Revenge Against My Ex-husband novel Chapter 116

Irene returned home directly after leaving the hotel. On her way home, she realized that she had made a mistake. How was she supposed to explain her relationship with Edric to Wilson?

The next day, when she went to the company, her thoughts were all over the place. She was afraid that Wilson would ask about her relationship with Edric, but it turned out to be completely different from her expectations. Wilson's attitude towards her was the same as usual. He didn't seem to be interested in gossiping about her and Edric at all.

Irene breathed a sigh of relief. She was secretly glad that she had met a good manager. What she didn't know, however, was that he wasn't uninterested. Rather, he was too afraid to ask. The previous night, after she was taken away by Edric, John had a few words with him. In a brutish manner, John had instructed Wilson to treat Irene well, and that if he ran into any problems, John would be happy to help.

What luck! With John's help, Wilson could easily excel in his career. He was no fool; money made the world go round after all. To h*ll with gossip!

At lunch, Irene received a call from Rowane. That was when she realized that the emerald pendant she usually wore around her neck had disappeared. Her mind flashed back to when that beast, Edric, was tearing her clothes off in the bathroom. That must have been when it fell off. The emerald pendant was left to Irene by Myra; luckily, Rowane had found it.

Irene went to the cafe next to her office to meet Rowane. Rowane took out the pendant and handed it to Irene. Irene thanked her, taking it. She was about to stash it away into her bag when Rowane suddenly prompted her, "Miss Nelson, don't you want to check it first?"

"What would I be checking it for?" Irene was taken aback.

"Aren't you afraid I'll rip you off?" Rowane asked, half-jokingly.

"You must be kidding me. I've always known you as a person with integrity, Miss Wood," Irene responded. 

Rowane asked again, "That emerald pendant looks very expensive. It must be very valuable. Was it inherited from your family?"

Irene smiled. "It's not worth that much, but it's very valuable to me. After all, my mother left it to me. I can't thank you enough, Miss Wood."

Rowane felt a twinge of excitement by Irene's reply. "Your mother is from San Fetillo, isn't she?"

"Yes, she was born and bred in San Fetillo!" Irene answered.

"Which part?" Rowane asked again. Irene patiently answered her query. Unexpectedly, Rowane became even more interested. "Do you have any other relatives there?"

Rowane's attempts at making small talk was boring to Irene. Although she was grateful to Rowane for returning her pendant, it did not mean that she liked Rowane and was willing to chat with her about her family and its matters.

Both of them were Edric's secret lovers. It was sickening for them to gather, drink tea and chat as if that fact meant nothing. So, Irene returned abruptly, "I have some urgent work to attend to at the company. See you, Miss Wood!"

Irene took the emerald pendant and left in a hurry. Rowane frowned. She had no idea that that pendant was from Irene's mother. Why did Myra and her mother leave them the same thing? Was there any connection between the two?

Since her adoptive parents had told her the secrets behind her family background, she had never given up looking for her birth mother. Although Rowane was sad that her mother had left her alone at the orphanage, she felt that her mother must have had her reasons for doing so. A maternal love was extraordinary; no mother would be willing to abandon their child.

Over the years, Rowane had never given up searching, but she could only do so much. The emerald pendant was her only clue to find her mother. In this huge world, her chances were minuscule.

She would have never imagined that she would stumble upon such an important revelation. Both emerald pendants were identical and had been left to them by their mothers. Perhaps she was somehow related to Irene...

Not long after Rowane returned to the company, Edric called her up to his office. His expression indicated that he was not in good spirits. "Why were you looking for Irene?"

"I..." Rowane hesitated. Should she tell Edric the truth?

Despite having known Edric for such a long time, he had never asked about the situation she was in, nor had she taken the initiative to tell him herself. The issue she had now was a little complicated. It would probably be hard for her to investigate it alone. Therefore, she decided that it would be a wise move to disclose it to Edric and request for his help.

Thus, Rowane told Edric about the emerald pendant. Edric was obviously surprised. One of the reasons that he had looked for Rowane in the first place was because of her similarity to Irene, looks-wise. After listening to her story, he observed her carefully. The more he looked at her, the more he saw the similarities between her and Irene.

Was there really some untold history between Rowane and Irene? He really had to investigate this matter thoroughly.

Irene got off work and returned home. As soon as she stepped in, a strong smell of medicine wafted over. In her three years of marriage with Edric, she had tried all sorts of supplements and ancient herbs. The smell of it now was enough to make her sick to her stomach. She suppressed her nausea and asked, "Maisy, who's sick?"

Deborah, who was on the sofa, answered, "No one is sick. Lily is taking some supplements."

With that, she added, "Edric said Lily's too thin, so he went to consult some famous doctors just to get these supplements for her."

She was obviously deliberately trying to trigger Irene. Irene was no fool. She smirked faintly and went upstairs. On her way up, she heard Lily tell Maisy, "Please store the supplements properly. Edric said that it took him a lot of effort to get a hold of these!"

Instead of using the slippers in Edric's shoe cabinet, Irene changed into her own slippers. With how filthy Edric was, she had reason to doubt the cleanliness of the items here.

Carrying her luggage, Irene went upstairs and started to unpack. She took out her clothes and hung them in the wardrobe. When she opened the wardrobe, another surprise was waiting for her—a set of cartoon pajamas hung on the rack.

Irene smiled wryly. She chose an empty spot to hang her own clothes and set down her toiletries in the bathroom. Seeing the cartoon cup in the bathroom, she shook her head. She didn't expect that. After four years of her leaving Edric, he had now turned into a cartoon addict. Life was such a f*cking joke.

After putting her things away, she got ready to clean the room. Suddenly, she heard the sound of a car outside. Clearly, Edric had arrived. He had come here quite quickly, indeed!

She gave up on cleaning and went downstairs. As she was halfway down the stairs, Edric came into her line of vision. He seemed to be in a good mood. However, after seeing the grey slippers on Irene's feet, his expression changed. "Isn't there a pair of slippers in the shoe cabinet?" 

"Why is this guy so weird? He even wants to control what I wear?" Irene thought. Irritated, she replied stiffly, "I'm used to using my own things."

Irene knew very well that he would take that as her challenging him. Edric suppressed his unhappiness and said, "Let's go for dinner!"

Irene did not speak; she went straight to the door. Edric was taken aback for a moment before following suit behind her. After getting in the car, Edric reached out to buckle the seat belt for her, but Irene did it before he could. A little embarrassed, Edric put his hand back on the steering wheel and asked her, "What do you want to eat?"

"Anything," Irene responded lightly, her eyes fixed on the scenery outside. Edric frowned, saying, "'Anything is not a food item."

"I'll eat whatever you eat, Mr. Myers. I'm not picky." Edric said no more. Irene was indeed not a picky eater. He started the car. There was a good Mexican place nearby. Although Irene did not pick and choose what she ate, he knew that she liked spicy food. He decided to head there for their first meal.

As he drove, the air in the car was drop-dead silent. Irene hadn't glanced at his way at all. Her gaze was fixed outside. She was very different from how she used to be.

Edric found it difficult to bear. As he was about to speak, his phone rang. He answered the phone. Over the line, Lily purred in a soft tone, "Edric, this supplement tastes so bitter!"

Edric's voice was very gentle too as he replied to her, "Good supplements are always bitter. Just drink it. It's to regulate your..."

Irene didn't want to listen to his affection for Lily, but they were in the same car. When she heard Edric tenderly coax Lily to take her supplements, she felt her heart sank to her stomach.