Revenge Against My Ex-husband novel Chapter 29

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.