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?"

without a second thought, she picked up the handbag that matched her dress and

Leonica asked Meredith when they arrived at a deserted

"Yes, but it was only because I was

else in her voice, much to Meredith's surprise. "As a matter of fact, 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 all that happiness seemed to be diluted by a sour taste when she remembered the glimpse of Irene's conversation

side, studying Meredith's reaction before

a small portion." She clarified, earning

Leonica gently patted her on the

of adoration that bloomed on her face. "You truly have a big heart." She

an allegiant, Leonica couldn't help

extreme, and please raise your head. This is no place for

Embarrassment colored

inform my

final bow, she was gone retracing her

to fall from her face,

why didn't

two had nothing doing with each other, which begged the question, why were they suddenly

through her hair in the

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

groaned. Of course

explains why all those articles were released from several branches of

had showed up

to gain

She paused, pondering.

high school days, or even smarter, then he'd have to have some sort of a plan. And knowing him, she knew he'd never do anything unless he had a goal

caught her reflection against the full body mirror and she remembered all Jamil had said

going to ask again and

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 be something else.

just have to see." She mused as she walked

against, all she needed to do

For someone as predictable as Irene, it was going to be

to introduce to you, the newest addition to the Romero family, a