Infatuated with my Ex-wife novel Chapter 78

"Don't take advantage of me, Eric! Tell me, what is your plan? If your plan is just to sleep with me, I'm sure you'll lose!" Celine could not stand it anymore.

Both of them were partners in crime, but she was the only one who suffered each time. Moreover, he liked to keep her in the dark for most things. They should've been on equal footing, but she had a feeling that she had lost more things during their partnership.

What a vicious and evil man Eric was.

"Aren't you smart, Celine? Seems like I haven't misjudged you. Of course, sleeping with you is only the first part of my plan. I need to make you pregnant. Can you see where I'm going with this?"

Would a man like Eric lack women? What a joke.

"Celine thinks so highly of herself, assuming that my plan would fail without her," Eric sneered to himself.

Eric had finally revealed his motive. He wanted to get Celine pregnant and then make Edward sleep with her. That would surely solidify Irene's decision to leave her husband immediately.

Although Irene wanted to leave Edward, she was taking too long to decide. They needed to speed things up.

"Hey, didn't you do that last time?! Can you not be so old-fashioned?"

Celine wanted to murder Eric after getting to know the base plan he had schemed. She hated using her body to achieve their goal.

The last miscarriage had harmed her body seriously.

"That's right, Celine. It may be the same tactic as before, but this will be more effective. Irene has almost made up her mind, but she's taking too long. We need to give her a little push," Eric explained slowly.

After all, some things couldn't be rushed. If he didn't reveal his plan to Celine, she was unlikely to cooperate with him any further.

That would implicate him and his master plan would be delayed. If he could convince her, things would be much smoother for him.

"Oh, you mean that she'll leave him when this misunderstanding grows even deeper!" Celine said with great certainty.

He had finally told her his insidious plan. It seemed that Celine wasn't wrong about his wicked characteristics.

"Atta girl, Celine. Any more questions? If not, let's begin the first phase."

Eric wanted to hear Celine repeat it so that he could praise her wits.

He was a skillful schemer, and ordinary people wouldn't notice it.

"Okay, Eric. I hope everything goes according to plan," Celine said. She was reluctant to sleep with him, but she had to admit that this method was very effective.

Celine remembered how affected Irene had been by her lipstick stain on Edward's coat. She wouldn't mind doing something that would hurt Irene more, to the point where she might consider suicide.

Celine was elated at the thought of it. She believed she could successfully chase Irene away this time.

"Relax, Celine. Have I ever let you down? Look, you've almost accomplished your goal after cooperating with me," Eric spoke confidently, as though their victory was set in stone.

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Eric was sure his plan would work, but alas, Claudia was aware of their evil schemes.

"Fine, Eric. Enough chatting—let's get down to business," Celine said before kissing Eric of her own initiative. Although she really didn't want to sleep with him, she would do anything to get her revenge.

Now that he had finally persuaded Celine, Eric cut to the chase. They slept with each other in the living room.

"Edward, Eric has been colluding with Celine. They have been scheming against you for quite a while!" Claudia said seriously. She believed that this piece of information would definitely be useful to him.

"Mum, how do you know?" Edward asked in bewilderment after hearing her words. He never thought that Eric would collude with Celine. It seemed like he had underestimated him.

"My son, even I can see how cold Irene has been treating you recently. That scandalous article was circulating and there was also news of Sofia's death. Even the greatest of saints would be affected by such depressing news, so I decided to pay Celine a visit and happened to hear their conversation."

Of course, Claudia understood Irene's actions. She had also imagined the worst case scenario—Irene would leave silently, just like she had done. Back then, the only thing on Claudia's mind was to run far away from the pain her husband's affair had caused her. She thought she could escape from the emotional turmoil.

In order to prevent Irene from doing the same, she decided to meet Celine in person. As a result, she discovered this shocking secret.

"Hmm, so they have been colluding with each other right from the start. That explains a lot of things," Edward muttered. He finally understood why there were some matters that he couldn't make heads or tails of. Things had turned out to be like this.

He had pulled some strings to ban Celine in the entertainment circle, but some directors mentioned she had someone supporting her from the shadows.

Moreover, the photos of him and Celine were taken at just the right angle and time. How could it be a coincidence with how often it happened?

In addition, Celine acted like she loved him to death when he went over to give her a warning. She paid no heed to his threat.

"Yes, that's good. Have you found a way to deal with them now? I'm worried Irene will leave you—you should pay attention to her actions," Claudia said worriedly.

After all, she had gone through a similar situation before. How could she not know what Irene was thinking at this time?

"Okay, what if we allow them to act as they please for now? But just when they think they've won, we'll counterattack them! Mum, what do you think? As for Irene, I'll always have someone keeping an eye on her," Edward told her his plan.

Both of them devised a plan together in Edward's office. They must defeat this man. After all, he was behaving more and more arrogantly in the company.

"Hmm. That's not a bad idea, Edward. We have the initiative, and they'll assume we've fallen into their hands. That's when we'll use our trump card!"

This time, Claudia knew that her child would no longer get caught in their schemes. She felt quite grateful.

"Oh, yeah. Mum, Eric wants to meet me tonight. He said it was important, and that I'd regret it if I didn't go. Perhaps this is the first step of their plan."

Edward suddenly recalled what Eric had told him over the call this morning. He had planned to decline at first, but now that he knew Eric had been colluding with Celine, he had no choice but to go.

"Edward, we should play along for now and observe their actions. Just when they think they've won, we'll swoop in with our counterattack! You must meet him this evening. If there's anything you need me to do, just let me know and I'll arrange it for you."

Claudia had a hunch what they would do next—she had witnessed what happened in Celine's apartment last night.

She was not a fool. After returning from abroad, she slowly got to know what happened during the years she wasn't by Edward's side. She also knew that Celine had been pregnant with his child before.

In the past, she couldn't understand why Edward had gotten her pregnant, or why he allowed himself to be wrapped around Celine's finger. He had even thought of divorcing Irene because of this pregnancy! However, she now understood what was going on.

Moreover, she firmly believed that her child was not someone who would have intimate relations with someone who wasn't his wife.

"I just remembered one more thing. Celine is having intimate relations with Eric! I happened to witness it last night."

Claudia felt that it was better for Edward to know these things, so that it would be easier for him deal with Eric and Celine.

"So they've been having intimate relations. In that case, Celine may not have been pregnant with my child! I was drunk back then, and immediately after I woke up, Celine told me that we had s*x. I believed it because we were both naked."

Even now, Edward was aware that he had no recollection of what went on that night, especially what he had supposedly done with Celine.

In that case, he decided to meet them tonight.