Revenge Against My Ex-husband

Chapter 88 You Played It Well

Margaret had never thought that Irene would come to her house and make such a huge fuss. However,

the truth was that Margaret wasn't the one who kidnapped Irene's child. Nonetheless, when Irene

barged into the house and started questioning her, she suddenly had an idea.

At that time, Irene was furious and was convinced that Margaret was the one who kidnapped Eden. All

Margaret needed to do was provoke Irene so she would do something irrational and unacceptable.

Then Margaret would be able to force Edric to make a choice and get rid of Irene once and for all.

That was why Margaret didn't even care to run away; instead, she even hit Irene. Due to that, Irene

almost strangled Margaret to death in a fit of anger.

Since they had such a huge fight, needless to say, Margaret would definitely not give in. However, all

Edric did was to demand Irene to apologize. His protective action towards Irene infuriated Margaret.

Therefore, Margaret once again grabbed hold of Irene, attempting to force Edric to make a choice on

the spot. However, she didn't expect Irene to slap her. While she was smoldering in rage, Irene and

Kinsey seized the opportunity to run away.

Margaret did not lose consciousness although she indeed felt giddy. She noticed Edric's anxious and

concerned expression. It seemed that Edric wasn't that cold-blooded after all; he still regarded her as a

mother. Margaret already had a plan when she pretended to pass out. She decided to report Irene and

remand her in order to force Edric to follow her wish. She wanted Edric to cut off any relationship with

Irene and engage with Lily.

What Margaret didn't expect was that Lily had broken up with Edric. The thought that her painstaking

efforts had all but gone in vain, Margaret was really dumbfounded. Her blood pressure dropped

because of the shock and she ended up passing out for real.

It was already midnight. Deborah had been waiting anxiously in the living room for Lily to come back.

This could only mean that things must have gone according to her plan. She was the one who ordered

the kidnap of Eden.

Margaret had once used Eden to threaten Irene. If she kidnapped Eden right at that point of time, Irene

would certainly suspect Margaret. Margaret was never a kind lady either; she would definitely take that

opportunity to scheme something on Irene.

Nevertheless, Deborah was still unsure whether her plot would develop according to her wishes. After

a while, she finally heard the sound of the door opening and saw Lily. Deborah quickly went up and

asked, "How was it?"

"Mom, let's talk in the room." The two went into the room and closed the door before Lily relayed the

incident of the day to Deborah

Deborah gave Lily a thumbs-up and said, "Well done! You have played it well. Even if the little b*tch

saw you deliberately stepping on her, she has no other way to defend her statement too. As for

Margaret, did she suspect that you were the one pushing her to be slapped?"

"No, it was so chaotic at that time, so how could she have expected that I would push her to get

slapped by Irene? However, I thought that Edric would slap Irene when she hit Margaret. If he did,

Irene would definitely leave the house disheartened. But to my surprise, he didn't do it. It's so

frustrating."

Deborah sneered, "What a son he is! Even though that woman beat Margaret, he could still maintain

his composure."

"Yeah, I didn't expect he could take it either. But Mom, I think he has reached his limit," Lily said.

When Lily accompanied Edric to send Margaret to the hospital earlier, Edric's expression was terribly

cold. There was a limit to one person's tolerance. Edric could forgive Irene for making a fuss at his

home, and beating Margaret, but he couldn't possibly hold it in anymore.

"Really?" Deborah sneered. "The reason why Edric could tolerate Irene's impudence wasn't only

because of his love for her, but also because of his guilt. Irene has suffered so much because of him,

so he wanted to make it up for her. But he has forgotten that you too have suffered a lot for him. This

time, he has to make it up to you."

"Mom, will he really come back to me?" Lily asked.

"He will! Just do as I say!" Deborah whispered in Lily's ear, and Lily nodded in response.

Irene was anxious because Eden's high fever wasn't getting any better. He woke up once and

mumbled, "Mom, the bad guys took me away and pushed me into the sewers. I tried my best to shout

for help and later on, a kind man came and saved me."

Irene was so irate that her teeth were chattering. Margaret, that old b*tch! How dared she said that she

didn't do it? Who else would hurt a three-year-old child if it weren't Margaret? She was the only who

took Irene as an enmity.

Margaret must be the mastermind behind the kidnap with the purpose to force Edric to turn against her.

It was no wonder that Margaret provoked her like that when she went to Margaret's house the previous

day.

If something were to happen to Eden, Irene swore that she wouldn't let go of Margaret!

Eden fell asleep again. Irene was looking after Eden at the bedside worriedly when Lily suddenly

called, "Irene, can we meet?"

"Why?" Irene was not in a good mood.

"I have something very important to tell you," Lily answered.

"I'm not free!" Irene replied.

"It's about your child. If you don't come, you will surely regret it. I will wait for you at the cafe near the

hospital." Lily hung up the phone.

Lilly claimed that she wanted to talk about Eden. It was better for Irene to meet Lily so she knew what

Lily had up her sleeve. After asking Thomas to look after Eden, she headed to the cafe near the

hospital. When Lily saw Irene coming in, she stood up. "Is the child all right?"

"Yes." Irene sat down. "What's so important?"

Lily studied Irene's expression carefully. "Irene, are you okay? Yesterday's situation really scared me

out of the wits. Aunt Margaret has a hot temper. Please don't hold a grudge against her if you can.

Never confront her directly. If she does something extreme, the consequences will be unimaginable."

"The consequences will be unimaginable?" Irene sneered. "Didn't Margaret threaten me with my child?

If something happens to Eden, I will definitely not let her go!"

"She didn't only threaten you with your child." Lily acquiesced that Margaret was the one behind Eden's

kidnapping. "Last night, after you left, Edric and Aunt Margaret had a big fight. Aunt Margaret wanted

the police to arrest you. Edric and I tried our best to stop her, so she didn't do it in the end..."

"Were you always such a kind person?" Irene interrupted Lily, scoffing.

"Irene, you've misunderstood me. I have never harmed you before. Never," Lily explained.

"Lily, you really are shameless. You know that Edric was my man, but you tried to have a baby with

him. Weren't you the one who hurt me by having an affair behind my back?" Irene hissed.

"Irene, it's a misunderstanding. The relationship between Edric and me is not what you think," Lily

explained.

"Back then, you couldn't get pregnant. Plus, Aunt Margaret was being so cruel towards you. Mom and

Dad were worried about you, so they asked me to bear you a child in order for you to maintain your

marriage with Edric. I didn't agree at first, but Mom said that she felt sorry for you and asked me to do Content protected by Nôv/el(D)rama.Org.

this for her. Hence, I had no choice but to agree to it..."

"What did you say? Are all of these Steven and Deborah's ideas?" Irene was shocked. How could

Steven and Deborah come up with such a disgusting idea? How unbelievable. "How could they be so

shameless?"

"They thought of this because they were worried about you. Irene, I wanted to have Edric's baby for

you. Everything we did was for you!" Lily sobbed.

"For me? Lily, do you think I'm a fool?" Irene had already recovered from her shock. She did not believe

in Lily's words at all.

Irene knew well about Lily's feelings for Edric in the past. "Do you really think that the others can't see

through your feelings for Edric? What do you mean you did it all for me? Don't tell me you had never

wanted to have Edric all for yourself? You are as shameless as your mother! You two have always

been a homewrecker."

"Irene, don't you dare to insult my mother. She did it for you; she sacrificed me in order to help you."

Lily defended, "I admit that I used to love Edric, but I have always hid this love in my heart. I am willing

to give birth to his child or do anything for him, but I've never thought of replacing your position. Irene, I

really am not as bad as you think!"

Lily shamelessly boasted in front of Irene that she loved Edric and said that she was willing to give birth

to Edric's child. God knew how furious Irene was to hear such a blatant statement from Lily.

"I can judge with my own eyes. Lily, your trick may deceive those who are blind, but you can't deceive

me. You and your mother are the same kind of people. You are selfish and will do anything to achieve

your goals. You did everything for me and my marriage, right? In that case, why are you engaged to

Edric?"

"Aunt Margaret forced me to. Edric and I never thought of getting engaged. Edric has been waiting for

you all these times. However, you never came back. Aunt Margaret then forced us to get engaged," Lily

detailed, lowering her head.

"Irene, I called you here today so you can know the truth. Edric still loves you. I have decided to leave

him. You can reconcile with him!" Lily continued.

"You really know how to defend yourself!" Irene sneered. Lily made her seem like she was forced to do

everything. Did that include making love to Edric too?

It didn't matter if what Lily said was true or false, for it had nothing to do with Irene. The pain Irene had

experienced could not be eliminated with just a few words of explanation from Lily.

"Since you love that dirty liar so much, and you are willing to do anything for him, then stay with him. I

don't need him back!" Irene barked.

With that, Irene got up and left. Lily stepped forward and grabbed her. "Irene! Forgive me. Forgive

Edric! He really didn't cheat on you!"

"Let go!" Irene glared at Lily.

"I won't let you go! If you don't forgive Edric, I will never let you go!" Lily held Irene's hand tightly.

When Lily saw a man appear outside, she put on a more exaggerated expression as she pleaded Irene

at a much louder tone, "Irene, I beg you! Go back to Edric's side! The person he loves has always been

you!"

"Let go of me!" Irene interrupted. "Lily, things between me and Edric have passed. Drop your act and

your talk about our reconciliation. As the saying goes, don't dwell on the past. Edric is the past and he

was with you now. He's now but a filthy, disgusting man in my eyes. I will never accept him anymore!"

From a distance, it seemed that Lily was clasping Irene's clothes tightly, refusing to let her off. But in

fact, she was grasping on Irene's arm. Irene felt a sharp pain on her wrist for the force Lily put in was

huge. Thus, she pushed Lily away without hesitation.

Lily fell to the ground and knocked her head on the corner of the table. She started to bleed almost

instantaneously.

"Irene, what are you doing?" Edric strode in and helped Lily up. When he heard that Lily was meeting

Irene, he was worried that another conflict would break out. Therefore, he rushed over immediately.

When he arrived, he heard Lily begging Irene to come back to his side. However, Irene cursed him for

being filthy and disgusting instead. When she said that she would never return to his side, he felt a

piercing pain in his heart.

Then he saw Irene pushing Lily away viciously. At that point in time, he couldn't stand by watching them

any longer. Seeing the blood on Lily's forehead, Edric glowered at Irene and remarked, "How can you

be so vicious?! She is your sister! Your sister!"

"My sister? Her mother has an affair with my father!" Irene felt a great pain in her heart when she saw

how concerned Edric was.

Three years ago, he was being so ruthless to her, and three years later, he had the audacity to show

his concern towards Lily in front of her. Reminded of Eden who was still lying in the hospital because of

Margaret, Irene grew even angrier.

"Edric, go back and tell your disgusting mother that if anything happens to Eden, I will let her pay for it!"

Irene said.

"Irene, don't go too far!" Edric was seething with rage too. He thought that he had chosen to forgive

Irene for causing a fuss at his home and hitting Margaret. Yet, the truth was he still felt uneasy. When

he heard Irene verbally attacking Margaret again, he couldn't remain silent anymore.

"Yes, I owe you, but it doesn't mean that you can insult my mother continuously!" Edric added.

"I went too far? I insulted your mother?" Irene laughed heartily. "Edric, you will regret it! I swear you will

regret it!" She strode away after saying that.