Chapter 44 No Way Out


    "The doctor said it was just a fever. An intravenous drip should do it." Steven sighed and looked at his


    clever and sensible daughter. "Lily, you should give up on the idea of you and Edric together."


    "Dad, what do you mean?" Lily''s face suddenly turned pale.


    "What happened?" Deborah was also shocked by Steven''s abrupt words.


    "I saw Edric in Irene''s ward." Steven hesitated for a moment,  but he had to tell the truth.


    "Did he find out about your rtionship with Irene?" Deborah''s heart sank. If Edric found out about the


    rtionship between Steven and Irene at this moment, Lily definitely wouldn''t be able to get engaged


    to him.


    "No. I was just thinking that since he stayed by Irene''s side while she was sick, it proves that he still


    has feelings for Irene. We all know clearly what happened between Lily and Edric. If it wasn''t for Irene''s


    inability to have children, such a thing wouldn''t have happened. Now that Irene has returned, Edric''s


    feelings for her have been rekindled. Lily, you''d better back out."


    "Dad!" Lily looked sad and pitiful, with her tears rolling down.


    "I know that you like Edric, but his heart doesn''t belong to you. He only feels guilty towards you, and


    you won''t be happy." Steven persuaded her, "It''s my fault. I shouldn''t have sacrificed you because I felt


    sorry for Irene."


    "Steven, have you forgotten why Irene got a divorce? Even if Lily can back out so Irene and Edric can


    rekindle their romance, Irene still won''t be able to have children. Wouldn''t Margaret still meddle in their


    affairs? The Myers Family spans several generations, so it''s impossible for them not to want children."


    Deborah calmed herself down. If she hadn''t told Steven that Irene was bullied by Margaret all the time,


    and if she hadn''t said that she was willing to sacrifice Lily so Irene could be happy and have a


    harmonious family, they wouldn''t have been able to convince Steven that easily.


    Steven was silent. It was indeed troublesome that Irene couldn''t give birth. He saw clearly what kind of


    person Margaret was.


    Since Irene couldn''t give birth, Margaret would still make things difficult. Upon seeing his hesitation, Lily


    regained herposure and burst into tears. "Dad, the entire San Fetillo city knows about what


    happened between me and Edric. Aren''t you forcing me to die by making me back out now? How can I


    live with the shame?"


    "Nonsense! What do you mean by saying you''d die?" Deborah shouted at Lily fiercely. Lily understood


    her mother''s insinuations and knelt down on the ground.


    "Dad, if no one knew what happened between me and Edric, I definitely would back out. But now,


    everyone knows. So if I back out, I have no other choice but to die!"


    Steven looked at his crying daughter and sighed. "I was just mentioning it, so why are you so


    emotional?"


    Deborah helped Lily up. "Lily, your father was just mentioning it. He simply feels anguished about your


    sister''s suffering. It''s just that we owe you sister, but you can''t threaten your father with suicide. You''re


    also his child. How can he bear to let you die?"


    Steven sighed heavily when he heard this. He was torn between his two daughters. If he hadn''t


    foolishly agreed to let Lily give birth to a child for Irene at that time, this matter wouldn''t have turned out


    like this.


    When he thought of Lily''s suffering and saw her crying, he felt very bad. So, he got up and went into


    the study. Then, Deborah helped Lily upstairs. Deborah closed the door and let go of Lily. She sat on


    the bed and gasped. "I''m so angry!"


    Lily also wiped the tears off her face and said fiercely, "Dad is so biased!"


    "Biased? Let him stay biased for a while. When the matteres out, I''ll see how biased he can be."


    Deborah looked ferocious.


    "Mom, what did you do?"


    "What could I have done? Of course I did something that would ruin that little b*tch''s reputation forever.


    When we get the thing, we will spread it out. At that time, everyone in San Fetillo will know that she''s a


    sl*t. Let''s see what a disgrace she will be!" Deborah looked full of hatred.


    Lily didn''t expect that her mother was nning that. Her mother wasn''t an ordinary person indeed, and


    never left a way out for others. Irene was dead meat.


    However, when she remembered that Steven said that Edric was guarding Irene''s bed, Lily felt


    extremely distressed. "Mom, Edric is in the hospital now."


    "Don''t worry, I''ll prevent him from guarding by her side right away!" Deborah sneered and picked up the


    phone to call Margaret.


    When Margaret heard that Edric was visiting Irene in the hospital, she fumed with rage. Her son was a


    typical fool who was blinded by love. That woman hadmbasted them so severely, yet he still rushed


    to the hospital. She immediately ordered the driver to drive to the hospital.


    Since her son insisted on being stubborn, she had to be a viin again. Margaret pushed open the door


    of the ward angrily, and startled Thomas and Kinsey in the ward. Margaret nced around the ward but


    didn''t see her son, so she asked, "Where''s Edric?"


    When Kinsey saw clearly that it was Margaret, she sneered and said, "Madam, aren''t you in the wrong


    ce?"


    Margaret ignored Kinsey and went straight to the bed to look at Irene. "Irene, people should have a


    sense of shame. Since you know so clearly that I''m an evil mother-inw and Edric is a scumbag, why


    are you still clinging to Edric?"


    Irene was about to speak when Kinsey spoke before her. "Madam Myers, perhaps you''re too


    narcissistic, but Irene isn''t the kind of person who forgets about the pain after the scar heals. She isn''t


    interested in an evil mother-inw or a scumbag."


    Margaret stared at Kinsey fiercely. "Who are you? Do you have the right to speak here?"


    "If I don''t have the right to speak, then you don''t have the ability to speak at all. You have no manners


    at all. You came to other people''s ward to cause a huge scene. Do you think this hospital is run by your


    family?" Kinsey was angry and spoke with no mercy at all.


    Irene continued Kinsey''s words, "Madam Myers, this is my ward. Please leave, or I will call the security


    guard!"


    Margaret felt embarrassed. She red at Irene and said, "Irene, are you talking nonsense? Our family


    didn''t disparage you even though you married into our family when you couldn''t have a baby. I had


    been looking for medicine for you the entire time. It was you who couldn''t stand the loneliness and had


    an extramarital affair with someone outside. Even though you had an extramarital affair, Edric tolerated


    it. But you were so vicious that you even pushed Lily and caused her miscarriage. Let me tell you, our


    Myers Family had never aggrieved you. If it had been someone else, we could''ve sent you to jail just


    because you pushed Lily and caused her miscarriage!"


    Irene was so angry that she trembled. What on earth was she going on about? It was Edric who had an


    extramarital affair with a mistress, but now, Margaret confounded right and wrong by blindly using


    her of having an extramarital affair. Margaret was really good at confounding right and wrong. Thomas,


    who was on the side, was very angry. "What are you talking about? Believe it or not, I''ll beat you!"


    "I dare you to touch me!" Margaret didn''t take Thomas seriously. "Believe it or not, I''ll get you sent to jail


    as soon as I make a phone call!"


    "You feel self-righteous about having an affair with a mistress? Do you really think that the police


    station is run by your family? Do you want me to shout outside and make a fuss about your family''s


    adulterous scandal?" Kinsey was very angry.


    Irene already knew what kind of person Margaret was. She couldn''t let Kinsey stand up for her, so she


    stopped Kinsey. "Madam Myers, I''ll tell you the truth. You and your son are the most oundish people


    I''ve ever seen. I was blind at that time, so I had a rtionship with your son. Now, I know I was wrong. I


    beg you to stay away from me, okay? As long as you and your son can stay away from me, I will thank


    heaven for that."


    "Did you hear that? Your son is the one clinging to Irene. We have already driven him away countless


    times. Please take your son away. Him staying here makes the air stuffy!" Kinsey was extremely sharp-


    tongued.


    "You..." Margaret''s face turned bright red.


    "Madam Myers, please leave!" Thomas''s face darkened.


    Looking at the three pairs of unfriendly eyes in the ward, Margaret left the ward with her face flushed.


    When she walked out of the door, she saw Edric looking at her with a poker face. "Edric!"


    Edric turned around and said in a cold voice, "Why are you here?"


    "How could I note? Look at yourself!" Margaret waspletely humiliated. In the past, although


    Irene was rude, she never said anything malicious. But Kinsey was different.


    Margaret now understood Kinsey''s strength. "What''s so good about that woman? She''s vicious, unfilial,


    and she can''t give birth to a baby. Why are you still clinging to her? You don''t know how she scolded


    me just now. I waspletely humiliated."


    While speaking, Margaret began to wipe her tears. Edric frowned and his eyes shed with impatience.


    "I''ll send you back!"


    On the way back, Margaret didn''t forget to say that Irene and Kinsey were vicious. Edric had been


    silent for a long time, but he finally couldn''t bear it anymore. "Mom, you don''t have to pretend anymore.


    I heard everything you said just now."


    Margaret''s face turned red. "What did you hear?"


    "Mom, I''m your son. Don''t you feel tired pretending in front of me?"


    "When did I pretend? I just wanted her to stay away from you. Is that wrong?" Margaret was being


    unreasonable.


    "You weren''t wrong. It was me who was wrong for shamelessly approaching Irene. Do you


    understand?"


    "Why did you approach her?"


    "Why?" Edric sneered, "Mom, do you really not know?"


    Margaret''s face burned. "Son, it''s all over. We have to look forward. Lily is such a good girl, and she


    has done so much for you. You can''t let her down."


    "Let her down? Aren''t you the one who designed all of this?" Edricughed in self-mockery. "Mom,


    you''re the one who let Lily down, not me. If it weren''t for you, would things be like this?"


    "Didn''t I do all of this for your sake? You were bewitched by that vixen and refused to divorce her. The


    Myers Family can''t end in your hands. If you don''t have a child, how will I be able to face your father?"


    Margaret said eloquently, "What''s more, it''s already bad enough since that vixen can''t have children,


    but she even had an extramarital affair behind your back. I get angry whenever I think of that."


    "Can you stop talking about that?" The word "affair" irritated Edric, and he suddenly raised his voice.


    "If I don''t remind you, you will forget the pain after your scar heals. I don''t understand what''s so good


    about that vixen. She''s totally useless whenpared with Lily."


    Margaret tried her best to belittle Irene. "She''s a poor little plebeian without any etiquette. Lily is


    different. She''s from an affluent family and she''s kind. If it weren''t for me, would she have gone for


    surrogacy? Let me tell you, we are mother and son, and sons must repay their mothers'' debts. You


    must treat her well!"


    "Sons must repay their mothers'' debts?" Edric suddenly sneered. "Since it''s to pay off your debts, why


    don''t you give the entire Myers Group to Lily to pay off your debts?"


    "What are you talking about?" Margaret was shocked by her son''s indifferent tone.


    "Mom, I want to ask you a question. Which is the most important thing in your heart, yourpany,


    your pride, grandchildren, or my happiness?"


    "Of course, your happiness is the most important."


    "Since it''s my happiness that matters the most, can you stop pressuring me? I''m a human, not a


    puppet. Can you let me live my life as I wish?"


    "As long as you don''t have anything to do with Irene, I won''t interfere with your life." Margaret made a


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    concession.


    "But except for her, I''m not interested in any woman." Edric''s voice was cold. "Unless someone is so


    stupid that she''s willing to live a lonely life!"