Chapter 116

Irene returned home directly after leaving the hotel. On her way home, she realized that she had made a mistake. How was she supposed to explain her relationship with Edric to Wilson?

The next day, when she went to the company, her thoughts were all over the place. She was afraid that Wilson would ask about her relationship with Edric, but it turned out to be completely different from her expectations. Wilson's attitude towards her was the same as

usual. He didn't seem to be interested in gossiping about her and Edric at all.

Irene breathed a sigh of relief. She was secretly glad that she had met a good manager. What she didn't know, however, was that he wasn't uninterested. Rather, he was too afraid to ask. The previous night, after she was taken away by Edric, John had a few words with him. In a brutish manner, John had instructed Wilson to treat Irene well, and that if he ran into any problems, John would be happy to help.

What luck! With John's help, Wilson could easily excel in his career. He was no fool; money made the world go round after all. To h*ll with gossip!

At lunch, Irene received a call from Rowane. That was when she realized that the emerald pendant she usually wore around her neck had disappeared. Her mind flashed back to when that beast, Edric, was tearing her clothes off in the bathroom. That must have been when it fell off. The emerald pendant was left to Irene by Myra; luckily, Rowane had found it.

Irene went to the cafe next to her office to meet Rowane. Rowane took out the pendant and handed it to Irene. Irene thanked her, taking it. She was about to stash it away into her bag when Rowane suddenly prompted her, "Miss Nelson, don't you want to check it first?" "What would I be checking it for?" Irene was taken aback.

"Aren't you afraid I'll rip you off?" Rowane asked, half-jokingly.

"You must be kidding me. I've always known you as a person with integrity, Miss Wood," Irene responded.

Rowane asked again, "That emerald pendant looks very expensive. It must be very valuable. Was it inherited from your family?"

Irene smiled. "It's not worth that much, but it's very valuable to me. After all, my mother left it to me. I can't thank you enough, Miss Wood."

Rowane felt a twinge of excitement by Irene's reply. "Your mother is from San Fetillo, isn't she?"

"Yes, she was born and bred in San Fetillo!" Irene answered.

Unexpectedly, Rowane became even more

was sickening for them to gather, drink tea and chat as if that fact meant nothing. So, Irene returned abruptly, "I have some

had told her the secrets behind her family background, she had never given up looking for her birth mother. Although Rowane was sad that her mother had left her alone at the orphanage, she felt that her mother must have had her reasons for doing so. A maternal love was extraordinary; no mother

do so much. The emerald pendant was her only clue to find her mother. In this huge world, her chances

upon such an important revelation. Both emerald pendants were identical and had been left

returned to the company, Edric called her up to his office. His expression indicated

Rowane hesitated. Should she

the initiative to tell him herself. The issue she had now was a little complicated. It would probably be hard for her to investigate it alone. Therefore, she decided that it would be a wise move to disclose it to Edric and

the first place was because of her similarity to Irene, looks-wise. After listening to her story, he observed her carefully. The more he looked at her, the more he saw the similarities between her

between Rowane and

smell of medicine wafted over. In her three years of marriage with Edric, she had tried

the sofa, answered, "No one is sick. Lily is taking some supplements." With that, she added, "Edric said Lily's too thin, so he went to consult some

trying to trigger Irene. Irene was no fool. She smirked faintly and went upstairs. On her way up, she heard Lily tell Maisy, "Please store the supplements properly. Edric said

effort? Irene guffawed in her heart. She closed the door and shut out Lily's arrogant display.

in the bedroom and sighed heavily before her phone rang. She picked it up at once. Edric's voice came over the line. "When are you moving in?" Irene

had already wasted her opportunity last time. This time, she must grab hold of it tightly. No matter how disgusting the sight of Edric was to her, it wouldn't be any worse than the disgust she felt from the scent of medicine in this house. After their marriage, she developed a deep phobia of any sort of medication. Satisfied with her answer, Edric's tone became quite amicable. He told her to give him a heads up when she was moving out so he could come to pick

anyway; he didn't need to show up personally. John could just pass her the keys

answer made Edric angry for some reason, hence he hung

next day, Irene moved into Chandelle Valley. When she moved out of the Cook family, she told Steven that she was just going back to keep Thomas company for a few days. Steven did not stop her; he told her to stay there for a couple of days before coming home again. When Deborah and

been a hot topic among San Fetillo's citizens. Irene had no idea about all of that. While Edric had been setting Chandelle Valley up, she was busy dealing with all her problems. She had neither the time nor

opened the door, she was shocked by what she saw. Edric had given

clothes and toiletries. Before coming here, she had made up her mind to stay here for just a month. Well, if she

mocking smile formed on her face. When she lived with Edric, she used to love

pajamas to her cup, had cartoons on them. Edric used to nag at her and say that cartoons were for children. But now, looking at the cartoon slippers, Irene wondered if she was

dreams and fantasies. She was now a woman who had been through many hardships.

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