bony hands were burned with blister after blister , but he continued to extinguish the fire as if he didn't feel anything . However , even though he tried his best to put out the fire , it was still to no avail . The thousand paper cranes were almost burned to ashes , leaving only a pile of ashes . The fire extinguishing caused a chaos , the romantic roses also fell to the ground with petals scattered all over , trampled into pieces , making a mess everywhere . Romance was completely gone . Edgar clutched the last origami crane in despair , feeling a deep sense of powerlessness . How could she forgive him in the end ? Was it only when he was repeatedly injured and on the brink of death that she could be satisfied ? The next day , Edgar handed a whip with thorns to the bodyguard . " Hit me , beat me to near death , then bring me to Stephanie and let me beg for her forgiveness . " Looking at the whip gleaming with cold light , the bodyguard hesitated . " Mr. Ferguson , are you really going to do this ? It could really be life- threatening ! What if Mrs. Ferguson still doesn't plan to forgive , what 15 10 Chapter 24 should we do ? " 17 " You don't need to worry , you are just a bodyguard I hired . When I tell you to act , you act . " Edgar said coldly . He closed his eyes and was extremely cruel to himself , forcing himself to endure the pain . The bodyguard stopped trying to persuade and instead mustered up the courage to take action . Crack ! The whip came whistling through the air and struck Edgar's back , the barbs on it tearing off some strands of flesh . In an instant , his clothes were torn apart and the skin on his back rolled open . " Ugh … Edgar gritted his teeth , unable to control a muffled groan , his face as pale as paper . " " Continue ! he shouted at the bodyguard . " The bodyguard made up his mind and forcefully whipped again and again . After countless stabs , Edgar was covered in blood , almost becoming a blood man , with his skin torn and flesh exposed , terrifying everyone . Cold sweat covered his forehead , and his pale lips had long been stained red by the blood he had bitten out forcefully . His whole body was covered in bruises , with hardly a patch of good flesh left . He was barely clinging to life . The bodyguard , in a panic , threw away the whip and , as Edgar had instructed earlier , brought him to Stephanie's doorstep . " Mrs. Ferguson ? Ms. Sanchez ? Ms. Sanchez ! Mr. Ferguson is not doing 1510 Chapter 24 well . Please come and see him one last time ! " Hearing the noise , Stephanie furrowed her brow , wondering what trick Edgar was up to again . Bitter meat strategy ? She gave a cold glance at the bloody figure on the stretcher , feeling no pity , only a surge of unnamed anger rising in her heart . " Edgar , your trick of pretending to be injured is useless against me ! Do you think it's fun to threaten me with your life ? Do you think I will forgive you just because you don't value your own life ? Dream on ! " Stephanie slapped Edgar and shouted sternly .