Mr. CEO, You're Just A Substitute

Filip pinpointing people's weaknesses is also very precise.

Likewise, he views the relationship between Edward and Starry two people, also see very clearly.

Starry suddenly disappeared years ago, and Dillon learned from Izabella's mouth that Starry had gone back to the country.

Earlier Starry married into the Pearson family for five years, Filip has never heard of Starry going back to the countryside once.

This year, but suddenly back to the countryside, back on it, but also a return to the return of more than two months.

At first, he thought Starry was trying to hide from him.

But after she explicitly rejected him that day, he took his pride and left, and never allowed himself to come to her heels again to bow down.

It made little sense for her to avoid him.

It's not avoiding him, then it's avoiding Edward.

After all, Edward was the only one who ran outside Starry's villa that night, just like he did.

Starry and Edward so many years of friendship, at the time of marriage with him to mention the five million is for Edward to ask, according to the two of them such a friendship, she has what need to avoid Edward?

The reason is so simple that he barely had to think much to guess it.

Since his divorce from Starry, Edward and Starry have been tied together from time to time, and Edward has even had the audacity to implicitly state inside the show that his favorite person is Starry.

If Starry really had feelings for Edward, five years ago, she would not have asked him for $5 million in that way.

The only explanation is that Edward had unrequited love, and he was not satisfied with unrequited love, but also confessed his love to Starry. Starry's character Filip doesn't feel he particularly understands, but from the way she treats him, he can also guess how Starry will treat Edward. But she "treats" Edward differently, she is far more "hard" on Edward than on him.

She avoided Edward, but did not want the two of them to end up in trouble, so many years of love are lost.

Starry has always been so protective of Edward, and how would she let Edward know those things about her.

This reasoning, Filip can figure out, Edward can also understand.

Filip is indeed more suitable for Starry to let down his "guard" than he is.

Edward pursed his lips, holding the cup of the hand dead tight, the bruises on the back of the hand raised, for a long time without saying a word.

Filip is not in a hurry, he sipped his water, and then spoke again: "It doesn't matter if you don't say, I'll find out sooner or later anyway. But Starry's state can wait until I find out, then I do not know." His lips were broken by his force and blood filled his mouth.

Edward gritted his teeth hard, "You're despicable, Filip."

Hearing this from him, the black eyes rippled: "I think it's you who's thinking mean."

Edward was stunned for a moment, he raised his hand and wiped his face fiercely: "My brother's accident, it has nothing to do with Starry."

Filip index finger moved slightly, he did not speak, just looked at Edward, waiting for him to continue.

"That night, my brother had to work the night shift. The two had a fight after dinner for some reason. I was inside my room doing homework, and when I heard the commotion and went out, I only saw Starry drop my brother's phone on the floor."

Speaking of which, Edward looked a bit pained: "My brother was on duty without a cell phone, so when the fire broke out, he was trapped inside that storage room, unable to contact anyone, and could only shout for help while watching the fire burn past."

"The place where the fire started was not the storage room, it was the warehouse downstairs, the wind was very strong that night, the warehouse is flammable inside, the whole building quickly burned up. My brother he ......"

"When my brother was found, the man was so burnt that if he hadn't had a piece of his tooth missing, we wouldn't have recognized it as him."

"Starry was the one who took me to identify someone that night, she was in a pretty normal mood that night, but she was holding my hand cold. Starry disappeared the next day, and she wasn't there for my brother's burial until almost six months later."

"That day I had just finished my final exams and Starry was waiting for me in front of the school, asking me to follow her and my grandmother from now on."

Speaking of which, Edward suddenly lowered his head.

Filip spun his glass: "And then you lived together? Was she always in a normal mood?"

Edward shook his head, "No."

"The year after I arrived at Starry's house, Starry's grandmother died after a long illness. During the days of the wake, Starry was silent the whole time, only tears were flowing."

"Inside those later months, I noticed that Starry was often up late. But she started working part-time like crazy in college to support me. She didn't come back much, and I didn't see her much, but I could feel that she was unhappy."

"I've seen her on medication a few times, and I ask her about it and she won't say. In fact, I could guess what medication she was taking without her saying anything. Several times when she had a fever, she was saying things like 'I'm sorry, don't leave me behind"."

"She would have chosen to marry you in the first place, actually because -"

At this point, Edward came back to his senses and his voice came to an abrupt halt.

"Because of what?"

Edward averted his eyes, "Because of me."

Filip has known about this for a long time.

Edward said a lot, Filip want to know all already know.

"Thanks."

He glanced at Edward, left an arrogant thank you, and the man got up and left.

"Hey, you-"

Edward came back to his senses and Filip was already out of the box.

Filip got out of the hotel and realized it was raining.

He stood at the door, waiting for the driver to drive over, and in between, he looked down and lit a cigarette.

The nicotine inhaled inside his lungs gave him a special kind of clarity.

He thought about what Edward had just said and his eyebrows couldn't help but furrow.

The car soon drove over and the cigarette was only a third smoked.

Filip directly pinched the cigarette, threw it to the side of the trash can inside, leaned into the car.

"Mr. Pearson, where are we going now?"

"Go back to Araria City."

Araria City is not far from Larough City, just a two-hour drive.

"Okay."

The driver did not dare to ask more questions, the man inside the rearview mirror was obviously in a bad mood.

On the way, there was an overly quiet and depressing inside the carriage.

When the car was parked under the Eternal Group, the driver didn't even dare to ask for Filip behind him.

After a half-hearted hesitation, the driver opened his mouth cautiously, "Mr. Pearson, it's time to arrive at the office."

Filip now slowly opened his eyes and glanced out the car window, "You get off work."

The driver froze for a moment and responded by quickly releasing his seatbelt and getting out of the car, "I'll be off then, Mr. Pearson."

"Hmm."

Filip responded and also got out of the car, went around to the driver's seat and drove to Starry's villa.

It was exactly 5:00 p.m. when he arrived in front of Starry's villa.

It was a nice day in Araria City, and the sky was not yet dark at this time.

Filip got out of the car, walked to the door and rang the doorbell.