You Are The Pursuit of My Life

Chapter 162 Edric arrived precisely at that time.

Alarmed to see Margaret rolling down the stairs, he hurried forward and asked, "Mom, are you all right?" Margaret screamed, "My leg! My leg hurts so much!" Irene was also shocked to see Margaret fall down the stairs. However, seeing that Edric was there, she decided to pay no heed and continued to stride out with Eden in his arms.

Jordan and Kinsey followed closely. After the three of them reached the front desk, Irene informed the nurse about her identity and asked her to discharge Eden.

The nurse frowned. "Do you have any proof of you being the child's mother?" "Yes, and I'll show you my identity card and passport." Irene hurriedly reached for her identity card from her leather purse. She had just got off the plane, hence both her identity card and passport were still with her, which could be used to prove the relationship between her and Eden.

The nurse eyed her documents and said, "The child is not emotionally stable right now. I'd suggest you let him stay at the hospital. You'd better keep him here for two more days to observe his condition." "No, I have to get him discharged from the hospital immediately." Irene did not dare to let Eden stay there anymore. With Margaret around, Eden's condition would only worsen.

The nurse had no choice but to say, "If you insist, you'll have to sign an AMA form. It means you insist on discharging your child against medical advice." "Okay, I'll sign it." Irene only hoped to leave as soon as possible. She would sign anything in order to achieve that goal.

Edric was frightened to see Margaret on the floor, screaming in pain. He immediately sent for the doctor and nurse to treat her. Margaret was then pushed into the examination room. After a short while, the doctor told Edric that Margaret's leg was broken and an operation was required at that instant.

Margaret was then pushed into the operating room for surgery while Edric was waiting outside. Margaret was already quite old; she couldn't possibly withstand any more fall. Looking at his worried face, John consoled him, "Everything's going to be okay. Don't worry!" Finally, after the operation, Edric and John went to see Margaret. Although Margaret had already undergone an operation, her leg still hurt a lot. As soon as she saw Edric, she cried and cursed at the stime, trying to force Edric to take Eden back. She also stated that she would not let Irene get away with it. Edric's head was in a mush when he saw Margaret acting like that. Just then, his worries were all superseded by Margaret's cursing. He ordered Loraine to look after Margaret before he turned around and left the ward.

Seeing Edric leave, Margaret was so infuriated that she vented her anger at Loraine. Loraine took in all the anger silently and cussed Margaret in her heart.

Edric went out of the hospital and called Irene to inquire about Eden. Originally, he'd thought that Irene would not answer his phone, but the call was soon connected. Coldly, Irene said to him on the other side of the phone, "Look, Edric. From now on, I hope you won't ctoand Eden anymore. Otherwise, you will never get to see Eden in your lifetime." With that, Irene hung up the phone. Edric fixed his eyes on the phone, feeling empty and grim.

It was completely beyond his expectations for things to turn out that way. Originally, he'd thought that as long as he worked hard and expressed his sincerity to Irene, Irene would be moved. She would then allow Eden to reconcile with him before she married him again. Right then, the family of three would rejoice in their reunion. However, he didn't anticipate that all his previous efforts would regress into nothing with Margaret's involvement. Right at that moment, let alone remarry Irene and let Eden recognize him as a father, it would already be an impossible feat just to obtain Irene's forgiveness. Margaret had told Marie that Eden, whom she brought back from Mencodia, was Edric's child. But, she kept the news from Lily and Deborah first. Since those were immutable facts, telling them would not change anything. Right then, Lily just had an operation, and she was afraid that the piece of news would affect Lily negatively. Thus, she planned to only tell them that after sdays.

Of course, Marie couldn't lie around and do nothing either. She had to think of a way to persuade Margaret to steal Eden back. If Irene were to fight against Edric and Margaret, she could just reap the fruits without even exerting a finger.

While Marie was thinking of a plan, Margaret called and said that she was injured and was hospitalized.

Marie immediately went to see her after hearing that. Margaret was lying on the hospital bed, gasping, for her fracture hurt a lot. When she saw her friend Marie, she immediately explained to Marie what had happened, "D*mn that wench Irene! I won't let her go with this! I have already called the police to deal with it. This time, I won't let her go scot-free." Marie was delighted to hear that. Fate was at her side; it seemed that she didn't need to rack her brain for a way to persuade Margaret to strive for Eden's custody. However, she reckoned that she still had to fuel Margaret's wrath so the latter would not change her mind. "What a detestable thing to do. After all, you are an elder. How unbecoming of her to resort to this. Margaret, you should never let her off the hook, or she will do something worse to you in the future," Marie said.

"I think so too. I must teach her a lesson this time," Margaret replied.

"But Edric won't let you touch her, right?" Marie asked tentatively. Irene had rushed to the Myers family and slapped Margaret in the face before. Yet, in the end, Edric decided to patch up the quarrel and forgive Irene. Would it be the sfor this taround? "Don't mention that heartless thing. After I called the police, he even persuadedto write off the case, claiming that we should just keep this in our family. A typical case of putting his love above his own mother. I will never give in this time!" Growing increasingly angry as Margaret brooded over it, she added, "Look at how I turned out after sacrificing so much for this family. He leftin the hospital alone, and I can't even see a trace of his shadow. He completely ignoresand asks Loraine to tend to me. I'm utterly crestfallen at his behavior; I really have to raise a big fuss this time!" "Of course! Find a lawyer to sue Irene for battery immediately. Anyway, you are now seriously injured in the hospital. According to the law, she could be charged with a crime!" Marie shrieked.

With Marie's instigation, Margaret becmore determined to put Irene behind bars. Since Irene was so arrogant, Margaret had to parade her power so Irene knew her place.

Irene took Eden and left the hospital after completing the discharge procedure. After getting into the car, Eden finally quieted down in Irene's arms.

What happened just then had scared Eden. Still in horror, he clutched Irene's neck tightly and looked in the direction of the hospital, fearing that Margaret would catch up and try to seize him away. It was only after Irene's constant reassurance that Eden finally becrelieved. "Irene, where do you want to go now?" Jordan, who was sitting in the driver's seat, glanced at Irene and slightly slowed down the car.

Irene lowered his head to look at the exhausted Eden. She whispered, "Let's go to Genuine Hospital." Eden twitched his body and suddenly opened his eyes, staring at Irene in panic. "No, Mom, I don't want to go to the hospital. I want to go home." Irene felt her heart scrunch up and comforted him in a hurry, "Okay, okay. We won't go to the hospital. We'll go hright now." Sitting next to them was Kinsey. As she coaxed Eden with Irene, the latter soon calmed down again. Kinsey sighed and gently tugged at the corner of Irene's clothes. She gestured with her lips, asking Irene what they should do next.

Irene frowned slightly. She was also pondering about that. Right then, Eden's emotions were highly unstable. Besides, it was as clear as daylight that he did not like the idea of visiting the hospital. If Irene forced him to go to one, he would definitely burst into tears again. However, he was not in the best of condition, and she wouldn't be put at ease if she did not send him to a hospital for further observation and examination.

Jordan suddenly chimed, "Let's take Eden to my house first. Immediately I will ask for a doctor and bodyguards to take care of Eden. With that, you don't have to worry about Eden, and we won't further traumatize him either. Besides, Edric won't be able to locate you guys so easily too if you're at my place." Kinsey immediately agreed, "That's a good idea. If we go to the hospital, Margaret will definitely be able to find you two, and it will only scare Eden if that happens." "No, I don't want to trouble you that much. Why don't we go to my hfirst?" Irene was cool with the part to invite a doctor and bodyguards to take care of Eden, but staying in Jordan's house was very inconvenient and inappropriate in her opinion. She didn't want to bring Jordan into her affairs again. Besides, he was already engaged. If she and Eden crashed in at his house, it would definitely cause a fuss.

Jordan could entirely understand Irene's concerns. He thought for a moment and said, "If you think it's disturbing, you can go to my villa in the west of the city. It's very close to the TV station. Kinsey can move in and live with you for a few days if she doesn't mind. She can keep you company too." Irene pondered for a moment and agreed.

After Loraine had called Deborah to tip her off about Edric and Irene's return, Deborah began to devise a scheme.

The fact that Eden was Edric's son was a troublesone. It was possible that all the effort they had poured prior to that might go down the drain. A discussion with Marie was urgently needed. She called Marie, and Marie expressed the intent to meet her. Then, the two of them immediately set a cafe as the location for their rendezvous.

As soon as they met, Deborah told Marie that Loraine had let her know that Eden was Edric's son. Marie sighed and said, "I already knew about it. I was worried about Lily. She just finished the operation, and I'm afraid that it would affect her emotions. That was why I didn't tell you guys. Since you already know it now, there is no point in hiding it anymore."

"You should have toldearlier." Deborah complained, "Edric already has deep affection towards Irene, to Trenento begin with. Now that he learns that NO he has a son, I say he will definitely convince Margaret to accept Irene. Margaret is someone who values an heir a lot. God, you should've toldearlier so that I can think of a plan as soon as possible." "Con, you don't have to think about it. Right now, Margaret and Irene are fighting against each other," Marie answered.

Marie spilled to Deborah about the dispute between Margaret and Irene. "Don't worry. Margaret won't acknowledge Irene no matter what. She is now looking for a lawyer to sue Irene. With Margaret there, Irene and Edric are bound to be enemies." When Deborah heard that, she felt a glimmer of relief. "But the child is still a nuisance." "The child has leukemia and his treatment is still a conundrum right now." Marie did not think that Eden was a problem. "Anyway, Margaret wants the child, not Irene. What are you afraid of?"

"It's hard to explain to Steven." Deborah reminded Marie, "If the child wasn't there, Lily could bear Edric's child and marry Edric in a justified matter. Now that we learn that they haye a child, I have to expend more effort to think of an explanation for Steven. It's such a pain in the a*s." "What's there to think about? Just put the blon Edric. It was not Lily's fault if Edric did those things when he was drunk." Marie sneered. "Since Rowane is abroad right now, let's just put the blon her." "I guess this is the only way." For the tbeing, Deborah couldn't conjure up any better idea too. Marie told Deborah her plan and told her to discuss it with Lily. She even mentioned that Deborah should not let Steven know about it. After a discussion, the two of them went their separate ways.

With Marie's encouragement, Margaret could not wait to find a chance to embarrass Irene. After Marie left, Margaret immediately called the lawyer to the hospital and asked what punishment Irene would get in such a situation. The lawyer analyzed the situation and explained that under that situation, Irene might be sentenced to under three years of imprisonment. Of course, Margaret could also ask for compensation. Basically, she had the final say. After listening to the lawyer's interpretation, Margaret was ecstatic. She reckoned that if Irene didn't kneel down in front of her and plead for her forgiveness, she would definitely send Irene to jail. As soon as the lawyer left the hospital, he called Edric and informed him that Margaret was going to sue Irene. Edric rushed to the hospital at once. "Mom, can you stop making trouble? It's tto stop! Please!" "Making trouble? Me? Look atnow! You didn't even do anything after seeing that woman pusheddown the stairs. Are you still my son?" Margaret asked.

"Wasn't it an accident?" Edric replied.

"What are you talking about? She did it on purpose. She despisesso much that she wantsdead. That's why she did this to me!" Margaret barked.

"I can't talk any sense in you, can I? If you didn't snatch Eden back on your own accord, would Irene even do that to you?" Edric retorted.

"Am I in the wrong for wanting to see my grandson?" Margaret shouted, "You ungrateful brat. I raised you up with all my heart, and yet you turn againstfor that b*tchy woman! Where's your conscience? I will definitely send her to jail this time!"