Love Is a Sweet Addiction

Esther felt he was disappointed when he turned around. So she said to his back, “Terence, don’t worry. I will definitely prove my innocence and not let you be degraded to that kind of place.”

Terence didn’t look back but lifted the corner of his lips to respond, as if he didn’t care about it.

…

Esther put the light purple wedding dress on the table in the conference room and stared at the broken part with her chin supported by her hands.

After checking it for a long time, it seemed the dress was indeed ruined by someone. Otherwise, it would not look like this.

With a glass of water in hand, Serena looked at her while asking, “Hey, how long do you want to stare at this dress? Do you still want to eat?”

Esther tried to tear the dress from the broken part. “Usually clothes will be torn apart from the broken part. But you see, I can’t tear it apart even if I tried hard. Someone must have done something to it.”

“I know, my sweet girl. You just said that. But the focus is not on how it was broken, but who did it? You have to find the culprit.” Serena shook her head impatiently.

Esther’s little face fell again. Of course, she knew that. She just couldn’t figure it out after thinking about it for a long time.

Serena walked over to sit opposite her and said seriously, “In my opinion, maybe it’s Anne’s tricks. She can do anything to deal with you. So it makes sense even if she did it. Besides, hasn’t she achieved her goal now? All the Gibsons hate you and misunderstand you, and it even implicates Terence.”

Esther thought for a moment and shook her head. “I don’t think so. After all, it’s her wedding, and all the guests were from the upper class of this city. As a proud girl, Anne wouldn’t do this to embarrass herself.”

“Who knows…”

“But who else could it be?” Esther felt that she kept thinking the same question again.

“Just see who has touched this wedding dress.” Serena put the glass back on the bar and turned her head. “Do you think it’s Linsay? She helped you with the wedding dress.”Belongs © to NôvelDrama.Org.

“What!” Esther looked at her in shock, thinking that it was impossible.

“We’ll know when she comes back from the client.” Serena glanced at her watch. “She should come back soon.”

Just as Serena’s voice fell, Linsay’s cheerful voice came from the door. “I’m back!”

“So quickly? How are you going with your client?” a colleague asked.

“It went quite smoothly. When the contract is signed, I will treat all of you to a meal.” After Linsay finished speaking, she looked around and asked, “Well, where are Esther and Serena?”

“In the meeting room.”

“Okay.” Linsay headed towards the meeting room. The smile on her face faded a little when she saw them and the wedding dress. She sized up the two of them. “What happened? Why do you look so serious?”

“What do you think? Did you ruin the wedding dress?” Serena was always a straightforward girl. She crossed her arms and leaned against the bar counter, staring at Linsay fiercely. “Esther was scolded by the Gibson family because of this wedding dress. She might even be punished.”

“What!” Linsay was stunned. She opened her mouth and looked at Esther. “No way, is it that serious?”

Esther’s heart sank as Linsay did not deny it immediately. She asked, “So, you really did that?”

Linsay’s little face stiffened and she stood there uneasily, keeping silent.

Serena smiled. “See, I told you it was Linsay!”

“Is there something wrong with the wedding?” Linsay looked at Esther and asked carefully. She hurriedly walked to Esther’s side and sat down. She grabbed Esther’s hand and said with a guilty expression, “I’m sorry. Perhaps I really thought too highly of myself. When I was altering the wedding dress, I thought about how much painstaking effort you made on it and how mean Anne was. She took away your boyfriend and the wedding dress… I was so angry with you. Then…”

Esther’s heart sank completely. She didn’t expect that it was Linsay. So this wedding dress was ruined because of her.

“Esther, did I make you suffer? I’m sorry, I didn’t do it on purpose. I just … wanted to take revenge on that hateful Anne for you.” Linsay was so anxious that she was about to cry, her small face pulled together because of guilt.

Esther looked at her, not knowing what to say.

Since Linsay kept saying that it was for her, what could she say? Could she blame Linsay?

“You naughty girl.” Serena pushed Linsay on the head with her finger and shook her head. “Esther has always said that I’m impulsive. But you’re more than that. It’s okay if we do something to Anne in daily life. But that’s the wedding day of the Gibson family. You were causing trouble for Esther!”

“Sorry, I’m really sorry.” Linsay still held Esther’s hand, her face downcast. “Esther, don’t be mad at me. I will go with you to the Gibson’s to explain to them. I will tell them that it has nothing to do with you, okay?”

Esther looked at her and said helplessly, “Forget it. Remember not to act on your own next time.”

“Okay, I promise I won’t do it again.” Linsay raised her finger and made an oath.

Esther was still very angry in her heart, but she had to endure it. After all, they were friends, and Linsay did this for her.

“Then … when can I go with you to the Gibson’s ?” Linsay cautiously asked, “Esther, I will go over immediately as soon as you tell me.”

“No need.”

“Why?”

“They won’t believe it.” Esther shook her head with a bitter smile.

If she did that, they would mistake it as an excuse, thinking that Esther had found a scapegoat. They would also think she was brainless and irresponsible. After all, Linsay had no reason to ruin Anne’s wedding dress as Linsay had no enmity with Anne. Even if she did it, others would think that Esther was behind Linsay.

Linsay was her friend and did that for her. So actually Esther was supposed to be responsible for it.

So it seemed she had to bear the blame even if she did not want to.