Chapter 130

"Edison, it seems you're not that enthralled by Sophia's charm," I said. "Otherwise, I wouldn't still be here, don't you think?" "You little…" Edison glared at me, his eyes bloodshot. He raised his hand as if to strike me, but he hesitated. In the end, he didn't dare to bring his hand down. He feared I might strike back like I did last time—recklessly and without hesitation. I scoffed, pushing him aside without a second thought. "You cowardly fool. She gave you a place to stay, and you start acting like you're the owner around here." With that, I turned and started heading for the staircase. … Edison stood behind Joshua, watching his retreating figure, his anger growing more intense. He had originally planned to provoke Joshua into a fight, hoping to cause a scene and create more tension between me and Sophia. But who would have known that in this confrontation, just a few words from Joshua had completely driven Edison to lose all sense of reason? Still, he had come prepared.