You Are The Pursuit of My Life novel Chapter 140

Steven glanced at Lily. Being kind, gentle and understanding was a mask Lily always put on. However, he didn't like that. Compared to Irene's outspoken attitude and ignorance, he preferred Irene more. He liked how she was always honest and blunt.

Steven was a man who had been in politics for many years. Although he wished that Lily would change her ways, deep down, he knew that such a tremendous change in her attitude was highly suspicious.

Edric was also surprised when Lily was smiling from ear to ear at him. The person who was trying to get into his pants the previous night was now being such a composed state. This was all very puzzling to him. This further confirmed his intuition of Lily not being an innocent person.

"Let's talk inside," Steven invited them in. Steven shared the same couch with Deborah; Irene and Edric on another. Lily plopped down alone in a single chair.

Irene couldn't help feeling that the entire scenario looked odd. After thinking about it for a bit, she recalled how she used to be the one sitting in that single chair, but now it was

Lily.

Seeing Steven talk to Edric as if nothing had happened, and how Deborah and Lily were trying to put on an act, Irene felt all this was extremely ironic. This entire family deserved Oscar awards for being such great actors; their acting skills were really top-notch.

Maisy set the dishes on the table before she beckoned for everyone to have dinner. Surprisingly, the atmosphere at the dining table was good. Lily actually scooped some dishes for Irene and Edric, and so did Deborah. Seeing how hospitable she was to Edric, Irene felt nauseated.

At first, she did her best to resist that sickening feeling in her stomach. But when Deborah tried to put some salad onto her plate, Irene couldn't hold it in any longer. She pulled her plate away. Seeing the look of disgust on Irene's face, Steven remarked, "It's okay, we're a family. There's no need to be so courteous. Just let her be!"

On the surface, the whole dining experience seemed to be a happy one but deep down, it was far from being a joyful occasion.

After dinner, Steven called Edric into the study. After closing the door behind him, the smile on Steven's face faded away, and it was replaced by a gloomy expression.

"Edric, I am starting to see you from a different perspective! What's so good about you? Both of my daughters... they're amazing in their own ways, so why did they have to fall for you? Sigh... If news of this breaks out, it'll tarnish my family's reputation! My name will go down the drain too!"

Before this, Steven was all smiles. But seeing how his face changed immediately, Edric was positively amazed by him. He had to give it to Steven, to be as skilled at being this two-face, for it must've taken years of practice.

But wasn't Steven the one who told him to seduce Lily? Why was he turning around and blaming it on Edric now?

Finally, Edric understood why Irene despised Steven so much. He said lightly, "About Lily, please accept my apologies. It was my mom's doing. If she didn't want a grandchild so badly, none of these would have happened."

"Yes, if your mom hadn't treated Irene like that back then, then everything would not have happened. It's all your mother's fault," Steven echoed.

As that, Edric chuckled faintly. "It's true that it wasn't right for her to be selfish and snobbish, but it wasn't right for you and Mrs. Cook to set me and Lily up either. If we're going to bring up the past, clearly you and

Mrs. Cook had a part in it too."

Hearing this, Steven's face turned red. He never expected Edric to be so straightforward. All he could do now was to titter in embarrassment.

With a weary smile, Steven stated, "The things parents do to protect their children... I didn't think things through... But the past is the past; there's no point regretting it now. The reason I invited you over tonight was to discuss Irene and Lily. So how are you planning to deal with all this?"

"That's also why I'm here." Edric looked at Steven. "I'm planning to break off my engagement with Lily and marry Irene."

Steven slammed his hand onto the table, but continued to remain silent.

Edric went on to say, "Although I'm engaged to Lily, we haven't done anything inappropriate. What Irene and I have is special; I hope you will give us your blessings!"

"There's nothing I can do since things have turned out this way. As long as Irene says yes, I won't object to your proposal. However, it pains me to see Lily in such a state!" Steven sighed deeply.

Trying to ease his broken heart, Edric replied, "If Lily needs anything, I'll compensate her with money!"

Steven's eyes lit up when he heard the word 'compensate'. He pondered for a moment and said, "There's no need for that, as long as you and Irene are happy, I'm sure Lily will be happy for you two too."

Seeing that Steven was on the same boat with him, Edric felt more relaxed.

After Steven and Edric entered the study, Deborah and Lily pretended to rinse and prep the fruits in the kitchen. Irene knew they didn't want to be with her alone. Well, neither did she want to stay in the same area with them. Thus, she walked into the living room alone to watch TV. She wasn't paying to the show, instead, she was wondering what Steven and Edric were discussing in the study.

After a few moments, Lily and Deborah marched into the living room with a plate of fruits. Placing down the plate in front of Irene, Lily said with a bright smile, "Irene, please have some fruits."