You Are The Pursuit of My Life novel Chapter 141

For the past few days, all Rowane could think about was Marie. Eventually, she decided not to tell Edric that she knew Marie just as she had been instructed.

After finding out that Marie wasn't Rowane's mother, Edric even comforted Rowane and promised to help find her mother.

Rowane felt uneasy about lying to Edric about the entire situation. She was never one to lie and cheat, so hiding something like this made her very uncomfortable.

Unexpectedly, Marie came to look for her one day. Marie mentioned that she felt guilty for not being a responsible mother for so many years. Now that Marie was rich, she wanted to do right by Rowane and sponsor her studies abroad. To study abroad was a dream to many; naturally, Rowane was tempted by Marie's offer.

When Marie saw that Rowane's eyes lit up at her proposal, Marie stated that she would arrange for everything right away. Marie told Rowane to resign from her position at Edric's company immediately, but Rowane was a little hesitant.

Admittedly, Rowane harbored feelings for Edric because not only had he helped her when she was in trouble, but also because of how capable he was. A man like him would definitely draw the attention of many women.

However, Edric didn't share the same thought as hers. He focused all his attention on Irene. Rowane knew that she agreed to study abroad not because of Marie's attractive offer but because she wanted to forget Edric.

A one-sided love was much too painful for Rowane, and she felt that she could no longer stay by Edric's side. Right now, the only option was for her to leave him and forget about him completely. Before Marie allowed her to declare their relationship, Rowanne had to resign and leave Edric's company. The best way to do this was to go abroad and study there.

Just as Rowane was going to inform Edric about her resignation, she noticed his face that was covered with scratch marks. She didn't even need to think about who the culprit was. Only Irene could have her way like this.

It was an unspoken rule that during fights, one could hurt any body part except for the face. It was clear that Irene's intention was to embarrass Edric. Although this was a matter between both of them, Rowane could feel a sense of resentment against Irene growing inside her chest.

"Irene is so cruel! Edric is willing to do anything for her. Hell, he does not even mind tarnishing his own reputation! What more does this woman want?" Rowanne thought to herself.

In the end, she didn't inform Edric about her resignation. Instead, she went back to her office. On this day, she was frustrated and flustered. When she returned home in the evening, Marie dropped by with a bag of fruits for her.

Once again, she talked about Rowanne furthering her studies abroad before she asked if Rowane had resigned. Rowanne could only shake her head in reply. She mentioned what she witnessed in the office earlier in the day and that it was not a good opportunity to bring her resignation up, lest she make things awkward.

Marie looked at her thoughtfully. "Rowane, is this because you have a thing for Edric, and you can't bear to leave him?"

"No, that's not true." Rowane shut her down immediately.

"I've seen a lot in my days, and I can tell how you're feeling from that look in your eyes. Edric is a wonderful man. It's not wrong for you to like him." Marie sighed. "But Edric's heart has always belonged to Irene, and he's not going to fall for someone else. You better not bet your heart on him. I don't want you ending up like Lily."

"Isn't Lily the mistress? What's there to pity about her?" Rowane retorted.

"Lily isn't the mistress. Irene is. I know about this entire situation better than you." Then, Marie proceeded to tell Rowane about how Lily and Irene were sisters. However, she tweaked the story to make it look like Lily and Edric were childhood sweethearts and that Irene was the mistress. She said that Irene had dumped Nathan, who was infatuated with her, just to ruin Lily and Edric's relationship. Marie twisted the truth and told Rowanne that Irene had manipulated Edric into sleeping with her, finally forcing him to marry her.

"It's not that she's barren; she just doesn't want to give birth to Edric's child, 'cause her heart belongs to Nathan. She plans to reconcile with Nathan eventually. After Edric and she got married, she still met Nathan secretly. Margaret was furious when she found out about it, so she forced them to get a divorce. Not because Irene was infertile, but because she had an affair." "She actually had an affair?" Rowane's mouth hung open in surprise. She couldn't imagine that Edric, whom she held so highly in her heart, would actually be stepped on by someone else.

"Not only did she cheat, but she's also a very vicious woman. Let me let you in on something else. Irene used her infertility as an excuse to argue with Margaret 24/7, creating havoc in the family. If that wasn't enough, she forced Steven to make Lily her surrogate. Lily felt that she owed Irene this much, so they went along with it. Yet, Irene only became even crueler. When Lily was three months pregnant, she shoved Lily so hard that she suffered a miscarriage. Because of this, Margaret had no choice but to allow Lily to file a divorce with Edric," added Marie.

"So this was the reason behind the divorce?" Somehow, Marie had managed to slide in all the lies so casually between the truth that it sounded believable. Naturally, Rowanne fell for Marie's words. Since Rowane had never been fond of Irene, she said in a firm voice, "I never thought Irene would be like this."

"Yeah, the Myers Group is wealthy, so they wanted to compensate her handsomely during the divorce. But that woman was so sinister that she left without accepting the alimony the Myers family gave. That's why Edric still feels guilty about it until now," Marie continued to spout her nonsense.

"After divorcing Edric, she got together with Nathan. However, the White family is strict and old-fashioned. Irene couldn't get things to go her way. Madam Britney wouldn't allow her grandson to marry a divorced woman."