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

"Why not?"

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

the rules. She fell into his trap and was in trouble now. Frustrated, she asked, "What's the condition? Jordan, don't be insatiable.

keep it a secret. I won't say anything if you promise to be

something wrong with

news. But things will be different if you're my

denied, "I like your look. You know that I can't resist

with beautiful women was beyond the imagination of common people. However, he would definitely stay away if he knew Irene was a divorced single mother. Thus, Irene said, "Jordan, I am a divorced woman. Don't

With a look of disbelief, he sized Irene up and down. "Why

not a matter of discussion. I'm only telling you

was dejected like a deflated

knew this would happen. For the sake of Jordan's pride and the status of the Reed Family,

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 me that

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

Eden before. At 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 to know why you

had an affair!" Irene

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

ask you to keep it a secret for me. Not

in a disgruntled voice. Today was supposed to be a day of victory. But why couldn't he feel the

rather have Irene than

kind of man was willing

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

not as patient as her mother. "Dad, what's the matter with the

but he put down the cup in his hand when he heard Lily

been preparing for 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

jumped in to explain, "She must think that you would know more with your position..." "The bidding is carried out in a fair and just manner.

she liked her. It was because of 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 never happen

he thought of this. He would never agree to this marriage if Lily had not been

other daughter into the fire pit? Most importantly, Edric was ungrateful and insatiable. He had won the majority of the public

don't be angry! I'm just clumsy with words." Deborah simpered and massaged Steven's

and looked at Lily. "Margaret is not a good person. She was so vicious to Irene and may not be sincere to you now. As for 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

anything. Lily was worried, so she wanted to

sneered, "I know that love is not something you can control. I just want to remind Lily that if Edric agrees to get engaged to you 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