Infatuated with my Ex-wife novel Chapter 63

"Buzz! Buzz!" Edward's personal phone suddenly vibrated, drawing his attention away from his documents.

"Did something happen to Irene?" he thought.

Everything was fine when he came to work this morning. Not many people knew the number to his personal phone, so only friends and family would call that line. He quickly answered the phone.

"Hey, Edward, it's me, Celine. I'm going to be discharged from the hospital today. Can you come over? Don't worry, it's just to pick me up. You know that I don't have many close friends," Celine said pitifully.

Although she was telling the truth, it was important that Edward came to pick her up in person. He needed to be there for Eric and Celine's plan to work.

"Okay, what time? I'll pick you up," Edward said. It was true that she only had a handful of close friends, and he also needed to pay her a visit because she had just recovered.

"Ah, I was worried that you'd be busy, so I called you in advance. I'm supposed to leave the hospital at five o'clock later," Celine said in delight.

Tonight, their plot was about to succeed, and she would be in the headlines again. Let the show begin!

"Okay, I got it," Edward said before he hung up the phone. He would pick Celine up later. Five o'clock shouldn't be too late, so Irene shouldn't worry about him, or so he thought.

Edward continued to handle the documents. Recently, there were many things he had to deal with, especially after his father arranged for Eric to work in the company. They were battling with each other secretly.

Not only did Eric take away his staff, but he was also secretly plotting against him.

So Edward had to be on guard against them all the time, and he needed to train a group of new staff who were loyal to him.

Time flew by, and it was already five o'clock. Edward put away the document in his hand and drove to the hospital where Celine was.

"Edward, you're here. I'm not done with the discharge formalities yet. Just give me a minute," Celine said cutely as she saw Edward coming. She behaved like a sweet young lady from next door.

"Okay, let's go together," Edward said as they walked away together. At that moment, he wasn't aware that someone was taking a perfectly angled photo of him and Celine.

After they were done with the discharge procedures, Edward drove Celine back to her studio apartment.

"Celine, you can wear my coat if you find it chilly. After all, you've just been discharged from the hospital, and your body is still weak," Edward said as he drove. He thought she was cold when he heard her cough.

"Okay, thank you, Edward. I am feeling a little cold," Celine said gently and politely. She had actually coughed on purpose as part of her plan.

"Celine, you don't have to be so uptight," Edward said. He felt quite strange when he heard her being so polite to him.

In the past, Celine had never been so polite and distant from him. Maybe it was because he told her that Irene was the only one he loved, which could've made her feel like a third wheel.

Celine had always been a sensitive person in his memories. This was also because she had grown up in an unhappy family, so it was easy for her to overthink.

Edward remembered that he took advantage of Celine's love for him to make Irene angry when he hadn't fallen in love with Irene yet, and he had even made her pregnant. He felt a quite sorry for her when he thought about it.

"Okay, Edward, I'm just afraid that Irene might read too much into this. By the way, how is she? She should be giving birth soon, right?" Celine asked in a considerate tone.

Truth be told, she actually despised Irene to the core. But this was her little secret. She definitely would not let her live a happy life.

"Irene is doing well, and the baby is due soon. Celine, thank you for your concern," Edward said. He didn't expect that Celine would actually care so much about Irene. It seemed like she had moved on.

Edward felt a sorry for Celine. After all, she had also been pregnant before, and even though it was her own decision to abort the baby, she only did it because she was trying to compete with Irene.

If only he hadn't been drunk at that time, then these troublesome things might not have happened. Though, he really didn't remember it happening at all.

On the way home, Edward smiled at the thought of the child they were about to bring into the world. He figured that Irene would be restless because he hadn't returned yet, so he stepped on the accelerator, wanting to be home as soon as possible to see her.

"Irene, I'm home. Are you sleepy? If you are, go to the bedroom first. I'll join you once I'm done washing up," Edward said softly. He reached out and led Irene to the bedroom.

"Okay, Edward, have you eaten yet?" Irene asked.

"I have. Come, it's time for bed!" said Edward.

The servants were also very happy to see the affectionate couple.

"Give me your coat. I'll help you put it away. Quickly go wash up. You've had a long day," Irene said, for she knew that Edward had to deal with his father and brother in the company, so he must have been exhausted.

"Okay, Irene, be a good girl and wait for me in bed," Edward said playfully. He deliberately said something that could make people easily daydream. He liked to tease Irene and make her happy. That way, the baby in her belly would be more healthy.

"Hmmph, seems like you're still as playful as ever. I'm off to bed," Irene said, amused. Nowadays, she felt that Edward liked to tease her and coax her into laughing. "What a happy life I have," she thought to herself.

But what she saw next hurt her feelings.

When Irene was putting away Edward's coat, she suddenly noticed some lipstick marks on the collar of the coat. And when she took a closer sniff, she could smell some faint perfume. Sure, it wasn't very strong, but it was still there.

A lipstick print accompanied with perfume on the coat—it would be hard for her not to overthink. A woman's intuition was very accurate, let alone a pregnant woman's intuition.

Irene's mind was filled with some terrible thoughts, and she wanted to stop overthinking. She didn't want to think about the possibility that Edward could be with another woman... But these lipstick marks and perfume were right before her eyes.

Any other woman would have also immediately thought of this possibility. But what should she do? Should she confront Edward directly? Wouldn't that mean she didn't trust him fully?