Chapter 128 Denied The Affair


    Irene could imagine how Margaret would react to Edric''s action. She would definitely be furious. She


    assumed that Margaret would be ruining the furniture and making a mess at her own home now.


    Irene''s guess was urate. Margaret saw Edric''s interview and smashed all the things in her house


    into pieces. She called Edric and asked him toe back quickly to exin to her.


    On the other side, Lily and Deborah were so vexed after watching the show. It was beyond Lily and


    Deborah''s expectation that Edric would shape Lily into such a person.


    Deborah only thought that Edric and Margaret would sympathize with Lily more because Lily''s


    reputation was tarnished, and they would take her side as they were bashed too in this incident. It


    never crossed her mind that Edric would pull out such a card.


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    When Lily approached Edric, she yed the same trick. Edric was now using her own ploy. How ironic


    it was.


    Looking at the host praising her kindness, Lily was distraught. She didn''t aim to be a moral model.


    Edric had announced in the face of the people of San Fetillo that Lily had nothing to do with him and


    denied his engagement with Lily. It made Lily feel embarrassed. She had worked so hard for it!


    She would rather be scolded by the public than have nothing to do with Edric. Lily was enraged when


    Edric thanked her for helping him and Irene. She jumped and shouted at Deborah, "It''s all because of


    you. You said it''s foolproof. What should we do now?"


    "Calm down!" Deborah frowned at Lily''s manic look. "We still have our chance, don''t we?"


    "How can I calm down? What should I do now to make Edric take back what he said? It''s all your


    fault... If it weren''t for you, things wouldn''t have be like this."


    Deborah was irked. "I did all these for you. If it wasn''t for me, you couldn''t even get to see Edric, let


    alone be engaged with him. How could you me me? Well, I won''t care about your business from


    now on!"


    "I''m going to end my life if you are going to leave me alone. I''m going to kill myself if I can''t get Edric!"


    "Go ahead. I won''t have a coward like you as my daughter. I will never stop you!" Deborah mmed


    the door and walked out.


    Lily fell on the ground as she wailed and covered her face. She didn''t want to die, and she was


    reluctant to end her rtionship with Edric in such a way. Lily had waited for Edric for nine years. She


    almost seeded, but all her efforts went in vain in a blink of an eye. She was crestfallen.


    Deborah stood in the corridor and heard Lily crying in the bedroom. She, too, was upset. It was her


    fault, after all. She thought that if she pushed them to such a desperate corner, they would get a


    bargaining chip, but Edric''s decision was totally the opposite of her expectation.


    She had carried out such a desperate n, for she was sure that Edric would not allow Margaret be in


    the spotlight. However, Deborah didn''t expect that Edric would mention this on TV.


    "What should we do now? Since Edric went to the TV station and exposed all these, it meant that he


    did not want to have any rtionship with Lily at all. Would this matter be settled just like this? No way!


    I must think of a way to reconcile with him!" Deborah scratched her mind.


    She had worked hard for this in thest seven or eight years, but everything was now down the drain in


    just one day. Deborah was not willing to give up; she wanted to turn the table around. They shouldn''t


    give up so easily!


    After watching the show, Jordan turned off the TV with a sneer. "Edirc is indeed brilliant. He killed three


    birds with one stone!"


    Edric went back home immediately after receiving a phone call from Margaret. As soon as he pushed


    the door open, a pillow was thrown at him. He reached out his hand to catch it urately. Margaret


    jumped up from the sofa and dashed to him and pped his face.


    Edric didn''t dodge it, hence he was pped squarely in the face. Seeing that, Margaret''s heart ached a


    little. However, when she thought of him mortifying her for Irene, her edge of irritation returned again.


    "You are such an ingrate. You''ve ndered me for her. Are you still my son?"


    Edric frowned and looked at Margaret. "Mom, take it easy. You''re almost in your seventies now. Aren''t


    you afraid of beingughed at if news gets out?"


    "Are you kidding me? Who dares tough at me?" Margaret remembered that there was an outsider in


    the house, Loraine. After all, Edric was a president of apany, and Margaret shouldn''t p him in


    front of Loraine. Hence, she red at Loraine. Immediately, Loraine stepped out instantly but the truth


    was, she did not go far. She waited at the door to see what would happen.


    "You can break up with Lily, and I have nothing against it. However, don''t even think about getting back


    together with Irene. I will not let her be one of the Myers family members," Margaret bellowed. Loraine


    shook her head. Edric was so unfortunate to have such a mother.


    In the face of Margaret''s roar, Edric helped her sit down calmly. He then went back to pour two cups of


    water. He put one in front of Margaret and said, "Mom, have a ss of water. I''ll exin everything to


    you."


    Margaret refused, "No matter what tricks you y, I won''t agree to it anyway."


    "Mom, except for Irene, I have no interest in anyone else. You can only ept Irene. Otherwise, the


    Myers family will have no descendants."


    "Don''t lie to me. I''m telling you, I''ll never fall for your lie!"


    "I''m telling the truth. Mom, think about it. Have you ever seen me meeting with other women in the past


    three years?"


    "Isn''t Lily a woman?" Margaret retorted, "Even if you don''t like Lily, don''t you still have Rowane?"


    "I''ve never had any affection for Lily and Rowane. I don''t even bother to touch their hands in private


    except for the necessary etiquette when we attend formal asions."


    "What... What''s so good about that woman?" Margaret was so irate that she stuttered.


    "Well, don''t you know that beauty is in the eye of the beholder? I like Irene, and I only have feelings for


    her."


    "No, I can''t ept it. You can choose to break up with Lily, and I won''t disagree with your decision. I


    will help you find another woman. There are so many rich girls out there, and I don''t believe you are not


    interested in them. Taking a step back, ordinary girls will work too. You just can''t be with Irene,"


    Margaret screamed.


    "The reason you forced me to divorce was that Irene was infertile. Now that Irene can have a child, why


    can''t I get back with her?" questioned Edric.


    "Are there no other fertile women?" Margaret asked.


    "There are a lot of women who are fertile, but I''m willing to have children with Irene only." Edric felt


    thirsty after so much shouting. Thus, he picked up his cup and drank some water.


    "Bah! What kind of drug did Irene feed you? Is a divorced woman worthy of so much of your effort?"


    Margaret grabbed the cup from Edric''s hand and chucked it on the ground. "I don''t agree with it. Dream


    on. I won''t agree to this no matter what."


    "Mom, enough. I am sick of you controlling my life! Isn''t it better for us to get along well?" Edric grabbed


    his head within his arms.


    "No matter what, I won''t agree to it. It can be anyone, but it can''t be Irene!"


    "Mom, I''m not here to discuss it with you. I''ve made a decision!" Edric ran out of patience. "No one can


    stop me from being with Irene."


    "How dare you!" she roared.


    "Nothing and nobody can stop me!" Edric sneered. "I''m telling you this as I hope that our family can live


    happily together. But if you don''t want it, I won''t force you. If you don''t like Irene, we can distance


    ourselves from you. In short, I want to be with her, and no one can stop me!"


    Margaret was so enraged that she rolled her eyes. "Just wait! I won''t let you go like this."


    Edric mmed the door and left while Margaret was sulking on the sofa. In the past, Edric always tried


    to satisfy both sides, but now he waspletely blinded by love. If he really married Irene, where


    would she stand? She would never agree to this matter!


    Before going to bed, Irene used an ovtion test strip. As a result, two red lines appeared on it, which


    meant that her ovtion period was just around. Irene was both nervous and excited.


    She had to find a chance to meet Edric the next day. Anyway, she must hurry up and make sure that


    she would seed at one shot. Irene turned on her phone and found that there were a lot of missed


    calls. They were from Kinsey, Jordan, Steven, and Edric.


    After thinking for a while, she called Edric. Edric didn''t expect that she would call him at this time. He


    was positively surprised. "Irene, I''m downstairs. I''m going to see you."


    "I''ll go downstairs now." Irene hung up the phone briskly.


    There was a clear handprint on Edric''s face, which was Margaret''s masterpiece. Sure enough, she was


    very angry that night. Irene ignored it and asked, "What are you here for?"


    "Irene, let''s talk, okay?" muttered Edric.


    "Alright!" She nodded.


    Edric didn''t expect Irene to be so nice. He had assumed that Irene would be furious since he had


    helped to defend Lily on the show. He had been hoping that Irene would throw a fit at him, but now that


    she was nonchnt, he felt rather uneasy.


    Edric took Irene back to Chandelle Valley. Irene was rather cooperative as she was here for a purpose.


    She had never been so anticipating and hoped that Edric would be more beast-liketer on. The more


    However, Edric did not seem interested in making out with her at all. He poured Irene a ss of water


    and sat opposite her. "Have you seen the TV show?"


    Irene nodded, but she didn''t say anything. She looked at him, waiting for him to continue. Edric looked


    at her and drawled, "You must think that I am a fake and disgusting man, aren''t you?"


    "A little bit."


    "Irene, I don''t know who is deliberately blowing this matter up. The impact is huge. I have no other way.


    Only in this way can I restore Lily''s reputation."


    "You are so good to her!" Irene smiled at the irony. When she was scolded as a mistress, she did not


    see any action of Edric. But when Lily was chastised, he felt distressed and immediately went to her


    rescue. The difference between the two was evident.


    "I just don''t want to owe Lily anything. I owed her so much because of my mother. This time, I can''t


    bear to see her being dragged in this mess again. Hence..."


    Irene interjected, "That''s why you did this, huh? I understand. In fact, you have nothing to exin to


    me. You and Lily are engaged. It''s normal for you to help her. There''s no need for you toe to me."


    "Irene, I must, in fact. What I said in the show today is true except for Lily''s. Every word about you is


    true. I have been waiting for you to give me a chance. I have never changed my feelings towards you!"


    blurted Edric.


    "Stop! Mr. Myers! Yes, your feelings for me have never changed, but aren''t you nning to raise your


    children with other women? This topic itself is too depressing for me to handle. Even if I believe that


    your feelings for me have never changed, so what?"


    Irene sneered. "Can I just pretend that you have never had an affair with another woman? She was


    even pregnant with your baby!"


    Originally, Irene had made up her mind and came over to get her deal done. Yet, when she heard


    Edric''s confession, she couldn''t help but get exasperated.


    "I didn''t cheat on you! Nothing happened between Lily and me!" Edric denied.