Dumping My Ex to Flash Marry the Untouchable CEO novel Chapter 1717

Thinking of that, Edwin looked at Yvonne with complete seriousness.

“Yvonne, everything I said to you on the phone was true.”

When he said this, his eyes stayed locked on hers.

That open, intense stare made Yvonne uneasy.

She had never seen Edwin look at her with such heat before.

It was overwhelming.

Yvonne instinctively stepped back.

“You… you need to calm down. We’ve known each other since we were kids.”

“And didn’t you and Lucas also grow up together?”

She never expected Edwin to say something like that.

And the worst part was she couldn’t refute it.

She and Lucas had indeed known each other since childhood, and the three of them had always been close.

For things to suddenly turn out like this was something she had never imagined.

She felt there had to be some kind of mistake for things to reach this point.

Otherwise, why would Edwin treat her this way?

By all logic, the two of them should’ve remained nothing more than close friends.

And after all the years Edwin had stayed by her side, did she have feelings for him or not?

Yvonne had always assumed Edwin was like family.

So, the fact that he was acting this way toward her now was something she couldn’t accept.

On top of that, she had always treated Edwin like an older brother.

Sure, she sometimes went overboard with him, but she always saw it as a younger sister being playful with her brother.

He never expected all the ways he cared for her would be twisted into this.

He stepped closer toward her.

Seeing him like that, Yvonne felt a strange guilt creeping in, as if she really had crossed a line.

But as far as she was concerned, she was her own person first, and only after that came whatever her marital situation was.

She didn’t want anyone, especially Edwin, forcing her to explain herself. She had never liked feeling controlled.

“Maybe I said the wrong thing. But I still hope you understand what I actually meant.”

Yvonne turned her head away, refusing to look at him anymore.

“I’ve already made myself perfectly clear. I just want you to understand what I mean, instead of keeping all your attention fixed on me.”

Then she added to what she’d said earlier.

“I’ve always known you’re a good person, and you treat people sincerely. But I…”