A Vengeful Bride novel Chapter 139

After hearing what he said, I couldn't help but look at Mark in surprise.

I didn't expect that Mark would know that I wanted to ask about our father. Did my mother tell him?

"Mom has already told me about this matter. I know that she shouldn't have hidden it, but you have to think for mom. We are just ordinary people. If mom told others this thing, it would do no good to our family."

"So... you also know about this matter?"

I clenched my fists and said as I looked at Mark.

"I... When I was a child, I overheard dad and mom talking. Dad told mom about it, and..."

Mark didn't finish his words. Instead, he glanced at me.

I looked at the hesitant look on Mark's face and asked anxiously, "And what?"

"And dad said that he didn't want to die, but Gramps Xi said that as long as he could accomplish this task, he would make you become Edward's wife and the hostess of the Xis, and then he agreed."

Was everything because of me?

I looked at Mark in a daze, but I couldn't hear anything he said.

I left the car shop in a daze, and I didn't notice the strange smile on Mark's face. If I could be more rational at that time, maybe the tragedy would not have happened.

My father's death was caused by Xis, which was a great blow to me.

I even found that I had been living in an illusion of love all the time.

I thought of the kind face of Gramps Xi. I still remembered that when I lived an unhappy life in the Xis, the only person who helped me was him. But I didn't expect that he helped me because he felt guilty. His hypocritical care chilled my heart.

"What's wrong? Are you angry that I don't accompany you because of work?" I was lost in thought. Even when Edward came to me, I didn't notice.

My body was hugged by Edward, and I could feel his breathing clearly.

I was so close to him, and I could feel his unusually warm breathing, but I couldn't help shivering.

"Why is your hand so cold? Did you catch a cold?" Seeing that I didn't say anything, Edward held my hand and asked with a frown.

My lips trembled as I raised my head to look at him. I pushed his hand away and walked towards the bed.

"Ashley, what's wrong? Why do you suddenly treat me with a bad attitude? After winning this design competition, let's get married and spend the rest of our lives together, okay?" Seeing that I didn't pay attention to him, Edward walked to me and held my face. He looked at me seriously and said.

I looked into his eyes in a daze, but I didn't say a word.

"I'm hungry." After a long time, I said in a hoarse voice.

"I'll get some food for you right now." Edward picked me up, put me on the bed, and left.

I looked at his tall back, and my heart was in great pain.

Baby, what should I do? How should I treat your father? What should we do?

"Oh... it hurts... Edward..." Maybe it was because I was affected by my emotions. My feet suddenly began to cramp in the middle of the night.

I was almost driven crazy by this feeling. I was sweating so much that I couldn't help but call Edward's name.

"What's wrong? Where does it hurt?" Hearing my voice, Edward turned on the night light and I saw his face clearly.

He hurriedly picked me up and touched my belly with his fingers, saying in an anxious tone.

"My feet... cramp... It hurts..." I couldn't speak fluently because of the cramp. I could only point at my feet and said intermittently.

"Is it here?" Edward put me down, got out of bed, knelt on one knee, and gently massaged my instep and asked.

I couldn't help but nod uncomfortably. "Relax. I'm giving you a massage. You'll feel better soon." Because of pregnancy, my foot began to swell. This was the first time that I began to cramp. It was said that a pregnant woman would cramp easily when she sleep at night. I didn't expect that it would hurt so much.

I held my belly and enjoyed the massage of Edward. When I opened my eyes slightly, I saw Edward's obedient look.

He looked perfect and handsome. I looked at him in a trance, as if I fell into a dream.

"What's wrong? Is it still painful?" When I was staring at Edward in a daze, I didn't see that he was approaching me. He probably noticed that I was in a trance, so he thought I was still very uncomfortable.

I came to sense and shook my head, "No."

"It's so late. Let's sleep." Edward put his arms around my waist and held me in his arms. He gently touched my belly and said.

I looked out of the window, and my fingers couldn't help trembling slightly.

After I finished my breakfast absentmindedly, I sat on the sofa in the living room and watched TV. The media in Beijing were basically reporting this grand design competition this time.

Because the design competition was held by a big French company. They want to find a top company to cooperate, so the competition was very grand.

Companies that took part in the competition were also well-known in Beijing.

I saw Edward sitting in the first place. He was wearing a dark blue suit and a striped tie. He looked handsome, but he just sat quietly in his seat. The powerful aura on his body was hard to ignore.

William sat in the third row behind Edward.

William was still wearing a white suit, there was a smile on his handsome face. He was very calm.

I watched TV with mixed feelings, and I felt indescribably nervous and anxious in my heart.

"Ding Ling." Just as I was watching TV nervously, my mobile phone on the table rang at this time.

The sudden ringtone scared me. I came back to sense and picked up the phone.

The phone call was from Amy. She said that it was time for the show to start. She told me not to be nervous and they would definitely win.

I didn't know why Amy was so sure that William could win the competition.

Was it because William asked me to stop Edward's designers from participating in the competition?

After I hung up the phone, I felt a little depressed, so I asked someone to drive to the Mu family.

When I went over, my mother and Mark were having breakfast. Mark seemed to be on a vacation and he didn't go to work. When he saw me, he greeted me enthusiastically.

"Ashley, I think I'd better give this to you."

I chatted with them anxiously for a while. When I was about to leave, my mother gave me a notebook.

"What's this?" I looked at the notebook in my hand and looked at my mother's old face with some doubts.

"This is your father's diary. I kept it all the time. When you asked me about your father's death, I knew that I couldn't hide it anymore. So I give this to My mother said with sorrow in her eyes, "Ashley, you can't blame me for being avaricious. I did this not only because your father wanted you to be happy, but also because... we couldn't fight against the Xi family. Over the years, I was wicked and did a lot of things to hurt you. Last time, you sent me to prison. Although I hated you in my heart, I finally realize what I had done to you in the days in prison. You are my daughter. There is no mother who treats her daughter badly in this world. Believe me, you were really born by me."