You Are The Pursuit of My Life novel Chapter 57

Hearing John's words, Edric opened his eyes and saw Irene and Eden. Why would Nathan leave the child behind? Was he not this kid's father? Edric suddenly remembered that Irene claimed to be a single mom on the dating show. His temples throbbed. He ordered John, "Drive over to take a look!"

Irene put Eden on the seat and ordered a six-inch pizza for him. Then, she got two cups of juice and a plate of snacks. Eden happily buried his head in the food.

Irene smiled and watched him wolfing down the food. "Slow down, take a sip of the juice. Be careful not to choke!"

"Mom, eat this!" Eden took a bite of the pizza. Seeing that Irene didn't eat, he handed his slice to her.

"I'm not eating. I just want to watch you eat!"

"I want you to eat with me!" Eden insisted. Irene had no choice but to take a small bite.

Eden took another bite, his little face full of smiles. "Is it delicious?"

"Delicious!"

Edric walked in and went straight to a seat

next to Irene and Eden. He sat down and ordered a random ten-inch pizza and a plate of snacks.

He was not in the mood to eat. Instead, he had been paying full attention to Irene and Eden and heard their conversation clearly.

He was shocked when he heard Eden calling Irene mom. He glanced at John and realized that John was looking at him as well. They were both astounded.

Irene's voice was so gentle and motherly. With mixed feelings, Edric stared at her and Eden in a daze. Why did this child call her mom? Did she adopt him?

After the meal, Irene took Eden and was about to leave. A man appeared in front of them out of nowhere. Irene was startled. Edric stared at Eden with his scrutinizing eyes and asked, "This is your child?"

"Yes!" Irene spat out one word and strode away with Eden in her arms.

Her figure disappeared, yet Edric was standing still on the spot. He saw clearly that the boy looked very similar to Irene. Their wide eyes, long lashes, and pink cheeks were exactly the same.

Waves of emotion were surging in his heart. It took him great courage to ask her, and he only hoped to hear her denial.

But Irene didn't deny it. She admitted it without any hesitation.

Edric's heart sank when he heard Irene's answer. He felt a void inside as if he lost something.

"She is already a mother? Isn't she infertile? What's going on? It's said that boys look more like their mothers. That child definitely inherited her genes." Edric's doubts were all cleared when he saw the boy's face. He was her child indeed! She had a child with another man!

Edric returned to the car in a daze. His ex-wife, who didn't get pregnant for three years, had a beautiful son after their divorce. How ironic!

Irene hurried out of the restaurant with Eden in her arms. She stopped a taxi and went home. Her heart was pounding the whole time.

The child was in an accident. She had lost hope at that time after trying so many different ways and stopped taking any medicine.

The day before Lily came to her, she realized that her period had been delayed for ten days. She didn't dare to wish for a child but still went to the pharmacy and bought a test kit.

It turned out to be positive. She couldn't believe it and went to the nearest hospital for a blood test. The result confirmed that she was pregnant.

She was ecstatic and called Edric right away. However, it took him a long time to pick up the phone. He said to her coldly that he was busy and asked her not to bother him.

After hanging up the phone, she turned around and met Lily, who was flaunting her big belly, and handed her a pregnancy test report.

She was filled with hatred and disbelief when she saw Edric's signature on the report. She felt that her whole world just collapsed.

She remembered exactly what happened that day, but she didn't want to recall it at all. She didn't want to relive that kind of pain and humiliation ever again!

Irene hugged Eden tightly in her arms. Edric's sudden appearance scared her to death! Why did he keep popping up out of nowhere like a ghost recently?

She was sure that Edric had just seen Eden's face. Would he doubt her? She looked at her son carefully. Eden looked very much like Irene, but not Edric, perhaps for his young age. Irene was a little relieved. Everyone knew they couldn't have children back then. He shouldn't be suspicious!

Even so, she still needed to think of a solution to make sure that he never found out about the truth.

Irene carried Eden home in a hurry and instantly noticed an eye-catching car parked under the new apartment building.

Irene asked for a leave and hadn't gone to work since the brawl between Jordan and Edric. Jordan was also embarrassed to see her. Irene was the first woman who turned him down and broke his heart.

He loved her and hated her at the same time. In the end, his love for her trumped the hate.

As a man, he should be able to move on and treat her the same as before. Jordan finally found sufficient excuse for himself to come to see her again.

After waiting downstairs for several hours, Jordan started to get impatient. Just when he was about to leave, he saw a cab approaching. Irene got out of the car with Eden.