Revenge Against My Ex-husband novel Chapter 138

Lily's blushing face instantly turned as pale as snow. Edric sneered and stated, "Tomorrow, I will go to the Cook family and tell Mr. Cook and Mrs. Cook about our affairs in person."

John held on to Edric and they headed out to the car outside. John quickly started the car while Edric undid the button on his collar and ordered John to turn on the air conditioning. But it didn't lessen the heat in his chest.

When he came back to celebrate Margaret's birthday, he hadn't intended to stay overnight. Before he came, he told John that he must come pick him up at night. It wasn't because he was afraid Margaret would play tricks on him, but rather he was worried about leaving Irene at home alone.

He hadn't expected Margaret would have such a plan. At the dinner earlier, she made him drink even though she knew he had gastritis. It was clear she was up to something.

But he was not worried. He knew John would be coming to get him; hence, he played along with Margaret. After drinking the hangover soup Margaret brought to him, his chest started feeling really hot. Instinctively he knew something was amiss.

Therefore, he got up from the bed. When he came out and saw Margaret stopping John as well as seeing Lily on the couch, Edric immediately understood what Margaret was thinking of. Even a fool would figure it out at that point.

He was truly disappointed; most importantly, he was all the more disgusted with Lily. She herself had said that she had been forced to become a surrogate in order to pay off her parents' debt. She claimed she had done it for Irene's happiness! But why was she doing all this now?!

She was clearly aware that he loved Irene, yet she was willing to do something so despicable. It said a lot about her.

The car soon stopped in front of Chandelle Valley. John helped Edric quickly into the villa. Irene heard the noise and came out of her room. When she saw how flushed Edric's face was, she was shocked, asking, "What's wrong?"

"Mr. Myers will do the explaining to you. I'll take my leave first!" John said and left immediately.

Irene reached out her hand to hold Edric. "Did you drink a lot?"

"Irene, I miss you!" Edric reached out and hugged her narrow and supple waist. He kissed Irene's lips fiercely and tore at her clothes hastily.

Irene's mouth was covered so she couldn't make a sound. She reached out to push him away but with Edric's stature, she was helpless. He swiftly stripped her naked and pushed her down onto the sofa.

He groped at her bosom; there was no escaping his desire that night.

After John had taken Edric away, Lily stood still with her face drained of color. Not only had their plan failed, but she had also embarrassed herself. 

Before leaving, Edric's mocking tone and disgusting gaze caused chills to run down her spine. Her supposedly 'good' image that she had built up over the years had been shattered in a night. It was over! A sense of despair rose in her heart. She was too embarrassed to stay there. She rushed out of the Myers family without saying a word.

"Lily!" Marie called. She was worried, thus she followed her out and stopped Lily outside the villa. "Be more open-minded. It's not the end yet."

"It's all because of you!" Lily shouted as she glared at Marie. "If you haven't come up with such a horrible idea, will I have to stoop to this? I hate you so much!"

"I..." Marie was tongue-tied. 

"Go away! You can't even do one thing well!" Since she had already lost her angelic image, she didn't care about pretending to be kind and gentle anymore. F*ck being a lady! She pushed Marie aside, got into her car, and left the Myers family.

Meanwhile, Deborah was bubbling with hope as she sat at home waiting for news. Right then, she received Marie's call, "The plan failed, Edric noticed it. Lily is very angry. You better comfort her and make sure she doesn't do anything stupid."

Her words immediately shattered any hope Deborah had. After hanging up the phone, she called Lily, but no one answered. Had something happened to her?

Deborah's heart started to race. How could she stay at home given such circumstances? Worrying that something bad would happen to Lily, Deborah hurried out of the house. On the road in front of the Cook family, Deborah looked around and continued to call out Lily's name.

But still, no one answered. Deborah was so anxious. Nothing would happen to her, right?

In the midst of anxiety, Lily's car finally appeared in her sight. Deborah finally felt her heart calmed down. Lily stopped the car and paced into the villa with a gloomy face. She didn't stay in the living room and went straight upstairs to her room.

A few minutes later, Deborah trotted in and went upstairs in a hurry. Maisy stood at the door of her room and observed the scene in front of her. It was rare to see Deborah and Lily lose their composure. What had happened?

Deborah pushed open Lily's door, asking, "Lily, are you okay?"

"How can I be okay?" Lily jumped up and shouted at her, "Edric says that tomorrow he will come over to make things clear to you and Dad. Do you know what that means?"

"Lily! Please, lower your voice. Your father has just fallen asleep. Don't wake him up!"

"Why should I keep my voice down? Anyway, there is no hope left for Edric and me. If that's the case, why should I care about my image anymore? From now on, I don't need to pretend anymore. I want to be myself again!"

In this family, only Steven had the right to speak. Although Deborah and she had been in the public limelight for so many years, she understood their position in this house. Irene could lose her temper and mock Steven, but Lily did not have such rights.

From the first day she entered the house, Steven had been very distant towards her. He had never shown the kind of fatherly love he should have for her.

Sometimes, she even felt that Steven was disgusted by her; thus, she often felt very nervous when she was around him. Deborah had reminded her several times that she should act to be docile, kind, and polite in front of Steven, in fear of annoying him. 

She had followed that rule religiously and eventually Steven started to pay more attention to her. If she really went back to her old self again, would he even look at her again? Lily knew the answer to that question in her heart.

Deborah softened her tone. "That man downstairs is no ordinary man. He is cruel! He has been ignoring his precious daughter for so many years, let alone you, a child of an affair! We must act well to please him. That is why I willingly handed you over to Margaret, in hopes that you can take control of your own life, instead of letting you be an accessory to some men. How pathetic is it to live that life and lose yourself? Even if you can marry Edric, as long as your mindset is wrong, you will be eliminated from that household one way or another. You'd better think it over carefully yourself!"

With that, Deborah went back to the bedroom. Steven was still reading in bed. When he saw her come in, he asked lightly, "What happened? What's all the noise?"

"Lily was in a bad mood and drank some wine, so she was acting a little crazy," answered Deborah.

"Acting a little crazy?" Steven put down the book in his hand and looked at Deborah with slight fury. "Have you not disciplined her? Does she not know what time it is now? Or will the two of you only behave yourselves once I'm gone?"

"Steven, calm down. Please let me explain. Lily drank at Margaret's birthday party. She didn't drink outside," replied Deborah.

"Margaret's birthday party? You guys really know how to embarrass me, huh?" Steven smiled mockingly. Deborah was a little frightened by his smirk. She braced herself and explained, "Margaret called to personally invite Lily over. It was hard to turn her down."

"Hard? Do you think I am a three-year-old?" Steven stared at Deborah. "Previously when you two f*cked up, someone cleaned up the mess for you. Now that everything has died down, what you need to do as a mother is to get Lily to stop acting out her foolish thoughts."

"I know. Lily is usually very sensible and obedient. This time was an exception because she drank. She likes Edric. But I've already given her a lecture earlier." Deborah lowered her head slightly.

"Likes Edric? Hasn't Edric made it clear enough on TV?" Steven sneered, "You better warn her not to chase after things that she shouldn't have. If she keeps this up, don't blame me for getting mad!"

Deborah nodded obediently. Her demure attitude made Steven let her off. Things returned to their calm state and she lay next to Steven. As she heard his calmed breathing, Deborah let out a sinister simper.

"A small leak will sink a great ship. Steven, you're merely one of the pawns for me to achieve my goal. One day I'll repay all this humiliation you've given me! I swear!"