A Vengeful Bride novel Chapter 136

"Do you think I want my company to be taken back like this? I and Edward are totally incompatible. Either I die or he dies." William smiled bitterly and said to me sadly, "Ashley, don't be cheated by Edward. You are hurt by him again and again. Edward is ruthless. The people of the Xis are heartless."

"Okay, I'll help you."

Finally, I looked at William and nodded gently.

If it was just to prevent people from Edward's company from participating in the design exhibition this time, the consequences would not be serious, right?

But... would it be despicable?

"I just want to delay their time. I won't do anything else."

William explained to me as if he had seen through what I was thinking.

I was relieved when I heard that William was just trying to delay their time to the exhibition.

"Ashley, if you want to leave Edward completely, you can only defeat him. Only in this way, you can have a chance to get rid of him. If you want revenge, you can come to me. I'll help you destroy him. This time, I'll completely destroy him."

When I left the room, William said to me in a gloomy voice.

I pursed my lips and stared out of the window, but my mind was in a mess.

The development of the matter was different from before. I was confused because of Edward and William. I couldn't tell who was telling the truth and who was lying.

"Madam, do you want to go back directly, or?" Paul's voice interrupted my thoughts. I came to sense and glanced at him. Then, I asked him to send me to the Mu family.

I hadn't been there for a long time. When I saw the shabby yard, I had an indescribable feeling in my heart.

I hadn't seen my mother for a few days since she came to see me in the hospital. This time, they were taught a great lesson.

After I composed my emotions, I walked into the yard and came to the door. As soon as I knocked on the door, I heard the sound of my mother coming from the vegetable garden nearby.

"Ashley, are you here to see me?" My mother held a hoe and a basket with a few tomatoes and some cabbage on it.

After seeing me, she was very happy.

"I have something to ask you."

I thought for a moment, then glanced at her and said coldly.

After so many things happened, I found it hard to be close to my mother again. I had been hurt by her many times, so there was no way for me to be intimate with her.

"How are you recently? I heard that Edward and Betty are divorced. You will soon become his wife again."

My mother put down the hoe in her hand and came to me. She wanted to hold my hand, but I took away my hand reflexively. She seemed to be a little embarrassed, "Ashley, I'm sorry. Can you forgive me? Mark and I will change. Mark has become better now. He has begun to work in the carriage shop. We won't hurt you anymore. Please forgive us. After all, we are a family."

My mother said sincerely as if she had really repented. I really wanted to forgive her.

However, I remembered that day when I was locked up in the cave and they wanted to burn me to death. It was vivid in my mind. No matter how long it took, I still felt cold when I thought of it.

"I came here today because I want to know how my father died."

I forced myself to suppress those emotions. Looking at my mother's guilty eyes, I asked lightly.

When my father died, I was young, and I didn't know what happened. I only knew that the people in the Xis said that my father died to save Gramps Xi. Then when my father was about to die, he asked Gramps Xi to take good care of me. So Gramps Xi asked Edward to marry me on the spot.

I suddenly became Edward's wife from a driver's daughter. Although the rich and powerful life sounded very attractive, but I lived a terrible life. "You... your father... How could you suddenly think of your father?" It seemed that my mother didn't expect that I would suddenly ask this question, so she looked at me with some fear and hesitation.

"I just want to know how my father died at that time. At that time, Gramps Xi just said that my father died to save him."

Looking at my mother's panic look, I couldn't help but say.

Judging from her expression, she must know something about my father's death. Why didn't she tell me all these years?

My mother looked at me, and suddenly let out a heartbreaking cry. Then she sat on the ground, thumped her chest and said, "Ashley, it's not that I didn't tell you. It's because... I took the money from the Xis. I had no choice. I promised that I would keep this secret."

"You took... the money of the Xis?" I took a deep breath and looked at my mother who was crying.

Her eyes were red and she calmed down for a moment, then she told me what had happened that year.

Dad, what should I do?

"The housekeeper said that you didn't eat anything when you came back today. Did the child make trouble for you?" In the evening, Edward came back. Seeing me lying on the bed, he stepped forward and picked me up. He gently touched my belly with his big hand and said in a worried and serious tone.

His unusually gentle voice stimulated my heart.

I raised my head and looked at his handsome face. My fingers couldn't help but clenched into fists.

The sharp fingernails made my palm a little painful. I took a deep breath, tried my best to control my emotions, and pretended that I didn't care, "Edward, I want to ask you something."

"What?" Edward probably felt that my mood was a bit abnormal, so he just lowered his head and rubbed my nose with his lips.

It seemed that he liked this kind of action very much recently, as if he was eager for sex.

My nose was rubbed by him like this. Feeling a little disgusted, I pushed him away. He narrowed his eyes and reached out two fingers to pinch my chin, then he asked, "Ashley, what's wrong with you today?"

"I want to... ask you about my father." I allow him to pinch my chin and said coldly.

His hand couldn't help but shake. Although it was imperceptible, I still noticed it.

Sure enough, there were some secrets about my father's death. Was what William and my mother said right? Was everything a conspiracy of the Xis? In order to save their lives, did they use my father as a scapegoat? They clearly knew that my father was a very loyal person.

"Why did you suddenly think of your father?" Just in a moment, Edward returned to normal. He smiled and caressed my eyes with his fingers.

"I just want to know how my father died." I looked at Edward's eyes and stared at his pupils seriously, not letting go of any expression of him.

"It was an accident. He saved grandpa."

"Did he save grandpa, or did you used him as a scapegoat?" I sneered and said coldly.

Edward seemed to be unhappy with my sharp attitude at this moment. He put down his hand, stared calmly at my eyes and said, "Ashley, what's wrong with you? Today, you are acting weird."

Acting weird?