Revenge Against My Ex-husband
Chapter 175 An Act Put On By The Mother And Daughter Duo

Lily came back to her senses and immediately knelt down in front of Steven. "Dad, I beg you to let me keep my children! If I get rid of them, I will never be able to have a child again in my life!"

"Lily, it's not that I don't want you to keep your babies. But rather these children... Sigh!" If it was another man's children, Steven definitely would have let her keep them. However, the unborn twins belonged to Edric. He had just gone to Irene to persuade her to get back together with Edric. Now that this had occurred, how could he face Irene?

Deborah stretched out her hand to wipe her tears. "My child, this is your fate. Just accept it!"

"Dad, it's so cruel for a woman to be infertile forever. Someone set me up to this. It's not my fault. You can't do this to me!"

Lily was not pretending this time. If Steven really wanted her to get rid of her children, then her life would really be done for. Edric would not have anything to do with her and she would never be able to get pregnant. She did not even dare to imagine what her future would be like after that.

"Dad, I know you're afraid that I'll come in between Irene and Edric. I swear! I won't trouble them. I'll go somewhere far. Don't you want me to go abroad? I'll go right away. I won't stay here!" Steven felt uncomfortable as he watched his daughter kneeling on the ground and crying, broken to pieces. He reached out to help Lily up, "Get up. Let's talk about it when we get back." That was a concession. Visibly relieved, Deborah helped Lily up. The family returned to San Fetillo in silence. On the way back, Steven rested with his eyes closed without saying a word. Deborah and Lily were both uncharacteristically quiet, but they had both finally calmed down. As they predicted, Steven was too soft-hearted, after all, he was a parent. They had finally won this round. A few hours later, they returned to San Fetillo. The car stopped outside the villa. Steven opened the door and got out of the car while Deborah and Lily followed close behind.

Steven entered the study and motioned Deborah and their daughter to follow him. He closed the door and said, "I've been thinking about it in the car. Since this has already happened, we must replace a way to deal with it. Since Irene and Edric are not aware of this yet, we must keep this from blowing up. So in everyone's best interests, Lily, you will go abroad soon, and the children will be born abroad. Don't come back again under any circumstances."

"Whatever you say, daddy." Lily looked agreeable. As long as Steven agreed to let her give birth, it was her victory. As for whether she would never come back, was it possible? She may not even go abroad at all. Even if she did, with how advanced technology was, the news of her pregnancy would eventually reach Irene.

Her pregnancy was essentially a ticking time bomb. Irene and Edric would never remarry, not under her watch.

Lily had these thoughts inwardly. Steven spoke again, "I'm not done yet. I've agreed to let you give birth only because of your health. There is no other reason. Don't get any ideas thinking that you can use your children as an opportunity. Edric is not someone you can dream of getting back!"

"Dad, don't worry. I've already lost feelings for Edric." Lily promised.

"You'd better. I'm warning you both, this better be kept a secret. If I replace out that either of you let Irene know about this, I won't hesitate to take action!"

Both mother and daughter promised that they would never let the secret out. Meanwhile, Maisy had set up dinner on the table. Since they had been running around all day, the three of them were pretty hungry. They ate silently with Maisy serving them on the side.

After the meal, Steven went into the study, while Maisy was busy cleaning up. Lily said that she was tired and went upstairs to rest. Deborah served Steven a cup of tea and then went to her daughter's room. "Mom, what should we do now?" Lily asked in a low voice.

"Now the most urgent thing is to reveal the news of your pregnancy to Irene."

"I know, but with dad's attitude, if we disclose the news of my pregnancy now, he'll definitely think that we did it. What should we do?"

"Don't we have someone we can use?" Deborah said.

"Are you talking about Maisy?"

"Yes, she is very good to that little b*tch. Just act nauseous in front her, Maisy will definitely suspect something. Then, she'll let it slip to Irene about your pregnancy."

Lily nodded, "That's a good idea!"

The mother and daughter duo then discussed the scheme to get Maisy to tell Irene about this matter. Meanwhile, Steven called Maisy into his study and told her about Lily's pregnancy. "You must keep this a secret from Irene. If Irene replaces out, she will definitely never forgive Edric."

Maisy nodded, "Okay. I won't tell Irene."

Back then, Deborah had used Lily to snatch away Myra's man. Now, her own daughter was using the exact same tactic to snatch away Irene's man. Maisy struggled to hold her indignation in check. She wished she could just destroy the children in Lily's belly.

Steven had said that the children could not be touched because of Lily's health. If the children were gotten rid of, she might never have a child again. Then, Maisy had a malicious thought. "It's better to let them die, so Lily can receive the karma she deserves."

There was no light in the room. Edric stood by the window and quietly looked outside. From downstairs, came the sharp voice of his mother, Margaret. Most likely, Loraine had made her angry again. His mother's temper had always been so short that any little thing could set her off. An average person probably would not be able to stand her.

Edric remembered that they often changed nannies until Loraine came to work for them.

Loraine had a mild temperament. No matter how badly his mother berated her, she could take it. He also felt bad for Loraine, so he gave her a decently high salary. That was probably why Loraine had never left.

The scolding downstairs was getting louder and louder. Edric frowned and wondered what his mother was fussing about.

It seemed that recently, her dissatisfaction with Loraine had increased a lot. Edric didn't want to bother himself with it, but he finally couldn't stand it anymore. He opened the door and went out.

Looking down from the second floor, he saw Margaret sitting in the wheelchair, yelling at Loraine hysterically. Loraine, with her back to his mother, lowered her head. She knelt down silently and wiped the floor with a cloth. Edric stood upstairs and was ready to open his mouth to calm his mother down, but when he saw the anger and hatred on Loraine's face, he swallowed back his words.

It never occurred to him that Loraine, who usually endured the humiliation without saying a word, would display that kind of expression. He coughed gently. Upon hearing that, the anger on Loraine's face suddenly disappeared and was instantly replaced by her usual meekness and modesty. Edric even suspected that his eyes had seen wrongly just now.

He suddenly thought of something and walked downstairs, "Mom, what are you fussing about again?"

"I asked her to make me some dessert, but she put in so much sugar! Is she trying to kill me?" Margaret said angrily.

"It's just a small issue, isn't it?" Edric frowned.

"It's not a small issue. She has been in our house for more than nine years yet she still doesn't even know how I like my food. It proves that she doesn't work hard at all. Don't you think she deserves a scolding?"

The mention of 'nine years' made Edric frown. He and Irene had met and gotten married nine years ago too. He thought about how Loraine had only entered their family after he and Irene got married. Seeing his mother still babbling on about how to scold Loraine, Edric signaled Loraine to leave and ignore his mother's nagging. He pushed his mother into the recreation room.

Edric closed the door and said placatingly, "Mom, everyone makes mistakes. You don't have to make such a fuss over it. Think about what others usually do for you. Not everyone is willing to work so hard to make sacrifices for you."

"What sacrifices? I pay her, don't I? Think about it yourself. Which nanny's salary is this high? She has been in our house for nine years, she's earned at least a couple million dollars from us."

"That's why we have to cherish her even more. She's already accumulated so much money over the years, she doesn't need to be slaving for us. She could have used her money to open a small business and enjoy her later years if she wanted to."

Edric continued to persuade her, "The fact that she still works for us shows that it's because of sentiment. Mom, we are all human beings. Even if we had a pet for nine years, we would be reluctant to see it go, let alone a human being. You can't treat her like this."

"Do you think she really wants to stay in our house?" Margaret snorted. "I'm telling you, it has nothing to do with sentiment. She only cares about money."

"She can't work for free. It's only natural for her to want to earn money by working hard."

"I hadn't planned on exposing her but since you keep defending her, I'll show you the kind of person she really is."

Margaret started getting angry, "Let me tell you, Loraine is not a good person at all. She's paying for a male sugar baby outside. Do you know who that man is? It's Steven's driver. I've seen him before, he's at least ten years or more younger than her. Don't you think she's shameless? Can't she replace a man around her own age? She found such a young guy, and she could practically be his mother..." "She's just a nanny for our family, not a captive. Her personal affairs are none of our business," Edric interrupted Margaret.

He had seen Steven's driver and Loraine in the pharmacy that day, and found it unusual so he had asked John to investigate. There were no results yet, but he did not expect to hear all this news from his mother. So, that's what the relationship between Loraine and Steven was.

"What's more, I should select employees with good morals. Why should I have such an immoral person working in our house?" Margaret asked.

Edric sneered, "Mom, you're right. Since you hate immoral people, why do you want me to marry a mistress' daughter?"

Margaret was struck speechless from his question. Edric continued to ask, "Didn't you say you hated immoral people? But your best friend, Marie, is a mistress. Before you talk about others, maybe take a look at yourself."

Margaret became angry from embarrassment, "The reason we're close is not even because of that. I don't forget a person's kindness. Marie used to treat me well, so naturally I should treat her well too. As for Lily, she is a kind person and has never done anything unscrupulous. Although her mother is a mistress, Lily can't help that. You can't blame Lily."

There was neither reason nor logic to love and hate. Edric had expected Margaret to be protective of Lily, neither did he expect to change her view of Lily so quickly.

At this moment, he didn't want to expose his real motives too soon. Lily had put on such an excellent act, that even he himself had been duped, let alone his mother. He planned to slowly strip away her act and let his mother see her true colors.