Revenge Against My Ex-husband

Chapter 138 Unadulterated Loathe

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!"

Lily bellowed angrily. Deborah was so flustered that she stomped her feet. She hurriedly stepped

forward to cover Lily's mouth and warned her, "Don't you know that you will only bring trouble upon us

by doing this?"

"Yes I am!" Lily pushed Deborah's hand away. "Since I can't get Edric, I don't have to pretend to be

weak and gentle anymore. I've had enough!"

Deborah was also angry. "I told you a long time ago that you should have given up on Edric Myers.

There are so many good men in the world, but you insisted on hanging on to one. Serves you right!"

"Serves me right?! It's all because of you! It is you who said that you will help me get Edric. It is you Property © NôvelDrama.Org.

who came up with the idea for me to be a surrogate. You are the one who asked me to seduce Edric

tonight. Now, Edric knows everything. He and I are done! It's because you believed in Marie! It's all

because of you!"

Edric's words and gaze flashed across her mind once more; Lily could feel her heart throb painfully.

"You heartless girl. Did I raise you just so I can hear you complain about me every day? How dare you

be so selfish? If it wasn't for me, you wouldn't even have been able to go near him!" Deborah's temper

was rising as Lily blamed her.

"I wish you never gave birth to me! Why couldn't you live a normal life? Why did you end up becoming

a mistress? I am so ashamed! I can never live my life proudly. I always feel inferior to others and

insecure. It's all because of you that I end up in such a pathetic state!" Lily's voice increased in a

crescendo.

"You b*tch, can't you live without a man?" Deborah slapped Lily across the face in a fury.

"I don't want to live for another second!" Lily sat down on the ground after being slapped. "I will die

before your eyes!"

"If you want to die then go die in Cat Alley. Don't dirty this house!" hissed Deborah.

The words 'Cat Alley' brought back memories for Lily and she suddenly went quiet. Deborah looked at

her coldly. "Have you forgotten the hardship we've been through just because we've had a few days of

good life here? If you want to go back to Cat Alley, I'm not going to stop you. Now get out of here!"

Lily was speechless for a moment. Deborah poked her head with her hand. "Don't get too full of

yourself. If it wasn't for me, would you be able to live such a comfortable life? How dare you attack me

by saying that I am a mistress? If it wasn't for me, you would be living in Cat Alley for the rest of your

life eating scraps! You ungrateful wench! You're such an ingrate!"

Lily could still remember her days back in Cat Alley clearly as if it were only the previous day. They

lived in a wet and moldy house, dressed in patched clothes, and ate food that was barely edible. On

rare occasions when they got to eat meat, she would be over the moon.

But now she was living in a villa, driving a car, and staying in high-end hotels. All her friends were

upper-class citizens. Comparing the two was like comparing heaven and hell.

Noticing her silence, Deborah continued to scold, "Did you really think you were some rich heiress?

B*tch, take a look in the mirror. How dare you raise your voice at me? Tired of living, are you? Do you

think this house is mine? It belongs to that man downstairs! If he sees you like this, you can forget

about ever getting your life together. I'm warning you, he will always favor Irene. You are nothing

compared to her!"

"I... I'm sorry!" Lily finally came to her senses. What was she doing? She threw a tantrum and even

called her mother a mistress while her father was asleep in the other room.

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!"