You Are The Pursuit of My Life

Chapter 52

Eden was sleeping soundly beside her and even snored. But Irene couldn't fall asleep. Although she tried hard to stop herself from thinking about it, her humiliating past still haunted her.

She was under great pressure when she was with Edric. Handsome and rich, how could he fall in love with a Cinderella like her? She resisted him at first by instinct, but then she was slowly moved by his love and affection and fell for him as well. She knew that Margaret didn't like her. Margaret had a long face the first time she met Irene. She sized her up and down with a disdainful look and asked her in an arrogant voice, "How old are you? What do your parents do?"

Irene could easily tell how dissatisfied Margaret was from her expression and tone. She glanced at Edric, suppressed the grievance in her heart, and tried her best to talk to her politely.

Margaret was even more displeased when she heard that Irene's mother had passed away. "How could that be? Is it because you bring bad luck?"

Irene's face changed instantly as Margaret blamed her for her mother's death. Edric held Irene's hand and said, "Mom, that's a superstition!" Margaret snorted, annoyed that her son was siding with Irene. "You look so thin. Are you capable of giving birth to a child?"

Irene did not know how to answer her question and could only remain silent. Edric said, "Mom, you just met the first time. Why did you say that?" None of them enjoyed the first meeting. When Edric was sending Irene back, she asked him nervously, "Edric, your mom doesn't like me at all." "Don't think too much. My mother has a bad temper, but she doesn't mean anything bad," Edric comforted her.

After a few days, she saw Edric's mother at the cafe she was working in. Margaret and Lily were having coffee together, which was served by Irene. Margaret made spiteful remarks about her, "Lily, a person needs to have some self-awareness. A chicken has to know her place and shouldn't dream about becoming a golden phoenix. That's not realistic."

Irene could feel her blood boiling at Margaret's apparent derision. Thinking of Edric, she gritted her teeth and suppressed her anger. She turned around and left with the tray.

A few days later, Margaret came to see Irene and told her straightforwardly that she didn't like Irene and wanted Lily to be her daughter-in-law. She asked Irene to leave Edric on her own.

Margaret's aggressive look made Irene sick. Irene asked her if she would want Lily as her daughter-in-law if Steven weren't her father. Embarrassed and furious, Margaret threw Irene a check of five hundred thousand dollars and forced her to break up with Edric. Irene wanted to slap Margaret with her check so badly. But she eventually controlled herself and left.

She broke up with Edric after she went back. Edric begged her not to leave, but she was determined. Heartbroken, Edric got drunk in bars every day and was sent to the hospital for gastrointestinal bleeding.

softened Margaret's heart. She reluctantly called Irene and asked her to go to the hospital. Edric grasped Irene's hand and wouldn't let her leave. Margaret finally acquiesced in the relationship between Edric and Irene. However, she was not resigned. She never stopped provoking and criticizing Irene after they got married. She met with Lily frequently

said to be effective, including one that required Irene to drink liquor with black ants soaked in. Margaret claimed that Irene would be able to conceive once she drank it. Irene was so disgusted by the ants and didn't want to drink. Margaret shouted at her and asked her to get out so she could have a daughter-in-law that could actually give her grandchildren. Irene tried her best to put up with Margaret. But her patience was limited. She couldn't bear the physical and psychological torture and

tears as soon as she saw her son. She forced Edric to divorce Irene. Irene had had enough of this

to have a son, she'd better break up with Edric and

Edric held her tightly in his arms. "Irene, don't be silly. Having children is not important to me. I only care about

to listen to men's sweet talks. She made concessions

talk to Margaret. Irene didn't know what they talked about, but someone

without Margaret's harassment. Irene no longer had to endure the physical pain and mental torture. She and Edric had a

surprise, she was pregnant, probably thanks to her better mood. When the pregnancy was confirmed, she was ecstatic and couldn't wait

imagined. Irene never dreamed

Lily came to her in time. As much as she hated Lily, she felt gratitude for her later. If it weren't for Lily, how could she know that

vowed to love Irene forever and gave her everything he had before she found out about his affair with Lily. But his dark side was revealed as soon as his relationship with Lily was exposed. He couldn't wait to divorce her in the cruelest way. Irene almost wanted to laugh out loud when she read the divorce

wonderful irony! Men treated women like treasures when they fell in love and like dirt when they fell out. She never believed that until she saw the divorce agreement. She was the most

the company with big dark circles under her eyes. Jordan teased

the mood to joke with him. She started to work in silence. Jordan studied her

had always known that Nathan was hanging up on a woman, but he didn't know it was Irene. Jordan had no idea what kind of relationship Nathan had with Irene. He was certain that Nathan liked Irene.

feelings after knowing that Nathan liked Irene. It was said a man shouldn't desire his friends' lovers. Jordan knew he should bow out once he found out about Nathan's feelings for Irene.

to protect her and give her the warmth and

him. Jordan knew that Irene was different from other women around him and had long believed him to be a

because of this. As a man, he had to work hard to fight for what he

considerate men, so he had been trying