Infatuated with my Ex-wife

"Buzz! Buzz!" Edward's personal phone suddenly vibrated, drawing his attention away from his documents.

"Did something happen to Irene?" he thought.

Everything was fine when he came to work this morning. Not many people knew the number to his personal phone, so only friends and family would call that line. He quickly answered the phone.

"Hey, Edward, it's me, Celine. I'm going to be discharged from the hospital today. Can you come over? Don't worry, it's just to pick me up. You know that I don't have many close friends," Celine said pitifully. Although she was telling the truth, it was important that Edward came to pick her up in person. He needed to be there for Eric and Celine's plan to work.

"Okay, what time? I'll pick you up," Edward said. It was true that she only had a handful of close friends, and he also needed to pay her a visit because she had just recovered.

"Ah, I was worried that you'd be busy, so I called you in advance. I'm supposed to leave the hospital at five o'clock later," Celine said in delight.

Tonight, their plot was about to succeed, and she would be in the headlines again. Let the show begin!

"Okay, I got it," Edward said before he hung up the phone. He would pick Celine up later. Five o'clock shouldn't be too late, so Irene shouldn't worry about him, or so he thought.

Edward continued to handle the documents. Recently, there were many things he had to deal with, especially after his father arranged for Eric to work in the company. They were battling with each other secretly.

Not only did Eric take away his staff, but he was also secretly plotting against him.

So Edward had to be on guard against them all the time, and he needed to train a group of new staff who were loyal to him.

Time flew by, and it was already five o'clock. Edward put away the document in his hand and drove to the hospital where Celine was.

"Edward, you're here. I'm not done with the discharge formalities yet. Just give me a minute," Celine said cutely as she saw Edward coming. She behaved like a sweet young lady from next door.

"Okay, let's go together," Edward said as they walked away together. At that moment, he wasn't aware that someone was taking a perfectly angled photo of him and Celine.

After they were done with the discharge procedures, Edward drove Celine back to her studio apartment.

"Celine, you can wear my coat if you find it chilly. After all, you've just been discharged from the hospital, and your body is still weak," Edward said as he drove. He thought she was cold when he heard her cough.

"Okay, thank you, Edward. I am feeling a little cold," Celine said gently and politely. She had actually coughed on purpose as part of her plan.

"Celine, you don't have to be so uptight," Edward said. He felt quite strange when he heard her being so polite to him.

In the past, Celine had never been so polite and distant from him. Maybe it was because he told her that Irene was the only one he loved, which could've made her feel like a third wheel. Celine had always been a sensitive person in his memories. This was also because she had grown up in an unhappy family, so it was easy for her to overthink.

Edward remembered that he took advantage of Celine's love for him to make Irene angry when he hadn't fallen in love with Irene yet, and he had even made her pregnant. He felt a quite sorry for her when he thought about it.

"Okay, Edward, I'm just afraid that Irene might read too much into this. By the way, how is she? She should be giving birth soon, right?" Celine asked in a considerate tone.

Truth be told, she actually despised Irene to the core. But this was her little secret. She definitely would not let her live a happy life.

"Irene is doing well, and the baby is due soon. Celine, thank you for your concern," Edward said. He didn't expect that Celine would actually care so much about Irene. It seemed like she had moved on. Edward felt a sorry for Celine. After all, she had also been pregnant before, and even though it was her own decision to abort the baby, she only did it because she was trying to compete with Irene. If only he hadn't been drunk at that time, then these troublesome things might not have happened. Though, he really didn't remember it happening at all.

They talked about their childhood on the way, and Celine quickly left a lipstick mark on his coat when he didn't pay attention. It was easy for people to misunderstand when they saw such ambiguous stains. The car finally arrived at the studio apartment where Celine lived. Like a gentleman, Edward got out of the car and opened the door for Celine. All of this was captured by the paparazzi behind him. At this moment, Celine was wearing Edward's coat. Whoever saw such a scene would immediately conclude that they had an intimate relationship, and it was a perfect scoop for the paparazzi to write about. The paparazzi were actually hired by Eric and Celine. It was about to be the finale of the show that Eric had prepared, and he couldn't wait to see Edward's reputation get dragged in the mud.

"Bye, Celine. Remember to take good care of your body. Don't do anything rash, yeah?" Edward said before turning to leave.

"Wait, Edward, your coat," Celine said thoughtfully. When she saw Edward turn around, she suddenly lunged forward and hugged him.

Edward was taken aback by her actions, for he had assumed that Celine had already moved on. At this moment, he was about to push her crying self away from his arms.

"Edward, please don't push me away. Let me hug you just this once. I can't just let go of my feelings for you so easily. After all, I've loved you for so many years," Celine cried as she displayed her skills as a professional actor.

Crying had always been her selling point as an actress. Moreover, she was crying in front of the person she liked, so it was super easy for her tears to flow.

"Celine, listen to me. You will definitely be able to find a person who really loves you in the future, but that person is not me. You still have a long life to lead, so don't keep dwelling on me. Don't cry anymore, yeah?" Edward said as he patiently comforted her.

He gently pushed Celine away from him as he spoke. At this time, his thoughts wandered to Irene. She was always so strong no matter what happened. Perhaps it was one of the reasons why he liked her. "Okay, thanks, Edward. I'm sorry. It's all my fault. I didn't keep my feelings in check. Be sure to drive slowly and take care on the road," Celine said, pretending to be strong. Her goal had been achieved. Celine deliberately wanted the paparazzi to take photos of them hugging each other affectionately. Who knew what the currently pregnant Irene would think? That was precisely what she wanted. Celine thrived off Irene's sorrow. She wanted to compete with Irene and see who would win the last round. In terms of acting, she was definitely a hundred times better than Irene. After all, she was an actress. On the way home, Edward smiled at the thought of the child they were about to bring into the world. He figured that Irene would be restless because he hadn't returned yet, so he stepped on the accelerator, wanting to be home as soon as possible to see her.

"Irene, I'm home. Are you sleepy? If you are, go to the bedroom first. I'll join you once I'm done washing up," Edward said softly. He reached out and led Irene to the bedroom.

"Okay, Edward, have you eaten yet?" Irene asked.

"I have. Come, it's time for bed!" said Edward.

The servants were also very happy to see the affectionate couple.

"Give me your coat. I'll help you put it away. Quickly go wash up. You've had a long day," Irene said, for she knew that Edward had to deal with his father and brother in the company, so he must have been exhausted.

"Okay, Irene, be a good girl and wait for me in bed," Edward said playfully. He deliberately said something that could make people easily daydream. He liked to tease Irene and make her happy. That way, the baby in her belly would be more healthy.

"Hmmph, seems like you're still as playful as ever. I'm off to bed," Irene said, amused. Nowadays, she felt that Edward liked to tease her and coax her into laughing. "What a happy life I have," she thought to herself.

But what she saw next hurt her feelings.

When Irene was putting away Edward's coat, she suddenly noticed some lipstick marks on the collar of the coat. And when she took a closer sniff, she could smell some faint perfume. Sure, it wasn't very strong, but it was still there.

A lipstick print accompanied with perfume on the coat-it would be hard for her not to overthink. A woman's intuition was very accurate, let alone a pregnant woman's intuition.

Irene's mind was filled with some terrible thoughts, and she wanted to stop overthinking. She didn't want to think about the possibility that Edward could be with another woman... But these lipstick marks and perfume were right before her eyes.

Any other woman would have also immediately thought of this possibility. But what should she do? Should she confront Edward directly? Wouldn't that mean she didn't trust him fully?☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐