Chapter 0042 Judys POV Irene , I greeted , thankful that I sounded stronger than I felt .


    I wasnt expecting to see you here .


    Oh , I was just getting some stuff for my uing wedding , she said , holding up her shopping bag .


    She nced at Nan .


    And whos this ? I swallowed the lump in my throat ; thest thing I wanted was for Irene to be curious about Nan and try to take her too .


    I knew it wasnt fair of me to me Ethan for leaving me on Irene because shes as much a victim as I am if not more .


    But I couldnt help myself .


    Whenever I look at Irene , I think about how my mate left me for her .


    I grimaced at the very thought of him touching her the way that he used to touch me .


    We were so in love at one point ; he was my fated mate and we were supposed to be together forever .


    It was written on the star ; it was the Goddess who paired us together .


    But she had made a grave mistake .


    Or maybe it was Ethan who had taken the wrong turn .


    My chest continued to ache even after I swore , I was over him .


    Does one ever truly get over their mate though ? This is my best friend , Nan , I told her , motioning for Nan who gave Irene a quizzical look .


    Nan already knew all about Irene and I didnt have to exin who she was .


    Irene held out her hand to shake Nans and Nan only stared at it for a brief moment , a frown marring her perfectly glossed lips .


    I had to nudge Nan slightly on the arm to snap her out of her stupor because Irene couldnt know that something was wrong .


    Nan hesitantly lifted her hand and ced it in Irenes .


    Its nice to meet you , Nan said with a forced smile .


    Hello , Nan , Irene said cheerfully , not noticing that anything was wrong or weird .


    Im Irene Landry .


    Gavin Landrys daughter and Ethan Cashs fiancé .


    Its so very nice to meet you .


    I could see Nan struggling to keep her calm , but she managed just fine and dipped her head in respect .


    And its an honor , Miss Landry , she said with a slight bite in her words .


    What are you girls up to ? She asked , looking between us 1 nced at Nan who gave me a slight shrug just before looking back at Irene .


    We were just shopping , I answered .


    Its kind of a girls day , Nan added .


    Something shed in Irenes eyes that I couldnt quite understand .


    Oh , I see , she said thoughtfully .


    Ive never had a girls day before .


    I guess I never really had friends to do that type of thing with .


    I raised my brows ; I found it difficult to believe she never had friends .


    I mean , she was Irene Landry after all .


    Youve never had friends ? Nan asked , mimicking my thoughts .


    Trene shrugged casually , looking a bit troubled Not real ones , she admitted .


    I guess people are just intimidated by me or something .


    Its no big deal ..


    Chapter 0042 She bit her lip and stared at the ground .


    I looked at Nan again ; I knew Irene wanted an invite to our shopping spree and 1 could tell Nan was thinking the same thing because she gave me a slight head shake when I met her eyes .


    I grabbed Nans arm and turned back to Irene .


    Well , it was nice seeing you again , Irene .


    We should be going now , I told her as I pulled Nan alongside me .


    Oh , Irene said , sounding disappointed .


    Okay , I guess I see youter .


    I nodded and waved over my shoulder and continued dragging Nan down the street , ignoring that Irenes eyes were burning a hole in the back of my head .


    Shes certainly an interesting character , Nan murmured as we entered the boutique .


    Certainly , I agreed .


    We spent the evening shopping for Nan and getting Talia albirthday present .


    Nan settled on a gorgeous ruby bracelet with a heart charm ; she got Talias name engraved on the charm .


    After we went shopping , we went to a restaurant for dinner Thanks for going out with me today , Nan said as she dropped me back at the house .


    I smiled at her .


    You dont have to thank me , I told her .


    I love hanging out with you , She smiled ; we hugged , and I left her car to return to my dark and quiet house .


    Its been exceptionally quiet since my father was taken .


    My mother had hardly left her room in thest couple of days .


    I checked on her this morning , but she didnt seem to want to talk .


    If I cant get her out of Her room tomorrow , Ill probably end up calling her doctor to make a home visit .


    She couldnt keep going on like this ; it wasnt good for her .


    She was wasting away before my eyes , and I was so worried about her .