Revenge Against My Ex-husband
Chapter 125 Not Admit It No Matter What Happened

Lily left Edric alone sensibly, albeit feeling rather uneasy. Edric didn't seem to be angry at all; instead, he was treating her as usual. Did he believe her that she was innocent or otherwise?

When she returned home, she told Deborah everything that happened a while ago. Deborah revealed a disparaging smile. "It doesn't matter if he believes it or not. Remember that you should not admit it no matter what happened. Your father will be back soon."

"Mom, Dad has always been favoring Irene over me. If he knew this, he would definitely blame me," Lily groaned worriedly.

"Don't worry. There will be a good show awaiting him when he comes back!"

Steven came back from San Fetillo in the afternoon. His face looked as dark as the thunderstorm when he entered the house. Deborah and Lily were on pins and needles so not to irritate Steven. Deborah was highly experienced and her expression looked as if nothing had happened. Lily, on the other hand, had been like a cat on a hot tin roof all the time. When she made tea for Steven, she even scalded her own hand.

Deborah definitely knew what Lily was worried about. She instructed Lily to return to her room to apply ointments on her wound; meanwhile, she chatted with Steven in the living room to keep him company. "Nothing happened when I was not at home, right?" Steven took a sip of water and asked.

"Something happened to Irene..." Deborah hesitated.

"What happened to Irene?" Steven put down his cup and looked at Deborah.

Needless to say, Deborah told him about the incident of Irene and Edric in an exaggerated manner. When she was halfway through the story, they heard Lily wailing from upstairs. After that, Lily opened the door, stumbled out, and cried, "I'm going to end my life!"

"What happened?" Deborah stood up at once.

"Irene... Irene is taking revenge on me... The news about me has spread across the net! Read it, and you guys will know what's going on!" Lily stomped her feet and wailed, "It's all because of you guys! I'm doomed! Since my image has now been ruined, what's the point for me to live? It's better for me to die!"

"Shut up your trap! Stop saying that." While Deborah was rebuking Lily, she was running upstairs.

At this time, Maisy came in with the evening newspaper with a nervous and anxious look on her face. "Mr. Cook, something bad happened!"

She handed the newspaper to Steven hastily. Steven took it, looked at it, and saw a huge eye-catching headline, "A Politician's Daughter is Caught Being a Homewrecker!"

The news even stated Lily, Irene, and Edric's name. The reporter got insider news of Lily seducing Edric from some unknown place and exposed everything.

A politician's daughter was actually a homewrecker. It could be imagined the predicament they were in now. Steven's hands were trembling. Before he could finish reading it, he fell back abruptly and fainted. Deborah let out a scream. Lily immediately stopped crying and came down from the upstairs to help Deborah pinch Steven's philtrum in an attempt to wake him up. After a while, Steven regained his consciousness again.

However, he started to cough non-stop while panting for breath. Deborah was busy rubbing his back, trying to smooth his breathing. Steven then started wheezing. Suddenly, he took out a handkerchief from his pocket to cover his mouth. Right then, Lily shouted, "Dad, you've vomited blood!"

Almost immediately, Steven passed out again.

"Call the driver and send him to the hospital!" Maisy trotted out to call the driver. The Cook family was now in a complete mess.

At the same time, John came to Edric in a hurry and reported, "Mr. Myers, something bad has happened!"

"What?" Edric was surprised. John had always been calm and had never lost his composure. Something terrible must have happened that he was in such a panic. He had a premonition of an imminent disaster.

"T-t-the things that happened between you and Miss Nelson have been exposed." John found himself in a rather awkward position when he reported this. Nonetheless, he continued, "The matter about Miss Cook as a surrogate mother has been known publicly now. It was reported not only on the Internet but also in the newspaper. Everyone's criticizing Miss Cook!"

Upon hearing this, Edric turned on the computer and found that the Internet's most trending event had changed. Previously, the netizens were outraged at Irene for being a mistress, but now they were reproaching him and Lily, as well as Margaret.

The reporter was excellent in writing and at arousing the public's wrath. They described how Irene was being put in a disfavorable position and betrayed in a few thousand words.

With this article, Irene became a victim while Lily became the real mistress. Needless to say, Edric was called a sc*mbag, and Margaret an evil mother-in-law.

Edric was relatively calm when he learned this news. However, he was a little worried about those attacking Lily. This report was going to ruin Lily's reputation completely. It seemed that this matter was getting more and more irksome.

"What should we do now?" John asked.

"Let me think about it!" Edric rubbed his forehead. He had been wishing to cover this matter up, but he didn't expect that it would blow up to such an extent. He could not delay his action any longer and had to solve it immediately.

Kinsey took the newspaper and went into the ward with a smirk. She put the newspaper into Irene's hand and cheered, "Irene, it's so gratifying! It's so gratifying!"

Irene took over the newspaper and saw the huge headline, "A Politician's Daughter is Caught Being a Homewrecker!"

"Jordan is really amazing. Everything is reversed just in two days. That b*tchy pair will have no place to hide now!" Kinsey laughed heartily.

Irene smiled bitterly. "It's not a thing to be excited for!" The reason she endured all those humiliations silently back then was because she didn't want to expose these disgusting things.

The news of Steven as her father must have a significant impact on him. As a politician, he actually raised a daughter, who was a mistress. Irene didn't know how frustrated Steven would be. While she was lost in her thoughts, her phone rang. She picked up the phone and heard Lily barking, "Irene, are you feeling better now? Are you feeling better after you have made such a scene?" "Miss Cook, you made a mistake. This has nothing to do with me!" she answered indifferently.

"How dare you deny it? Who else would do such a thing except you?" Lily roared at the end of the phone. Soon, someone snatched the phone, and Irene heard Deborah roaring, "Irene, Steven vomited blood and fainted. Hurry up and come to the hospital!"

Hearing this, Irene was stunned. She got out of the bed instantly and ran out in a hurry. She bumped into Jordan, who reached out to hold her, asking, "Where are you going?"

"Jordan, you've really put me in a difficult situation!" Irene chuckled wryly. She knew Jordan's intention was to help her, and she should thank him by right. But what would happen to Steven now that everyone learned about their dirty secrets. "My father vomited blood!"

"He vomited blood?" Jordan was shocked. "He vomited blood just because of such a little thing? It seems like he's just a so-so politician."

Irene was so pissed that she yelled at him, "Jordan, why didn't you ask for my permission before you made such a move? Although I hate him, he is my father, after all. What you did is a slap in his face. He, as a politician, actually raised such a daughter. You are helping me on the surface, but in fact, you are helping his opponent!"

"Is it that serious?" Jordan still couldn't put a finger on Irene's anger.

Irene stomped her feet, pushed Jordan away, and ran out.

"Well, that's only expected!" Kinsey stuffed the newspaper into Jordan's hand and hissed, "You have embarrassed Mr. Cook!"

Jordan took a look at the newspaper and frowned, saying, "I didn't do this."

"Don't deny it. Who else could do such a thing except you?" Kinsey questioned.

"I really didn't do it. I thought of doing this, but I haven't implemented it yet because it is related to Steven. I'd definitely ask Irene beforehand if she would allow me to do it," Jordan argued.

"Are you sure it was not you?" Kinsey narrowed her eyes.

"It's really not me!"

"Then who did this?" Kinsey was also confused.

When Irene rushed to the hospital where Steven had admitted, Steven had just been rescued and was pushed out of the emergency room by a nurse. When Lily saw Irene, she glared at Irene and grunted. Deborah looked rather calm instead. Both Lily and Deborah blocked Irene before they pushed Steven into the ward. Steven seemed very ill and pale.

"Dad, finally you're awake." Lily looked at Steven and said in a choked voice, "Dad, do you know that you have scared Mom and me out of our wits when you fainted all of a sudden? We..." "Shut up!" Steven yelled at Lily and turned to Irene. "Irene, come here!"

Irene hesitated for a moment while looking at Deborah and Lily. After that, she carefully trotted to his bedside before she asked in a rather indifferent and distant tone, "Are you all right?" "How can he be alright?" Lily snorted. "It's all because of you. If you didn't seduce Edric, such a thing wouldn't happen!"

Irene turned to look at Lily and retorted, "If my memories serve me right, you're the one who hired those reporters, right?"

"So what if I hired them? You leave me no choice since you go after Edric! I am defending my own rights and my man." Lily did not even mind falling out with Irene in front of Steven. "Lily, apologize!" Steven listened to the dispute between Irene and Lily and finally understood what happened. "Apologize to Irene right away!"

"Dad, what... what did I do wrong?" Lily couldn't accept that Steven defended Irene. "It was Irene who seduced Edric. Can't I even be furious at her?! Besides, look at what she has done to me. She actually released this piece of news to sully my reputation. If it weren't for her, would I have been pregnant even before I found my own love? I didn't do anything wrong. It was her who let me down!"

"Shut up!" Steven glared at Lily and rebuked her, "Do you think I'm senile now?! I know that you were not blameless in the matter since before. Stop sugarcoating that you did it for Irene! Even a fool knew the truth!"

Steven looked at the article in the newspaper and suddenly found that he had been kept in the dark for so long. Lily's intention was not as pure as he thought; she didn't do it for Irene. She was planning to snatch Edric as hers.

"Dad!" Lily was not going to settle this quarrel. Deborah, who was standing aside, nudged Lily, saying, "Hurry up and apologize to Irene. Look at what you have done."

Lily apologized to Irene reluctantly. Then, she covered her face and ran out. Steven looked at Deborah coldly and squealed, "You should go out too!"

"But I'm worried about you!" Deborah exclaimed.

"Irene is with me. What is there to worry about? Is she going to hurt me?" Steven stared at Deborah with disgust.

When Deborah was about to leave, she quickly added, "I will be outside. Call me if you need anything."