Revenge Against My Ex-husband
Chapter 66 Stay Away From Him

When the security guard finished the call, Eden, who was on the sofa, had already disappeared.

Eden ran to the elevator and pressed the button a few times. However, the elevator wasn't opening. He didn't dare to stay put as he was afraid that the security guard would catch up to him. Without hesitation, he ran towards the exit.

Edric was driving. He inadvertently glanced at the side and was shocked when he saw a familiar figure.

"Isn't that Irene's child? Why is he alone on the road?" he thought.

Edric immediately stopped the car and went straight to Eden.

Eden was out of breath. All of a sudden, Edric was seen standing in front of him, asking, "Where are you going? Where is your mother?"

"Sir!" Eden exclaimed as if he had seen his savior. "There are bad guys chasing after me. I'm scared."

"Fret not. I will protect you," Edric replied.

Only after Irene was done with her fax did she realize that Eden was gone. She thought that Eden was playing in another office, hence she went to look for him there. "Eden! Eden!"

Irene panicked when she couldn't replace Eden after searching high and low. Where could such a young boy go? Did someone kidnap him?

She took the elevator in a hurry in hope that she could replace some clues from the security guards downstairs. But, soon as she entered the elevator, her phone rang. It was Edric.

She was not in the mood to answer the phone and rejected it without hesitation. Soon, Edric called again, and without surprise, she continued to decline his calls. After a few times, she couldn't hold her anger in anymore. Picking it up, she shouted fiercely, "Edric, what do you want?"

Nonetheless, it was not Edric's voice that came from the other end, but Eden's sweet voice, "Mom!"

"Eden?" Irene was surprised.

"Mom, I'm with Mr. Myers," Eden said. Apparently, Edric had already introduced himself to Eden while they were in the car.

Irene rushed out of the elevator and went straight to Edric's car. Frankly, his car was rather conspicuous on the roadside. Seeing Irene coming out, Eden poked his head out of the car and shrieked, "Mom, I'm here!"

Irene ran to the side of the vehicle. There was a fit of anger on her face. "Eden, why did you wander off? Did you know how worried I was just now?"

"Why are you being so fierce to a child? He's just a boy. You are the one who didn't take care of him properly. How can you blame him?" Edric looked at Irene with displeasure. "Fortunately, I saw him just now. If someone were to kidnap him, what are you going to do?"

"You don't have to play the good cop here!" Irene glowered back at Edric. The one with the least rights to tell her off was Edric.

"Mom, I am sorry. Please don't be angry!" Seeing that Irene was irate, Eden immediately apologized.

"It's okay. I am not. Come down, and let's go home!" Irene was reluctant to let Eden and Edric be together.

Eden was not keen to leave Edric. He continued, "Mom, Mr. Myers said he would send us home..."

"Have you forgotten what I said before? Don't talk to strangers! There are a lot of bad guys in this world!" Irene reminded him.

"Mr. Myers is no stranger, and he is not a bad person either!" Eden argued.

Irene's head started to ache. Why would Eden have such strong feelings towards Edric who was just a mere stranger to him? Could it be that blood truly was thicker than water?

She couldn't afford to let Eden and Edric get close to each other! She couldn't take such a risk! Irene hissed with a cold face, "Are you disobeying my words?"

"Irene, why are you so afraid of me?" Edric looked at Irene and suddenly chimed in.

"Afraid of you? Why would I be afraid of you?" Irene asked back.

"Since you are not, why are you afraid of taking my car?" Edric retorted.

"Who said I was?" Irene squealed, her voice raising in a crescendo.

"If you're not, then why don't you get in?" Edric answered.

Under Edric's provocation, Irene opened the car door. After getting in the car, she found that she was done in by Edric.

She pursed her lips and hugged Eden tightly in her arms. Inwardly, she was cursing Edric. What a shameless man! He always had his way to get the better of her in the past. She did not expect that she'd be goaded by him once again that day.

When Edric was driving, he looked at Irene from time to time from the rearview mirror. He didn't want just to send Irene home immediately as it was a hard-earned chance for him to get along with her. After thinking for a long time, he asked Eden, "Eden, are you hungry?"

"I am!" Eden replied.

"Do you want me to bring you to eat some delicious food?"

Eden glanced at Irene's face. He wanted to say yes, but he rejected Edric in the end. Nonetheless, Edric did not give up. "You can have delicious fruit ice cream and seafood pizza..." To be honest, he did not know what Eden liked to eat, but he remembered that when he saw Eden for the first time, he was eating pizza with Irene.

Eden swallowed his saliva and looked at Irene, his eyes sparkling with expectations. Irene tactfully avoided Eden's gaze before she remarked, "Good boy, let's eat when we get home."

Eden nodded. "I'll listen to you, Mom, since earning money to feed me isn't an easy task. We don't have much money too, so let's eat out as little as possible."

Edric originally wanted to continue tempting Eden, but he didn't expect Eden to say such words. He frowned slightly. "Irene, why are you being so stingy? He's just a child."

"Mr. Myers, you're not qualified to lecture me!" Irene replied coldly. He was the one who had the least right to say that she was stingy.

Irene had saved up some money over the years, but she used it all up to buy them a decent house. Although Jordan paid her very well, she still couldn't afford to spend it all; she had to save some money. Eden was growing up, and Thomas wasn't in perfect health either. She would need a lot of money in the future. She would need to have some savings now for when they needed it.

"I will treat you to lunch today. Your mom won't need to pay for it!" Edric drove the car to a high-end restaurant without explaining anything more.

"Mom, Mr. Myers said that you don't need to pay for it." Eden looked at Irene. Distressed to hear Eden's stomach growling, Irene decided to accept Edric's invitation. She got out of and went into the restaurant.

"Mom, this restaurant is so beautiful!" Eden glanced around curiously. "The food must be delicious, right?"

"Of course," Irene answered. That was the most expensive restaurant in San Fetillo, so it would be strange if the food was not of its finest in the city.

car with Eden in his arms

Irene sat down with Eden in her arms. However, when she saw that Edric sat down opposite them, she shrieked coldly, "Thank you for sending us here, Mr. Myers. I will give you the fare for the trip here. So please don't follow us, okay?"

"I told you that I'd treat you guys to a meal," Edric responded.

"You don't need to!" Irene refused.

Edric ignored her shamelessly. "What do you fancy?" He picked up the menu and asked Eden.

"I..." Eden glanced at Irene and lowered his head. "I'll eat whatever Mommy eats."

Edric looked at Irene's unfriendly face and ordered the dishes of his own accord. The dishes were soon served. Eden tucked in hurriedly as he was hungry. Looking at how peckish he was, Irene's heart ached. Seeing that Irene wasn't digging in and was just staring at Eden, Edric helped Irene to slice up the steak and said, "Don't just stare at him. You should eat something too."

"Mom, have some. It's amazing." Eden picked up a slice of steak for Irene. Irene ate the food that Eden picked for her, but not the ones on her own plate.

Upon seeing that, Edric's eyes turned a little gloomy. But, he quickly hid the emotions in his eyes and put some of his food into Eden's plate. Eden smiled at him and said, "Thank you, Mr. Myers." "Edric? Why are you here?" A voice suddenly rang out. Irene looked towards the voice's direction and saw Margaret standing next to them with a fallen face.

Margaret and her friends were having a meal at that restaurant. However, just when they were in the middle of a conversation, her friend reminded her, "Isn't that Edric? Why is a child with him?" Margaret's heart sank when she saw the scene. For Edric to bring Irene and her child to a meal, it seemed that he had learned that Irene was not infertile after all.

No wonder he was in a lousy mood those days. It turned out that he had already known it. Margaret panicked for a little. Even though Edric had known the matter, he was quiet about it. What was he planning to do?

"According to his personality, he would have come home and quarrel with me the instant he learned about it, right?" Margaret was paying attention to Edric's situation while having her meal.

Looking at Edric's attempt to get on Irene's good side, Margaret was so vexed that her stomach started to churn. Irene, on the other hand, was only giving him a cold shoulder. When her good friends left, Margaret planned to go with her friends too. As she was at the entrance, Margaret thought that she couldn't leave just like that. Thus, she turned on her heel and went back into the restaurant. "Why are you here?" Edric's voice was icy.

"Why do you think I'm here?" Margaret retorted. "Didn't you say that there's a lot of work to do? Why are you eating here then?"

"What? I can't even have a meal?" Edric asked.

"Of course, you can. But you should prioritize your time properly, don't you agree? You can't leave your fiancee alone, right?" Margaret replied with a forced smile. She then looked at Irene and continued, "Edric and Lily are about to be engaged. Miss Nelson, please do attend the ceremony if you are free."

Irene stated calmly, "Mrs. Myers, you're just in time. Your son has been following us all the time. I'm already very annoyed. Since you're here, please take him away! As for the wedding, I don't think we're acquainted with each other. You might've invited the wrong person."

"You!" Margaret was smoldering with red fury. She thundered at Irene, "Irene, look at yourself in the mirror. How can you be so shameless that you continue to pester Edric?"

"Mom, you're barking at the wrong tree. She wasn't the one who pestered or bugged me. I was the one who went after her," Edric interrupted them.

"Aren't you ashamed of saying that? Why are you pestering an immodest woman while leaving your fiancee alone? Don't you feel ashamed?" Margaret rebuked.

"Mom, what does immodest mean?" Eden asked.

"That's an adjective to describe your mother! Someone who's shameless!" Margaret roared. Edric's face changed at once. "Mom!"

For Eden's sake, Irene had been holding it in, but after hearing Margaret's words, she finally couldn't bear it anymore. She grabbed a cup of water on the table and splashed it at Margaret.

Margaret never expected that Irene would fly into a rage and splash her with water. She always posed as a noble and elegant woman; she had never embarrassed herself like this before. Margaret's rage was growing inside her like a tumor. Her voice was trembling as she bellowed, "How dare you!"

"How dare you talk nonsense in front of my son! Speak another word and I will beat you up!" Irene turned to look at Edric and stated, "Mr. Myers, if you don't want me to get violent, then leave here immediately!"

Realizing that he couldn't stay any longer, Edric got up and left. At the same time, Irene's voice came from behind, "Remember to pay the bill!"

Watching Edric leave, Margaret glared at Irene before chasing after him.

Irene carried Eden out of the restaurant in an awful mood. Eden snuggled up in her arms and said, "Mom, that bad granny is so fierce!"

Irene nodded. "Eden, stay away from Mr. Myers if you see him in the future. Otherwise, that bad granny will appear and catch you." Eden nodded. "I'll listen to your words. When I see Mr. Myers in the future, I'll stay away from him."