Chapter 186 Tea and Trouble
She’d never seen this man in Rivermount before. Clearly, he wasn’t anyone important.
And come on, what kind of guy could Stella possibly land? No man with real power would ever look at her twice.
Jasmine was sure Stella had dumped an elephant to chase a mosquito.
Abraham’s gaze narrowed slightly. When Eddie saw who was fighting with Stella, his face dropped.
Jasmine only just noticed Eddie was there.
Her fury flipped into a full performance. Her eyes went red. “Eddie, what took you so long?”
Stella was speechless.
Abraham was speechless.
The moment she called out Eddie’s name, both of them turned their attention to him.
When Eddie saw it was Jasmine, his face immediately darkened. “What the hell is going on?”
Jasmine pouted pitifully. “They bullied me.
Stella was speechless.
No wonder she’s besties with Lillian–they both deserve Oscars.
“You have to help me,” Jasmine said as she stepped forward, reaching for Eddie’s hand.
Eddie dodged it without hesitation. The last thing he wanted was her grabbing onto him.
Jasmine looked hurt when he pulled away. “You”
“What do you mean ‘you? I saw everything just now.”
This is who they matched me with? Eddie thought, full–blown drama queen?
They’d only met once for coffee–his impression of her was already lukewarm.
She had walked right into Stella and then tried to slap her. Eddie had seen it all
This woman was nothing but trouble,
He walked over
Stella, who was still in Abraham’s arms. “You okay?”
Stella shook her head. “I’m fine”
Abraham narrowed his eyes and gave Jasmine a cold look. “You might want to get your eyes checked.”
Then he turned and led Stella away without another word.
Edhe heard that and winced. Was that aimed at me!
“Hey, that wasn’t my call?”
All he did was go on a blind date. Who could tell what kind of person someone really is from just one meeting?
He burned after Abraham, but Jasmine grabbed his arm. “Eddie.”
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Chapter 186 Tea and Trouble
“What, you gonna accuse her of seducing me? Of ruining whatever we had going on?”
She froze.
“You women—do you all run on one–track minds or something?”
Every time you see a man and a woman, you just assume there’s something going on?
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“That’s enough. Don’t contact me again.”
He shook her off coldly and walked after Abraham and Stella.
Jasmine hadn’t even gotten a chance to explain. She was left standing there, stunned.
Don’t contact me again?
Her mind went blank.
They’d only met once, but she’d actually started liking Eddie. He was good–looking, accomplished in medicine-
And most importantly, he was the heart specialist Lillian needed most right now.
She had been planning to spend more time with him, slowly convince him to join Lillian’s treatment team.
Especially with how Lillian’s team had been changing constantly lately. Jasmine was genuinely worried for her friend.
But now….
“Stella!”
Jasmine hissed through clenched teeth. This is all her fault. If it weren’t for Stella, she wouldn’t have burned through her chances with Eddie this fast.
Back at the hot springs-
Siella and Abraham were already soaking in the pool when Eddie arrived. Just as he was about to get in, Abraham cut him off coldly.
“Don’t”
Eddie froze. “What?”
It was freezing up here–he wanted to warm up too.
Abraham shot him a look.
Eddie rubbed his cold hands. “Come on. You already shoved her, made your point. I barely know her, don’t blame me.”
That push had actually been pretty restrained, by Abraham’s standards.
But Eddie knew full well–Abraham wasn’t done. Anyone who crossed Stella wasn’t getting off that easy.
Still, this really had nothing to do with him.
Abraham asked, “Didn’t you come here with her?”
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