You Are The Pursuit of My Life novel Chapter 173

Ever since he was young, Eden had always longed for his father. It didn't occur to him that his father would have left him and his mother to get engaged to some other woman. In Eden's young mind, Edric was already dead to him. Eadric was a big liar, and Eden hated him!

"Don't scold your father like that. Eden, he had no choice back then."

"What do you mean he had no choice?" Eden asked.

"It means he had a reason to do so." Irene explained. "There's a reason for your father's engagement with that woman."

"Wasn't it because he wanted to marry another woman?" The scene of Edric and Lily's engagement announcement was deeply embedded in Eden's mind.

"No, he didn't want to get engaged to another woman. That was just for show."

"But I saw it all. Mom, don't lie to me."

"I'm not lying to you. That woman fell ill. So, he got engaged to her to take care of her."

Irene couldn't find a reason to absolve Edric of his own actions. She remembered that Edric once told her he had gotten engaged to Lily because she was infertile. So, an idea popped into her head to use it as a justification to tell Eden.

"Why didn't dad take care of me and you? Why did he take care of someone else?" Eden asked.

"Because he felt guilty towards her and he owed her." Irene continued to explain, "And it's not that your father doesn't love you. At the time, he didn't know you existed."

"Why didn't he know about my existence?"

"Because when I was carrying you in my belly, I didn't tell him."

"Was it because he made you unhappy, and that's why you didn't tell him?"

Irene nodded. "He had broken my heart back then so I never told him I was pregnant with you. You were born after your father and I separated. So, your father never knew that you were his son."

Eden felt a little better after listening to Irene's explanation, but he was still unhappy. "Dad is a bad guy. He still hurt you, so I still can't forgive him."

"As a matter of fact, your dad is not to blame. These are just adults' matters. You'll understand when you grow up. Now, you just need to remember that your dad and I both love you."

"No, I don't believe that dad loves me. If dad loved me, he wouldn't have abandoned you and gotten engaged with someone else." Eden was very adamant.

Irene sighed. "He has already called that engagement off. He is now single."

"Mom, have you forgiven dad?"

Irene nodded. "Yes I have, so you should too. We must lead a life full of love and not full of hatred. That is the only way we can be happy."

After saying this, Irene suddenly thought of herself. She had been reluctant to forgive Steven simply out of hatred. Clearly, it was easier said than done. She herself could not do it, so how could she expect a four-year-old child to do the same? She could not influence Eden to change his mind towards Edric immediately.

Margaret called out to him from outside the door several times, but Edric ignored her. He was utterly disappointed in his mother. Any love and respect he had for her had been completely shattered.

If it weren't for the fact that he had no choice, Edric would rather not have such a mother. He remained in the study for a long time before getting up and opening the door.

Seeing Edric coming out of the study, Margaret complained, "Edric, what were you doing in there? You have to eat no matter how busy you are. What time is it already?" Then, she ordered Loraine, "Get his meal ready now!"

Loraine quickly placed the dishes on the table. How could Edric be in any mood to eat at all? He assumed John may be hungry since he had been accompanying him all this while, so he called him over to eat.

The two of them ate silently. Edric couldn't taste the food at all as he chewed each bite absentmindedly. Finally, when he saw John put his cutlery down, he also did the same.

Margaret sat in the wheelchair and nagged about how her son had lost weight recently. Edric looked at his mother with a sarcastic smile. He stood up from the dining table and went straight out of the door. Seeing that he immediately left after eating, Margaret shouted behind him, "Edric, where are you going?"

"I'm really full so I'm going for a walk." Edric said impatiently and walked out of the door. John knew that he was disheartened and followed him diligently. Edric looked back at him and said, "Go home first, John. There's no need for you to follow me."

John was unwilling to listen. Edric said, "This minor issue won't knock me down. I want to be alone in the garden for a while. Go home and rest. I need your help with something after you get some rest."

John wasn't convinced until he heard Edric's words. When John took his leave, Edric went to the garden alone.

Although he had been thinking about it in the study for a long time, he still could not control his anger. He was afraid that he would not be able to hold himself back and start questioning and argue with his mother. However, it was not something that could be fixed by squabbling. He needed to be calm and slowly digest it. He needed to come up with countermeasures.

Edric's mother was still as stubborn as ever. When he recalled how he had kneeled on the floor to beg her to help him and Irene, Edric felt that he had been too naive.

What's more, Lily's shamelessness turned out to be beyond his imagination. Thinking of the way she had acted so pitifully in front of him so that he would believe her, Edric couldn't help but laugh coldly.