Revenge Against My Ex-husband

Chapter 29 Identity Exposed

Deborah was having treatment in the beauty salon. She was also shocked by the news. "I'll go home

right away and ask my husband!"

Deborah called Steven and asked him about the bidding. Steven was a little impatient. "Why did you

get involved? The decision was made by the municipal committee."

Steven was right. It was indeed the municipal committee that picked the Golden Age Group as the

winner. The Reed Family had always been investing and developing abroad. Of course the city opened

the door for them when they returned to invest in San Fetillo.

However, if Steven, the Secretary, were willing to fight for Edric, the Golden Age Group wouldn't be the

winner. But he would never tell Deborah this.

Deborah noticed the irritation in Steven's tone. She knew Steven's temper very well, so she had to

hang up the phone for now.

Lily also rushed back after receiving the news. Panting, she asked as soon as she stepped inside,

"Mom, what should we do?"

"Let's wait until your father comes back and ask him about the situation," Deborah replied.

"We can't. You have to find someone to ask around now." Lily was really anxious. She had also made a

promise to Margaret. Now that things had turned out this way, it would be difficult for her to explain if

she couldn't find an excuse.

Deborah shook her head. "Others won't know about this. I called your dad just now and was scolded by

him. We'd better wait for him at home and talk about it later."

"But mom, I'm afraid that Aunt Margaret can't wait. You know her temper."

"What are you afraid of? The two families have met and confirmed your relationship with Edric. Do you

think she will go back on her word because of this?"

"No, I'm afraid that she will make things difficult for me later. It's not like you don't know how cruel she

was to Irene."

"People always act according to the circumstances. Margaret was cruel to Irene because she thought

Irene was a pushover who had no one to back her up. But you are different. With your father's support,

you don't need to be afraid of her." Deborah was more levelheaded when she calmed down.

The mother and daughter sat in the living room and waited for Steven to come back. At this time, Freya

suddenly called. "Lily, have you watched TV?"

"No." Lily was a little impatient. She was not in the mood to watch TV.

"I just saw Irene on the digital screen in the square."

"Irene is on TV?" Lily was stunned.

"It's a financial channel's broadcasting. It seems to be a press conference for a bid..." Lily picked up the

remote control, turned on the TV, and switched to the financial channel before Freya could finish her

sentence.

The financial channel was broadcasting the press conference held by the Golden Age Group. As

expected, Lily and Deborah saw Irene. They exchanged a look and immediately understood what was

going on.

They finally found the culprit. It must be Irene's trick.

John gathered people to have a meeting. Edric kept rubbing his forehead. He really had a headache

this time. He finally understood that Steven had no intention of fighting for him at all.

He was about to get engaged to Steven's daughter. Steven was supposed to help his own family. So

why did he turn his back on his future son-in-law? What happened?

He suddenly remembered seeing Steven and Irene drinking tea in the teahouse. Was that related to

this?

But why did Steven help Irene?

While Edric was rubbing his head, Deborah and her daughter were also struggling to figure out how to

deal with this matter. The relationship between Irene and Steven had always been a secret.

Irene was only 13 years old when Deborah entered the family with Lily. At a rebellious age, she

shouted and protested the whole time, refusing to accept Deborah and Lily.

Steven was also in an awkward situation. On one side, he felt bad for Deborah and her daughter. On

the other side, Irene was his dearest daughter. He couldn't handle it well no matter what.

Later, Irene suddenly disappeared. At that time, Steven was not the Secretary of the Municipal Party

Committee at San Fetillo. He was the Deputy Secretary at another city. He was frightened and looked

for Irene everywhere before he learned that Irene had returned to San Fetillo.

Steven followed her to San Fetillo right away, but Irene refused to come back with him. She even

wanted to change her guardian to her uncle. Frustrated and angry, Steven had no choice but to agree

in the end.

After moving to San Fetillo to live with her uncle, Irene changed her surname. She didn't have any

contact with Steven in the next ten years or so.

Although Steven was busy at work at that time, he found time to visit her but was rejected by her every

time. Irene was stubborn as a mule. She even threatened to suicide if Steven disturbed her again.

The father and daughter that were so close to each other had become enemies, which broke Steven's

heart. After that, he no longer attempted to reunite with Irene.

Later, Steven and his family moved to A City after he was transferred to A City as the Secretary. Lily,

who was attending the middle school affiliated with A University, came back and said she saw Irene.

They only knew then that Irene was admitted to A University.

Steven went to visit Irene after he heard the news. But he was cold-shouldered by her again.

Thomas was the one who gave Irene away during her wedding with Edric.

Throughout their marriage, Edric had never known that Irene's real father was Steven. It was also why

Margaret believed that Irene was not good enough for Edric and treated her so horribly.

Deborah and Lily finally felt relieved as Irene disappeared without a word for years after the divorce.

Much to their surprise, Irene came back and even asked Steven for help.

Judging by the current situation, Irene was no longer the unworldly young woman anymore. She must

come back with specific goals in mind.

Deborah started to feel uneasy. The key to Irene and Edric's divorce at that time was Edric's affair with

Lily. Irene would never divorce Edric if not for that. Did Irene come back to revenge on them?

Edric and Lily's engagement was only a verbal agreement so far. It was not on the official agenda yet.

Edric would never agree to marry Lily if he knew about Irene's true identity. But this was not something

Deborah could hide anymore.

Since Irene was willing to ask Steven for help, she must be ready for the further step. The truth will out.

This thing would definitely be exposed sooner or later. What should they do at that time?

While Deborah and her daughter were trying to find a solution in a state of nerves, Steven went straight

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She didn't object to Steven's proposal for dinner.

After dinner, Steven sent Irene home. Looking at the shabby apartment where Irene lived, Steven

thought of the luxurious big villa where he lived with his wife and daughter. He felt bad and asked Irene

to move back to his house.

Irene was not in a bad mood at first. But she immediately flipped out upon hearing his suggestion. "Mr.

Cook, why can't you just give up on this?"

"Irene, I know that you have suffered a lot these years. What happened in the past is all my fault. I

would never make those mistakes again if I could have a second chance. I have been feeling guilty for

so many years. Irene, please forgive me!"

"I won't forgive you!" Irene sneered, "Mr. Cook, don't waste your time. Leave now. Today is the last time

we meet. Please never show up in my life again in the future."

Steven didn't expect that Irene would turn hostile so quickly. "Irene!" Seeing that Irene was about to

leave, he anxiously reached out to hold her hand.

"Let her go!" A voice suddenly rang out. Steven was pushed to the ground before he could react.

Steven's driver jumped out when he saw Steven was pushed down.

"Secretary, are you alright?"

"I'm alright!" Steven answered. The driver was tall and strong. He was relieved to hear that the

Secretary was okay, but he didn't intend to let go of Jordan. He reached out and was ready to grab the

person who pushed Steven. Steven stopped him at once when he recognized the attacker.

But Jordan didn't appreciate it. He was in a good mood today. After winning the bid, he took all the

subordinates to a restaurant to have a feast and only realized toward the end that Irene was not

present. David told him that Irene was not feeling well and went home early.

Jordan felt like something was missing in his heart. So he asked David to take everyone to the club and

drove to Irene's home himself.

When he arrived, he happened to see Steven's car driving into the hall. He was astounded when he

saw Steven.

What was he doing here? Jordan didn't drive the car in. He walked into the hall and saw Steven talking

with Irene. All he could hear were words like "apologies" and "forgiveness". Jordan was so angry that

he felt like he was about to explode. This old pervert had his eyes on Irene. Thankfully he came here to

protect her tonight.

Jordan couldn't bear it anymore when he saw Steven grabbed Irene's hand. He rushed out and pushed

Steven down.

Irene was also shocked by the sudden appearance of Jordan. "Why are you here?"

"If I hadn't come, I wouldn't have known that there would be such a good show here," Jordan said in a

cold voice, "What is Mr. Cook grabbing my girlfriend's hand late at night?"

Before Steven could explain, Irene spoke first, "Who is your girlfriend?"

"Irene, you don't have to be afraid of him. Not to mention that Steven is just a secretary, I wouldn't be

afraid of him even if he was a governor. How dare he have an affair outside. Wait and see how I deal

with him!"

Irene was startled when he heard Jordan's words. How did Jordan know about her relationship with

Steven?

Lily and her mom came out of nowhere right after Irene's mother passed away. At first, Irene thought

her father married Deborah as a widower. She only found out later that Lily was Steven's biological

daughter. Since Lily was only two years younger than Irene, it was apparent that Steven cheated on

Irene's mom.

Irene was so disappointed that she refused to admit that she had such a father. That was why she

returned to San Fetillo to live with her uncle. Steven was working in A City when she left, so few people

knew that Irene was Steven's daughter.

Steven's career had been smooth sailing recently. It would not be good for him if his affair was

exposed. After all, Deborah was his mistress. His political life would be over if their affair was found

out.

But why did Jordan do this? What did this have anything to do with him?

Irene misunderstood Jordan, but Steven realized what Jordan was talking about. Jordan thought that

Steven was having an affair with Irene. Judging by Jordan's angry look, it was obvious that he had

feelings for Irene.

Jordan was good looking, and the Reed Family was wealthy and influential. It would be good if Irene

and Jordan could be together. But how should Steven tell Jordan about his relationship with Irene?

At that time, Irene was determined to leave the family. Steven had been in a dilemma because of the

bad relationship between Deborah and Irene. Besides, he heard some rumor that someone wanted to

take the opportunity to ruin his career. Therefore, he didn't stop Irene when she wanted to change her

official guardian to Thomas.

However, what was done couldn't be undone. He had been a complete stranger to Irene ever since he

let his daughter move out. He knew that Irene had been bullied by Margaret in the Myers Family. Since

she didn't mention her relationship with Steven in that situation, she would definitely not do it now.

While Steven was pondering, Irene urged him to leave and said she would take care of everything.

Steven hesitated for a moment and left.

After Steven was gone, Jordan blurted out in a frenzy, "A woman like you pretends to be innocent but

actually is not a good person. I don't know how long you would lie to me if I didn't bump into this

tonight."

"What do you mean?" Irene was confused.

"Tell me the truth, what did Steven Cook offer you? How did you hook up with him? He is old enough to

be your dad. How can you stand being intimate with him?"

"What... what nonsense are you talking about?" Irene was so angry that she couldn't even put together

a full sentence.

"Lies! You just keep lying! Everyone will know that I'm not talking nonsense when I hand this in."