《You Are The Pursuit of My Life》


 Chapter 1

    Chapter 1


    The smell of disinfectant pervaded the air in the hospital


    Irene Nelson dashed out of the doctor''s office excitedly with theb results in her hands. Just when she was about to make a phone call, her


    cellphone rang. When she picked it up, she heard her uncle say, ¡°Irene, is everything alright between you and Edric?"


    "We''re fine. Why did you ask?"


    "I heard that Edric brought a pregnantdy to the hospital for a prenatal checkup the day before yesterday...¡±


    Irene burst intoughter and replied, "You think Edric has a kept woman?"


    "Yes!"


    "Don''t worry. Of all men, Edric¡¯s thest person in the world who would do such a thing."


    After Irene hung up the call with her uncle, called Edric Myers. However, he only answered after the phone rang for a long time. "I''m very busy. Don''t


    call and disturb me if it''s nothing important! That''s it for now."


    He sounded cold and emotionless and hung up before Irene could say anything. Irene held onto the test results, feeling as if her burning passion was


    frozen instantly.


    Since they got married three years ago, Edric was always very gentle to her. But recently, there was an abrupt change in his attitude, not only cold,


    even when answering her call, he was also impatient. which made her wonder what caused such a drastic change in him.


    With her mind preupied by her thoughts, Irene turned and saw a figure pop up before her. "Sis!" a gentle voice called out.


    When Irene looked over, she saw Lily Cook who was apanied by a middle- aged woman.


    Irene frowned at the sight of Lily, who was the daughter of a mistress. With a look of contempt on her face, she retorted coldly, "Mind your words. I''m


    the only child that my mother has ever given birth to."


    Instead of getting angry by her reply, Lily merely beamed and asked gently, "Irene, are you here for your infertility check up again?"


    "It''s none of your business."


    "Aren''t you going to ask me why I''m here at the pregnancy check up area?¡± Lily asked and raised an eyebrow at Irene provocatively. She then


    chuckled and announced, "I''m pregnant with Edric''s child!"


    Irene only noticed her tiny baby bump right after she said this. All along, Lily had been very obvious about her feelings towards Edric and would


    always find ways to hook up with him before he married Irene. However, Irene merely sneered and replied, ¡°Are you out of your mind?"


    "You don''t believe me? Well, take a look at this!"


    Lily then shed her check up report to Irene and Irene''s expression instantly changed when she saw the familiar handwriting on it. She couldn''t


    believe her eyes when she saw Edric''s signature.


    "I spent after dark with him four months ago. He was such a beast and was at it all night. I was pregnant since then,¡± Lily dered and grinned


    proudly. "He likes this child very much and asked me to keep him. You could step down after my child''s born.¡±


    "You b*tch!" lrene roared and, trembling with rage, struck Lily across the face. Lily instantly fell to the ground as if she had been anticipating this,


    ¡°Ouch, my stomach!" she shrieked.Belongs ? to N?velDrama.Org.


    Irene only pped Lily on the face, but crimson red blood began to ooze out of her trousers the moment she fell to the ground. Irene was taken aback


    and could hardly believe what just happened


    The medical staff instantly rushed Lily off to the emergency room. Afraid to leave the scene, Irene too followed after her.


    After waiting outside the room for quite some time, Irene heard the sound of footsteps and when she nced up, saw her mother-inw, Margaret


    Moore. ring at Irene furiously, Margaret asked, "What''s going on? How did Lily end up in the emergency room?"


    "Miss Nelson... No, Mrs. Myers pushed her!" The middie- aged woman whe had been apanying Lily answered.


    "You b*tch! You''re a fruitless tree and yet you simply couldn''t bear to watch others achieve what you''ve failed to, could you?¡± Margaret shrieked and


    pped her in the face. As Margaret had never liked Irene, she was merciless with her blow and Irene''s face quickly began to swell up.


    Earlier before, she had thought that Lily was lying but Margaret''s attitude exined everything.


    A burst of despair grew in Irene¡¯s


    heart and it fettso suffocating that


    she nearly passed out. But right at


    that moment, the door to the


    opera ing-theatre opened and aS


    nursewalked out to inform them


    thatily had lost her baby. Margaret


    weft ballistic when she heard this


    and immediately chargecbover to


    yank Irene¡¯s hair before she began to


    thrash and kick her.


    N


    Irene quickly cked out from the violent beatings.


    When she finally regained


    consciousness, opened her eyes to


    a sea of white She tried to sit up but


    her bodya athed so terribly that she


    had tot tean against the headboard of


    her bed to catch her breath. But right


    at that moment, the door ther


    ward opened and a man Wearing a


    pair of gold-rimmed sses came


    in.


    "Hello, Miss Nelson. I''m Mr. Myers¡¯wyer!"


    "Lawyer?" Irene repeated and stared at the man before her in shock.


    "Yes, I''m Mr. Myers¡¯ privatewyer. He entrusted me to handle his divorce proceedings with you.¡±


    ¡°Divorce? Edric wants to divorce me?" Irene repeated and could hardly believe what she just heard.


    Thewyer walked over to her bed and handed her a document before he resumed, "This is a divorce agreement. Please read through it."


    lrene''s hands began to quiver. She had never dreamed that Edric would actually divorce her one day. Without reading the divorce agreement, she


    stared at thewyer and ordered, ¡°Get Edric toe to see me! I want him tell me in person!"


    "Mr. Myers is very busy. He doesn''t have the time."


    "He''s busy and has no time?" Irene chuckled and wondered when they had begun to be so indifferent to each other that he could not even afford to


    spare some time to meet her.


    Closing her eyes shut, she grabbed the phone on the bedside table and dialed for Eric''s number but could not seem to get through to him.


    "How did Edric and I end up like this? An affair, a divorce..." she mused


    Thewyer, who was still waiting for her response, urged, "Miss Nelson, please take a look at the agreement. I''m very busy!"


    t was obvious.from thewyer''s


    attitude thathe would not take ¡®no¡¯


    oran answer. Everyone had been.~


    respectfal towards Irene throughout


    her thr¨¦e years long of marriag¨¦ with


    EdrigsNow that thewyer was so


    cotd and harsh, he was clearly acting


    under Edric¡¯s instructions-


    Irene held up the divorce agreement and nced at the column on the dismemberment of property. As all the property belonged to Edric before his


    marriage, it was not part of the property that would be divided upon their divorcement. Irene instantly began to tear up.


    He once said that she meant the world to him and that everything he had belonged to her. However, he already fell out of love with her within just


    three years into their marriage. She wondered if he was finally revealing his true colors.


    The truth that Edric had kept a mistress behind her back and even impregnated the mistress with a child finally began to sink in


    "I suppose it''s time for a fruitless tree like me to step down,¡± Irene thought bitterly. Without reading the agreement any further, Irene nced up at the


    lawyer, who had been staring at her all along, and requested, "Give me a pen!¡±


    Thewyer opened his briefcase, took out a pen and handed it to Irene before he added, "Mr. Myers said that you can''t take any of the jewellery that


    he bought for you."


    lrene stared nkly at the space before her and froze for a long time. Just when thewyer thought that she would challenge this, she slowly agreed,


    "Sure."


    She then picked up the pen and signed her name on the divorce agreement quickly.


    After thewyer took one quick nce at the signed agreement. turned and left.


    A luxurious Aston Martin pulled up in the parking lot of the hospital and the car window scrolled down to reveal the face of an iparably handsome


    man. Thewyer quickly strode over to the car and reported respectfully, "Mr. Myers. Madam has signed it!"


    "She signed it?¡± the man repeated slowly and nced at thewyer''s face with his unreadable eyes.


    Thewyer''s heart raced when he saw how moody the man seemed and though he wanted to say something, was at a loss for words. The man then


    turned to stare at the dark night sky. After some time, he spat out, "Let''s go!"

 Chapter 2

    Chapter 2


    Three yearster.


    The night was young and many luxury cars and reporters geared up with cameras and equipment gathered at the gates to the San Fetillo Hilton


    Hotel


    The Golden Age Group was hosting a party here tonight and had invited the business tycoons of San Fetillo to the event. When the reporters caught


    wind of the news, they flocked over in hopes of obtaining news that would make the headlines.


    At 8 p.m. a sleek Maybach pulled over before the hotel.


    "Mr. Reed! It''s Mr. Reed from the Golden Age Group!¡± the reporters yelled and rushed over with their cameras and gear.Exclusive ? content by N(?)ve/l/Drama.Org.


    Jordan Reed was dressed in a white suit and wore a frivolous smile on his face as he got out of the car. Supermodel Lulu, whe was dressed in a chic


    off shoulder evening dress, got out from the other side of the car. Jordan then reached out to hold Lulu''s hand before they decently posed for the


    camera.


    lrene was seated in the passenger''s seat with a briefcase in her hand and watched Jordan


    and Lulu through the window.


    "What the hell. I''m just a assistant. Why can''t Jordan leave me out of a party like this? Is he a sicko or what?" she grumbled silently.


    The driver beside her reminded, "Assistant Ye, please get off the car! Young Master would be displeased if you''rete.¡±


    With a sigh, she opened the car door and lowered her head as she got out of the car with her briefcase.


    As Jordan had already arrived at the entrance to the hotel, arm in arm with Lulu, Irene hastened her footsteps to keep up with them. Just when she


    reached the entrance, the reporters behind her eximed, "Edric Myers! Edric Myers is here as well!"


    Irene turned reflexively when she heard Edric''s name. She then saw an Aston Martin pull over slowly before the gates to the hotel. A security guard


    stepped forward and opened the car door respectfully.


    Edric then got off the car. He looked handsome in his ck suit and his aura was still as powerful as what it was three years ago.


    Just when Irene was lost in her thoughts, the security guard opened the door on the other side of the car. Lily Cook, in a fiery red evening dress,


    smiled as she slowly got out.


    "Wow, they''re such a handsome couple!¡±


    "You don''t say. Thedy''s the daughter of a secretary while the guy is a business tycoon.


    They''re a match made in heaven!"


    The crowd began to chatter incessantly. As Irene stared at the couple, a cold sneer appeared on her face.


    "An unfaithful man and a mistress. A match made in heaven indeed,¡± she thought.


    Without the slightest intention to stay on and watch the irksome couple, Irene quickly turned and hastened her steps to catch up with Jordan


    Jordan and Lulu had already entered the elevator. When Irene noticed that the door was about to close, she dashed over as quickly as she would in a


    hundredmeter sprint.


    Reaching out her hand, she managed to stop the elevator door right when it was about to close. When she entered the elevator, Jordan sneered,


    "Assistant Ye, you seem to enjoy scaring others, don''t you?"


    ¡°I''m sorry!" Irene lowered her head and apologized.


    Jordan snorted coldly and warned, "You''d better follow us closely the next time. If you step out of line again, I''ll fire you!¡±


    "Yes, I''ll keep that in mind!"


    As Irene was extremely polite and respectful, Jordan could not find a reason re up at her and simply let her off the hook after ring at her.


    When the elevator stopped at the


    18th floor, Jofdan wrapped his arms


    around Luluswa ist and led her out.


    Irene quickly followed them with the


    briefcase-in her arms. When they


    arrivedhat the entrance to the hail,


    Jordan turned and instructed," Go


    an¨¦ wait for me in the lounge. Bear


    in''mind that you''ll have tebe on


    standby. Your bonus for this month


    will be halved if I couldn''t reach you."


    "Yes, Mr. Reed. Got it!¡±


    After Jordan and Lulu entered the hall, Irene felt as if she was relieved of a great burden and turned to dash straight for the lounge.


    eanwhile, the elevator on the other


    end, too, stopped with a ¡°ding¡±.


    When Ednic and Lily stepped out of


    the elevator, Edric caught a glimpse


    of lreng,who was opening the door


    to the ounge at the end of the


    cortidor. He froze for a moment.


    "H¨¦ne?" he thought.


    "No, she had disappeared for three years. Why would she appear now?" he mused.


    "I must be mistaken," he concluded


    When Lily noticed Edric staring fixedly at the other end of the corridor, she nced towards where he was looking at but saw nothing there. Feeling


    baffled, she asked, "Edric, what are you looking at?¡±


    "It''s nothing. Let''s go.¡±


    Irene waited in the lounge for more


    than an hour and was so hungry that


    her stomack\began to growl.


    "Jordan''sssuch a sadist. There he is


    aving the time of his life with a_~


    beautiful woman and a deliciows,


    uxurtous buffet that he could¨¦at to


    hisheart''s content. Meanwhi e€,as


    his assistant, I could onlystarve and


    wait for him here. He''s really an evil


    capitalist!¡± she grumbled silently.


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    Just when she was lost in her thoughts, Jordan called and instructed, "Go to the hall to get yourself some food. Remember what I said. Don''t wander


    around! Scram back to the lounge to wait for me after you''re done with your meal!¡±


    "Yes, Mr. Reed."


    Irene then pulled open the door to the hall and strode right in. Although everyone was rich and morously dressed, she merely took one swift nce


    at them before she went straight for the buffet area.


    Irene helped herself to a ss of juice and a te of food. But before she could find herself a ce to settle down and eat, she


    heard someone say, "Get me some food here!"

 Chapter 3

    Chapter 3


    Themanding tone of voice sounded familiar. When Irene looked up, she saw a woman who was pped with a thickyer of makeup. ¡°Isn''t she


    Lily Cook''s best friend, Freya Howard?" Irene thought.


    Freya was momentarily stunned as well when she saw Irene. As Irene was dressed in work attire, Freya mistook her for a waitress and was startled


    when she found out it was Irene.-


    "So it''s you?"


    However, Irene merely ignored her. But just when she was about to brush past Freya, Freya managed to recover from her shock and stopped her


    immediately, ¡°Are you actually working as a waitress here? Haha, what a joke!"


    "Is it that funny?" Irene asked caldly.


    "Of course. You were so arrogant in the past. weren''t you? Tsk tsk. To think that you would end up as a mere waitress. Every dog has its day. That''s


    quite apt for your situation now, isn''t it? Hurry up and get me something to eat!"


    Freya appeared pleased with what she had just said. As Irene was beautiful, morally


    upright and blessed with a good life, she had always been an eyesore for Freya.


    Now that Irene was ditched by Edric and had ended up as a waitress, it was a perfect opportunity for Freya to humiliate her.


    lrene was disgusted by the look on Freya''s face but found it insulting to stoop down to Freya¡¯s level to argue with her. Thus, she simply made her way


    around Freya and strutted off.


    Unwilling to let things slide, Freya yelled, "Irene, how dare you disobey me! I could get someone te fire you right away!"


    "Fire me? Miss Howard, who the hell do you think you are?¡±


    "How dare you insult me?" Freya yelled and jumped with rage. In the past, she could not do anything to Irene since she was Edric¡¯s wife and he had


    protected her like a precious treasure. But now, things were different. Without Edric, she was just a lowly waitress and destroying her would be as


    easy as killing an ant.


    "I''ll tell the person in charge here te fire you right away!"


    "Freya, what happened?" a gentle voice interrupted.


    "Lily, you''re just in time. Look who we have here!¡± Freya pointed at Irene and mocked


    Irene nced at Lily calmly. When their eyes met, Lily obviously seemed shocked. "Why is Irene here?" she wondered.


    Despite being taken aback, Lily smiled and greeted, "Sis!"


    However, Irene merely nced at her coldly and replied, ¡°Miss, I''m afraid you got the wrong person.¡±


    "Irene, I know you me me for what happened, but it has nothing to do with me. I can''t help it if Edric falls for me..."


    Although three years had passed, Irene''s wounds were still sore and her heart still ached at the mention of her past. Unwilling to show her weakness


    to them, she turned to leave.


    However, Freya, who was obviously


    emboldened By Lily''s presence,


    instantly rushed uptolreneand


    grabbedh hold of her before shoving


    her hares The juice in the ss I Irene


    was Helding immediately spilt all


    over her body. As some gotonto


    Freya¡¯ s clothes, she screamed, "Hey,


    what''s wrong with you?"


    Irene saw how visibly pleased Freya was when she said this. She could tell that Freya was convinced that she was a waitress and had intended to


    nder her so that she could get the hotel to fire Irene.Belongs ? to N?velDrama.Org.


    lrene''s expression turned frigid. In the past. she would have pped Freya in the face. But now, she was no longer Edric''s wife and nobody would be


    there to protect her. Thus, she could only force herself to suppress her anger and leave.


    Freya and Lily exchanged a look when they noticed that Irene did nothing to fend for herself. In the next moment, they reached over, yanked Irene''s


    hair, and doused their red wine down her neck


    The cold, red wine trickled down Irene''s neck and soaked up her clothes. Somewhat intentionally, Freya bumped Lily with her body and Lily, too,


    sshed her ss of wine on lrene''s face.


    Irene could feel her eyes burning with pain. She initially nned to let things slide and leave, but was now angered by Freya''s relentless pursuit.


    Freya and Lily were birds of the


    same feather~Judging from how


    they were treating her, Irene could


    tell that things would not end well >


    today. Freya''s tricks were exactlythe


    same a8 what Lily had used back


    thenand they would certainly ~


    continue to nder her. Irefle was


    ato not to be trifled with.and found


    no reason to let them off the hook


    anymore since they were bent on


    making her the bad guy.


    Boiling with rage. Irene raised the te in her hand and smashed it onto Freya''s head.


    Freya screamed, for she never expected Irene to retaliate when she was already in such a pathetic state. The gravy trickled down Freya''s hair into


    her eyes and stung them exceptionally badly, for Irene enjoyed spicy food and all the gravy was spicy.


    Freya let out a heartrending scream and instantly released lrene¡¯s hair.


    Ignoring Freya''s shrieks, Irene went


    on to p Lily 7n the face. Lily was


    completely.dumbfounded, for she .


    never expected Irene to be so tough


    Just when her face was stinging¡±


    from tHe blow, Irene grabbed atowl


    of gravy and sshed it onte-Lily''s


    expensive evening dress designed


    by a famous designer. Lify was


    terribly upset.


    In pain and rage, Lily ignored her public image and shrieked, ¡°Somebody! Help!"

 Chapter 4

    Chapter 4


    Many people were startled by themotion and nced over. The security guards, too, rushed over. As this was a party for members of the upper


    ss, the security guards were unusually snobbish. Irene, who was dressed in ordinary clothes, was naturally taken for a waitress. Thus, without


    even getting their facts right. the guards immediately shoved her out of the hall


    As Freya''s eyes were burning from the chili gravy, she was quickly sent to the hospital. After Edric heard of the news, he rushed over only to see Lily


    with a clear palm print on her face and her expensive evening gown stained with soup. Surprised by the awkward state that she was in, he asked,


    "What happened?"-


    Lily was actually afraid that Edric woulde to know that Irene had appeared at the party. However, she knew that she couldn''t hide the truth from


    him now that things have reached this state. Thus she cried andined, "Edric, I saw Miss Nelson. She''s working as a waitress here. For some


    reason, she deliberately spilt juice on me and Freya when she saw us. Freya couldn''t put up with it and scolded her, so she suddenly went berserk


    and dumped food onto Freya. She even pped me...¡±Exclusive ? content by N(?)ve/l/Drama.Org.


    Edric was stunned and quickly scanned the surroundings, but did not spot Irene anywhere. Lily then forced out some tears and continued, "My


    clothes were soiled and I got pped by her. But Freya''s eyes were stung by the chili gravy that Nelson dumped on her. Miss Nelson had nned to.


    aim for me, but Freya took the blow for me."


    Edric''s expression was unreadable as he stared at her pitiful face. He then patted Lily, who was wiping her tears away, and asked coldly, "Where is


    she?"


    "She was taken away by the security guards!¡±


    "Let''s go and have a look!"


    After Edric said this, he supported Lily. who was in a mess, out of the hall. Irene was taken to the room next to the hall by the security guards. They


    were scolding her and calling the police.


    Irene lowered her head as she remained seated on the sofa. Her body was dripping wet from the wine, and she finally calmed down after she was


    brought here.


    She should have put up with them earlier on, but instead she lost control of herself and stirred up a fuss like this. Jordan certainly wouldn''t let her off


    the hook. He was a rich yboy with a foul temper and was especially fierce towards her.


    Nathan White had forced Jordan to ept Irene as his Personal Assistant.


    Thus, Jordan had always disliked her and made things difficult for her. Now that she created a scene. she felt certain that he would fire her.


    Just when she was fraught with anxiety, the door was pushed open and a gust of cold air blew over. Irene looked up and stared right into a pair of


    dark, unreadable eyes.


    Heartbroken, Irene had left the city ever since Edric asked hiswyer to force her to sign the divorce agreement three years ago.


    Throughout the: past three years, she


    had never thought that she would


    bump intoxEdric again, for she had-~


    nned to avoid him for the restof


    her ife Yet on her first day back in


    San Pet llo, they crossed paths again


    insstich a way.


    a


    She was in a camplete state of


    mess while he''was high above her


    and looki agvat her disdainfully as ~


    though K¨¦ was a king while his arms


    remain¨¦d wrapped around Lilys>


    waistsIrene wondered if he had


    came to chastise her for what she


    Had done.


    Suppressing the roiling emotions in her heart, Irene looked away indifferently.


    As she had made up her mind to treat him like aplete stranger if they were to cross paths again, there was nothing to be upset about, was there?


    Edric''s pupils constricted when he saw Irene locking away with cold indifference. After he helped Lily into the room, he ordered icily, "Apologize!" One


    couldn''t help but tremble when they heard him.


    However, Irene merely pursed her lips and remained silent. "He wants me to apologize to his mistress? Besides, he''s demanding for my apology


    when I''ve done nothing wrong. There''s no way that I would do this.¡±


    Edric''s expression turned darker and darker when he noticed that she had no intention of speaking up. "Irene Nelson, didn''t you hear me? Apologize,


    he ordered


    "Apologize? Why should I? Mr. Myers, do you think you''re a King who could order me around?" Irene smiled contemptuously.


    "It doesn''t matter whether I''m a king or not. What matters is the fact that you deliberately assaulted others. Freya has already been sent to the


    hospital. You should know the consequences!"


    He was obviously threatening her,


    and Irene knewthat he wasn''t doing


    it for Freya abut for Lily. Without the


    S ightestdntention to apologize, Irene


    smi ed.and replied, "Mr. Myers, ~>


    youre.so powerful that you cottld do


    anything that you want, so I''Pbe


    waiting to see what you cauld do. As


    for the apology, you''ll getit in your


    next life!"


    Edric felt strangely stifled and ufortable when he saw how indifferent Irene was when she retorted him in an icy tone of voice


    "Irene, since you''re so stubborn, then don''t me me for being merciless," Edric replied and nced at her coldly before he turned to instruct the


    security guards, ¡°Have you called the police?¡±


    "Yes!" The security guard answered respectfully.


    "Then we''ll let the police settle this impartially! We''ll see how tough you could be once you''re in the police station!"

 Chapter 5

    Chapter 5


    Edric wore a look of indifference as he gave those cruel instructions to the guards and Irene lowered her gaze to conceal the look of sadness in her


    eyes.


    "Is Edric¡¯s heart made of stone? I''ve never let him down in any way throughout our five years of rtionship and three years of marriage. Why is he


    so cruel to me?¡± she thought.


    "Three years ago, Edric had sent me packing with nothing to my name. Now that we''re meeting again for the first time in three years, he''s going to


    send me to the police station without even bothering to get his facts right.¡±


    Men were the most cruel creatures in the world and Edric was one of the leaders of the pack


    "I must have been blind to have fallen in love with such a cold-blooded and heartless man back then,¡± she thought.


    lrene was adamant not toe apologize and was eventually brought to the police station


    Just when the police asked her some basic questions, Irene''s phone rang - it was a call from Jordan. After Irene answered the call,


    Jordan yelled in exasperation, "Irene, where the hell are you? Didn''t I tell you to wait in the lounge?"


    "I''m sorry, Mr. Reed!" Irene apologized repeatedly. "Something unexpected happened and I''m currently at the police station.¡±


    "What? The police station? Why are you in the police station?¡±


    "Well... Well..." Irene was at a loss as to what to say. She knew that couldn''t possibly tell Jordan that she had bumped into the mistress who ruined


    her marriage and was sent to the police station by her ex-husband because she lost her temper and got into a conflict with the mistress.


    Jordan became impatient when he noticed how hesitant she was and yelled, "You could stay in the police station if that''s what you like. I don''t need


    an assistant like you anymore. I''ll call Nathan right away!"


    She then heard the sound of a beeping tone on the other end of the line. Jordan had hung up the phone. Irene''s heart sank when she realized that


    she had gotten herself into legal trouble and would soon lose her job a well.


    The police felt sorry for her when they saw how pale she seemed and kindly reminded her, "Miss, of all the people in the world, why did you offend


    this couple? Mind you that thedy is Mr. Cook''s precious daughter while and the man, Edric, is a business tycoon. Be sensible and apologize to


    them. You''ll be able to resolve the matter with an apology. I have Mr. Myers''s number if you need. Why don''t you call him an putin a good word for


    yourself?"


    lrene''s lips curled up into a smile and she replied, "Thank you, sir. Now that I''ve lost my job and have no where to go, being locked up here might help


    me to tide through things for the time being since I wouldn''t have to worry about food and shelter. Forget about the apology."


    Seeing how resistant she was


    towards the k idea of apologising, the


    police sighed and left. Irene knew ~


    that Edri€ would not let her off the?


    hook avid she decided to make the


    best out of her situation and [wait ite)


    see-what tricks he had up Bis


    st@eves. :to


    She doesn''t think that Edric would able to abuse his power and dictate thew.


    As the thought crossed her mind, she heard the sound of heavy footsteps at the door. After the door was pushed open, she saw Jordan standing by


    the door with a furious look on his face.


    "Irene, how dare you!"


    "Mr. Reed!" Irene greeted in a low voice.


    ¡®I''ve never fad an assistant like you


    who not t arly fail to be of help, but¡±


    even cause trouble for me!" Jordan


    lectured her fiercely. Howevershe


    quigkty fell silent when he sav how


    pathetic state Irene seemed:


    "What happened? How the hell did you end up in such a state?"


    "Someone poured wine onte me but it''s no big deal."


    "Who did it?" Jordan spat out the question through his gritted teeth


    It''s someone whom I don''t know!"


    I''m so ashamed of you! How could


    you be bulliedtlike this?¡± Jordan


    asked andpicked up nis mobile


    phone before he called someones


    and instructed, "Send me two men.


    Someone bullied my assistant¡¯ and


    weneed to teach them a lesson."


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    ~


    "Mr. Reed! That person is now in the hospital, there''s no need to teach her a lesson. She''s the ane who''s going to teach me a lesson now."


    "Good job!" Jordan praised and he instantly brightened up. ¡°It''s okay. Now that I''m here, nobody would dare to punish you. Get up. we''re leaving.¡±


    "Leave?"


    "Do you want to stay here?" Jordan said. He then turned and walked out. After a moment of hesitation, Irene stood up and followed after him.Exclusive ? content by N(?)ve/l/Drama.Org.


    No one stopped her as she followed Jordan out of the police station. When they reached the parking lot, Jordan suddenly turned and burst into


    laughter at the sight of her.

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    Chapter 6


    Jordan''sughter came out of the blue and Irene merely stood and stared at him. Afterughing for a long time, he stopped.


    ¡°Irene, that was f*cking cool! You''re so ugly and couldn''t do anything well but who would have imagined that you could be so fierce? No man would


    dare to marry a woman like you."


    Jordan had always had a sharp tongue, so Irene merely lowered her eyes and remained silent as he spoke.


    Jordan couldn''t care less if she was angry about what he said and continued, "It''s all because of you. You wasted my time. I''d nned to spend a


    night with Lulu, and you ruined it... Take a cab back by yourself. Your bonus for this month will be halved!"


    After saying this, he got into the car and left. Irene stood rooted to the spot for a while before she made her way to the nearby bus station with a


    heavy heart.


    Less than five minutes after she left, a luxurious Aston Martin pulled over in the parking lot of the police station. Edric was seated in the back. His


    assistant, John Davis.


    got out to open the door for him. "Mr. Myers, do you want to go in and have a look?"


    "That''s not necessary. Go in and tell her that we''ll let her off the hook this time, but she won''t have it easy if it happens again.¡±


    John nodded and headed for the police station. As Edric watched him go, he couldn''t help but feel frustrated at the thought of how pathetic Irene


    looked.


    "Irene, you''ve always been wild and unruly, haven''t you? Money never meant anything to you and you were the one who wanted to leave me without


    a penny to your name. Why can''t you f*cking live a better life? Why are you a waitress now and evennded yourself in such a pathetic state?"


    Edric dug out his cigarette box and lit up a cigarette. After he took a puff, saw Johne out of the police station. "Mr. Myers, someone took Madam


    away,¡± he reported.


    "Someone took her away? Who? Was it Nathan?" Edric fired out three questions in a row but John shook his head and replied, "No, it''s Jordan


    Reed!"


    "Jordan Reed? Hahal¡± Edric sneered. Jordan and Nathan were close friends and judging from how quickly he came to rescue Irene, it wasn''t hard for


    Edric to tell how much Irene meant to Nathan.


    He then crushed the cigarette butt in his palms fiercely and said, "Let''s go!"


    Irene waited at the bus stop for half an hour before a bus arrived. When she arrived home. her uncle, Thomas, was watching TV in the living room.


    Seeing the state of the mess she was in, he eximed in shock, "Irene, what happened to you?"


    "I met that b*tch!" Irene replied her uncle truthfully.


    "Irene, you shouldn''t havee returned! You should have stayed with Nathan...¡±


    "Uncle, I can''t possibly stay by Nathan''s side all the time. I can''t implicate him with my status. Besides, you''re in poor health and I''m worried about


    you.¡±


    "It''s all my fault. I''m getting older day by day and being an inconvenience to you," Thomas sighed.


    It''s okay, I wouldn''t remain in San


    Fetillo for long, The Golden Age


    Group ex anded their operations ~


    and star ted anewpany in Oxton


    so I may: Se transferred to works¡±


    therein future. When the time


    com¨¦s, well leave San Fetillo: and


    will never have to meet those


    b*tches again." Content be ongs to


    Meanwhile, Lily had arrived at the Cook family''s residence, hurriedly getting off the car and entering the living room. ¡°Mom, I''m back!" she yelled.


    Deborah Jones, who was sitting in the living room, looked up. She was utterly stunned when she saw Lily''s tousled hair and soiled dress. ¡°What


    happened?" she probed.


    "Let''s talk upstairs,¡± Lily replied as


    she took one-nce at the helper


    who was in the living room. She then


    held Deborah¡¯ s hand and led her S


    upstairs. After closing the door. ¡®She


    immediately said, "Mom, Irene is


    back. What should we do?! ¡°Content


    ?


    "What? Irene is back? Really?" Deborah was taken aback


    "It''s true. I ran into her at the party tonight. She''s pretty down trodden and is actually working as a waitress at the party..." Lily then told Deborah about


    everything that had happened tonight.


    "What''s wrong with you? Why did you provoke her now?" Deborah chided.


    "I have to. Morag, think about it. Why


    did this b*tcltappear now when she


    was missing I for the past three >


    years?¡± lly retorted with an angry


    look orvher face. "She must have


    appeared deliberately because she


    knew that I was about to be~


    efigaged to Edric."


    ¡°Is that so?¡± Deborah asked


    "It must be the case. She must be indignant that I snatched Edric away from her. I''m worried that she''ll look for Edric, so it''s better for me to take


    action first.¡±C0pyright ? 2024 N?v)(elDrama.Org.


    "That''s a good idea, but your dad...he misses that b*tch. If he knew that she¡¯s back, he would definitely go to find her and that''ll be troublesome."


    "That''s why you need toe up with a solution quickly.¡±


    "I''ll think about it. Your father should never announce his rtionship to her to the public," Deborah warned resentfully.

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    Chapter 7


    As it was gettingte, Ireneid down in bed soon fell into a deep slumber.


    She then began to dream.


    In her dreams, she had returned to that day three years ago when Lily showed her huge belly to her and smiled gleefully as she announced,


    "Irene, I''m pregnant with his child.¡±


    Irene merely pped her in the face, but that led to Lily''s subsequent miscarriage


    She felt afraid and angry when she saw the blood that was sttered all over the ground.


    ¡®Smack!¡¯ The crisp sound of a p could be heard, along with the vicious cursing by Margaret, "B*tch, you''re a fruitless tree and yet you simply can''t


    allow others to do what you''ve failed to achieve, could you?"


    "This is the divorce agreement. Please look through and sign your name on it," thewyer said indifferently.


    "Mr. Myers, don''t have the time the spare. Stop wasting time. Hurry and sign it. It''s better for all of us.¡±


    Irene had loved and fully devoted herself to


    Edric for five years. She had thought that she could entrust herself to him for the rest of her life.


    A searing pain threatened to rip Irene''s heart apart, and her entire body was drenched with cold sweat. She then quivered and woke up with a start.


    She had been haunted by these terrible dreams for the past three years. Irene rubbed her head and sat up before she grabbed her cellphone from


    the bedside table and took one nce at the time. It was 4 a.m in the morning.


    After Irene had roused from her nightmare, couldn''t seem to fall asleep anymore. As her body was wet with sweat, she slipped out of bed and took a


    shower before she changed into a fresh set of clothes and went to the kitchen to make breakfast


    Although Jordan looked like a


    yboy who only knew how to fool


    around, he eduld be trusted to


    handle thiags well. When they first>


    arrived ifrSan Fetillo, he was ~


    exceptionally eager to get things


    doneandpleted all his tasks


    swiftly. He was not a man.who liked


    todrag things on and as¡®his


    assistant, Irene doesn''t dare to ck


    off at all.


    Irene quickly finished her breakfast


    and hurried dgwnstairs with her bag.


    She lived in afiold style house tnat


    was tuckecaway in the alley. As the


    neighborhood was as old as times


    itself, several streetmps were¡±


    already out of order. Irene ex ited


    from nthe alley based on hernemory


    afd at one nce, spottedBus 28


    heading in her direction. She


    immediately bolted towards the bus


    and overlooked a ck luxury


    carthat was parked beside the alley.


    Edric watched as Irene rushed onto the bus before he rolled down his car window. He held onto a cigarette butt and stared at the direction where she


    had disappeared off to with a gloomy look in his eyes.


    It was hard for Edric ta distinguish his emotions when he saw Irene, who had been missing for three years, and suddenly appeared


    "Irene, it''s good that you''re back," he thought.


    Irene rushed into thepany and because she was early today, there was nobody. She then tidied up the office and made a cup of tea for Jordan


    before she sat down in her seat and turned on herputer.


    While she was looking through Jordan''s schedule for the day, heard the sound of footfall at the entrance. Jordan and his Executive Assistant, David


    Brown, hade.


    Jordon was rather surprised to see Irene in the office at such an early hour, and his lips curled up into a mischievous grin as he said, "Irene, are you


    hoping that I''ll give you more bonus foring in early? Fat hope! I would rather give my money to a beautiful woman than to an ugly monster like


    you. It''d be a waste of my resources."


    When Irene joined thepany, she


    already knew that Jordan was a


    lustful man. Although Nathan


    introduced her, she was still afraid


    that she msight be harassed by = >>


    Jordon, &yboy. Thus, to prevent


    this from happening, she had I always


    dresded I in conservative, old.


    fashioned attire whenevers she was


    around Jordan and woul¨¦ not apply


    any makeup. She even got herself a


    pair of old fashioned ck- rimmed


    sses once she learned that


    Jordon hated women who wore


    sses.


    Thus, Jordan had never looked at Irene in the eye throughout the three months that she had worked with him. He was also harsh with his words andBelongs ? to N?velDrama.Org.


    never respected her.


    Jordan had already insulted her looks and intelligence so many times that Irene had be immune and had learnt to ignore his sarcasm. David, on


    the other hand, couldn''t bear to watch him insult Irene any further and quickly began to mediate the situation,


    "Mr. Reed, I heard that Edric will soon be engaged. What should we get him for his engagement gift?¡±


    Irene was momentarily stunned when she heard this and looked up at David

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    Chapter 8


    For the past three years, as Irene had never paid attention to news about Edric, was unaware that he had yet to marry his mistress Lily.


    Jordan sneered coldly and remarked, "Since Myers is getting engaged to a secretary''s daughter, I''ll have to prepare a great gift for them anyhow."


    "What would you like to give, Mr. Reed?"


    "What should I give? How would I know what I should give?¡± Jordan rebutted and nced towards Irene before he instructed, "I''ll leave this to you.


    Go pick a gift.¡±


    "I... I Know nothing about gifts. Mr. Reed, please task someone else with this,¡± Irene immediately rejected, for she was obviously unwilling to pick a


    gift for the scumbag Edric and his wretched mistress.


    "Well, you could always learn.¡± Jordan rebutted. His favorite past time was to torment Irene. Irene was already 27 years old and yet she does not


    herself up or apply any make up and neither does she have boyfriend. Thus, Jordon felt a strange sense of repulsion towards Irene ever since he first


    met her.Exclusive ? content by N(?)ve/l/Drama.Org.


    If it wasn''t for Nathan''s sake, he would never ept a woman like her as his assistant. On the first day of work, he already warned her that he dsliked


    woman who wore sses and had instructed her to wear contact lenses when she was at work. However, she chose to defy him and continued to


    disgust him with her old- fashioned ck rimmed sses every single day.


    "Well, since you chose to ignore my instructions, then you can''t me me for this. I couldn''t ignore the favour that Nathan had asked of me but I could


    certainly torture you, couldn''t 1?" bethought.


    When Jordon saw how awkward Irene was, felt extremely pleased and continued, "I''ll leave everything to you then. If Edric is dissatisfied with the gift,


    I''ll fire you right away."


    "Yes," Irene agreed reluctantly and let out a silent sigh.


    Jordan was due to meet some clients at noon and took Irene along with him.


    As usual, Jordon would drink and fool around after he was done with business. As Jordon was an infamous yboy, him and the clients were served


    by the top girls in the club in a private room. After a few drinks, the men gradually began to grope and fondle the girls beside them.


    Deciding not to be an eyesore, Irene quickly got up and informed, ¡°Mr. Reed, I''ll wait for you outside."


    "Run along then. Don''t stray too far, lest I can''t get hold of you," Jordan threatened.


    "I won''t. I''ll wattfor you by the door,"


    lrene promised and lowered her


    head as she made her way out. =>


    Seeing th that, someone asked Jardon,


    "Mr. Reed, why would you get stich


    an udtydy to be your assistant?


    Dor''t you find her an eyesore?¡¯


    "Of course I do. The sight of her face never keeps me standing,¡± Jordan agreed maliciously.


    All the men incthe private room


    roared with aughter and Irene


    hastenedsher pace and went out of >


    the roomquickly. As Jordon had


    forbidden her from straying toe far,


    she stood on stand by at the¡±


    corfidor outside the private room.


    There happened to be a group of people crowded around a man walking over. When Irene saw the spirited middle-aged man surrounded by people,


    she instantly lowered her head and stared at her toes.


    Steven Cook was about to leave with his group but all of a sudden, as if he could sense that something was amiss, turned around.


    He looked at Irene who kept her


    ? .


    head down. ene was his daughter


    after all. Thetigh she was dressed in


    old-style He recognized her at once.


    A look.sf surprise shed in hiss


    ~


    eyesHe said something to his


    secretary and walked towards Irene


    iscstride, "Irene, when did you


    return?"


    lrene raised her head and stared at Steven indifferently before she replied, "Do you have business with me, Mr. Cook?"


    Steven gazed at his daughter lovingly and was not the least affected by Irene''s attitude towards him. "Where have you been? Daddy has been


    searching for you during the past three years. Why haven''t you called me?"


    "Daddy? My father passed away a long time ago,¡± Irene retorted icily.


    ¡°Irene,¡± Steven pleaded. Although he was a respectable secretary in the eyes of the public, he could never put on airs and be fierce to his daughter.


    "You haven''t eaten, have you? Let''s go and have a meal.¡±


    "That''s not necessary. Mr. Cook, your sweet wife and loving daughter are waiting for you at home. Just apany them."


    "Irene," Steven called out and reached over to grab hold of his daughter''s hand. "Let''s have a meal together," he begged.


    ¡°Let go of me!" Irene yelled and tried to shake off his hand. However, Steven held her hand so tightly that she couldn''t get released at all. "Mr. Cook, I


    won''t go easy on you if you keep this up."


    ¡°Irene!¡±


    "What are you guys ying at?¡± ? voice interuppted.

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    Chapter 9


    Steven immediately released Irene''s hand. When the two of them turned around, they realized that Jordan was already standing behind them.


    Jordon was momentarily stunned when he realized that it was Steven. "Mr. Cook?" he greeted


    "Mr. Reed!" Steven greeted and smiled awkwardly.


    However, Jordan added quickly with a forced smile, "Why are you holding onto my assistant''s hand? Are you harassing her?"


    ¡°Assistant?¡± Steven repeated and stared at Jordan in surprise before he looked at his daughter and asked, ¡°Irene, are you working for Mr. Reed?¡±


    "Irene? Why are you addessing her so lovingly? Mr. Cook, I believe my assistant could already pass off as your daughter. Besides, she''s not good-


    lacking! It''d be a great mistake to have eyes for her. It''ll be terrible to be embroiled in a nasty scandal,¡± Jordon reminded sharply and pulled Irene over


    to his side as he spoke


    "Have eyes for her? Embroiled in a nasty


    scandal?¡± Steven repeated and quickly realized that Jordan had misunderstood his rtionship with Irene.


    However, when he saw how protective Jordan was of his daughter, instead of being angry, he burst intoughter. Jordan was handsome and graceful,


    the CEO of the Golden Age Group of China. Steven couldn''t help but think how wonderful it would be if Irene could date Jordan.


    However, now was not the right time to exin his rtionship with Irene. Thus, Steven merely looked at Jordan with a profound smile before he


    replied. ¡°Mr. Reed, I have something on today. I''ll have to excuse myself. See you next time.¡±


    Jordan''s expression gradually darkened as he watched Steven leave. He then released Irene''s hand contemptuously and chided, "Are you a fool? Do


    you enjoy halding hands with an old man in public?"


    "No!"


    "No? Is that true? I mean. Irene, are you just so desperate for a man that you''d hook up with any old man?¡±


    Jordan indeed had a vile tongue. Irene could only deny with a bitter smile, "Mr. Reed, it''s not what you think.¡±


    "I hope so. As my assistant, you should pay attention to your public image and moral integrity. Otherwise. I''ll fire you!¡±


    "Got it! It won''t happen again!"


    Jordan felt quite appeased seeing how submissive she was, and he ordered, "You don''t have to attend the gathering tonight. Go back and get some


    rest. I have something for you to do tomorrow. By the way, make an appointment with Lulu.¡±Belongs ? to N?velDrama.Org.


    "Ok," Irene replied. It was rare of Jordan to show mercy on Irene and allow her to go back home and rest. Delighted at the huge surprise, Irene


    headed back home after calling Lulu on Jordon''s behalf.


    As Irene''s uncle had always been in poor health, she made a trip to the market on her way home and bought some fish, prawns and chicken so that


    she could whip up something nourishing for her uncle.


    However, when Irene wasing out from the supermarket, a car suddenly rushed towards her from the side of the road. Unable to dodge in time,


    Irene was hit by the car and fell to the ground.


    Her palm and legs were badly grazed and ached terribly. When she tried to get back on her feet, she could not seem to summon the strength to do


    so. The driver quickly got out of the car and asked, "Are you all right?¡±


    "I can..." When Irene saw who the driver was, she stopped short.


    The driver, too, stared at her in surprise. "Young... Young Madam!"


    ¡°Young Madam? Edric already ditched her a long time ago. Mind your words," a loud, arrogant voice interrupted


    argaret Moore, who was in the


    back seat of the car, got out before


    she approached Irene with an


    imposingsauira. There was not an


    ounce oftsympathy on her face.


    when she stared at Irene. Instead,


    she xterely sneered and remarked,


    ¡®Irefie, did you do that on purpose?


    You failed to seduce Edrie, so you


    did this to attract his attention, didn''t


    you? How lowly is that?¡±


    KS


    ?~


    lrene was boiling with rage and retorted, "Madam Myers, you''re really good at making irresponsible remarks, aren''t you?¡±


    "Irresponsible remarks? Back then, you seduced Edric using this way, too. Why? Are you nervous now that Edric¡¯s going to be engaged to Lily? Are


    you trying to create trouble for us again?¡±


    Margaret stared at Irene with


    contempt. This-was the kind of gaze


    that Irene hatt been subjected to


    almost every day for the past three >


    years that she was married to Edric.


    In the past, she couldn''t talk back to


    Margaret as she washer


    datighter-inw. But now that she


    had divorced Edric, she feund no


    reason to put up with Margaret''s


    rude, unreasonable behavior.


    lrene sneered coldly and rebuked, "Don''t worry. I''ve had enough of an unfaithful jerk like Edric. I''d be crazy to want to have anything to do with him."


    n the past, Irege had always been


    obedient and-submissive to


    argaretaid would never retaliatex


    no matt¨¦t how Margaret chastised


    her. Buf today, she actually insulted


    argarel''s son in her presence.


    Unable to put up with this, Margaret


    stfuck her across the face:


    Irene, who was struggling to stand up. fell back on the ground from the impact of the blow.


    By then, a crowd had gathered around them. Unable to tolerate Margaret''s bullying, the crowd began to criticize her, "How could she do this? How


    could she be so arrogant after knocking thedy down? Let''s call the police!"

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    Chapter 10


    Margaret was not the least afraid when she heard that someone wanted to call the police. Instead, she raised her voice and hollered, "Who do you


    think you''re defending? Tell you what, this wretch is well known for her viciousness. She murdered someone three years ago. In order to seduce my


    son, she pushed down my daughter-inw, who was four months into her pregnancy, and caused her miscarriage!¡±This content provided by N(o)velDrama].[Org.


    Margaret was a master in twisting the facts. When the crowd heard what she said, they immediately nced at Irene disdainfully and criticized


    "Who''d expect that a young girl like you could be so vicious!¡±


    Irene was so angry that her entire body began to quiver. She initially wanted to let things slide and leave, but after Margaret provoked her, she


    grabbed her phone and called the police.


    The police quicky arrived, but Margaret threatened arrogantly, "Do you know who my son is? He''s Edric Myers, and Mr. Cook is my in-w. Take a


    look at yourself before you mess with me!¡±


    As the police knew who Edric Myers and Mr.


    Cook were, they did not dare to settle the matter based on their protocol. Instead, they turned and began to persuade Irene, "It''s just a small matter.


    Why don''t you let things slide after epting some money from Madam Myers?¡±


    "I''ll never do that. Why should I?" Irene retorted.


    "You wouldn''t get anything out of this even if you were to sue her. You''re merely slightly injured, and the person behind the wheel was the driver. The


    worst that could happen to them would be topensate you, and the case will then be closed. Besides, she¡¯s Mr. Myers'' mother and rted to Mr.


    Cook. There''s no way an ordinary person like you could win a fight against her."


    The police was telling the truth, which sounded unusually harsh in lrene''s ears. But she stood to her ground and was determined not to let Margaret


    off the hook.


    There was nothing the police could do. When they noticed that Irene¡¯s hands and feet were injured, they had to send her off to the hospital first. Right


    after the doctor was done with bandaging her wounds, she heard the sound of rushed footfall. The door was quickly flung open and Edric appeared


    with his Executive Assistant, John.


    Irene was stunned to see Edric. As the doctor knew Edric, he greeted him respectfully. "Mr. Myers.¡±


    "Could you give us a moment? I need to have a word with her."


    The doctor nodded and quickly left. Edric looked down at Irene condescendingly and asked icily, "Say it. How much do you want from us?¡±


    Irene never expected him to say that from the start. She began to quiver with rage as she said, "Myers, did you think that everyone is as shameless


    as you? Did you think that we''re all money-grubbers like you?"


    "Sure, you''re so noble and virtuous, but you stillnded yourself in such a pathetic. downtrodden state." Edric sneered before he resumed, "Irene,


    you''re nothing without me!¡±


    Edric was the one who wanted to divorce Irene and had forced her to leave him without a penny to her name. But now, he was behaving as if she


    was the one in his debt.


    "How could he be so shameless?"


    Irene wondered and her heart began


    to ache. Aftersshe pursed her lips


    and suppressed the pain in her


    heart, she-smiled at Edric and -


    re orted,¡°Without you, at least LS


    could Still be Irene Nelson. Edric, you


    know what, those three with you


    was like a living hell for mesNow


    that I finally regained my¡®old life, I


    could live as I please. I wouldn''t have


    to put up with your mother''s


    beatings and scolding, and neither


    do I have to tolerate you anymore.


    So why shouldn''t I be satisfied?"


    Edric''s eyes darkened dangerously and he replied, "If that¡¯s the case, then why did youe back?"


    "My home''s in San Fetillo. I certainly don''t need your permission to return home, do I, Mr. Myers?"


    "No, it''s not necessary. But Irene, be true to your heart. Are you sure that you didn''t return because you know that I''m about to get engaged to Lily?"


    ¡°Haha, Mr. Myers, you think too


    highly of youself. It''s miserable to


    meet a jerk Tike youandonceis ?


    enough far me. No matter how blir


    lam, Lyouldn''t subject myself toa


    revakting experience like that-again.


    Don''t worry, I shall definitelyavoid


    y6u when I see you."


    The polite way she addressed him and the cold way she looked at him made him strangely upset. He couldn''t help but wonder if the woman before


    him was still the Irene Nelson whom he had loved for five years.


    In the past, Irene would always smile at him sweetly and never sounded so harsh. She would often snuggle up in his arms. But the current Irene was


    like a hedgehog. There wasn''t an ounce of affection in her eyes when she looked at him - only resent and contempt.


    "This isn''t how things should be. She''s the one at fault. How could she be so self-righteous?¡± bethought.


    Containing the roiling emotions in his heart, Edric rebuked, "That''s great. Miss Nelson, I hope that you''ll keep your promise and never appear before


    me again. Don''t mess with Lily either!"


    Then, as if he was dismissing a beggar, Edric left before tossing a gold card at her viciously. As Irene stared at the gold card, she couldn''t stop her


    tears from flooding out of her eyes.


    Three years ago, he mercilessly


    demanded heNo leave without


    taking a single cent from him. Three


    yearster.the first thing he did =>


    when heme her was to send herto


    the pgtice station. Now, he was-even


    humiliating her viciously likecthis.


    Ireri¨¦ hated herself for liking-a


    revolting man like him and for


    putting up with the three years of


    living hell for his sake.


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