You Are The Pursuit of My Life

Chapter 108

After some thought, Britney decided to invite Irene out to meet at a cafe. Irene had arrived twenty minutes earlier. Meanwhile, Britney was very punctual; she arrived right on the dot.

This was the first time Britney was meeting Irene again after nine years. Irene's appearance was still the same as that of nine years ago, as beautiful as always. Her beauty attracted the attention of all the customers in the cafe. Britney walked over and sat opposite Irene. Irene smiled politely at Britney and asked, "What do you fancy?"

"Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee!" Britney replied.

The waiter quickly brought over the coffee. After stirring the coffee with a spoon for a long time, Britney stopped and said to Irene, "You are much thinner than before."

Irene smiled faintly and did not speak.

Britney didn't mind Irene's silence. She sighed softly and added, "Time flies! In a blink of an eye, it's been nine years!"

Irene understood what Britney meant. She still remembered what they talked about when they last met in a cafe. She said, "Don't worry, Britney. I have always remembered what you said to me. I won't cross the line."

Her answer made Britney's face flash with embarrassment. At that time, she wasn't polite to Irene at all. Each word of her was laced with ruthlessness. She picked up her cup of coffee and took a sip, trying to hide her awkwardness. "I've also heard about your son's illness. Such a young child, so smart and cute too. What a pity."

"Yes, God really is cruel!" Irene answered lightly; her face was expressionless.

"Irene, I want to ask you something." Britney had no choice but to cut to the chase. "Can you leave Nathan? I mean, I know your child needs treatment and I can offer my help. As long as you don't show up in front of Nathan anymore."

Irene knew that Nathan was the only reason that Britney would come looking for her. If it was in the past, she would have agreed to leave Nathan without hesitation. But now, Eden was her priority. Nathan had said that the doctor he found was treating Eden very effectively. How could she leave at a time like this?

"Irene, I know it's not a good time for you, but I have no choice. As his grandmother, I am worried about his future and happiness. I don't want to see him be lonely for the rest of his life."

Seeing that Irene was silent, Britney pondered over her words, picking them carefully. "Nathan has always had you in his heart. Because of you, he has been single for nine years. How much more time does he have? Are you okay with watching him grow old alone?" "I never thought of letting Nathan grow old alone. Nathan is the best person I have ever met in my life. I regard him as a friend, a confidant, and an elder brother. I wish for his happiness just as much as you do," Irene answered.

these years, his heart has always been in your hands. I've let him meet dozens of other women,

asked me to stay away from Nathan so he could be happy. I listened to you and married Edric instead. I was married to Edric for five years, but Nathan remained single. Are you

enough, Nathan's current choice seemed to have nothing to do with Irene. "I don't think I have control over Nathan. Perhaps I am part of the

was a child, and I brought him up by myself. I have high expectations for him, so I want to find him a suitable wife to support him. I'm not doing anything wrong in my opinion. On the contrary, you're the issue here. Why didn't you ever tell me that you were Steven's daughter? If you had even a trace

All she had ever wanted was a relationship formed from true emotions, but

have approved of her and Nathan. But what about Irene's feelings? Myra had died because Steven had an illegitimate daughter with Deborah whom he cheated on Myra with. There

daughter behind your mother's back

I won't!" After Britney answered, she looked at Irene in astonishment.

had paid a little more attention to Steven, you would realize that Lily is the same age as me." Irene turned

Britney sighed. "I have

Now I don't deny that I am part of the reason why Nathan is the way he is now. I didn't choose him back then. Now that I'm burdened with my own baggage, I

"As for what you said about me leaving, I can tell you right now, that I won't be going anywhere..." Suddenly, she noticed that Britney's face had become pale, her eyes full of horror. Irene

turned around and locked the door of the cafe, while the other robbers pointed their guns at the

she had only ever experienced wars and fights in the business world. Right

the table in front of them, indicating for them to gather together with everyone. Irene helped Britney over into the

talk. The long and short of it was that they wanted cash. They had everyone take out their wallets and jewelry. For the safety

their guns and aimed at them, while the other two began to collect their wallets and other valuables. When they reached Britney, she quickly handed over her purse.

took the wallet and opened it. There wasn't much cash inside; it was mostly cards. The robbers were only after cash, so they took that out and threw

leader with the card and whispered a

knew it was useless to deny it, so she

had a bad feeling about this. The White family was pretty well-known. How could they let

said, "She's not

her for

of her in the newspaper before." The leader of