You Are The Pursuit of My Life

Chapter 30

Jordan proudly waved the phone in his hand. "Steven is the future father-in-law of Edric. I had been worrying that I don't have leverage against Steven. Who would know that he would deliver himself to me? I recorded everything he said to you before. Now I'm waiting to see him yielding to me."

"Jordan, how can you be so despicable?" Irene was so angry that she wanted to slap him in the face. Anyone who thought Jordan was just a playboy certainly underestimated his ability to take advantage of people.

"You're protecting him?" Jordan was a little annoyed, "He is old enough to be your dad. And he is married. What's so good about him?"

"We're not the kind of relationship you've imagined us to have."

"It's not that kind of relationship? Then what is it?" Jordan asked.

"It's a long story. I'll tell you in the future."

"No! I'll report him tomorrow if you don't tell me now." Jordan was not vague about his intention. His heart was burning with fury when he saw how Irene was defending Steven. "As the saying goes, the animosity for snatching a man's wife is absolutely irreconcilable. I will ruin Steven if he dares to covet my woman!"

"Who stole your wife? Jordan, what nonsense are you talking about?"

"Irene, I have to make it clear to you no matter what you think. I have my heart set on you. No one can hanker after a woman I already claimed. No one!"

Jordan was not a sensible person. It didn't work to talk to him in a sensible way. Irene stamped her feet in anger. "He... he is my father."

"What did you say?" Jordan thought there was something wrong with his ears. "But you have different surnames?"

"I have my mom's surname!"

"How is it possible?" Astonished, Jordan stared at Irene for a while. "You... Are you an illegitimate daughter?"

"I'm not!" Irene interrupted him.

"If you're not an illegitimate daughter, why does no one know your relationship with Mr. Cook?" Jordan asked.

"That has nothing to do with you. So don't ask anymore." Irene had no patience to explain it to him.

Jordan suddenly thought of something. "Irene, no wonder you know so many inside stories about the bidding. Did Steven tell you that?"

"Yes," Irene nodded and said, "Jordan, I have already helped you win the bid. You have to keep the relationship between Steven and me a secret for me. No one else can know."

Jordan answered firmly with a wicked smile on his

"Why not?"

to promise me one thing if you want me to keep it a secret." Jordan

his trap and

keep it a secret.

wrong with

said, "My mouth is very loose, and I can't say when I will leak the news. But things will be different if you're my girlfriend. I'm very protective of my own people and would never reveal my

Jordan denied, "I like your look. You

the imagination of common people. However, he would definitely

had a divorce?" Jordan was shocked now. With a look of disbelief, he sized Irene up and down. "Why did

of discussion. I'm only telling you that I had a divorce. Can you

Jordan was dejected like a deflated

For the sake of Jordan's pride and the status of the Reed Family, why would he want

Jordan surprisingly raised another question at once. "Irene, did you make it up to turn me down? I don't believe that you had a divorce before unless you can prove to

have a child. Do you remember Eden, the little boy by Nathan's side? He is

that time, he was confounded why Nathan had such a child with him. He asked Nathan, but he only told him the kid belonged to a friend. He never expected this friend to be Irene. "Irene, I want

had an affair!" Irene

an affair when he had such a fine woman at home?

I ask you to keep it a secret for me. Not just about Steven, but also about my divorce and my child. You can't tell

disgruntled voice. Today was supposed to be a day of

rather have Irene

kind of man was willing to

took another look at Irene before he left. She looked so thin and feeble under the dim light of the street lamps. For some unknown reasons, he had an urge to hold her in his arms. Deborah and Lily waited until 9 pm when Steven came

her mother. "Dad, what's the matter with the

but he put down the cup in his hand when

this for a long time, and Margaret has been calling Lily to ask for an explanation. Lily doesn't know how to answer it," Deborah said. Steven sneered and said, "Why

you would know more with your position..." "The bidding is carried out in a fair and just manner. Officials will provide her answers if she brings her questions to the City Construction Bureau and the Municipal

Steven. Everyone knew that Mr. Cook's daughter was Edric's girlfriend. But Edric had never brought up his future with Lily in the past three years. The engagement would

this. He would never agree to this marriage

already ruined one of his daughters. Did he still want to push the other daughter into the fire pit? Most importantly, Edric was ungrateful and insatiable. He had won

simpered and massaged Steven's

Edric, he is not some good man either. I don't think marriage is good for you if they are dissatisfied with you because of the bidding. It's hard to find a frog with three legs,

Lily was worried, so she wanted to ask you about

only because of the construction bidding, have you ever thought that would he still be good to you if I were gone? I won't stay in my position forever. What if I retire someday? Can you guarantee that your marriage won't end like Irene's?" Lily lowered her head without saying a word. Deborah continued to smooth things over, "Don't worry, Edric treats Lily very well. Back then, it was because Irene couldn't give birth. But