Billionaire’s Mistress

Edmund’s pov

Back to the old house.

Wasim, the old housekeeper, had been waiting at the door for a long time.

“Mr. Master, you are finally back. ” Wasim said respectfully.

“How is Grandpa?” After I took off my coat, Wasim immediately took it over and walked into the room, replying, “much better now. He is out of danger. The doctor said that master’s heart can’t bear such irritation anymore. He asked us to keep an eye on him in the future.”

“I’ll go upstairs to see him.” After I entered the room, I went straight to the second floor.

I pushed the door open and saw the old man lying quietly on the bed. The vein in his hand was still being injected, and a nurse was taking care of him.

The nurse came forward at once. “Mr. Edmund, you’re back.”

“How long has grandpa slept?” I looked at the old man on the bed and asked.

The nurse raised her hand, looked at her watch and answered, “about ten minutes. Do you want to talk?”

“Forget it. Let him have a good rest first. Call me when he wakes up.” I waved my hand, walked to the bedside, pulled up the quilt for Grandpa, and covered his chest before turning around and leaving.

As soon as I walked out of the room, Oarlan came over with his mobile phone. “Mr. president, I’ve found out that master had a heart attack this time because he was angry with second master.”

“What happened?” My eyes turned cold.

Oarlan looked around and whispered in my ear.

“He is getting bolder and bolder. How dare he make such an idea?”

“He must have planned it for a long time. He didn’t do it until you left. But fortunately, Mrs. found it, so he didn’t succeed. I can’t believe what will happen if second master really stole his seal.” Oarlan sighed.

“Humph, what consequences can there be? Just thinking about the things in Grandpa’s bank safe.” With a sneer, I turned around and ordered the Butler, “Wasim, tell him that second master is not allowed to enter the mansion without my permission.”

“Yes, sir.” Wasim replied.

“Well, you can leave now. Oarlan, let’s go to the company.” I’ll turn around and leave.

Wasim hurriedly said, “Mr. Master, don’t… don’t you go to see Mrs. ?”

I stopped and turned around. “No. Tell her that I have something important to deal with.”

“Well, Mrs. should be a little disappointed.”

“Can she?” My eyes were cold and I left without looking back.

Wasim’s pov

Looking at the back of Master, I sighed in my heart.

After he left, I turned around and went to a bedroom in the West.

As soon as I entered, I saw an elegant lady standing by the window in a white long dress, with a kettle in her hand, watering a pot of white jasmine

A maid was helping her with a scissor.

“My lady.” I called her softly.

She didn’t turn around but continued to water. Her voice was as calm as a lake, “he left?”

“Yes, sir. Master asked me to say hello to you. He has something urgent to deal with, so he left first.” I bent over and said carefully.

“Well… What kind of emergency? He never cares about me.” She put the kettle in the maid’s hand and sneered, “he is the same as his dead father. He is heartless.”

“My lady, you misunderstood Master. He really has something urgent, or he wouldn’t leave without waiting for master to talk to him when he wakes up.” I don’t want the misunderstanding between them to be deeper, so I help to explain.

“Well, you don’t have to put in a good word for him. I know him better than you. Go downstairs. Don’t bother me if there is nothing else.”

I didn’t dare to say anything more. I nodded and left silently.

I also know that the gap between mother and son for more than twenty years can’t be resolved by a few words of an outsider?

Oarlan’s POV

On our way to the company, Edmund sat in the back seat with a long face.

Noticing that he was in a bad mood, I didn’t dare to provoke him. I just sat in the passenger seat and closed my eyes for rest.

Suddenly, my phone rang. I took it out and found it was Leanna.

“Miss Leanna?” Why did she call?

I slid the answer key and put the phone near my ear. “Hello, Miss Leanna… Oh, you’re looking for the CEO? He’s here. Please wait for a moment…”

Handing the phone to Edmund, I said with a flattering expression, “Mr. president, Miss Leanna is looking for you.”

Edmund cast a cold glance at me, which made people shiver with fear. But I still took the phone.

“What’s the matter?” His voice was low and emotionless.

Leanna’s POV

I called to question him why he took my photos and posted them online.

But when I heard his cold voice on the phone, I was a little guilty.

“I… I have something to ask you.” I encouraged herself not to be afraid. Anyway, it was not me who did the wrong thing now.

“Say it.”

“Why… Why did you secretly take my photos and… Post them online? Do you know that I was…”

“Someone recognized you?” He asked in surprise.

“Yes, my colleague recognized me.”

“Did they make trouble for you?”

“Not yet. But there are rumors… Mr. Edmund, can you tell me why you took photos and posted them online?” I hope I can hear his explanation.

“Boss, here we are.” Oarlan’s voice came from the other end of the line.

“I’ll tell you later.”

Edmund hung up the phone before I could say anything.

I stared blankly at the phone. He said he would tell me when he would be free?

Without getting the answer I wanted, although I was a little depressed, fortunately, Edmund was not in City X now, and he gave me a few days off. So I changed my clothes and prepared to go home and rest for two days.

I don’t have any friends in City X, so I spent most of my rest days in my small apartment. I surfed the Internet and chatted with Hannah, who is far away in England.

In fact, Hannah and I are not orphans. On the contrary, both of our parents are alive.

But my father is just a gambler. We lost all our family property when we were very young. My mother made acquaintance with a rich man and he gave my father a sum of money. The two divorced.

I thought my sister and I would have a good life after my mother married into a rich family, but unfortunately, in my stepfather’s heart, he dosen’t care us at all. Moreover, he even restricted my mother to meet us.

After losing the money left by my mother, my father has owed a lot of gambling debts outside. He doesn’t dare to go home. He can only hide everywhere and has no mood to care about us.

So we are just like orphans.

Fortunately, although mother can’t continue to give us maternal love, she will give us a sum of money on a regular basis every year to continue our study.

Unfortunately, later, Hannah was diagnosed with uremia and needed to change her kidney. I went to my stepfather’s house several times to ask for help, but mother gave up because stepfather refused to agree. Later, when I came to her house again, she didn’t open the door at all, and even stopped providing us with living expenses and tuition fees.

It was also because of all kinds of misfortunes that I finally embarked on another path, and thus got to know Edmund.

After returning to the apartment, I took a shower and changed into comfortable home clothes. Sitting cross legged on the carpet, I turned on my laptop and was about to send a message to Hannah.

Because of the jet lag, he might be sleeping, so after I sent the message, there was no response for a long time.

I had no choice but to turn on the computer and watch the video to kill time.

Halfway through the video, my phone suddenly rang. It was a completely strange number. The caller ID was from City Y.

I looked at my phone and my heart jolted. Did Edmund call me back?

Thinking of this possibility, I immediately slid the answer key and put the phone beside my ear.

“Hello…”

“Leanna, I’m Dad…” a hoarse voice came from the other end of the line, distant and familiar.C0ntent © 2024 (N/ô)velDrama.Org.

When I heard the two words “father”, my heart seemed to be pricked by something, and a burst of pain.

I had worked in City X for more than a year, and it was the first time I had received a call from my father.

“What’s the matter?” Although I was very excited, I still tried my best to hold back and asked in a trembling voice.

“Leanna, how are you doing now? I know you have found a good job. You…” before he could finish his words, another rude voice interrupted him, “Cut the crap! Give me your phone. Are you the daughter of Kerr? I tell you, your father owes us one million. You’d better return the money as soon as possible. Otherwise, I can’t guarantee that your father will see the sun tomorrow.”

When I heard this, my brain suddenly buzzed. The joy that had not yet been revealed when I received my father’s call was extinguished in an instant, replaced by endless despair.

So many years had passed, but he still the same.

I was too naive to think that my father called me because he found that he wanted to care his daughter.

“You called the wrong number. I’m not his daughter. I don’t have a father like him.” I was so angry that I trembled all over the phone.

“What?” Hearing this, the man on the other side of the phone was furious. “Kerr, how dare you lie to me? I think you are tired of living!”

Then, a scream came from the other end of the phone.

“Stop it. I didn’t lie to you. Let me tell her myself.”

Not long after, the person on the other end of the line gave the phone to him. Then he heard his voice again from the phone. “Leanna, do you really leave dad alone? You can’t just stand by and do nothing. Dad will really be beaten to death by them.”

“You asked me to take care of you. Have you ever cared about us? Hannah was so sick that she almost died at that time. Where are you? Now you are going to die and come to find us? How can there be such a good thing in the world?” I was so angry that tears streamed down my face.

“Leanna, be a good girl. It was my fault in the past. I swear this is the last time. Since you helped me this time, I won’t gamble anymore, okay? I beg you. Are you really willing to watch me die?” He begged on the other end of the phone.

“I don’t have money. Where do you want me to get one million?” Although I am very angry, this man is my father after all. No matter how many mistakes he has made, I can’t refuse to help him.

“You will find a way. Didn’t you find the money to change Hannah’s kidney back then? I know you have a lot of ways, and you can definitely raise money. My dear daughter, you must help me this time. I’m waiting for your good news…” as soon as he finished speaking, his phone was snatched away by someone. “Little girl, listen carefully. One million. If you don’t send the money to me in two days, just wait to collect your father’s corpse.”

After threatening, the man hung up the phone directly.

I sat on the ground, dumbfounded.

One million. Where should I get one million?