Chapter 173
Ever since he was young, Eden had always longed for his father. It didn't occur to him that his father would have left him and his mother to get engaged to some other woman. In Eden's young mind, Edric was already dead to him. Eadric was a big liar, and Eden hated
him!
"Don't scold your father like that. Eden, he had no choice back then."
"What do you mean he had no choice?" Eden asked.
"It means he had a reason to do so." Irene explained. "There's a reason for your father's engagement with that woman."
"Wasn't it because he wanted to marry another woman?" The scene of Edric and Lily's engagement announcement was deeply embedded in Eden's mind.
"No, he didn't want to get engaged to another woman. That was just for show."
"But I saw it all. Mom, don't lie to me."
"I'm not lying to you. That woman fell ill. So, he got engaged to her to take care of her."
Irene couldn't find a reason to absolve Edric of his own actions. She remembered that Edric once told her he had gotten engaged to Lily because she was infertile. So, an idea popped into her head to use it as a justification to tell Eden.
"Why didn't dad take care of me and you? Why did he take care of someone else?" Eden asked.
"Because he felt guilty towards her and he owed her." Irene continued to explain, "And it's not that your father doesn't love you. At the time, he didn't know you existed."
"Why didn't he know about my existence?"
"Because when I was carrying you in my belly, I didn't tell him."
"Was it because he made you unhappy, and that's why you didn't tell him?"
Irene nodded. "He had broken my heart back then so I never told him I was pregnant with you. You were born after your father and I separated. So, your father never knew that you were his son."
Eden felt a little better after listening to Irene's explanation, but he was still unhappy. "Dad is a bad guy. He still hurt you, so I still can't forgive him."
"As a matter of fact, your dad is not to blame. These are just adults' matters. You'll understand when you grow up. Now, you just need to remember that your dad and I both love you."
dad loved me, he wouldn't have abandoned you and gotten
has already called that engagement off.
have you
life full of love and not full of hatred. That is the only way
herself could not do it, so how could she expect a four-year-old child to do
outside the door several times, but Edric ignored her. He was
that he had no choice, Edric would rather not have such a mother. He remained in
you doing in there? You have to eat no matter how busy
quickly placed the dishes on the table. How could Edric be in any mood to eat at all? He assumed John may be hungry since he had
Edric couldn't taste the food at all as he chewed each bite absentmindedly. Finally, when he saw John put his cutlery down,
He stood up from the dining table and went straight out of the door. Seeing that he immediately left after eating, Margaret shouted behind him,
a walk." Edric said impatiently and walked out of the door. John knew that he was disheartened and followed him
listen. Edric said, "This minor issue won't knock me down. I want to be alone in the garden for a while. Go home and rest. I need
he heard Edric's words. When John took his leave, Edric
long time, he still could not control his anger. He was afraid that he would not be able to hold himself back and start questioning and argue with his mother. However, it was not something that could be fixed by squabbling. He needed to be calm and slowly digest it. He needed to come up
had kneeled on the floor to beg her to
turned out to be beyond his imagination. Thinking of the way she had acted so pitifully in front of him so that he would believe her, Edric couldn't help but
really had been blinded by love. How could he have been duped by such an unsophisticated ruse? Fortunately, he had always loved Irene and that fact had not
cigarette burned
the Myers home, she immediately called Deborah to confirm the news of Irene's pregnancy. Deborah was very anxious upon hearing the news. "Things just keep happening
you kill it, Irene
do? Should we just sit by idly while they give birth to another baby? What should we
it's not like the child will be born anytime soon. Let's think about it carefully. There
have a huge problem on my end. Steven has been forcing Lily
sick so she can avoid him for
easy for you to say, but Steven isn't that gullible. Right now there's no way he'll believe that she's sick. He would want her to get a check-up at the hospital. Then Lily's cover will be blown. Plus, if
silent for a moment. "If nothing else works, then you'll have to let Steven
Absolutely not!" Deborah refused
rid of the baby, she will never have any children ever again.
believe this
a lie.
Lily can't get pregnant easily, that's why I suggested the IVF method. This time with her surgery, I honestly didn't have much hope. However, Lady
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