You Are The Pursuit of My Life novel Chapter 136

Later that night, Edric came home a little earlier than usual. He had lots of questions to ask Irene but didn't know where to start.

Dania remarried Yohannes. Although Dave was not related to Irene by blood, he was her uncle by lineage regardless. Edric was upset to think how little he knew about Irene, even though they had been married for a good five years.

Edric did inquire Irene about her family before the marriage. She claimed that her parents had passed away and she was left with only one uncle. At that, he did not have the slightest doubt. But even so, he didn't blame Irene for not telling the truth. Back then to him, going back home only meant spending some alone time with Irene. He didn't care what she was thinking. Married with such an incompetent husband, it was no wonder that Irene kept all her thoughts to herself.

Edric dwelled in his own melancholy for a long time. Finally, after dinner, while strolling around the area with Irene, he tentatively began to ask, "Irene, does your mother have any other siblings besides your uncle?"

Irene was stunned. "No, I guess not!"

For as long as she could remember, Irene knew she only had one uncle. During Christmas or Thanksgiving, other children would go back to their grandmother's houses with their respective parents. At the time, she envied this and demanded to know about her grandparent's whereabouts. Myra told her that both her grandparents had passed away. Later, when she went back to San Fertillo to visit the graves, the only grave she saw was only her grandfather's.

Irene once asked Myra where her grandmother's grave was but got no response, and when she saw Myra's slightly angry look, she didn't dare to ask again.

She had never asked about how many siblings Myra had. As far as Irene could remember, she had only one uncle, Thomas. And at that time, Thomas and Myra weren't very close yet.

Although Myra rarely took her to visit Thomas, he had always remembered her. He often sent her good food and bought her gifts for Christmas.

As for Steven, he seemed to dislike Thomas. Steven had never mentioned Thomas at home. Therefore, Irene figured that Myra's bad relationship with Thomas had something to do with Steven.

It wasn't until Myra died in a car accident that

Thomas appeared in Irene's life.

At that time, Thomas handled Myra's funeral alone while Steven was out of town for a meeting. Steven rushed back as soon as he heard the news of her accident, but Thomas had already cremated Myra.

That was the first time Irene saw Thomas get angry. With red eyes, he punched and kicked Steven in the face. She and Thomas did not cross paths much. On the contrary, she was much closer to Steven. But when she saw Thomas beating Steven that day, she didn't feel any hatred towards Thomas at all.

Later, Thomas tried to take her away, but Steven stopped him. She remembered Steven's vicious warning to Thomas, "Don't make me do it! It'll be ugly If I expose what you did back then!"

In the end, Thomas gave up on taking Irene away. But he told her before he left, "I'll always be at Chijmes Building in San Fetillo. Irene, come to me if you ever miss me. I'll visit you as often as I can."

After that, Deborah showed up with Lily. As soon as Irene saw Lily, who was already a few years old, Irene immediately understood Thomas' wrath back then. Irene didn't need such a shameless father. Therefore, she resolutely left Steven and went back to Thomas.

What was Edric's intention in asking her these questions at this moment? He couldn't have asked them without reason. Irene asked rhetorically, "Why do you want to know?"

"Nothing. Your mother died when you were little. I was wondering if you have any other relatives you don't know about..."

Irene interjected, "Other relatives?" Irene stopped and looked at Edric. "For as long as I can remember, I've known that I only have one uncle. I haven't heard of any other relatives."

"Could it be that your mother didn't tell you about it?" Edric probed tentatively.

Irene glared at Edric. "What do you mean? It's a good thing that I have other family relatives. Why would my mom not tell me?"

Irene's verbosity left Edric speechless. Just then, it dawned on him that Myra must have known that Thomas' real identity was Dave. What had kept her from telling Irene about it? Was it because Irene was too young, or were there other considerations?

If there wasn't anything sinister behind the hidden identity of Thomas, then there must be a reason Myra chose not to tell Irene the truth. If that was the case, was it appropriate for Edric to tell Irene about Thomas being Dave?

The point was, this matter hadn't been confirmed yet. It'd be too early for Edric to say anything to Irene. He should wait for Rowane and Marie to meet and see what happened next.

How did Dave become Thomas? Edric would have to look into the matter carefully before making any decisions.

Meanwhile, Rowane and Marie were weeping in each other's arms. Rowane was sobbing with joy while Marie was faking it. She soon stopped crying and persuaded Rowane to stop as well.

After the two stopped, Marie explained to Rowane her choice back then. Although she had been r*ped at a young age and had gotten pregnant, she could not bear to abort Rowane. After all, she was innocent. It was difficult for an unmarried woman to take care of a child. As a result, Marie sent Rowane to an orphanage. Throughout the whole story, all Marie wanted was to gain Rowane's forgiveness.