Infatuated with my Ex-wife novel Chapter 76

Irene thought it was weird for Millicent to ask her with such seriousness all of a sudden.

What did she want to know?

"This question seems important. I should think it through before answering it," Irene thought.

"Okay, Millicent. Go ahead. Since you're so serious about it, I'll listen carefully and give you an answer after some careful consideration," Irene said animatedly, her tone exaggerated.

It was quite the funny sight. She wanted to tease Millicent and lift her spirits.

"I mean, let's just say that Edward didn't do anything to hurt you. He had a reason not to lend money to the Jones siblings, and what happened to your mother was an unfortunate accident. If he really had no part in it at all, would you be able to forgive him and continue loving him?"

Irene searched for an answer deep within herself when she heard Millicent's question. If things had turned out to be like that, would she be able to forgive Edward? She wasn't sure.

Millicent noticed how Irene paused to think about it, and she knew she had finally found a way to solve this situation. She would definitely clear this misunderstanding between both of them and convince her not to leave this place or Edward.

"Irene, I know what kind of person you are. You wouldn't leave the person you love if he hadn't done anything to hurt you, right? So, why don't you give him a chance to clear his name?"

Millicent had analyzed Irene carefully. She sincerely hoped that she wasn't wrong about Edward. Hopefully, he really hadn't done anything to hurt Irene, because she could tell that he cared about her immensely just based on the few interactions they had.

Only a misunderstanding could worm its way between two people who loved each other dearly and put some distance between them.

"Of course, Millicent. But how can I believe him when there's a lipstick stain and perfume on his coat? Honestly, even if I know that my mother's death wasn't his fault, I still care about it dearly."

Fortunately, Irene decided to tell Millicent what was on her mind after some thought. This was the only reason why their misunderstanding would slowly be resolved in the future.

"I understand how you feel, Irene. I'm not forcing you to believe in him. But wouldn't you agree that he at least deserves a chance to prove himself to you?"

Millicent was guiding her step by step, because she believed that Irene wouldn't have liked someone who could potentially hurt her.

She chose to believe her intuition that Edward wouldn't hurt Irene voluntarily. This was all a big misunderstanding, and she was still grieving over Sofia's death.

So, after everything had been cleared up, Irene would still choose to stay with Edward. However, as the famous saying goes, time was the best medicine.

"I know what you mean, Millicent, but there's a wall between us now. What can I do?"

Irene knew that Millicent wanted to help her, but she couldn't just sweep all of this under a rug and pretend it never happened. This was especially the case concerning the lipstick stain and perfume on Edward's coat.

"Okay, Irene. All of us need time to process things, especially the things that we don't want to happen. But you must take things slow and try to understand why Edward did the things he did," Millicent explained patiently.

She hoped that Irene would still hold on to her sense of reason and wouldn't allow her feelings to overcome her.

It was unfair for Edward if Irene wouldn't even give him a chance to prove himself all because of a misunderstanding and her emotions. One of them needed an opportunity to prove himself, and the other was desperate to escape.

"I don't want to endure anymore, Millicent. I'm sick of all this, and I want to leave as soon as I can."

Irene wanted to give up on her relationship of many years. Perhaps she felt that it was better to be alone because she was both physically and mentally drained.

"Irene, isn't it strange how Celine somehow always manages to stand between both of you? I'm sure you know it isn't easy to deal with her."

Millicent knew the cause of all these problems in their relationship, and she was determined to help her solve them once and for all. Irene was drained of all her energy and had gone through so much pain that the only thing on her mind was to get out of here.

"I have always been aware of this. Celine kept framing me in front of Edward back when we weren't on good terms. She wanted him to misunderstand and despise me, and she succeeded. Obviously, he would trust her over me," Irene said sadly as she recalled the past.

The thought of giving up had never crossed Irene's mind no matter how bad Edward had misunderstood her back then. She had firm conviction in herself at that time.

"That's right, Irene. Both of you didn't get along too well, and Celine continued to make him misunderstand you so that things would get worse."

Millicent felt like she had been enlightened, and she could finally see the light at the end of the dark tunnel.

"Yeah, that's true, but what does it matter? Celine has always been like that. She'll do whatever she can to get what she wants, even if she has to resort to underhanded tricks."

Irene saw how meticulous Millicent was being, much like a seasoned detective who paid attention to details.

She found it quite funny that Millicent was behaving like this. Where did her usual quiet and elegant self go?

"Millicent, why are you so interested about my affairs? Perhaps you want to try your hand at being a professional detective?" Irene couldn't hold back her desire to tease Millicent.

Both of them smiled at the same time.

"Yeah, whatever. Okay, back to the main topic—Irene, you know just what kind of person Celine is with all her sneaky actions. So, why do you still fall into her traps? You've always been very smart," Millicent said patiently.

She was pretty darn sure she knew what Celine had done this time. As it turned out, an actress was really good at pretending.

"What do you mean, Millicent? You're saying that I've fallen into her trap?"

Irene finally understood what Millicent was hinting at. Honestly, she had thought about this before, but it was easy to ignore it when faced with solid evidence before her. She was also more preoccupied with her feelings for Edward and the emotional turmoil she experienced.

"That's right, Irene. See, Celine made Edward misunderstand you multiple times in the past, so he ended up despising you. But you were so steadfast and confident back then, and things eventually worked out. How is this different from those situations?"

Millicent now knew all of Celine's tricks. She was determined to help both of them reconcile with each other, because Irene had gone through so much suffering.

"You mean to say that Celine is behind this whole thing?" Irene asked, uncertainty in her voice.

Although she wasn't sure whether Celine had done anything deliberately, she believed Millicent had a point. This matter must be connected to Celine somehow.

"Irene, you're the victim, and you're too close to the centre of the crossfire. Now that you've taken a step back from it, you should be able to see the big picture," Millicent said, snapping her fingers as though she had made a wonderful discovery.

Millicent wanted to tell Irene how happy she was as she listened to what she said. Irene had finally gotten her head out of the clouds. She believed that Irene could defeat this pesky little mistress, Celine.

Millicent felt rather proud at this moment, for Irene had quickly understood what she was trying to say.

"Come on, Millicent, there's no need to praise me over this. Go on, let me listen to your advice," Irene said, suppressing her laughter.

Honestly, she was very grateful that Millicent had always cared about her and showed her great concern. Sometimes, it seemed that Millicent cared more about it than Irene herself did.

"Okay, although Edward's coat has a lipstick stain and perfume, this alone isn't enough to prove that he has cheated on you. Maybe Celine had deliberately left those marks when he wasn't paying attention."

Irene felt that the points Millicent made in her analysis were quite reasonable, but she was still upset.

"Give it some thought, Irene. If Edward really likes Celine, he could've just divorced you and married her instead. Regardless of Madeline's support, he could've divorced you any time he wanted, yet he didn't."

Suddenly, Millicent felt that Irene would no longer be so keen about leaving. As long as she could solve this misunderstanding, she could slowly let go of her grief towards her mother's death. That way, Irene would no longer have the desire to leave.

"Okay, I got it. This could have been part of Celine's plan."

Millicent gently placed her hand on Irene's face and gently brushed her fingers over her eyelashes. She felt quite worried as she looked into her confused eyes.

She was worried that Irene would leave with her child.