Chapter 122 Same Old Trick


    When they returned to the Chandelle Valley in the evening, Edric, who had been teased by Irene the


    previous day, did not prepare ingredients to cook dinner again. Instead, he took Irene to San Fetillo


    Hotel, where they had been before. Irene enjoyed the meal very much as the food there was her


    favorite.


    After returning to the vi, she went to the bathroom to have another test when Edric was dealing with


    business in the study. She found that the color was still the same as that in the morning, which


    indicated her ovtion period would be in these few days. This showed that Irene should start having


    sex with Edric. Though, she always felt ufortable about it.


    "I''m going all out for Eden! If Edric asks for it, I won''t refuse him tonight!" Irene thought as if she swore.


    Irene was mentally prepared, but Edric was busy dealing with business in the study. She fell asleep


    When Irene arrived at thepany the next day, she suddenly found that the atmosphere in the office


    seemed to be different from usual. She assumed that she had overthought. Later, when she went to the


    pantry, she unexpectedly overheard gossips.


    "No wonder I felt that she looked familiar. I didn''t know that she had been on the Matchmaking


    Programme before until I saw the news. Her news gave rise to much discussion at that time. Later, she


    went out with an unknown man. Looking at her stunning look on the show before, I thought she and


    that man would get married, but I didn''t expect..."


    "Only you would believe it. I never believe in the Matchmaking Programme. It''s just a gimmick that the


    TV station nned to boost the ratings," anotherdy remarked.


    "Is Irene not a single mother? If so, why are there so many bachelors fond of her? The Mr. Reed of the


    Golden Age Group used to like her, and so does the Mr. Myers of the Myers Group. What do these


    men like about her?" asked one of the girls.


    "Because she''s pretty! Don''t you think she''s pretty?"


    The tallest girl then scoffed and chimed, "So what? She''s just a mistress. No matter what, she wouldn''t


    join them for official events."


    Irene could not bear to listen to them any longer and rushed in with a cup in her hand. The people who


    were gossiping about her did not expect her to show up. For a moment, their faces were colored with


    awkwardness, and they dismissed immediately.


    Irene felt a wave of raging anger within her. She wondered why these people were gossiping about her


    in the pantry. What on earth happened?


    Just as she was pondering, her phone rang. She answered the phone and heard Kinsey saying, "Oh


    no, Irene! Someone leaked out the matter between you and Edric, and everyone is seeing you as a


    mistress now. The TV program you''ve participated in has also been mentioned. It has a terrible impact


    on you now. You''d better be mentally prepared."


    With the phone in her hand, Irene was stunned. After a while, she ran back to the office. When the


    people in the office saw hering in, they stopped talking instantly. She went back to her own seat


    and clicked on the browser while she took in the overwhelming information.


    She saw the photos of her having meals with Edric, riding the same car together, and her entering the


    Chandelle Valley. The news reported that Edric had a new lover again and that the new lover was


    suspected to be the single mother of the Matchmaking Program, Irene.


    She nced at the context in a hurry. The media reported that she was not a single mother but used


    this identity to deceive the public. It turned out that she had always been a mistress and trying to marry


    a son from a wealthy and influential family. She used to hook up with Jordan, but the Reed family


    opposed their rtionship. Now, she chose to sleep with Edric again. She obviously knew that Edric


    was engaged but still lived with him in the same house.


    All thements below were criticism of her as a shameless mistress. Irene''s hands were shaking.


    She regained herposure, stood up from her seat, and walked into Wilson''s office. She tried her


    best to keep calm and asked for leave from Wilson. She had to find a ce where no one was around


    to calm down and think about ways to deal with this matter.


    Unexpectedly, when she marched out of thepany, she met a group of reporters approaching her.


    They raised the cameras at her and asked her all kinds of questions. There were even a few tall and


    strong women who rushed out of nowhere reproached her.


    "I used to admire you very much. I thought it had been difficult for you, a single mother, to raise your


    child, but I didn''t expect you to be a mistress! All my sympathy for you is gone now..."


    "Don''t let her go just like that! We should expose all the nasty things that the shameless people like her


    have done to the public," another yelled.


    "What a d*mn brazen mistress! I''ll beat her to death!" They all cursed ferociously at Irene, as if they


    hated her to the core. The shlights flickered one after another, dazzling Irene''s eyes.


    Several women kept attacking Irene with foulnguage. One of them actually dashed toward her and


    tried to catch her hair. All of them seemed to be righteous and indignant as if Irene had destroyed their


    families.


    Irene took a step back instinctively. Suddenly, one of them grabbed her hair, and another pounced on


    her. Irene had never fought with anyone before. Her scalp was painful because of the tugging. Hence,


    she tried to block them off with all her strength subconsciously.


    The woman, who was tugging Irene''s hair, was hit in the eye by Irene''s hand. The eyes were a


    sensitive part of our human body. Besides, Irene exerted a lot of strength because she was in great


    pain. Hence, the woman screamed aloud and let go of Irene. Several other women insulted and


    surrounded Irene, ready to besiege her. Fortunately, Wilson came with the security guards. The


    security guards went forward to separate the women before Irene staggered and ran out.


    When Edric saw the news report, he called Irene immediately, but her phone was already turned off.


    Then, he called Wilson immediately and asked him to stop Irene from leaving thepany. When


    Wilson received the order, he did not dare to dilly-dally for sure. He hurried down and saw the people


    were surrounding Irene, therefore he immediately came to her rescue.


    Edric hung up the phone and drove over in a hurry. When he arrived at Irene''spany, Irene had


    already disappeared.


    The women who caused trouble and reporters had not yet left. Edric ordered the security guards to get


    hold of them and send them to the police station. Then, he drove to look for Irene right away.


    He called the Cook family first and asked if Irene had returned home. Maisy answered him that Irene


    had not returned home yet. Upon hearing this, he drove back to Chandelle Valley again.


    Edric did not see Irene at Chandelle Valley. The security guard at the entrance said that he did not see


    Ireneing back too. Hence, he had to rush to Thomas'' residence again. When he arrived at


    Thomas'' residence, Jordan''s car was also seen parked there.


    The two went upstairs together and knocked on Thomas'' door. Seeing Jordan and Edric appeared


    together, Thomas became a little worried at once and asked what had happened.


    Certainly, they would not tell Thomas about the incident. They just told Thomas to call them if Irene


    came back and then drove away immediately.


    Jordan called Kinsey again. Kinsey answered that Irene didn''t go to her ce, and there were only a


    few ces where Irene might go.


    Edric and Jordan looked at each other, and they couldn''t care much at this moment. They decided to


    look for Irene separately. Jordan was responsible for calling Thomas and Kinsey, while Edric was


    responsible for calling the Cook family. If they had news about Irene, they would inform each other.


    Edric drove the car aimlessly on the street to look for Irene and went to check on the ce wherever


    she might appear. He even went to check on Chijmes Building but found no trace of her.


    Edric really didn''t know which direction he should drive toward now. He instructed John to arrange for


    someone to call the Cook family every three minutes and ask whether Irene had gone home.


    Meanwhile, he and John were driving along the street to look for Irene. The sky darkened gradually.


    Edric drove the car slowly, and he never averted his gaze from the street. He only hoped that Irene


    would appear out of a corner suddenly.


    However, no matter how many corners he searched and how many streets he wandered, he could not


    find her. It was as if Irene had disappeared.


    Finally, when Edric almost searched all the streets and alleys in San Fetillo, John remembered


    something all of a sudden and said, "Mr. Myers, we can check on the surveince video to see what


    happened after Miss Nelson left thepany. If she left by car, as long as we got the car registration


    number..."


    That was right! Edric must be confused from being too panicked a while ago. How could he not think of


    this? He ordered John immediately, "Hurry up! Go to the police station right away!"


    They had connections in the police station. Soon, Edric found the surveince video of Irene after


    things happened.


    The footage showed that Irene rushed out of the crowd and went straight to a bus that stopped by the


    road. Edric had been staring at the screen all the time. He noticed that after Irene hopped onto the bus,


    she never got down.


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    The terminus station was by the sea. Edric panicked instantly and thought, "Irene couldn''t be thinking


    about ending her life, could she?"


    Edric took out his phone hastily and called Jordan, "Irene took the bus to the beach!"


    Upon hearing this, Jordan was also stunned. "I''ll be there right away."


    When Edric was calling Maisy to ask about Irene''s news every three minutes, Deborah and Lily were


    "It''s the best if she feels too ashamed that she chose to end her life," they thought viciously.


    Edric sped the car and rushed to the beach.


    The two-hour journey only took Edric half an hour to reach. He parked the car by the beach and hurried


    to the beach, shouting as he searched, "Irene... Irene... Irene..."


    There was no response. Edric continued to scream as he walked along the beach, and suddenly his


    feet hit something.


    He looked down and found that it was a shoe. He picked it up and looked at it carefully, only to discover


    that it was Irene''s shoe. She was indeed at the beach. ted, Edric rushed to the sea quickly.


    The beach was pitch-ck as there was no light at night. Finally, he saw a fair girl on the ground not far


    away. Edric thought he saw it wrong. Thus, he hurried forward and finally saw that it was indeed a


    person curling up on the beach...


    "Irene!" He cried out in distress and reached out his hands to hold her in his arms rapidly.


    Irene''s clothes were all wet, and her whole body was boiling. Edric called her name a few times, but


    she did not answer him. He had to carry her and went back to his car.


    When he was walking halfway back, he met Jordan, who was running in their direction. "How''s she


    doing?"


    Jordan asked anxiously. At the same time, he reached out to pick up Irene, who was in Edric''s arms.


    "Hurry up and get the car!" Edric naturally would not hand Irene over to Jordan. He just ordered Jordan


    to drive the car over quickly.


    Jordan did not argue with Edric and drove over his car immediately. Edric held Irene in his arms and


    sat in the back seat. "Hurry up! She seems to have a fever. We have to send her to the hospital as


    soon as possible," Edric urged.


    Jordan had no time to debate with Edric. The most important thing was to hurry up and send Irene to


    the hospital.


    Irene was in aa, and her whole body was brewing with heat. She only wore a shoe on her foot,


    while the other foot, which was not wearing the shoe, was scrapped.


    Edric''s heart ached a lot. It was he who had caused her so much harm. He was such a jerk!