Suppressing my fury, I looked at Edward with a sly smile and said, "Why don't you wait a little longer? Your wife will be in touch soon."
Seeing my calm, nonchalant demeanour, Edward grew more agitated. "Still playing games, huh? Today, I’m going to ruin you completely."
He ordered his men, "Take her outside."
The bodyguards dragged me to the entrance of the apartment complex. The commotion quickly attracted a crowd of curious onlookers.
Sensing an opportunity, Edward began loudly broadcasting my ‘sins’ for everyone to hear.
Before long, people gathered around, whispering and pointing at me.
"Can you believe this? A grown woman, still leeching off her pregnant cousin? That's shameless! Her cousin must be a saint to put up with her. I’d have kicked her out long ago if it were me."
"She's the textbook definition of a leeching relative—afraid of you getting rich but eager to take advantage of everything you have. My wife’s cousin did the same thing, ran us into debt and now she’s on antidepressants because of it!"
"How filthy, though! Married, but still sneaking around with models and playing mistress? Living in the same neighbourhood as this kind of woman? Disgusting."