You Are The Pursuit of My Life novel 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.

"I don't know. Maybe!" Thomas looked at the time. "It's almost noon. I'll buy some food for you. What do you want to eat today?"

"I'll come with you."

"No, you should stay at home. I will be back soon." Irene found Thomas' purposeful remark to change the topic weird. "Why does it feel like there's something off about him?"

When Thomas walked out of the house, his brows furrowed tightly. Indeed, no secret could be kept forever. Since Irene was asking him all this, she must have heard some rumors.

"Should I tell her the truth? How would she feel if she knew that I was Dave and not Thomas?"

He wasn't actually worried about his identity being exposed. Rather, he was more worried about Marie 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, that wouldn't be good for Irene.

Life just 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 find a solution. If not, then he would have to bring Irene away from San Fetillo!

Since his quarrel with Margaret, Edric hadn't returned home. Not only that, but he hadn't made a single phone call to her since.

His heartlessness made Margaret 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 house again, hence she agreed to Marie's suggestion.

Margaret wasn't doing this just because of the sports tournament, but rather to make Irene upset. Margaret wanted to let Irene know that she could never win in a fight against her.

The next day was Margaret's birthday. Every year for her birthday, Edric would be personally in charge of every single preparation. But this year, there was nothing, as if he had forgotten her birthday. Margaret was so enraged that she ordered Loraine to call him and remind him that it was her birthday.

Edric answered the phone and promised to come 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 few close friends.

Since he was going home to celebrate Margaret's birthday, Edric told Irene in advance that he would not be coming home for dinner.

Irene wasn't bothered about Edric’s schedule in a bit. Edric had planned to take Irene home with him for dinner, but when he saw how unconcerned she seemed to be, he decided to swallow his words.

Irene was no longer the same person she used to be. She was no longer a pushover, and Margaret was no angel either.