You Are The Pursuit of My Life novel Chapter 30

Jordan proudly waved the phone in his hand. "Steven is the future father-in-law of Edric. I had been worrying that I don't have leverage against Steven. Who would know that he would deliver himself to me? I recorded everything he said to you before. Now I'm waiting to see him yielding to me."

"Jordan, how can you be so despicable?" Irene was so angry that she wanted to slap him in the face. Anyone who thought Jordan was just a playboy certainly underestimated his ability to take advantage of people.

"You're protecting him?" Jordan was a little annoyed, "He is old enough to be your dad. And he is married. What's so good about him?"

"We're not the kind of relationship you've imagined us to have."

"It's not that kind of relationship? Then what is it?" Jordan asked.

"It's a long story. I'll tell you in the future."

"No! I'll report him tomorrow if you don't tell me now." Jordan was not vague about his intention. His heart was burning with fury when he saw how Irene was defending Steven. "As the saying goes, the animosity for snatching a man's wife is absolutely irreconcilable. I will ruin Steven if he dares to covet my woman!"

"Who stole your wife? Jordan, what nonsense are you talking about?"

"Irene, I have to make it clear to you no matter what you think. I have my heart set on you. No one can hanker after a woman I already claimed. No one!"

Jordan was not a sensible person. It didn't work to talk to him in a sensible way. Irene stamped her feet in anger. "He... he is my father."

"What did you say?" Jordan thought there was something wrong with his ears. "But you have different surnames?"

"I have my mom's surname!"

"How is it possible?" Astonished, Jordan stared at Irene for a while. "You... Are you an illegitimate daughter?"

"I'm not!" Irene interrupted him.

"If you're not an illegitimate daughter, why does no one know your relationship with Mr. Cook?" Jordan asked.

"That has nothing to do with you. So don't ask anymore." Irene had no patience to explain it to him.

Jordan suddenly thought of something. "Irene, no wonder you know so many inside stories about the bidding. Did Steven tell you that?"

"Yes," Irene nodded and said, "Jordan, I have already helped you win the bid. You have to keep the relationship between Steven and me a secret for me. No one else can know."

"No way!" Jordan answered firmly with a wicked smile on his face.

"Why not?"

"You have to promise me one thing if you want me to keep it a secret." Jordan was pushing for more.

Irene was in a tricky situation. Jordan didn't play by the rules. She fell into his trap and was in trouble now. Frustrated, she asked, "What's the condition? Jordan, don't be insatiable. I'm warning you."

"Irene, it's very simple to ask me to keep it a secret. I won't say anything if you promise to be my girlfriend."

"Is there something wrong with your brain?"

"No, I'm completely fine," Jordan grinned and said, "My mouth is very loose, and I can't say when I will leak the news. But things will be different if you're my girlfriend. I'm very protective of my own people and would never reveal my woman's secret."

"Do you want me to be your girlfriend because Steven is the Secretary?"

"Of course not," Jordan denied, "I like your look. You know that I can't resist beautiful women."

His honest words made Irene's headache even more. This playboy's obsession with beautiful women was beyond the imagination of common people. However, he would definitely stay away if he knew Irene was a divorced single mother. Thus, Irene said, "Jordan, I am a divorced woman. Don't you mind that?"

"You had a divorce?" Jordan was shocked now. With a look of disbelief, he sized Irene up and down. "Why did you divorce?"

"This is not a matter of discussion. I'm only telling you that I had a divorce. Can you accept it?"

"No!" Jordan was dejected like a deflated balloon.

Irene breathed a sigh of relief. She knew this would happen. For the sake of Jordan's pride and the status of the Reed Family, why would he want a divorced woman?

However, Jordan surprisingly raised another question at once. "Irene, did you make it up to turn me down? I don't believe that you had a divorce before unless you can prove to me that you have been married."

"Not only am I divorced, but I also have a child. Do you remember Eden, the little boy by Nathan's side? He is my child."

Jordan widened his eyes. Of course, he had seen Eden before. At that time, he was confounded why Nathan had such a child with him. He asked Nathan, but he only told him the kid belonged to a friend. He never expected this friend to be Irene.

"Irene, I want to know why you divorced your husband?"

"He had an affair!" Irene replied.

"That man is blind!" Jordan sighed. Why would her ex-husband have an affair when he had such a fine woman at home? He really didn't know how lucky he was!

"It's all in the past. Jordan. I ask you to keep it a secret for me. Not just about Steven, but also about my divorce and my child. You can't tell anyone about it."

would be different if Irene could have children. He glanced at Deborah. It was the same for him and Deborah. He wouldn't have married Deborah and wronged Irene if not for Lily.

"I hope that Edric will do the same thing!"

Lily sat alone in the room and cried silently after being scolded by Steven. Deborah opened the door to send her a midnight snack. Aggrieved, Lily said, "Mom! Why is dad so biased? He only cares about Irene. Why won't he think about me? How can I face Edric and Aunt Margaret?"

"You're so useless!" Deborah glared at her, "You can't stand such a little grievance? Do you remember anything I taught you?"

"I just feel sad. How can dad do this?"

"Lily, those who achieve great things don't care about trifles. If you can't even put up with such a little grievance, I don't think you should marry into the Myers Family at all," Deborah used even stronger language.

"Mom, even you are saying this to me now?"

"Is the Myers Family an ordinary family? Is Margaret an ordinary woman? Did you see how she tortured Irene back in the days? Who is harsher? Margaret or your dad?"

"I..." Lily was at a loss for words. Comparing with Margaret, Steven was not in the same league.

"Lily, I've already thought this through. Let's use your dad's words as an excuse. Just say that the Municipal Party Committee gave the Reed Family the project this time because it is an investment from patriotic expatriates. The city wants to attract more funds from overseas."

"Will they believe it?"

"They have to. Let me tell you, you are the daughter of the Secretary. Margaret doesn't dare to do anything to you, understand?"

Lily nodded. In her heart, she knew that Margaret liked her not because of her beauty and personality but because of Steven. However, Lily was still stressed about Irene. "Mom, Irene is the one I'm worried about now. She obviously played some tricks behind our back this time..."

"Yes, who else can it be? I've really underestimated this little b*tch!" Deborah was also full of resentment.

"The thing that worries me the most is not the bidding, but her reconciliation with dad. Edric will definitely cancel the engagement if he knows about her identity."

"Let's take it one step at a time. I'll deal with the bidding problem first when I meet Margaret tomorrow," Deborah was also troubled by it. "I'm afraid that Margaret is not easy to deceive. But we have to try!"

Deborah was right. Margaret didn't believe in Deborah's explanation. Nevertheless, she didn't dare to say anything nasty. Since Steven was still in power, she had to weigh her options carefully.

It was impossible to reverse the result of the bidding now. Margaret was still counting on Steven to provide them more opportunities in the future. With that in mind, she maintained friendly and didn't make things difficult for Deborah.

After meeting with Deborah, Margaret asked her son out to eat together. To her surprise, she saw Irene in the restaurant, dining not far away from her.