You Are The Pursuit of My Life novel Chapter 58

Jordan and Edric greeted each other friendly. They were both experienced businessmen. No one else could tell that they just had a fight not long ago.

Irene was irritated by their fake smiles and polite chat.

Lily had always ignored Irene in front of other people. She only called her "sister" when there was no one around. Therefore, she only nodded politely when she saw Jordan and Irene coming. Irene, on the other hand, remained a deadpan face and didn't acknowledge Lily at all.

The guests at the party were all prominent and wealthy. Irene was only an assistant with a pretty face. Naturally, she became the object of ridicule.

"Isn't she the divorced woman on TV?" A rich lady remembered that Irene was on a blind date program.

"Yes. Exactly! Mr. Reed even went on that show for her."

"Yes, she turned him down at that time. I remember it clearly."

"Then why is she with Mr. Reed now? I thought that she left with another averagelooking man?"

"Plenty of people would do anything to become famous. She must be using Mr. Reed to gain fame!"

"How despicable! People are really doing all sorts of things to be famous now. Look at her. She apparently came from some low-class family. She has no manner at all!"

"Yeah! Isn't it embarrassing to bring this kind of woman here?"

Three women were enough to stage a play, not to mention the number of women here at the party tonight. They were jealous of Irene's beauty and didn't care about how vicious they sounded.

Irene turned a deaf ear to these malicious attacks. Verbal abuse was nothing compared with the unbearable things she experienced in the past.

Of course, Jordan also heard those unpleasant words. He stopped chatting with the head of another company and looked at two women nearby who were gossiping enthusiastically, "Aren't you Mrs. Wood and Mrs. Bush?"

The two women did not expect Jordan to take the initiative to greet them. They smiled politely, "Mr. Reed!"

"I saw Mr. Wood taking a girl in her twenties to dinner last week. That must be your daughter, right?" Jordan said with a smile. Mrs. Wood's face changed immediately. What daughter? It must be a mistress. Tongue-tied, she somehow couldn't find a way to vent her unjustified anger.

Jordan ignored her embarrassment and added, "Your daughter is rather beautiful!"

Jordan was well- known for protecting his people. The two women naturally understood that he was defending Irene. Mrs. Bush wanted to slip away, yet Jordan wouldn't let her. "Mrs. Bush, congratulations on your new baby! When is the 100-day celebration? I will definitely go to make a toast!"

Mrs. Bush's face turned red instantly. What baby? It was a b*stard of her shameless husband. How she wished she could strangle him!

Mr. Wood and Mr. Bush also sensed that something was wrong. Jordan had never attacked other people for no reason. Their wives must have offended him first and pushed him to air their dirty laundry. They glared at their wives at the same time.

Without saying anything else, Jordan walked away while holding Irene's hand. He gave Mr.

Wood and Mr. Bush a sinister smile before leaving.

The two men were in a state of nerves upon seeing his smile. They originally thought they could build some relationship with Jordan tonight. Now it seemed that it was a waste of effort. Not only that, they probably had affronted him already.

Edric noticed all the drama. In the beginning, he didn't believe that Jordan was sincere to Irene. But now he was a little confused.

Reed would never defend a woman he didn't like. But why would he use Irene to seduce Steven if he was sincere to her?

"Did I guess all of this wrong?" Watching Jordan and Irene acting like a perfect couple, he felt his heart throbbing in his chest.

Lily was upset as well. She was hoping to see Irene being ridiculed and didn't expect Jordan to stand up for her right away.

Why did Irene always have someone who cared for her wherever she went? It used to be Nathan, then Edric, now it was Jordan. How lucky she was!

Irene walked around with Jordan for a while before finding an excuse to go outside. She went straight to the small garden outside of the hall. She hadn't worn high heels for a long time and could barely stand the pain. Since there was no one around, she sat on the edge of the flower bed, took off her shoes, and put her feet on the ground to relieve the pain.

Edric had been watching Irene secretly. He followed her out when he saw her leaving the hall.

Right after Irene took off her shoes, a deep voice sounded behind her, "Jordan would be turned off if he saw you like this!"

Irene sneered without turning around. "What does it have to do with you if he is turned off?"

Edric was irritated by the apathy in her tone. He stepped closer and asked, "Who was that man?"

"What man?" Irene was confused.

"You don't understand?" Edric's eyes narrowed with menace. "I'm asking, who is the father of your child? Don't tell me you don't know who the father is!"

Irene's heart trembled. She stood up abruptly. Edric's words startled her. She only regained her composure when she heard the second half of his question. She put on her shoes to hide her emotion. "Mr. Myers, don't you have something else to do? Why do you care about other people's private affairs?"

Edric was not pleased with her answer at all.

He reached out to hold her chin and forced her to look into his eyes. "Is it appropriate for you to leave your husband and child behind to go out with another man?"

"I have a clear conscience. Who gave you the right to question me?" Irene sneered.

Edric was almost driven mad by the derision in her eyes. He squeezed her chin even harder. Irene cried out in pain, but Edric didn't let go. "Irene, why are you so cruel? What on earth is your heart made of?"

"It's not your concern what my heart is made of. We are strangers already. It's better for us to avoid each other in the future. What do you think, Mr. Myers?"

Irene could clearly see Edric's eyes darkening and knew he must be livid. Just as she started to feel gratified, Edric suddenly grabbed her shoulders and kissed her lips.

He smelled familiar yet also strange. Irene was stunned for a moment but quickly came out of the daze.

"Who does think I am? Does he still think I was the fool he cheated on?"

She tried hard to push him away, but wasn't a match for Edric's strength. Since he held her so tightly that she couldn't get away, she came up with an idea and stamped on Edric's foot with her high heel.