Chapter 0188
Third Person POV
Irene knew exactly what she was doing. The look on Judy’s face was exactly what she was going for. She wanted Judy to see Skyla with her father and to think that Skyla was a better match. Judy was no match when it came to Skyla, and everybody knew it. Including Skyla.
Just that morning they had a whole conversation about it.
Irene intercepted Skyla before she joined the others for their morning meeting. Skyla frowned when she saw Irene because her last encounter with her hadn’t been great. In fact, Irene had made a fool out of herself trying to impress the actress. But Irene knew something about Skyla now, and she was going to use that to her advantage.
“I’m late for the meeting,” Skyla told Irene, holding up her hand and stopping what she had to say. Can’t this wait until later?” She was used to being bombarded by fans, and in her eyes, Irène wasn’t any different.
“I think you are going to want to speak with me now, Irene said, folding her arms across her chest. Skyla froze and looked at the girl; something about he made Skyla interested and she raised her brows “Okay, you have my attention,” she said curiously. “For now,” she made sure to add.
Irene grinned and leaned against the wall; her eyes fixed on the beautiful Skyla. She would make the perfect stepmother; not only was she age–appropriate, but she was also gorgeous… not to mention she wasn’t Judy and that’s all that Irene cared about. She wanted Judy away from her life. In her head, Judy wasn’t only using Gavin to get close to Ethan. Irene wanted her as far away from their lives as possible and if that meant setting her father up with another woman, then that’s exactly what she was going to
- do.
“I overheard you speaking about my father last night, Irene went on to say. “I know you have a thing for him.”
“And why is that any of your business?” Skyla asked.
“Well, for starters, if things work out for you, you’d be my stepmother. So, who my father sees, is kind of my business by default,” Irene murmured. Even Skyla had to admit, she had a point, though she didn’t think that far ahead. She only wanted to test the waters with Gavin to see if there was any potential in that. Being a stepmother was not something she was signing up for. But she supposed it was the price she was going to have to pay.
“I’m assuming you have an issue with me pursuing your father?” Skyla asked.
“Not at all,” Irene surprised her by saying without hesitation. “Don’t get me wrong… I think it would be a little weird to call you stepmom… but my father’s happiness is all that matters to me and if you make. him happy, then I’m happy. Matt and I have been wanting our father to remarry for some time now.”
“Matt?”
“My brother,” she answered. Of course, Irene knew that Matt was real brother, but he was
basically her brother. For a moment, she forgot that not everybody knew about Matt. Even while the film
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crew were living in their villa, Matt mainly kept to himself. The crew was so busy, they wouldn’t even notice if he had been around or not.
“I wasn’t aware Gavin had another child,” Skyla murtured, displeased by this information, but it wasn’t a deal breaker. Skyla shook the thought out of her mind and narrowed her eyes at Irene. “Why are you even telling me this? If you don’t care that l’impursuing him, then why are we having this conversation?”
“Because I needed to warn you,” Irene told her. “I have reason to believe that my father is involved with someone. Or at least he’s interested in her…”
Skyla’s mood soured almost immediately.
“Why do you believe that?” She asked through her teeth.
“Because of the way he looks at her and vice versa. They are always whispering and secretive… not to mention he’s been out of the house most nights when she’s not here… but he’s always here when she is here,” Irene explained. “He’s been trying to hide it, but I’m observant and I notice everything
“And who is this woman?” Skyla asked, trying hard to contain her temper.
“Her name is Judy,” Irene told her, rolling her eyes at the very name. “She’s Matt’s tutor.”
Irene didn’t like this side of herself; she didn’t like being bitter and two–faced… that wasn’t how her father had raised her. But she couldn’t help herself. Her jealousy over Judy and the fact that she had lied to Irene, keeping her relationship with Ethan a secret while pretending to be Irene’s friend, made Irene act out of pocket. She felt she had no other choice but to betray her in return.
