You Are The Pursuit of My Life

Chapter 137

Edric had fallen asleep, but Irene was quietly contemplating something on her mind. Why did Edric throw her such a weird question that night? Why would he suddenly ask about Myra? What was he trying to find out? Or did he already figure something out? Since Irene could remember, Myra had always been very reluctant to talk about Dania. She would just brush the topic off and tell Irene that Dania had died. But if that was so, why was there no grave of Dania?

Was Myra lying? Was Danie not actually dead? Did Edric find something out, and was that why he came to ask Irene about it? But what was the relationship between this matter and Edric? When Myra died, the only family Irene had left with was Thomas. He was the only one who knew about all this. Irene decided that she had to go back to check with Thomas.

The next day, Irene returned to Thomas' residence. She chatted with him briefly before quickly inserting her question, "Uncle Thomas, I have a question to ask you. Did grandfather and grandmother only have you and mother?" Thomas was stunned and nodded.

"I heard from Mom that my grandparents died when you guys were very young. You and mom were raised by other kind people. But why is it that my mother has only ever brought me to visit my grandfather's grave but not my grandmother's?" Thomas did not reply to her. Irene saw his silence and asked tentatively, "Is she still alive?"

Thomas shook his head. "She's dead."

"Then why don't you guys bury her next to my grandfather?" asked Irene.

"Well... because... because she got married to someone else later on," Thomas trailed off.

"Remarried? To who?" Irene was slightly dumbfounded.

"I think the man's surname was Walker. I don't know the details. Back then, your mother and I were very young. They moved away soon later, so we aren't sure," explained Thomas.

Irene understood the entire story somewhat. It turned out that Dania had abandoned her children and remarried after Yohannes' death. Myra must have hated Dania, so she never brought her up. "How could Grandma be so cruel?"

Thomas wanted to explain it to Irene, but he didn't know how. If he defended Dania, Irene would definitely ask more questions. This would undoubtedly complicate things. However, if he chose to remain silent, Irene would surely misunderstand Dania. And, Thomas felt bad about it. Dania was actually a great person; it was never her choice to remarry another man!

Irene continued to press on, "After Grandma remarried, she probably had more children, right? Does that mean I actually have other relatives?"

"Irene, are you hoping to have one?" asked Thomas.

"Of course, having a relative is better than being alone and helpless. Uncle Thomas, would you be able to recognize Grandma's children if we found them?" Irene's eyes were sparkling with expectations.

Thomas looked at the time. "It's almost noon. I'll buy some food for you. What do you

"I'll come with you."

soon." Irene found Thomas' purposeful remark to change the topic weird. "Why does it feel like there's something off

Irene was asking him all this, she must have heard some rumors. "Should I tell her the truth? How

spouting nonsense. Although Marie was his half-sister, she wasn't the best person to narrate this complicated story of their past. If Marie spoke to Irene about it and dragged Myra's name into the mud,

kept coming at him. All Thomas wanted was to live a peaceful life. Was that so hard? Thomas sighed heavily. No matter what, he had to

only that, but he hadn't made a single phone call

raging. This was typical of a man who put his girlfriend before his own mother. Edric had used to be filial until that vixen Irene came into his life. Margaret swore to never let that vixen step into their

but rather to make Irene upset. Margaret wanted

preparation. But this year, there was nothing, as if he had forgotten her birthday. Margaret was so enraged

back the next day. Margaret was relieved to learn that, and she called Lily to come over for the birthday dinner. Besides, she also invited a

Edric told Irene in advance

Irene home with him for dinner, but when he saw how unconcerned

be. She was no longer a pushover, and Margaret was no angel

If they started fighting, it would be hard to stop them. Thus, he decided that he'd better not rush it and wait for a better opportunity. When Edric returned to the Myers family, the guests had already arrived. Even Lily was there. When Edric saw her, he

that she was busy. Yet now Lily was here to come to celebrate Margaret's birthday. Her intentions were so obvious; Edric could feel a surge of disgust towards

giving an excuse as to why she could attend Margaret's birthday. Edric felt a bit better after hearing her explanation. Since Steven had

beamed. Then, they started tucking in the food gleefully when the feast began. Since it was Maragaret's birthday, Lily had quite a bit of wine. Eventually, she passed out. Edric then toasted every single guest at the table. He drank quite a bit as well throughout the meal. Although all these wines did not have very high alcohol concentration, he could still feel a headache come on. After the dinner, most of the guests bid their farewell and left. Only Marie and Lily were still in the house. When Margaret saw that Edric was a little tipsy, she asked him to go rest in the room. Then she winked at Lily. Lily's heart was pounding and she felt oddly excited. This was a perfect opportunity for her. Thinking of what

Loraine to prepare some hangover soup before she whispered to Marie, "Is

aphrodisiac. Didn't you say Edric has no interest in other women? This

brought it over personally to Edric's room. Edric heard the sound and opened his eyes. She stopped by his bedside and handed the soup to him. "Edric, drink this soup. It will make you feel better." Edric took the soup mutely and drank it all in one huge gulp. After she witnessed Edric finish the soup, Margaret came out with

it

"Yes."

head as she sat on the sofa in the living room. Margaret and Marie sat beside her and gave her some brief advice on

executive assistant John strode in. He greeted them in the

therefore, she quickly stood up to block John's