She Was On Her Own

"Let's see that I'm the one who's injured here, father. You can check your beloved daughter to prove that I didn't hurt her in the slightest. Just check in detail all her skin!"  Edric tried to explain.

 He had never expected that Irene's character would actually change, she had even dared to slander him.

 "He didn't hit me," Irene held her head, pretending she was in pain.  Then she parted her hair on top of her head, "But he insulted me, he mocked me, he also belittled me, Aunt, Uncle. I'm really still traumatized by all his cruel deeds even though 10 years have passed. I thought it would be difficult for me to do that and I  can't survive in this place for so long. Aunt, please understand me!

 "How could I insult you when I'm the person who most expects you to come back to this house, Irene? Please… just because you're jealous of Lucy doesn't mean I have to accept the false accusation," Edric dodged.

 He tried to convince his mother who was angry with him.

 "Forever you will believe what your son says, Auntie. I remember from the past you were always like that. You don't trust me in the slightest, so why should I stay here?"  said Irene to Mrs.  Dorian who was shocked, then with fast steps Irene left the room,

 "Don't go again, Irene!"  She ignored Mafam  Dorian was at that moment, "Now that I have faith in you so don't ever go away again Irene!"

 "No, I'm still afraid to live here!"  Irene turned around,

 Her tears fell down her cheeks, even though they were deceitful tears, "In the end it is Edric who is always right, and I am the one who will always be blamed. Everything is still the same as before, you don't even believe that my father was killed and not because of a heart attack," said the woman  who started to smile bitterly,

 Then she stepped back,

 "I'm sorry, I won't force you anymore, so with great hope, I beg… Irene.. Don't go yet! If you want I will definitely accompany you wherever you are going," but her steps stopped when Edric quickly chased after her. and then grabbed a woman's hand.  

 He brought Irene's body to fall into his arms and hugged her body tightly.

 "Stay here!"  Then whispering a request for that woman, "I will ask you many times, and I will definitely give you whatever you want later," Edric promised, still in a whisper and it made Irene smile bitterly.

 *******

 Irene sat on a chair, in front of a table that had been filled with delicious food on it.

 The woman sat between Madam and Mister Dorian and looked at Edric across her.

 "How awesome! Is it true that you cooked all of this for me?"  Madam Dorian praised to Irene who smiling in pain.

 She actually looked in awe at the food on the table.

 Irene clearly knew that the food was not cooked by her but by Lucy.

 She smiled mockingly at Edric who seemed to really hope that the woman would justify his mother's question.

 "Why don't you try it first, Aunt?"  Irene did not answer Madam Dorian, but only offered the food lucy prepared it.

 And that made the middle-aged woman suspect Edric.

 "Ahh yeah," Madam Dorian started to pick up the knife and spoon,

 "Oh don't eat them, Auntie. Stop eating, I beg of you!"

 "Ha?!"  But she was surprised to hear Irene's ban at the time.

 Likewise with Edric and his father.

 "What's going on, Irene?!"  asked Mister Dorian.

 "I haven't tried it yet, I'm afraid this food will disappoint you all, Uncle" Irene replied.  She smiled gently at Edric's father, then grabbed a spoon and tasted the soup in front of her.

 "How does it feel?"  asked Mister Dorian, curious.

 "Damn it!"

 Praankkkk!

 Mister Dorian flinched,

 Everyone there was also shocked when Irene pulled the tablecloth and dropped all the food there.

 "Irene!"  Snapped Edric angrily,

 Meanwhile Madam Dorian seemed to stand up and drop the knife in her hand.

 "Disgusting! I'm telling you all that it was Lucy who cooked all this food and not me!" shouted Irene with an emotion tone.

 ******

 Irene now was not the Irene before.  She didn't want to sit around and be hurt anymore like when she was a teenager.

 "Disgusting! I'm telling you all that it was Lucy who cooked all this food and not me!"

 That made Edric take a deep breath.  The man really couldn't make a deal with Irene.

 "Hmm.."

 Hearing Irene's words, Madam Dorian started to stand in pain, she seemed to be holding back her anger, then held her aching head.

 "Oh God!"  and Mister Dorian immediately stepped quickly to help his wife stay on her feet.

 "Why have you never seen the CCTV in your house, Auntie? Ahh right… you are just like that. You didn't even know that I was tortured by your son, nor did you know that my father's killer often came in and out of this house. She approached Edric and kissed him on the spot before my eyes, then you still want me to marry that son of yours who often sleeps with that other woman. How ridiculous, what if they accidentally have children behind me. How poor my child, oh…!"  said Irene who looked annoyed at the woman in front of her.  "Don't you have pity on my future child?" asked her, shouting.

 "Please, Irene. Don't talk about the past anymore," and Mister Dorian asked the woman to stop bringing up the past.

 "Yep, I'll stop them! But I really don't want to come to this place again, so please… let me go!"  said Irene who had stepped foot again. " Don't ever expect me to come to see you again!"

 "No Irene, don't do it again! just talk about whatever if you want to! It's all my fault for failing to take care of you." But Madam  Dorian insisted on forbidding the woman to leave, "So I beg you, don't go!"  She asked so hopefully with her tears rolling her cheeks.

 And that made Edric immediately approach Irene in a rush.

 "I know you hate me but please, don't do that to my mother, Irene!"  He begged, then clasped his palms and led the woman to leave there.

 "Fine but I'm a little thirsty!"  but Edric stopped when he heard Irene's words.

 "What are you all waiting for? Get her a drink!"  The man heard Mister Dorian talking to his servants.

 And quickly the old servant came to bring a glass of water on a tray to Irene.

 "Let go of my hand!"  asked Irene,

 And Edric had to do, meanwhile, Madam Dorian seemed to be standing still with a look of regret on Irene.

 "Ahh sorry!"  She heard his son's sound.

 Byuuur!

 Then they were shocked again when Irene had splashed water on Edric's face.

 "No, Irene!"  and Irene stopped the hand that was about to hit the glass on the man's head when Mister Dorian begged.

 "I don't like being forced by him, Uncle," snapped Irene,

 Praakkk!  "This will stop him from pulling my hand again, I don't want to be forced by him again and again!"  said Irene who had hit the glass on Edric's head so that blood seemed to flow out of it.

 "Master!"

 "Master!"

 "Eric!"

 Then with quick steps Irene ran towards the exit of the house.

 "Hold her!"  She was surprised when he heard Edric's cold voice commanding his servants.

 "Damn them all!"  Then she took off the shoes she was wearing, "Don't chase me!"  shouted Irene who had thrown her shoes and ran quickly from the venue.

 Meanwhile Mada. Dorian looked disappointed at her son who seemed to be covering the wound with a cloth.

 "I think that's how it felt when you bullied Irene in the past!"  said the disappointed middle-aged woman.

 She wasn't the least bit worried about her son's condition.

 "Oh Honey!"  said her husband with full sadness.

Madam  Dorian just kept going with the maid's help, leaving his son behind;  Edric who seemed to look at him with a look full of sadness.

"Honey!"

 She ignored the calls from her husband.