Chapter 56 Old Lady''s Idea


    John''s report to Edric that Old Mrs. White had said that she would find a way to get Nathan back put


    Edric in a very good mood. He met with a couple of clients in the afternoon, had dinner outside, and


    sang karaoke before going back home.


    His cell phone rang on his way home. Edric picked up and heard a strange female voice, "Is this Mr.


    Myers?"


    "Who is it?" Edric asked.


    "I am Lily''s friend. We''re hanging out tonight, and Lily drank a little too much. Can youe to pick her


    up?" Freya said in a coquettish voice.


    Edric was surprised to hear that the gentle and well-behaved Lily would be drunk. He snorted and


    agreed.


    After hanging up the phone, Freya made an OK gesture to Lily who was sitting on the sofa and


    worrying that Edric would note. Lily was ted to know Edric wasing soon. She grabbed the


    liquor on the table and took a shot.


    Freya poured another ss for her. "One more shot. It can boost your courage. I''ll wait for your good


    news tonight."


    Lily took the ss and drank it again. Freya immediately helped her to dress like a drunk beauty.


    Edric pushed the door open and saw Lily lying on the couch, inebriated. Without thinking, he stepped


    forward to help Lily stand up and leave. But she couldn''t stand on her own and leaned her limp body


    against him.


    Edric instinctively wanted to push her away. He saw Freya standing aside and ordered her, "Come here


    and help me get her out!"


    Lily was extremely disappointed to hear that. She thought Edric would carry her out, yet it didn''t


    happen.


    Thinking how she used to see Edric carrying Irene into the car like a princess, Lily felt aggrieved and


    irritated.


    Edric and Freya helped Lily into the car. He threw her in the backseat and started the car. Lily thought


    he woulde to buckle the seat belt for her gently, so she could seduce him with all she had.


    But Edric didn''t take the bait. She had no choice but to roll off the backseat when he started driving.


    Edric saw her rolling down in the rearview mirror and immediately stopped the car. He helped Lily to sit


    up again and reached out to fasten the seat belt for her. Lily seized the chance to hug him and kiss


    him.


    Edric leaned his head aside. Lily''s lips didn''t fall on his lips as nned. Instead, she kissed him on his


    neck.


    Lily couldn''t care about the details anymore at this point. She hugged Edric tight and rubbed her soft


    chest on him while moaning, "It''s hot!"


    Edric was shocked by her sudden provocative behavior. He pushed her away and jumped out of the


    car.


    Lily watched Edric returning to the driver''s seat. The car sped to the hospital.


    Soon, Edric dropped her off at the hospital. He didn''t suspect that she was pretending to be drunk.


    What she did just now startled him since she had always been gentle and appropriate. He ordered the


    doctors to examine her. They gave Lily some medicine and even hung an IV bag for her.


    In the end, he also called Deborah and Steven to inform them.


    Things turned out to bepletely different from what she imagined. Freya said that Edric wouldn''t


    resist Lily as long as she dropped her pretense and took the initiative to seduce him. Everything would


    be settled once they had sex.


    However, it was not what happened. Edric didn''t have any interest in her. Instead, he pushed her away


    as if she was some monster. Her back identally hit the armrest, which made her gasp in pain.


    Lily was suffering but couldn''tin. "This is all Freya''s fault. She suggested that I could have sex


    with Edric if I pretended to be drunk. What a f*cking bad idea!"


    Just as the nurse prepared the IV bag for Lily, Steven and Deborah rushed over.  When smelling the


    booze on Lily, Steven took on a ghastly expression.


    "How did you educate our daughter?" He turned back and questioned Deborah angrily, "Why didn''t you


    stop her from going out with these dodgy friends?"


    Steven was furious. Edric was not very enthusiastic about Lily already. Now her ludicrous conduct had


    truly humiliated herself and Steven.


    Deborah did not dare to speak. She was also disappointed by Lily and thought,"What are you doing at


    this time? This is only going to make Edric look down on you."


    Edric didn''t know what they were thinking. He didn''t need to stay longer now that the mission was


    Steven became angrier after Edric left. He scolded Deborah and said she didn''t teach their daughter


    well. Irene had had a hard life these past years, but she never did anything out of the line.


    After that, he left in a huff.


    Deborah and Lily were the only ones in the ward. Lily opened her eyes after Edric and Steven left.


    Deborah red at her and said, "What are you trying to do?"


    "Mom, I didn''t know it''s going to be like this!" Lily didn''t hide anything from her mother and told her


    about her n to seduce Edric tonight.


    Deborah was so angry that she poked her daughter''s head with her finger. "You are so stupid! You are


    going to get engaged soon. What are you so impatient for?"


    "Mom, I''m worried. He has always been perfunctory to me, even more so after Irene came back. I saw


    that he went to Irene''s home to find her. What should I do if they start over again?"


    "So you want to seduce him in such a crude way?" Deborah snorted, "Did you know that you did the


    exact opposite?"


    "The exact opposite?" Lily was bewildered.


    "He doesn''t want to touch you when you''re perfectly fine. Why would he have sex with you when you''re


    drunk? It would be more likely if he were drunk."


    "He never drinks with me. How can I get him drunk?"


    "Can''t you find a way?" Deborah sneered, "Nothing is impossible to a willing mind. Don''t you


    understand that?"


    "Then I''ll find a way to get him drunk next time."


    "Save it, it''s not about getting him drunk now," Deborah nced at her daughter and said, "You need to


    act in a proper way now. You will be engaged to him in half a month. I will help you find a way when the


    timees."From N?velDrama.Org.


    Lily nodded, "I''ll listen to you."


    Nathan waited in the hotel for his cousin''s call for a long time, but she didn''t call him back. He had to


    call her himself yet only found out that her phone was turned off.


    Why did she turn off the phone at this time? He was so anxious that he had to call the aunt who took


    care of his grandmother. The aunt told him that his grandmother had woken up and was fine now. He


    should take care of his business and not to worry.


    Nathan felt relieved when he heard that his grandmother was fine. However, Joanne called him back a


    few hourster, "Brother,e back quickly. The doctor said that grandma is in terrible condition!"


    "But auntie said she''s okay now?" Nathan was stunned.


    "Grandma told her to lie to you. She didn''t want you to worry," Joanne''s voice was a little choked. "I


    wanted to call you, but she wouldn''t let me. I heard her talking to auntie and said she was sorry she


    asked you to sacrifice your love to take over the family business and made you depressed for so many


    years. She doesn''t want you to suffer anymore. Be with Irene if you like her. She doesn''t care


    anymore."


    Holding the phone, Nathan was in a daze. He didn''t expect grandma to say that. Joanne sobbed in a


    low voice, "Come back and see grandma. I''m afraid that you won''t be able to see her for thest time if


    you''rete!"


    Thinking of how his grandma had devoted herself to him, Nathan felt his heart aching. "I''ll book a flight


    right away!"


    After hanging up the phone, Joanne stuck her tongue out at the old madam sitting on the sofa.


    "Grandma, he said he wille back tomorrow."


    Old Mrs. White gave her granddaughter a thumbs-up. "Not bad, your acting skills are getting better and


    better!"


    Joanne walked up to her and sat down. "Grandma, what if he finds out and bes mad at me?"


    "Grandma won''t let him find out," Old Mrs. White answered.


    "I know you won''t, but just in case."


    "There''s no ''in case''," Old Mrs. White replied, "I have made careful arrangements since I''m going to


    trick him back."


    "Grandma, I helped you to get him back. You have to pay more attention to my thing now." Joanne was


    reassured by her grandma''s confidence and immediately thought of her own matter.


    The olddy sighed. Why were her grandchildren so stubborn? There were so many women in the


    world better than Irene, yet her grandson was obsessed with her. And her granddaughter obviously


    knew what a yboy Jordan was, but she was determined to marry him and just wouldn''t change her


    mind.


    Joanne thought her grandma sighed because she didn''t want to help her. Flustered, she sat,


    "Grandma, you can''t go back on your words!"


    "Girl, have you really thought it through? That boy from the Reed Family is fickle and cunning. You


    won''t have a good life with him," the olddy reminded her again.


    "I know how he is, but that''s exactly my type. I don''t want anyone else," Joanne replied.


    The olddy sighed heavily. "I will go talk to the Reed Family and settle your matter as soon as this is


    over."


    Joanne''s face lit up when she heard her grandma''s promise.


    Nathan booked a flight and called Irene, telling her that his grandmother was sick. Although Nathan''s


    grandmother separated her from Nathan, Irene didn''t hate her as she understood where the olddy


    wasing from. The olddy''s condition made Irene worry as well. She told Nathan to go back


    immediately.


    Nathan''s flight was in the next morning. Irene and Eden went to the airport to send him off. Crying,


    Eden was reluctant to leave Nathan. Irene had tofort the child, "Uncle Nathan wille back


    soon."


    Eden broke intoughter. "Uncle, I will wait for you toe back to see me."


    Irene took Eden home after they sent off Nathan. Eden asked Irene on their way back, "Mom, my real


    dad is dead, not lost, right?"


    Irene was stunned. "Who said that?"


    "Granduncle. He said my dad died a long time ago, and you are finding a stepdad for me, not my real


    one. Is that true, Mom?"


    Irene''s heart ached. She knew that her uncle told Eden this because he hated Edric. She had no idea


    how to answer. Eden would keep asking her if she said his dad was still alive.


    She sighed. "Yes... he''s dead."


    A sad look came over Eden''s face. "Mom, I don''t want a dad anymore. I just want you and granduncle,


    and Uncle Nathan."


    "Good boy!" Irene hugged his soft little body tightly.


    "Mom, what did dad look like? Was he handsome?" Eden asked again.


    "He was!" Irene replied.


    "As handsome as Uncle Nathan?"


    "As handsome as Uncle Nathan!"


    "I knew that my dad must be very handsome!" Eden slid into her arms with a smile on his face. "Mom,


    can I make a request?"


    "What request?"


    "I want Nathan to be my dad!"


    Irene was speechless for a moment. Eden was still waiting for her answer. "Mom!"


    "No!" Irene shook her head and said, "If you want a dad, I will find you a dad. Trust me, I will definitely


    find a dad for Eden!"


    "But I like Uncle Nathan to be my dad!"


    Irene did not speak. Children only knew who treated them well and never understood the grown-ups''


    trouble. Nathan was a star in the sky while she was a speck of dust on the ground. They were destined


    to be in different worlds.


    Eden was a sensible kid. He changed the subject right away when he saw the sad look on his mom''s


    face. "Mom, I want to eat pizza!"


    "I will get it for you!"


    Irene got off the car with Eden since there was a pizza restaurant nearby.


    Pleasant music was ying in the car. Edric sat in the back seat, resting with his eyes closed. He just


    got the news that Nathan went back to visit the "sick" Mrs. White. Edric was in a cheerful mood now


    that Nathan was gone. His fingers were tapping along to the music even though his eyes were closed.


    John, who was driving the car, identally saw Irene crossing the road with Eden in her arms. He was


    surprised. "Madam... Miss Nelson is holding a child?"