Divorce me I'm done serving you (Ayla) novel Chapter 851

James felt completely at ease. No matter how irritated he was, he'd never go to the extremes Troy had. Edgar clearly had zero sense of urgency about any of this.

Troy's madness back then had been driven by the fact that his rival, Draven, was genuinely formidable. That kind of pressure was like a bomb strapped to your chest, ticking every second. Troy had no choice but to act.

When your competition was someone who fell short of you in every measurable way, taking action would be less of a fight and more of an execution.

James felt no pressure whatsoever. He simply looked at Edgar, radiating nothing but ease—not even a flicker of aggression on his face. Just a polite, social smile.

His calm was so effortless, it became its own kind of dominance. Even if James did absolutely nothing, his presence alone overshadowed Edgar's. He ran in circles with people like Draven. The gap in experience and exposure was vast.

Men were wired to sense these things. Threat, status, hierarchy. James could tell instantly that Edgar was outmatched on every front, and Edgar could feel it just as clearly from the other side.

Edgar had worked under Troy, running international operations abroad. From the outside, it was an impressive position, proof of real capability.

Among second-generation heirs his age, most were either burning through family money on vanity investments or coasting in made-up roles at their parents' companies. Edgar genuinely stood out.

But even Edgar had felt the gap when standing in front of Troy. That faint undercurrent of fear, the awareness that some people simply existed on a different level. He'd never dared cross Troy, because the class divide was unmistakable.

The man jogging with Halle was a stranger, but Edgar could feel it immediately. The same kind of energy Troy has. Same tier, same world. Equals, in a way that Edgar would never be.

How had Halle gotten connected to someone like this?

Edgar hadn't paid attention to Halle's life in a long time. He knew her career was going well. Something about co-founding a tech company with a friend and investing in an entertainment company on the side, with the tech venture as her main focus.

He'd gathered all of this before a family dinner, cramming details about her life so he wouldn't look like a clueless idiot. That was the sum total of what Edgar knew about Halle's life the last several years.

So, he had no idea when she'd started crossing paths with men at this level. He'd missed it all.

The last time he'd seen her abroad, she'd been with her friend Ayla. Was that the connection? Had Ayla introduced her to this world?

Or am I reading too much into this? Maybe the guy was just a neighbor. Nothing more.

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