You Are The Pursuit of My Life novel 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 same time, 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 come to me and 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 some days.

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 same for this time around?

"Don't mention that heartless thing. After I called the police, he even persuaded me to 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 left me in the hospital alone, and I can't even see a trace of his shadow. He completely ignores me and 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 became more 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.