After Divorce Billionaire Ex Found Me Pregnant

"If you knew I couldn't be compared to her, why approach me in the first place, Jamil." Irene stated angrily as she finished adding the accessory to go allow with her new outfit. "You easily could have found-" Clang!

The sound of something falling from outside cut her off and in seconds, her head snapped in the door's direction.

"What was that?"

"Are you asking me? Am I the one there?" Jamil answered sarcastically.

Irene ignored him and stood up, making her way to the door.

"Don't tell me, you allowed a rat spy on you? Or better yet, maybe a snake."

Snake. The moment he said the word, a certain person came to her mind, and Irene didn't waste any time opening the door, only to come face to face with the last person she had expected to see. "M-meredith? What are you doing here?" She questioned the maid who had just finished picking a fallen mop up.

"The first Lady sent me to fetch you, Mr. Romero is about to give his introduction speech."

"Oh," Irene scanned the maid from head to toe before smiling. "Tell my father I'd be right there."

"I'll do just that." Meredith bowed, not moving once until Irene had stepped back into the dressing room and closed the door.

Only after she was gone did Meredith dare to look down the Hall where Leonica walked out from where the maid had hidden her.

Raising her index finger, she pressed it against her lips, a silent command for the other female to remain silent, before gesturing for her to follow.

Without hesitation, Meredith did as her mistress requested, following the younger female away from Where Irene could potentially hear them. Back in the dressing room, Irene walked back to get her phone, picking it from its stand on her vanity mirror.

"It was just Meredith."

"Meredith?" Jamil questioned.

"My personal maid. Now if you'd excuse me, I have a debut to make." She said arrogantly, but just as she was about to hang up, Jamil stopped her.

"Irene, don't forget, you're doing this to get back at Benjamin Romero for what he did to your mother. No amount of love or riches he gives you now can make up for how your mother died loving him." And with that said, Jamil hung up, leaving Irene to think of the past.

"Yes, yes, I know," She spoke in a soft tone, putting her phone down before a smirk found its way to her lips as she admired her luxurious looking appearance in the mirror. "But the dead's the dead and the living's got to find a way to survive. You'll understand, right mother?"

thought of was destroying Leonica, and without a second thought, she picked up the handbag that matched

Meredith when they arrived at a

eye contact, but couldn't bring herself to lie. "Yes, but it was only because I was worried

I should thank you, if it weren't for you showing up in time, Irene would have seen me. Thank you Meredith." Meredith was more than happy to see Leonica smile at her and even more happier to receive praises from her, but

studying Meredith's reaction before she

maid nodded. "But only a small portion." She

this happen all the time in families; sibling conflict as many would call it." Leonica gently patted her on the shoulder, smiling from ear to ear. "Give her some time, I'm

madam," Meredith couldn't help the smile of adoration that bloomed on her face. "You truly have a

I've gotten myself an allegiant, Leonica couldn't help but truly smile at that

you don't have to be so extreme, and please raise your head. This is

colored Meredith's

please inform my parents

and after a final bow, she

mask of pleasantries to fall from her face, revealing how truly worried she was

why didn't she

nothing doing with each other, which begged the question, why

running her fingers through her hair

out now; Irene's accomplice. It was pretty clear to her that it

groaned. Of course

articles were released from

had showed up at the Conference and he

what did he hope to gain by doing all

She paused, pondering.

days, or even smarter, then he'd have to have some

she thought, her eyes suddenly caught her reflection against the

but he wasn't going to ask again and the next

So...was she his goal?

was too much credit given to herself. No matter how much Jamil wanted her, his desire wasn't strong enough reason to ruin an entire family. There had to

as she walked out of the

who and who she was up against, all she needed to do now

as predictable as Irene, it was

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