Chapter 120 Discovery


    Thomas didn''t know that Irene had changed jobs. When Irene went to visit him that day, it suddenly


    came to mind that he hadn''t seen Jordan in a while. Therefore, he asked Irene, "Why haven''t I seen


    Jordan around recently?"


    Irene fell silent for a moment before answering, "Uncle Thomas, Jordan is engaged. I also quit my job


    and found a new one."


    "When did this happen?" Thomas asked in surprise.


    "It''s been a few days," Irene answered.


    "That b*stard! Like father, like son! They''re both b*stards!" Enraged, Thomas cursed at Jordan.


    Thomas had initially thought that Jordan was worthy of Irene, as someone who would protect her all


    her life. But, he didn''t expect that he would be so wrong. The situation now was exactly the same as


    Ma and Myra''s. Myra was left waiting for Ma, who married Lydia without any warning nor


    exnation.


    "Don''t me him. I''m the one to me! It''s my fault!" Irene smiled bitterly and filled Thomas in on what


    had happened.


    Hearing that, Thomas sighed heavily. "Irene, that''s not how things are. Your mom did not do anything


    wrong. It''s just that... Sigh. Jordan went too far... Forget it, you guys are not fated to be..." Speaking in


    a low voice, Thomas exhaled deeply again.


    "Uncle Thomas, Jordan wasn''t the one at fault. Neither was my mother. Ma was the guilty one.


    Since he''s married, he should shoulder the responsibility he has as a spouse and father. How could he


    neglect his wife and son?" Irene grew enraged when she remembered the scene of Ma bringing a


    rose to Myra''s tomb. "He had the gall to show up at my mom''s tomb to mourn her, acting like he was


    still deeply in love. How disgusting!"


    Thomas let out another sigh. "When emotions are involved, things beplicated. Ma might


    have his own difficulties to deal with."


    "Even if he did, how could he be so shameless?" Rage consumed Irene. "Is hepletely devoid of


    When Thomas saw how angry Irene was, he recalled Marie''s threat. If Marie told Irene that he wasn''t


    actually Thomas Nelson, what would Irene think? He had a sudden sinking feeling in the pit of his


    stomach.


    After Jordan''s engagement, he returned to San Fetillo. When he returned, it struck David right away


    how much Jordan had changed. He was no longer the yful Jordan he used to be. He had be


    much more matured and silent.


    Internally, David shook his head. No wonder it was said that maturity came after a painful love. Jordan


    must have truly loved Irene.


    On that day, not long after Jordan reached thepany, Thomas suddenly came to pay a visit. After


    leading Thomas to Jordan''s office, David tactfully left the office and closed the door behind him.


    Jordan stood up and personally served a cup of tea to Thomas, but Thomas did not drink it. Instead, he


    said, "I just found out that you''ve gotten engaged, so I came here to congratte you!"


    "I''m sorry." Jordan bowed his head.


    "Will your apology change anything? You''ve disappointed me! I always thought that you would be


    different from your father. To my surprise, I''ve misjudged you entirely!" Thomas was furious.


    "It''s all my fault. I wanted to give Irene happiness, but there was no way for me to just pretend nothing


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    had happened in the past!" Jordan said.


    After he found out everything, he pondered over it for a long while. He couldn''t forget Irene. Even if she


    was the daughter of the woman he hated the most, he was certain that Irene would never leave his


    heart. However, right then, the problem he was facing wasn''t if he could ept Irene, but the reverse.


    It was whether Irene would ept him back into her heart upon knowing the truth. Compared to her


    uncovering the truth in the future and suffering then, it would be better to put an end to it now. That was


    why he chose to take a step back.


    "Jordan! Do you even know what love is? How can you pin Ma''s fault on Irene?" Thomas asked.


    Jordan remained silent. He understood Thomas'' anger, and he did not want to make excuses for


    himself. What could he even achieve by defending himself?


    Faced with Jordan''s silence, Thomas became even more enraged. "Jordan, you will regret it! I''m telling


    you now, your hatred is misdirected. Irene''s mother did not do anything ashamed at all. You don''t have


    the right to hate her. Everything is your b*stard father''s fault. He was the one who abandoned you in


    the end. He didn''t see his responsibility through. If you want to direct your hatred at someone so badly,


    he''s the only one you should hate!"


    "I''m well aware of everything you''ve told me," Jordan said very calmly. "I don''t hate Irene''s mother."


    "Then why did you get engaged to another woman?" Thomas red at Jordan; he was indescribably


    disappointed with Jordan. "Jordan, you''re a b*stard! You''re a b*stard, just like your father!"


    "I know I am, but what would you have done if you were in my shoes? Do you want me to keep it a


    secret forever? If Irene knows that her mom''s death was caused by my mother, how would she think of


    me? Isn''t she going to be in pain all the time?" Jordan finally told Thomas what he was really worrying


    over.


    "Myra''s death has nothing to do with your mother!" Thomas denied tly. Myra''s death was due to an


    ident, after Steven had cheated on her. There was no corrtion between Myra''s death and Lydia


    at all.


    "I had a chat with Ma. He told me that Irene''s mom got into a car ident after my mom invited


    her out. ording to him, my mom was the one behind that car ident. I went to ask her about it too,


    and she didn''t deny it! Grandpa also said the same thing," Jordan exined.


    "No! It must have been a mistake." Thomas shook his head. He remembered very clearly that Myra


    called him before the incident, and told him that she regretted marrying Steven.


    After Thomas probed her on what had happened back then, Myra replied that Steven had a mistress


    and an illegitimate daughter behind her back while choking and sobbing. Thomas then asked her who


    Steven''s lover was, but Myra refused to tell him. She just cried.


    Thomas thought of Myra as a strong person. So, being privy to Myra crying helplessly made him very


    worried. After he got her location from her, he immediately hailed a taxi and rushed over.


    However, when he arrived, he couldn''t find Myra. Later, when he saw her in the hospital next, she was


    already dying. She asked Thomas to take care of Irene and to take her ashes back to San Fetillo for a


    burial.


    It was after Myra''s death that Thomas learned the truth. Steven''s lover was Myra''s best friend,


    Deborah. Her own husband having an affair with her best friend—it must''ve been devastating for Myra.


    No wonder she could not ept the truth.


    Judging from the time of Myra''s phone call and that of the car ident, she would not have the time or


    been in a fit state to meet Lydia. Thomas was sure that her death had nothing to do with Lydia.


    Jordan did not see thising at all. He had a gut feeling that things were not as simple as they


    seemed on the surface. Since Myra''s death had nothing to do with Lydia, why did Lydia choose to


    acknowledge it?


    After Thomas'' departure, Jordan couldn''t sit still any longer. He decided to return and ask Lydia about


    it.


    Lydia had made a full recovery. Her suicide attempt was not to threaten Jordan, but because she truly


    wished to die. Ma disliked her, and Jordan was in love with Irene, the daughter of her love rival.


    Not only that, but Jordan also misunderstood and used her. All of it caused a huge stressor to


    Lydia, thus ultimately she chose to end her life.


    However, she did not expect Jordan to agree to an engagement with Joanne. After Jordan''s proposal


    to Joanne, he immediately flew back to San Fetillo to deal with his work affairs.


    As Jordan''s fiancee, Joanne came to visit Lydia every day. The more Lydia saw Joanne, the more she


    liked Joanne. Such a gentle, kind and beautifuldy was far more suitable for Jordan than Irene.


    Of course, it never urred to Lydia that Jordan woulde back to inquire about Myra''s death again.


    In the face of Jordan''s second interrogation, Lydia told him the truth.


    She had called Myra to arrange a meeting, but Myra had refused the invitation resolutely. Lydia


    exined, "She said that she will never do anything that would betray her family, her marriage, and her


    daughter. She even told me to stop harassing her!"


    Lydia did not believe that. Not giving up, she sent someone to tail Myra, in an attempt to stop and meet


    her after finding out her whereabouts.


    The person following Myra that day reported that Myra entered a restaurant in Alsburg City. After Lydia


    heard the news, she rushed over immediately, but when she arrived, she was informed by the person


    that Myra was meeting someone else in one of the restaurant''s private rooms.


    Thus, she waited for Myra outside. After waiting for about half an hour, she saw Myra stumbling out of


    the room.


    At that time, Myra''s face was already stained with tears and she looked very dejected. Lydia got up and


    followed Myra out. After Myra ran out of the restaurant, she did not leave the vicinity immediately. Lydia


    saw her tearfully making a phone call in the telephone booth next to the restaurant.


    Later, Myra paced out of the telephone booth and went to an intersection. She was wiping her tears


    while she walked across the street unsteadily. Right then, a big truck came roaring towards her. Lydia


    watched as Myra got hit by the truck and her body hurtled away.


    Lydia could still feel some feat when she recalled what had happened that day. After the truck hit Myra,


    the driver immediately dashed away while Myra was lying limply on the blood-soaked road.


    Lydia saw Myra struggling in a pool of her own blood, but she did note forward to save her. If Lydia


    hade to Myra''s aid at that time and sent her to the hospital immediately, Myra might not have died.


    Nevertheless, what she chose at that time was to stand by and watch. At the moment, she thought that


    all her hardships were because of Myra. If Myra died, Ma might change his mind; Jordan would


    not lose Ma at such a young age too.


    Between Myra''s life and her selfishness, Lydia chose thetter. Since then, whenever she had any


    spare time to herself, her mind always returned to the recollection of Myra whimpering in pain as she


    Nheless, Myra''s death didn''t change Ma''s mind. On the contrary, he grew more distant from


    her. He even med Myra''s death on her as he somehow found out that she had invited Myra out that


    very day.


    Ever since Myra''s death, Ma had never returned home. Lydia thought of that as her retribution.


    God was punishing her for not saving Myra, letting her endure that suffering in her final moment.


    It was thus that she turned to a vegetarian diet and prayed every day for all those years. Ma was


    not wrong. She was indeed repenting for her indifference and selfishness at that time.


    Jordan could have never imagined the truth. He asked, "Since you didn''t do it, why didn''t you exin it


    to Ma? Why did you let him continue to misunderstand you?"


    "What''s the point of exining when he''s so deeply prejudiced against me? He won''t believe me even


    if I told him the truth. Plus, I did appear at the scene of Myra''s ident. Although I didn''t expressly


    cause Myra''s death, it is an undeniable truth that I didn''t save her," Lydia said.


    "Sure, Ma won''t believe you, but what about me? I would believe you. Why didn''t you exin it to


    me? Why did you admit to killing Myra when I asked you about it before?" Jordan continued


    questioning Lydia.


    "You are my son, but you came with such usatory questions to me for that girl. Do Ie second to


    that girl in your heart?" Lydia asked.


    "Still, you shouldn''t have lied. Do you know that I made a big decision because of your words? I gave


    up the girl I loved the most! Mom, do you really want to see me be lonely for the rest of my life just like


    you?" Jordan was in great pain.


    "What are you talking about?" Lydia''s temper rose. "Joanne is such a good girl. What don''t you like


    about her?"


    "Aren''t you a nice person too? Why doesn''t Ma like you?" Jordan retorted.


    "I... That''s because he''s infatuated with someone else!" Lydia eximed.


    "Then, I''m the same!" Jordan smiled bitterly. "Mom! Speaking honestly, besides Irene, I can''t love


    anyone else. I got engaged to Joanne solely because you like her. Since I can''t be with Irene, it''s all the


    same no matter who I get engaged to. So in order to make you happy, I chose Joanne! Mom, you''ve


    led a miserable life yourself. Why do you want to subject others to the same misery?"


    "Jordan, I''m thinking ahead for your sake! Joanne is a lovely girl whoes from a good family. It''s not


    easy to find a wife like her! I really like her too, so I want to have her at my side," Lydia said.


    "Mom, if you''re thinking ahead for my sake, and for Joanne''s, you''d better convince Joanne to call off


    the engagement," Jordan replied.


    "What do you mean, Jordan?" Lydia was taken aback.