You Are The Pursuit of My Life

Chapter 64

Seeing Margaret's sudden appearance at the hospital, Marie stood up with a smile. "How did such a busy person like you find the time to come over today?"

"I have something I need to discuss with you!" Margaret's expression was clearly written with displeasure.

Marie immediately asked the patient to be excused. After the patient left the room, she closed the door. Margaret flounced herself onto the chair. "I'm here to ask you one thing. Is Irene really not able to have children?" Fortunately, Deborah had already informed Marie about the situation beforehand. Otherwise, she would have been caught off guard by Margaret's sudden visit. She grabbed Margaret's wrist and asked, "What happened?" "Irene has a child now. But didn't you tell me previously that she couldn't get pregnant?" Margaret questioned.

"Irene has a child? Are you sure?" Since Marie had heard all this from Deborah, she had already thought of a way to deal with it. With a surprised look on her face, she squealed, "That's impossible. How could she get pregnant when her ovaries can't ovulate?" "How would I know? You were the one who told me that it was impossible for her to be pregnant." Margaret stared at Marie. "I forced her and Edric to divorce because I believed in your diagnosis."

"What shocking news! This is so unexpected! I've seen so many infertile patients, and I've treated many as well. But this is the first time I've seen someone with a condition like hers. I'm just speaking facts, you know as well as I that a woman who can't ovulate can't possibly get pregnant. I tried so many treatments on her but nothing worked, and you wanted a child so badly, so-"

Margaret interjected, "But why is it that she is able to give birth now?"

"I'm not too sure about that either. There are many reasons as to why a woman may not be able to get pregnant. It's not just her problem; sometimes external factors will play a part as well. For example, stress can make one harder to get pregnant. I had treated a patient before who was under a lot of work stress. She had trouble getting pregnant for ten years. But after she resigned, she got pregnant a year later. There was also another patient who couldn't get pregnant because she was under too much pressure from her mother-in-law. After she moved out with her husband, she got pregnant almost instantly," Marie remarked.

"So you're saying that it's my fault that Irene couldn't get pregnant?" Margaret was shaking with fury after hearing this.

"I didn't mean that. Wasn't Irene on a lot of medication back then? Maybe the medicine worked. She didn't come back for check-ups, so I didn't know how her condition was after that," Marie answered.

Ever since Irene and Edric had moved out, Irene had never come back to the hospital for a check-up. It was true that Marie had no idea about her condition. Perhaps luck was on Irene's side. If she had returned to the hospital, Marie would have made sure that she remained unable to ovulate. Of course, these were all her silent thoughts.

"That wasn't what you told me in the beginning. You said that her condition could never be cured. We have been friends for so many years, and I have so much faith in your medical skills. It was because you said that she couldn't be cured that I decided to think of another way." Margaret glared at Marie. If Marie had not been so decisive with her diagnosis, she would not have been desperate, and she definitely would not have treated Irene the way she did.

"Oh my, Mrs. Myers, why are you so angry? Irene isn't good enough for Edric anyway. Plus, she often angered you. Isn't it a good thing that they divorced? Look at your future daughter-in-law now. She's beautiful and elegant; she has a good background. Most importantly, she treats you well. Such a daughter-in-law is certainly a gem. Why bother getting angry over some other woman who isn't worth it?" Marie asked with a smile.

"That's true, but you have no idea how fiercely I have argued with Edric over that woman. I only have one son. How can I bear to make him heartbroken?"

"We've been friends for so many years. I came up with those ideas because I was trying to do what was best for you. If it weren't for our friendship, would I be saying all this to you?" Marie purposely pouted her lips to make herself look more blameless.

Margaret pondered about it and felt like Marie did have a point. Marie had known her for so many years and had a good relationship with her. It was herself who brought up all this to Marie back then. If she had not shared her worries with Marie, Marie would not have tried to lend her a helping hand in the first place. Thinking of this, Margaret sighed faintly and said, "I'm mostly worried if Edric finds out Irene is fertile. He'll definitely be furious with me."

"Just make sure that he doesn't," said Marie.

the same city. There's no way he

as possible. Edric's a responsible man. As long as he's engaged, he won't think about Irene anymore,"

only way

Deborah. "Margaret knows about it. You better think of a

"Gossip really does spread like wildfire!

consequences of Edric finding out. You have to find a way to get Lily and Edric

thinking of it." Deborah hung up the phone and told Lily, "Go and buy Margaret's favorite fruits, and pay her a visit.

Lily saw Margaret, she rose from her seat immediately. "I've been so busy the past few days that I haven't had the time to come visit. I happened to have the

a lot of your favorite fruits," Loraine chimed in as she showed Margaret

course, I won't. It's lovely to see you here. Nex time, don't trouble yourself with buying fruits." Then she told Loraine, "Go out

stood up and said thoughtfully, "I'll go wash

stopped her and had a small sigh. Lily took the opportunity to ask, "You

"Yes, I met Irene in the restaurant

something rude to

Irene has a child," Margaret

"Irene has given birth to a child? Are you

was a little embarrassed when she thought of Irene's mockery towards her. Irene had been infertile, but now she had a gorgeous son. Meanwhile, Edric was now a childless divorcee. She, on the other hand, did

unresigned she felt.

about this?"

ет

As she spoke, she suddenly remembered the fact Lily was going to many Edric soon. "Don't worry. Even

felt like she had no confidence

fact that Irene was now fertile. Rather, she was more worried about whether the child was Edric's. Seeing Margaret's reaction, it seemed like she had not considered this possibility. However, it did not mean that she would not think that way later on. Sooner or later, she might have her suspicions on the matter. Margaret loved children so much,

Margaret's support, her dream to be with Edric would just be a

be worried. "Don't worry, I'll keep

comforting words

time to think about who the father of Irene's child was. She sighed deeply "If I knew that she was fertile, I would

a daughter-in-law. "This has nothing to do with you. I'm telling you this because we're about to be family soon, and you should know this. Even if Edric knows about Irene's child, so what? I'll never let such an arrogant woman join our