Tempting My Rented Boyfriend - Chapter 173

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“I and Cedric are returning today. When I am kissing him, Eleanor saw us. She said to break up and was about to leave. But Cedric tried to hurt her physically. She called Valene, when he saw Cedric hurting Eleanor, he filed a case against him. I slipped from there and saved myself. He was there for his deeds, not my fault. But… I agree I am part of the reason for it,” Nathaira said struggling in his grip.

“This is the only time I will be going easy on you. If… If I hear you messing up their lives… I swear I won’t help you again in this life. Don’t think I will come to you like last time. Also… if you pull dad into this… I will personally send you to jail. Do you believe if I say I will send you to jail?” he asked dangerously as he tighten his grip on her throat.

Nathaira’s eyes bulged out of her sockets. She felt like she was going to die. Also, she was running out of breath. She badly needs some air but Edward wasn’t allowing her to breathe.

“I do,” she managed to say it.

“Good. Now… remember it,” he said and loosened his grip from her throat. He could see the fingerprints on her neck, but he didn’t feel any pity for her. If he show mercy on her, she would go on a rampage of ruining lives for the second time.

Whatever… he didn’t have a good relationship with Eleanor. But that doesn’t mean he hates her. He just disliked the fact that she used Cedric for her gain. But he saw how broken she was because of Cedric but she always stood by him despite being hurt. His sister would be never able to do that. He was once a selfish bastard who helped his sister for the sake of his brotherly love and ignored his friendship. Now… he wasn’t going to do that. He will stand by the truth and would choose the truth only.

Mason… his friend… Nathaira almost turned him crazy. And even days of ago… she made him almost visit the purgatory. His friends, his family, and the woman Cedric loved never deserved to be treated like shit. Indeed he was hurting himself for treating his sister like this… but it doesn’t mean for the sake of blood ties he would let an innocent suffer. Indeed blood is thicker than water… but despite the times, situation, generations, technology advancements, many things happened. Many changed but the truth is never changed. It binds the world also only it can break the world. He tried to play with it once but he failed.

Also… now he understands why Martin never let Cedric and Eleanor meet each other. He hates to admit it but Martin was a smart person, who through his sister and protected Eleanor from all the mess. A strong man like Cedric itself tried to kill himself because of Nathaira… a woman Like Eleanor… she would have killed herself hundred times in that period of time.

He was a brother who failed to do his duties. While Martin was someone who did his duties perfectly despite whatever state he was in. His respect for Martin increased now. Also, he has to say Eleanor’s upbringing was really good. If it was some other woman… she wouldn’t persist this long. Because they cannot accept the fact that the man they loved with their whole heart was engaged with someone else They would have created a mess. But Eleanor didn’t do it. She accepted the fact that Cedric needs time, she even hurt herself for the sake of Cedric but she never blamed him.

Where could he find a woman like her for his friend?

How he wished he has a woman like her in his life but it’s an impossible wish.

Edward reached the door and was about to exit. Suddenly something ticked in his mind and turned back. He pushed Nathaira onto the couch and gripped her chin harshly. His fingers were digging into her skin making her groan in pain.

“Why did you find Cedric again? What tricks did you play on him that he hurt Eleanor to this point?” Edward asked.

“Why are you taking that bitch’s side!? I am your sister but not her!?!” Nathaira yelled in her smudge voice due to Edward’s grip on her cheeks.

“Shut up!?!” he yelled.

Nathaira saw red. If not… how dare he go against her wishes. Cedric belonged to her! Only her! Only she can have him! Why was she going against her!? That Eleanor… she was bastard. Her father and mother both left her!?! She doesn’t even know the biggest secret of her life. She was a dumb bitch who knew nothing. If not for knowing Eleanor’s trump card… she wouldn’t get the chance to be with Cedric again.

“I did nothing. He came to me by himself,” she said.

Edward scoffed at her words. Maybe he came to her but he knew she might have played a game behind him.

“Why? What did you do?” he asked tightening the grip.

“I did nothing,” Nathaira said.

“I will find it out. When I get to know it by myself… I will make you suffer. Remember,” Edward said and rushed out. He got his men and got to know about the situation about the morning in the airport. He got his lawyer and met with Cedric’s assistant and lawyer. He made arrangements and in an hour, he got his friend out.

Cedric felt the need for urgency to know about Eleanor’s pregnancy. He needed a confirmation but how… he needs someone or something who could help him find a lead. Myna won’t help him, her family… if she was pregnant and her family members knew…. They wouldn’t sit like this. It means… she still hasn’t said nothing to them.

He could only investigate on his own.

Katherine was so pissed off at the turn of events. She went out to have a bloody lunch for only forty minutes. But everything changed in that meantime. She doesn’t know how to digest this. But more than digesting this thing… she felt something terrible was going to happen. All she could do was wait for it and act on her whim at the right. She threw a sharp glare when Cedric smirked at her.

This man! How dare he!?

“If you dare to touch her, you will regret it!” Katherine threatened him going near him.

The station chief was feeling guilty for letting him use his phone. He thought he has a piece of undeniable evidence. Because he got police forces as the main witness. No one could beat it. But his men came and made him pull his hair out.

Now he has to face the wrath of Valene Parkinson.

The moment Cedric came out, he dismissed his assistant and lawyer. He went to a restaurant to have a private chat with Edward.

They ordered food. They waited till the dishes were served.

“What is it?” Edward asked.

“I think Eleanor is pregnant,” Cedric said.

Edward dropped the cutlery in his hands when he heard Cedric’s words.

What!?

This was a shocker!

If this was real, their plan they have to rethink them again.

“What do you mean by you think?” he asked.

“Eleanor didn’t tell me directly. But when I am locked she came to meet me. I deduced this might be the possibility from her words. I want to confirm this.” Cedric said.

“What do you want me to do?” Edward asked.

“I can’t trust anyone. So… conduct an investigation personally on your own and tell me the results,” Cedric said.

“I will do it,” Edward said.

There was a thick silence between them. Edward felt pity towards Eleanor. It was always hers who was suffering all the time. He has to say Martin in a vegetative state was one kind of good thing for them. If not, Cedric would have faced hell.

“What if she is pregnant?” Edward asked.

“I will marry her. I will think of a different plan to tackle the situation,” Cedric said.

“I don’t think Nathaira knew the truth. She might be playing with its and bits of pieces she knew. There must be someone behind this situation,” Edward said.

“We need to confirm whether she knew everything or its and bits only,” Cedric said.

“How do we do that?” Edward asked.

“She is a calculative person. We can only make her confess about her things. But getting her confessing things is the real deal,” Cedric said as he sighed.

“The real problem was if Eleanor was pregnant, Nathaira would go crazy. Controlling her would be impossible.” Edward said.

“You may marry Eleanor. But Eleanor has weaknesses. Her newly being constructed project, her father, her friend Myna, Valene, and her brother Martin…. These are all her weaknesses. We don’t know from where Nathaira would attack or whom she would target. This is tricky,” Edward added.

He knew… he might sound like a person who wasn’t related to Nathaira by blood.