Chapter 61 Bitter Memories


    Irene turned around noticing that he was no longer beside him. Although she had been trying to hide


    the fact that she was nervous, her clothes drenched in sweat had already betrayed her.


    It was really unfair to Jeremy. However, Irene had no choice other than to make him the scapegoat.


    Edric had alreadye crashing and demanding an exnation. The thing with Jeremy was the only


    leverage she had.


    Back then, there was already a marriage in the works between Jeremy and her. All of the neighbors


    had already assumed that she was Jeremy''s fiancee and the child belonged to him too. Even if Edric


    began investigating the matter, he wouldn''t find anything otherwise.


    Edric immediately instructed John to verify everything Irene said. And the result he got was indeed in


    line with Irene''s statement. She was going to get married to Jeremy, and the only thing that stopped


    them was Jeremy''s heroic death.


    He also heard that Eden''s birth certificate was also derived from the Field family''s ounts. Edric was


    really frustrated. He didn''t expect that everything he did to make Irenee back to him would backfire


    and instead force her into another marriage.


    He wanted to shower her with love and grow old with her; how did it turn out like that?


    He loved her. He had fallen madly in love with her ever since he firstid eyes on her. He spent all his


    days thinking about her. He knew that Irene didn''t have a very great upbringing but he didn''t care.


    He only appeared in her life after she broke up with Nathan. He had tried everything to get together


    with her. In the end, he managed to make Irene acknowledge his presence; he even convinced


    Margaret to ept Irene.


    Life after the marriage was lovely initially, but everything gradually changed. The Myers family needed


    an heir and Margaret insisted that Edric give her a grandchild as soon as possible.


    At first, Edric bore all the responsibility and me. Margaret eventually forced both of them to go and


    take some tests at a hospital.


    The test results shocked him and Irene. Edric was perfectly fertile but Irene couldn''t ovte. That


    meant she couldn''t birth them an offspring.


    Margaret was upset, as was Irene. That night, Margaret beganshing out at Irene unreasonably. Irene


    could only tolerate and endure all of it alone.


    Later, Irene began consuming various supplements in order to get pregnant. Edric could still remember


    the bitter stench of medication and supplements every day he went home. Margaret was initially quite


    helpful; she went out of her way to find a cure for Irene''s infertility.


    She found various weird prescriptions for Irene. Irene, on the other hand, was quite cooperative as


    well. But two years went by and Irene''s condition didn''t seem to improve. Margaret''s patience grew thin


    and she began to say hurtful things.


    The first fight between Irene and Margaret urred when Irene talked back to Margaret for the first


    time. Margaret was so irate that she started thrashing the house and flinging things everywhere.


    The pressure on Irene was overwhelming. On top of that, Margaret was being stubborn and


    unreasonable. Edric knew that Irene wasn''t having it easy. There was a time when Irene kept asking


    him, "Edric, what if I can never give birth to a child for you? Will you still love me?"


    Edric held her in his arms and asserted, "I only want you; you are the only person I need!" He meant


    his every word. He didn''t care if she could bear him a child; Irene was all he needed.


    Later on, the conflict between Margaret and Irene grew fiercer. They argued almost every day.


    Margaret would cry and wail to Edric after each argument. Edric was caught in between, for he had two


    sides to console.


    And one time, both of them refused Edric''s constion. Margaret demanded Edric divorce Irene. Irene


    on the other hand also told him that she was exhausted from this marriage. She didn''t want to take all


    those supplements anymore; she didn''t want to run those tests and be med by Margaret anymore.


    She wanted a divorce!


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    Edric''s heart went cold. The fact that these words came out of both of them almost crushed him, for


    they were the two women he loved the most in his life. He hugged Irene and pleaded, "Please give me


    some time, I will convince her! Irene, I beg you!"


    Irene didn''t waver. "I''ve had enough! Edric, you need a child. Your mother needs you to have a child.


    We have no future together!"


    That night, Edric used whatever means he knew to beseech her to stay. After a long, gruesome effort,


    Irene gave up the idea of divorce.


    After that, Edric made up his mind to speak to Margaret. He wanted to move away with Irene. Margaret


    was devastated but Edric was firm. Hence, Margaret gave way and allowed them to move away.


    Three months after they left the house, Margaret suddenly showed up at their door and threw a bunch


    of photos and a recorder in front of Edric. "Look at what your precious wife did behind your back!"


    Edric was shocked to see Irene hugging Nathan in the photos. No! It was impossible! Irene would


    never betray him! Something else must have happened! Margaret then switched on the recorded. Edric


    could clearly hear the conversation between Irene and Nathan.


    She wasining to Nathan about how Margaret was abusing her and that she was sick of it. She


    wanted to divorce Edric and Nathan was at the sideforting her. Edric couldn''t bear to listen to it


    anymore. Her betrayal pierced his heart.


    No man on earth would be able to listen to such a conversation. Edric went mad and smashed the


    recorder on the ground.


    At that moment, his heart was shattered! It had beenpletely disintegrated into dust! He was trying


    his best to provide Irene with a family but she had already decided to leave him. Irene even met with


    Nathan behind his back.


    Margaret was cursing Irene viciously. Shemanded Edric to divorce Irene immediately!


    However, he just couldn''t do it. He couldn''t live without her. He was such a loser. He couldn''t believe


    that the authoritative Edric would sumb to epting and tolerating her treachery.


    However, Margaret wasn''t on the same page. "Edric, what do you see in Irene? She is


    infertile and unreasonable. On top of that, she even cheated on you. She doesn''t deserve to be a


    member of the Myers family! Listen to me and divorce her right now!" Margaret mmed the table and


    yelled.


    "Mom, it''s all because of you! You made her do this! It wasn''t her fault that she was infertile! You are


    the one who provokes and challenges her time and time again!" Edric roared at Margaret for the first


    time ever.


    "Did I do anything wrong? Do I need to give way just because she is infertile? We need an heir to pass


    down our names and you know that! You are not nning to make our family name to be severed at


    your generation, aren''t you? If she can''t give birth to a child, she should just scram!" Margaret was


    furious. "Besides, she is such a sl*t! Why do you still side with her? Divorce her right now! I''ll go tell


    her!"


    "Mom!" Edric hurriedly stopped Margaret. "I''ll handle this myself!"


    "I tell you. I won''t rest until I get this matter sorted out! I will keep harassing her until you divorce her!"


    Mom, you don''t force me!" replied Edric.


    After a few days, Margaret came looking for Edric again. "I can let you and that b*tch be together on


    one condition."


    "What condition?" asked Edric.


    "I want a grandson!" Margaret answered resolutely.


    "No way! I will never betray her!" Edric refused.


    "Fool! She has cheated on you with another man! Why are you still so stubborn?"


    "Mom, I will never betray her! Never!" Edric bellowed.


    "Fool, you don''t need to have sex to give me a grandchild. There are so many young surrogate


    mothers out there..." Margaret stared at him and added, "Edric, if you give me a grandson, I promise I


    will leave you alone!"


    Edric looked at Margaret in silence. He finally said, "Fine!"


    But he never expected things to take a turn for the worse. The surrogate mother turned out to be Lily.


    Margaret kept the whole thing secret from him and he only found that out when Lily was pregnant.


    Edric was shocked. He didn''t know why Lily would agree to this. She was also Steven''s daughter; it


    was just unbelievable for her to ept such a request.


    Lily told him that she was in love with him. She had always loved him, and hence, when the chance


    came to be the surrogate mother of his child, she jumped at the opportunity.


    Lily also assured Edric that she would never disturb the life that Irene and he had.


    Everything was going out of hand. Edric was in shock and guilt, especially after finding out that Lily was


    pregnant. Margaret and Lily now assumed that child belonged to him.


    However, he knew that it wasn''t. That sperm he got for them was just a random sample he found from


    the sperm bank. It was just a hoax to stop Margaret from harassing him.


    He felt that he had caused Lily the most harm. Edric had known Lily long before he came to know


    Irene. He also knew that Lily had feelings for him.


    Lily was kind and gentle. Most importantly, she was the beloved daughter of Steven. Hence, Margaret


    had always wanted him to marry Lily instead.


    But he didn''t love Lily. He only thought of her as a friend. He didn''t understand how Margaret convinced


    Lily to be a surrogate mother for him.


    An unmarried woman needed exceptional courage to be a surrogate mother. Lily probably agreed to it


    solely because of the feelings she had for Edric. How devastated would she be if she found out that the


    child didn''t belong to him?


    Edric was in a dilemma. After Lily''s pregnancy, Margaret began to execute another scheme of hers.


    She started to nag and ask him to divorce Irene. Yet without fail, Edric firmly refused her every time.


    As Lily had to go run some tests after the pregnancy, Margaret tricked Edric to go to the hospital by


    saying that it wasn''t appropriate for Lily to go alone. Margaret wanted Edric to sign the papers in the


    hospital. Being put in such a tight spot, Edric had no choice but to do it.


    The anxiety in his heart began to consume him whole. What would happen if Irene found out that Lily


    was pregnant on her behalf? He wanted toe clean and tell Irene but he was afraid that she would


    get the wrong idea.


    He began to fret about going home and confrontation with Irene. He didn''t expect that the whole matter


    would blow up so soon.


    Irene found out about Lily''s pregnancy and they had a huge fight. After that, Lily had a miscarriage.


    Margaret''s hopes were shattered. She began pressuring Edric to divorce Irene. Edric was once again


    caught in a tough spot. One was his own mother and the other was the woman he swore to love.


    Margaret even threatened tomit suicide if Edric didn''t divorce Irene.


    His heart sank. He had onest glimmer of hope left. He could alter the conditions of their divorce


    agreement and make them extremely unreasonable. Irene couldn''t possibly agree and sign it then.


    That night, he sat in the car anxiously waiting for the results.


    It was hisst prayer. Maybe Irene would give in.


    But she signed the agreement without hesitation and disappeared.


    It was then that Edric realized that Irene had never really cared about him.


    The thing that happened with Lily wasn''t his own wishes but Irene didn''t even seem to care. She didn''t


    even want to find out the truth before making her decision.


    She signed the agreement without a little bit of hesitation and left him.


    A few dayster, Thomas came looking for Edric and said, "Mr. Myers, Irene asked me to bring you the


    divorce papers and her ring."


    Thomas was exceptionally calm. He didn''t have a hint of resentment in his eyes. It was as if he was


    speaking to aplete stranger. Thomas had also addressed him as Mr. Myers ever since the day of


    their wedding. It was as though he had been anticipating this day woulde anyway.


    "Where is she?" Edric gnashed his teeth and hissed, "Both of us need to be here toplete the


    divorce."


    Thomas replied faintly, "I know! Let''s put the divorce on hold first, Irene had given everything back to


    you, Mr. Myers. So I hope that you can return the ring to me. That ring cost Irene five thousand dors


    and you may not care for that small amount of money, but it means a lot to Irene."


    That almost choked Edric. He reluctantly handed the ring over to Thomas before he took it and left.


    After some time, Edric ran into that ring in a pawn shop. That ring cost five thousand dors but she


    pawned it for eight hundred dors.


    "That was Irene for you!" a voice in his headughed at him. What a decisive woman! Ever since she


    pawned the ring, Edric had been living a life filled with hatred for her!


    He wanted to break her and make here back to him. Hence, that was the reason why Irene was


    unemployed for so long.


    Edric thought that he could make her return to him but she ended up disappearing from the city. Edric


    assumed that she went to Nathan because they were lovers, weren''t they? Edric then went to Britney


    and told her everything that happened. Britney then firmly imed that Irene would have to walk over


    her dead body if she wanted to be together with Nathan.


    Despite her answer, Edric still couldn''t help feeling worried. He sent people to stalk Nathan but Irene


    never once appeared beside Nathan.