Revenge Against My Ex-husband
Chapter 128 Denied The Affair

Irene could imagine how Margaret would react to Edric's action. She would definitely be furious. She assumed that Margaret would be ruining the furniture and making a mess at her own home now. Irene's guess was accurate. Margaret saw Edric's interview and smashed all the things in her house into pieces. She called Edric and asked him to come back quickly to explain to her.

On the other side, Lily and Deborah were so vexed after watching the show. It was beyond Lily and Deborah's expectation that Edric would shape Lily into such a person.

Deborah only thought that Edric and Margaret would sympathize with Lily more because Lily's reputation was tarnished, and they would take her side as they were bashed too in this incident. It never crossed her mind that Edric would pull out such a card.

When Lily approached Edric, she played the same trick. Edric was now using her own ploy. How ironic it was.

Looking at the host praising her kindness, Lily was distraught. She didn't aim to be a moral model.

Edric had announced in the face of the people of San Fetillo that Lily had nothing to do with him and denied his engagement with Lily. It made Lily feel embarrassed. She had worked so hard for it! She would rather be scolded by the public than have nothing to do with Edric. Lily was enraged when Edric thanked her for helping him and Irene. She jumped and shouted at Deborah, "It's all because of you. You said it's foolproof. What should we do now?"

"Calm down!" Deborah frowned at Lily's manic look. "We still have our chance, don't we?"

"How can I calm down? What should I do now to make Edric take back what he said? It's all your fault... If it weren't for you, things wouldn't have become like this."

Deborah was irked. "I did all these for you. If it wasn't for me, you couldn't even get to see Edric, let alone be engaged with him. How could you blame me? Well, I won't care about your business from now on!" "I'm going to end my life if you are going to leave me alone. I'm going to kill myself if I can't get Edric!"

"Go ahead. I won't have a coward like you as my daughter. I will never stop you!" Deborah slammed the door and walked out.

Lily fell on the ground as she wailed and covered her face. She didn't want to die, and she was reluctant to end her relationship with Edric in such a way. Lily had waited for Edric for nine years. She almost succeeded, but all her efforts went in vain in a blink of an eye. She was crestfallen.

Deborah stood in the corridor and heard Lily crying in the bedroom. She, too, was upset. It was her fault, after all. She thought that if she pushed them to such a desperate corner, they would get a bargaining chip, but Edric's decision was totally the opposite of her expectation.

She had carried out such a desperate plan, for she was sure that Edric would not allow Margaret be in the spotlight. However, Deborah didn't expect that Edric would mention this on TV.

"What should we do now? Since Edric went to the TV station and exposed all these, it meant that he did not want to have any relationship with Lily at all. Would this matter be settled just like this? No way! I must think of a way to reconcile with him!" Deborah scratched her mind.

She had worked hard for this in the last seven or eight years, but everything was now down the drain in just one day. Deborah was not willing to give up; she wanted to turn the table around. They shouldn't give up so easily!

After watching the show, Jordan turned off the TV with a sneer. "Edirc is indeed brilliant. He killed three birds with one stone!"

Edric went back home immediately after receiving a phone call from Margaret. As soon as he pushed the door open, a pillow was thrown at him. He reached out his hand to catch it accurately. Margaret jumped up from the sofa and dashed to him and slapped his face.

Edric didn't dodge it, hence he was slapped squarely in the face. Seeing that, Margaret's heart ached a little. However, when she thought of him mortifying her for Irene, her edge of irritation returned again. "You are such an ingrate. You've slandered me for her. Are you still my son?"

Edric frowned and looked at Margaret. "Mom, take it easy. You're almost in your seventies now. Aren't you afraid of being laughed at if news gets out?"

"Are you kidding me? Who dares to laugh at me?" Margaret remembered that there was an outsider in the house, Loraine. After all, Edric was a president of a company, and Margaret shouldn't slap him in front of Loraine. Hence, she glared at Loraine. Immediately, Loraine stepped out instantly but the truth was, she did not go far. She waited at the door to see what would happen.

"You can break up with Lily, and I have nothing against it. However, don't even think about getting back together with Irene. I will not let her be one of the Myers family members," Margaret bellowed. Loraine shook her head. Edric was so unfortunate to have such a mother.

In the face of Margaret's roar, Edric helped her sit down calmly. He then went back to pour two cups of water. He put one in front of Margaret and said, "Mom, have a glass of water. I'll explain everything to you."

Margaret refused, "No matter what tricks you play, I won't agree to it anyway."

"Mom, except for Irene, I have no interest in anyone else. You can only accept Irene. Otherwise, the Myers family will have no descendants."

"Don't lie to me. I'm telling you, I'll never fall for your lie!"

"I'm telling the truth. Mom, think about it. Have you ever seen me meeting with other women in the past three years?"

"Isn't Lily a woman?" Margaret retorted, "Even if you don't like Lily, don't you still have Rowane?"

"I've never had any affection for Lily and Rowane. I don't even bother to touch their hands in private except for the necessary etiquette when we attend formal occasions."

"What... What's so good about that woman?" Margaret was so irate that she stuttered.

"Well, don't you know that beauty is in the eye of the beholder? I like Irene, and I only have feelings for her."

"No, I can't accept it. You can choose to break up with Lily, and I won't disagree with your decision. I will help you replace another woman. There are so many rich girls out there, and I don't believe you are not interested in them. Taking a step back, ordinary girls will work too. You just can't be with Irene," Margaret screamed.

"The reason you forced me to divorce was that Irene was infertile. Now that Irene can have a child, why can't I get back with her?" questioned Edric.

"Are there no other fertile women?" Margaret asked.

"There are a lot of women who are fertile, but I'm willing to have children with Irene only." Edric felt thirsty after so much shouting. Thus, he picked up his cup and drank some water.

"Bah! What kind of drug did Irene feed you? Is a divorced woman worthy of so much of your effort?"

Margaret grabbed the cup from Edric's hand and chucked it on the ground. "I don't agree with it. Dream on. I won't agree to this no matter what."

"Mom, enough. I am sick of you controlling my life! Isn't it better for us to get along well?" Edric grabbed his head within his arms.

"No matter what, I won't agree to it. It can be anyone, but it can't be Irene!"

"Mom, I'm not here to discuss it with you. I've made a decision!" Edric ran out of patience. "No one can stop me from being with Irene." "How dare you!" she roared.

"Nothing and nobody can stop me!" Edric sneered. "I'm telling you this as I hope that our family can live happily together. But if you don't want it, I won't force you. If you don't like Irene, we can distance ourselves from you. In short, I want to be with her, and no one can stop me!"

Margaret was so enraged that she rolled her eyes. "Just wait! I won't let you go like this."

Edric slammed the door and left while Margaret was sulking on the sofa. In the past, Edric always tried to satisfy both sides, but now he was completely blinded by love. If he really married Irene, where would she stand? She would never agree to this matter!

Before going to bed, Irene used an ovulation test strip. As a result, two red lines appeared on it, which meant that her ovulation period was just around. Irene was both nervous and excited.

She had to replace a chance to meet Edric the next day. Anyway, she must hurry up and make sure that she would succeed at one shot. Irene turned on her phone and found that there were a lot of missed calls. They were from Kinsey, Jordan, Steven, and Edric.

After thinking for a while, she called Edric. Edric didn't expect that she would call him at this time. He was positively surprised. "Irene, I'm downstairs. I'm going to see you."

"I'll go downstairs now." Irene hung up the phone briskly.

There was a clear handprint on Edric's face, which was Margaret's masterpiece. Sure enough, she was very angry that night. Irene ignored it and asked, "What are you here for?" "Irene, let's talk, okay?" muttered Edric.

"Alright!" She nodded.

Edric didn't expect Irene to be so nice. He had assumed that Irene would be furious since he had helped to defend Lily on the show. He had been hoping that Irene would throw a fit at him, but now that she was nonchalant, he felt rather uneasy.

Edric took Irene back to Chandelle Valley. Irene was rather cooperative as she was here for a purpose. She had never been so anticipating and hoped that Edric would be more beast-like later on. The more lascivious he was, the better the outcome would be!

However, Edric did not seem interested in making out with her at all. He poured Irene a glass of water and sat opposite her. "Have you seen the TV show?"

Irene nodded, but she didn't say anything. She looked at him, waiting for him to continue. Edric looked at her and drawled, "You must think that I am a fake and disgusting man, aren't you?" "A little bit."

"Irene, I don't know who is deliberately blowing this matter up. The impact is huge. I have no other way. Only in this way can I restore Lily's reputation."

"You are so good to her!" Irene smiled at the irony. When she was scolded as a mistress, she did not see any action of Edric. But when Lily was chastised, he felt distressed and immediately went to her rescue The difference between the two was evident.

"I just don't want to owe Lily anything. I owed her so much because of my mother. This time, I can't bear to see her being dragged in this mess again. Hence..."

Irene interjected, "That's why you did this, huh? I understand. In fact, you have nothing to explain to me. You and Lily are engaged. It's normal for you to help her. There's no need for you to come to me." "Irene, I must, in fact. What I said in the show today is true except for Lily's. Every word about you is true. I have been waiting for you to give me a chance. I have never changed my feelings towards you!" blurted Edric.

"Stop! Mr. Myers! Yes, your feelings for me have never changed, but aren't you planning to raise your children with other women? This topic itself is too depressing for me to handle. Even if I believe that your feelings for me have never changed, so what?"

Irene sneered. "Can I just pretend that you have never had an affair with another woman? She was even pregnant with your baby!"

Originally, Irene had made up her mind and came over to get her deal done. Yet, when she heard Edric's confession, she couldn't help but get exasperated.

"I didn't cheat on you! Nothing happened between Lily and me!" Edric denied.