Revenge Against My Ex-husband

Chapter 185 An Apology

The only way that Deborah could think of in order to shut Freya up was to not let Freya go out. She had

issues dealing with Kinsey, but managing Freya would not be too much of a hassle. She called Logan

to settle the matter immediately.

Logan called his men to break Freya's legs. Edric knew instantly when Freya was admitted into the

hospital. Although Freya did not have a good character, there was no need to hurt her to the brink of

death. Naturally, Edric thought that it was Lily and her mother's doing. It seemed that this mother-

daughter duo was not alone and had gotten help from someone else. So, the plan now was to identify

who had helped them.

Edric ordered John to investigate this matter carefully. His task was to find out who was the accomplice

working with Deborah and her daughter.

Deborah grew up in the Cat Alley and was friends with the Cat Alley gangsters. It was rather likely that

this gang was also from the Cat Alley.

John began to scrutinize gangsters around the Cat Alley and investigated those that were particularly

on good terms with Deborah. This discovery had an unexpected gain. He had stumbled upon Bert, who

was the one who had laid his hands on Irene during the match-making television program.

Bert had committed plenty of crimes previously, and he was wanted by the police. He had stayed

hidden for a long time, like a stray dog without a peaceful home. Dunn, who had initially hired him to do

some work, had already gone abroad. He had spent most of his money and had no choice but to hide

in a dangerous place. So, he sneaked back to Cat Alley and decided to hide for some time while finding

a solution.

However, his luck was really rotten to be discovered by John. Although Bert was dressed in a cassock

with unkempt hair and a dirty face, John still recognized him. His efforts were not in vain, indeed. John

was exhilarated and immediately got his men to catch Bert.

John quickly brought Bert to Edric. Without a doubt, Edric treated Bert coldly and instructed his men to

teach him a lesson as he interrogated him about his actions on Irene.

Bert was just a pawn used to hurt Irene, but he did not know who was behind the instructions. After

numerous beatings, he finally confessed that Dunn had played a part.

Since Dunn had migrated abroad, it wouldn't be easy to search for him. Edric sent Bert to the police

station for the police to file a case against Dunn.

Although Bert did not know who the real mastermind behind the scenes was, Edric guessed that the

person was Deborah. He despised Deborah and her daughter to the very core of his heart. He had to

make them pay for what they had done.

Margaret had asked Marie to verify whether the rumor about Lily, but of course Marie was not the right

person for the job. After a few days, there were no updates from Marie, but Amanda had come to visit

her.

Amanda told her that she saw Edric being friendly with a girl named Thea Luther recently and asked

her about that girl's background.

Margaret wasn't aware of her son's activities and thought, "Did my son decide to look for a new

woman? That's impossible."

Not to mention that her son held deep affection for Irene, and Eden was also sick. How could her son

have the heart to find another woman?

Amanda also told Margaret that Thea and Lily's former good friend, Freya was involved in a fight. She

implied to Margaret that Thea was probably the person who had spread the rumors about Lily.

Amanda also told Margaret the real reason behind her visit. Amanda confessed that her daughter had

always held feelings for Edric, but Lily had always been in the way. Thus, her daughter never had the Upstodatee from Novel(D)ra/m/a.O(r)g

chance to meet Edric. Now that Lily's rumors were going around, she had hoped that Margaret would

consider matching Edric with her daughter.

However, her daughter, who was hopeful at first, ended up feeling disappointed due to Thea's sudden

appearance beside Edric. Hence, she shared this issue with her mother and said that Lily's former

friend used to be best friends with Thea.

Her daughter suspected that Thea deliberately bribed Freya to spread the rumors about Lily.

Amanda was overjoyed to hear this. Margaret hated people who played tricks and games. So, it would

be beneficial for her to tell Margaret about this news to get rid of Thea.

Margaret was infuriated upon hearing this. Her intuition told her that her son had purposely tarnished

Lily's name so that she would despise Lily and then he would use the opportunity to be with Irene.

Therefore, that evening, Margaret went into the study room to question Edric regarding the matter.

Edric did not plan on telling Margaret about his plans at first. However, when Margaret confronted him,

his anger rose. He threw the recording pen that held the recording of Freya's confessions about Lily to

Margaret.

Edric sneered and explained that someone had taken their revenge on Freya by breaking her legs after

telling the truth. He also told Margaret that before Deborah was married to Steven, she used to hang

out with the gangsters in the Cat Alley. She wasn't a good person at all.

Margaret was shocked upon hearing the recording. She knew very well that the person talking was

someone that had been waiting for a chance to take their revenge. If what Freya said was false, then

Deborah and her daughter could have protected themselves via the law instead of engaging with

gangsters.

This meant that Freya must have been telling the truth. Both Deborah and her daughter were not only

vicious but also ruthless. Margaret finally felt strong hatred towards Lily.

One did not need a reason to love a person, and the same thing applied for hating a person. Margaret

was disgusted with Lily and felt guilty towards Irene instead. She recalled how she had treated Irene in

the past and regretted her actions. Hence, she decided to speak to Irene.

Irene was taken aback to see Margaret knocking on her door. At first, she did not want to let Margaret

in. However, upon seeing that she was in a wheelchair and that her leg was still injured, she had no

choice but to let Margaret into Jordan's villa.

Eden was frightened at the sight of Margaret and quickly hid in Thomas's embrace, "Uncle Thomas, the

mean grandma is here. Hurry up and kick her out!"

Seeing her grandson's terrified face, Margaret felt sad. Irene beckoned Thomas to bring Eden to his

room and poured Margaret a cup of tea, "Why are you here?"

"Irene, I-I'm here to apologize today!" Margaret had been snobbish all her life. She had never been so

humble to others. Her apology sounded like it was forced out.

Irene was also dumbfounded by her apology. Why was she being so unusual today?

Margaret was slightly flustered and held her cup up, "It was my fault, and I've misunderstood you in the

past. Now, please allow me to apologize to you formally. I hope you can forgive me for what I've done."

Irene failed to figure out why Margaret had decided to apologize out of a sudden. She hesitated for a

while and concluded that Eden was probably her hidden motive. Her guard was raised and she asked,

"Mrs. Myers, apart from apologizing, I suppose that you have something else to say."

"Yes, besides apologizing to you, I do have something else in mind to tell you," It was grueling for

Margaret to say those words.

She had forced her son to divorce Irene at first. Back then, she would've never thought that she would

ever need to push for Irene and Edric to remarry. She paused for a moment before saying, "I was

wrong in the past for breaking you and Edric apart. This time, I came to apologize, and I hope that you

will get back with Edric."

Irene was shocked and thought, "How could Margaret push Edric and me to get back together? Did I

mishear it, or is Margaret babbling nonsense?" She asked, "Mrs. Myers, are you okay?"

Margaret was not as embarrassed as before after hearing that. She added, "I'm telling the truth. You're

pregnant, and the child should have a father. So does Eden. Edric has always kept you dearly in his

heart, so I wish that the both of you will get back together. Don't worry, I won't bother both of you

anymore. You guys should live your life your way."

Irene could not understand why Margaret became kind all of a sudden. She replied uncomfortably,

"Mrs. Myers, let's talk this matter step-by-step."

"We can't talk it out step-by-step anymore. You've been pregnant for several months already, so it's

better if you get married to Edric as soon as possible. This would be good for the both you and the

children."

"Speaking about the children, I have a question to ask you, Mrs. Myers. Isn't Lily pregnant with Edric's

child too? Why are you not taking into account her child?" Irene asked. Margaret was taken aback by

the sudden question, so Irene became wary.

Margaret flustered and replied with hesitation, "I didn't know how she was really like before, but I know

my mistake now… I will never let Lily step foot into the Myers family anymore."

Listening to what Margaret's words, Irene still could not guess what Margaret's actual plans were. "Mrs.

Myers, I understand your goodwill. Me remarrying with Edric will be up to fate, so rest assured that I will

bring Eden to meet you guys when the child has recovered. Don't worry about not being able to meet

the child."

Upon hearing Irene's words, Margaret started to reflect on her actions and thought that she had truly

been too narrow-minded. She apologized to Irene again, "I know what I did last time was wrong.

Please forgive me and get back together with Edric. I'm begging you to!"

Irene felt uncomfortable with Margaret using the word 'beg' because at the end of the day, Margaret

was still much older than she was. Since she was willing to apologize sincerely, then Irene would

forgive her. "Mrs. Myers, your words are overly serious. I've offended you in many ways in the past. I

apologize for hurting you too last time," Irene said.

Margaret could sense the politeness in Irene's tone and knew that her actions in the past had made

Irene deeply wary of her. It would take more than just a day or two to fully break down Irene's walls that

had been built in the past, and Margaret understood her. So, she had a short chat with Irene before

bidding her farewell.

Not long after returning home, Edric came back. When he entered the door, he asked her with a

gloomy face, "Mom, why did you meet Irene? Can't you calm down? You'd save me a lot of trouble that

way."

If her son had questioned her like this in the past, Margaret would have become furious. However,

today, she was in a good temper and asked her son to sit down, "Why don't you ask me the reason I

went to meet her?"

"Do I still need to guess why you went to meet her? You must have tried to persuade Irene to return the

children and get her to stay away from me," Edric said in frustration.

"Did Irene tell you that?"

"No, I guessed."

"You've guessed wrong. I went to Irene today to beg for her forgiveness," Edric stared at Margaret with

wide eyes. He could not believe that his mother would say such a thing at all.