You Are The Pursuit of My Life novel Chapter 202

Edric had made an appointment to meet with Thomas. He made no effort to hide his true intentions either as he said, "I'm going to ask you questions about your past. I hope you will be honest and tell me only the truth."

It then dawned on Thomas that Edric had found out the truth about his identity. He remained calm, "What do you want to know?"

"I have a lot of things I want to know. First of all, why are you pretending to be Thomas? Secondly, tell me more about Marie."

"Pretending to be Thomas wasn't exactly my intention," Dave sighed and told Edric about how his wallet had been robbed because of a famous painting.

"When the real Thomas had passed away in an accident, I had returned to San Fetillo in a sorry state, and had nowhere to go. Irene's mother took me in and since then I've been using Thomas' identity to avoid unnecessary trouble."

"Do Steven and Deborah know about your true identity as a famous designer?"

Dave shook his head, "Not many people know that I'm a famous designer. Steven and Deborah only know that I'm Marie's sibling and nothing else."

"I beg to differ. I think Steven knows your true identity. Remember the famous painting you just mentioned? It's with me now."

"Why is the painting in your hands?" Dave was surprised.

"Steven gave it to me," Edric told Dave about how he had obtained the famous painting. Dave smiled bitterly, "So it was him all along! Irene told me about Steve having a prized painting among his collection and the idea of him being the one who had switched my painting never crossed my mind! I- I can't believe this!"

"We really shouldn't judge a book by its cover. I never expected Mr. Cook to do something outrageous like this! I feel sorry for you for being framed after all these years!" Edric sighed. It was really a pity for a famous designer to be harmed by some like Steven.

"It's all in the past. Fame and wealth are nothing but temporary things in this world. My current secluded life at San Fetilo has been plain, but at least I felt happy." Dave was not as angry as Edric would have thought he would be.

"Nice to hear that you're coping well with everything that has happened." Edric admired Dave. Life must have been really hard for him. His glory days had been cut short, robbed from him and that turned him into a nobody. In the face of such torture, he could still live his life without any kind of resentment.

Dave smiled faintly, "Irene doesn't know that I'm not actually her biological uncle and I hope it stays that way and you don't tell her anything. I don't want to affect her emotions."

"Don't worry, I'm not going to tell her," Edric assured Dave. It was obvious that Dave cared for Irene therefore Edric found no need to tell her the truth to destroy the peace. "I need to know more about Marie. I'm sure you know her well since you're her brother, right? What kind of person do you think she is?"

Dave went quiet for a moment before saying, "Selfish, self-indulgent and wicked."

"I'm pretty sure Irene has told you about what happened to my mother. I think Marie had her share in causing my mother to end up in her current condition."

The image of his comatose mother upset Edric. He gritted his teeth as he recounted how Marie had helped Deborah and her daughter plot against him and his mother.

"To be honest, I've always been afraid to accuse her since she's my mother's best friend. I will never frame a good person, nor will I let a bad person go. I'm here today because I can't figure out what Marie has against my mother. Why did she help Deborah in going against her own niece?"

"I don't know why she has done what she did to your mother, but I know that she's someone who will do anything to get what she wants. The reason she helped Deborah was because she hated Myra. It's only natural for her to hate Myra's daughter as well."

"Why would Marie hate Irene's mother? Wasn't she her one and only sister? Is it because of Malcom? I thought she already had Malcom in her hands."

"No! Malcom has never loved her and that's why she hated Myra!"

"Do you know if Marie had any men besides Malcom?" asked Edric again.

"No, I don't think so. If she did, then she wouldn't have hated Myra so much."