Chapter 157 She Refused To Be Pushed Around


    Frightened, Margaret stopped talking at once. Edric mmed down his fist on the table a couple more


    times. At the sight of this, Margaret''s heart ached and she quickly went to his side to stop him. "Edric,


    don''t do this!"


    Edric looked at Margaret with bloodshot eyes. "Mom, if you really care about me, please return to


    Havend immediately. With Eden''s condition now, I don''t want you to disturb them. Irene and I will find


    a way to cure him!"


    "How do you n on doing so? Leukemia is no flu or fever. How can I not worry?" asked Margaret,


    unwilling to leave.


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    "I''ve already found a way. We could get him a bone marrow transnt. Irene is pregnant. When the


    child is born, we could transnt parts of his bone marrow to Eden."


    "Irene is pregnant again? Is it yours?" Margaret squealed, aghast. She was already surprised to find


    out about Eden; yet now, she was about to have another grandchild again. She didn''t know how to


    react to this shocking news.


    "Yes, it''s mine. Now go back home. You''ll only cause more trouble if you remain here." Edric softened


    his tone, trying to get Margaret to leave.


    "I won''t! My grandson is sick; how can I abandon him? I can''t leave. I''ll stay here to look after him,"


    Margaret insisted. Noticing that Edric was staring at her, she quickly added, "I promise I won''t be a


    nuisance. Don''t worry, I won''t bother Irene!"


    Edric let out a long sigh. What was he supposed to do? Margaret wasn''t an evil person; she had a


    heart of gold as well. But she had a short temper and would oftensh out at others with her mean


    words. With such a temper, it was bound to be difficult for her and Irene to get along with each other.


    Deborah apanied Lily in the hospital until dawn before leaving. When she walked to the parking


    lot, she was dumbfounded. Her car window had been smashed and her handbag was gone. Breathless


    with anger, Deborah immediately went looking for a security guard.


    The security guard examined the CCTV footage and saw that the break-in was carried out by a man


    wearing a military jacket. The director of the hospital was also in pure disbelief. Deborah was Steven''s


    wife and her car had been broken into at his hospital. Standing by and doing nothing was out of the


    question. He stepped forward and personally offered to bring her car to the workshop to be repaired.


    He also offered to pay for the damages inflicted.


    At first, Deborah was distraught, butter on, she realized that she should try not to make a big fuss


    over this. Up till now, Steven had no idea that she and Lily had visited the hospital for the operation.


    They''d lied to him and instead imed that they were going on vacation. If he were to find out the truth,


    they would be in deep trouble.


    Deborah eventually recaptured herposure and epted thepensation offered, asking the


    hospital director to keep this matter under wraps. Both Deborah and Lily were devastated, as their car


    was now out ofmission. They had no choice but to take a cab to a hotel and stay there for two


    days before returning home.


    After recuperating in the intensive care unit for two days, Rowane finally regained her consciousness.


    The nurse called Nathan over excitedly as soon as she woke up.


    Nathan rushed to the hospital. A Havend doctor was already attending to Rowane. "Are you alright?


    If you can hear me, please blink once." Rowane blinked her eyes once.


    "Do you have difficulty breathing? If not, please blink once." She blinked again.


    "She appears to have fully recovered, don''t you think?" whispered the nurse next to him.


    "Nurse, please help the patient take off her oxygen mask," the doctor ordered the nurse.


    "Who are you? What am I doing here?" These were the first words that tumbled out of Rowane''s


    mouth. Although her voice was soft, it was clear.


    "We are doctors, and you''re in a hospital. You were hit by a car, and you are receiving treatment right


    now," exined the doctor.


    "I was hit by a... car? Why... why can''t I remember anything?" stammered Rowane.


    "Look, this was the man who brought you here." The doctor gestured to Nathan next to him.


    "Did you bring me here?" Rowane shifted her focus to Nathan, who nodded. "Then you must know me!


    Can you tell me who I am?" She looked at Nathan expectantly.


    "Wait a minute, what''s going on?" Nathan thought. He was stunned. She didn''t know who she


    was?! How could she forget her own identity? How could something like this happen in this day and


    age?


    "Calm down." The doctor said soothingly, "Try to recall it slowly. Perhaps you''ll remember soon."


    "I can''t think of anything, and my head hurts. Not just my head, but my whole body hurts!"


    "That''s because you''re injured. Take plenty of rest. You''ll recover your memories soon enough." The


    doctor quietly tugged at Nathan''s shirt and gestured him to the door. Nathan followed the doctor out,


    his suspicion growing.


    "Is there something wrong about her?" Nathan asked urgently as he followed the doctor back to the


    office.


    "She is no longer in danger, but it''ll take some time for her to recover," answered the doctor truthfully.


    "Why can''t she remember who she is? Could it be that her brain is damaged?" Nathan hypothesized.


    "Pretty much! Judging from her injuries, I expect she''s suffering from amnesia." The doctor invited


    Nathan to take a seat.


    "Amnesia?" parroted Nathan.


    "Yes, as a result of her severe injuries, her brain has likely been damaged. In humans, memories are


    stored in the cerebral cortex. Hence, any brain injury can potentially cause people to lose their


    memories. Usually, less serious injuries will only cause temporary memory loss, but the severe ones


    may lead to permanent memory loss," the doctor rified.


    "So which group does she belong to?" Nathan asked, this time his voice as soft as a whisper.


    "It''s hard to tell. For her to be involved in such a serious ident, it''s a miracle that she survived..."


    Nathan interjected, "Are you implying that she might never regain her memories?"


    "I''m not very sure. But judging from her current situation, it''s not looking good. We can only wait and


    see until after she has recovered." The doctor shook his head.


    After this conversation ended, Nathan went to see Rowane. He stood outside the door and observed


    her being fed by a nurse. She looked so helpless and pitiful. He couldn''t help but feel sadness


    engulfing his entire being. If her rtives found out that she was in such a miserable state, they would


    be heartbroken!


    Meanwhile, Edric still did not have any idea how to deal with Margaret since she refused to leave


    Mencovia. Nevertheless, he managed to extract a promise from her not to harass Irene and Eden.


    Margaret agreed to his requests, but she couldn''t control her desires. When she had heard that Eden


    was in the hospital, she paid a visit there in secret.


    Since Irene was resting in the ward, Margaret was not allowed to enter. She could only watch from


    outside the door as Irene and Nathan chatted with Eden in the ward. The three of them looked so


    happy, which agitated her. Edric had mentioned that Irene was going to marry Nathan. While she was


    indeed d about that, what about Eden?


    Irene would certainly not give up Eden. With Nathan''s support and influence in Mencodia, it would be


    difficult for Margaret to get full custody of Eden. Furthermore, Irene was now pregnant. Was Margaret


    supposed to stand idly by as Irene whisked away two heirs of the Myers family to the White family?


    When Margaret returned to the hotel, she felt extremely apprehensive. Suddenly, Joanne appeared.


    The moment she caught sight of Joanne, Margaret shed her genial appearance. She was the type of


    person to hold a grudge, and she hadn''t forgotten what Joanne had said to her the other day at the


    White family. On the other hand, Joanne was a lot more friendly towards Margaret. She smiled and sat


    down without Margaret asking her to. "I''m here to help you solve your problems, Mrs. Myers."


    "Why are you being so nice?" Margaret snorted.


    "Mrs. Myers, please listen to me first before arriving at any hasty conclusions, alright?" Joanne


    ignored Margaret''s outward hostility. "I am on your side when ites to Irene."


    "What do you mean?"


    "Irene not only seduced my brother Nathan, but she is also involved romantically with my fiance. How


    could I be fond of her?" Joanne shrugged her shoulders.


    This was true. Margaret finally felt like she had found an ally. "What ideas do you have?"


    "I have a few, but it depends on whether you''re on board with them or not." Joanne tittered icily. "Tell


    Edric to warn Irene that if she were to marry my brother, he will fight for the custody of his children. But


    if she doesn''t marry Nathan, then he won''t raise any issues."


    "What kind of idea is that?" Margaret sneered. "Miss White, I''ve already thought of this before. It won''t


    work. Edric would never go against Irene."


    "If Edric doesn''t want to smear his reputation by suggesting this, then you should do it," Joanne


    suggested. "Tell her you are warning her on Edric''s behalf, and see how she takes it. If that doesn''t


    work, I have other ns as well."


    "What other ns?" asked Margaret.


    Joanne whispered a few words into Margaret''s ear. Margaret''s expression changed suddenly. "No! I


    can''t do that! My grandson is sick. This will affect him."


    "Mrs. Myers, when did you be so timid? I''m not suggesting that you harm him, but just helping you


    get a load off your mind." Joanne looked at Margaret with withering sarcasm. "Just hire a few doctors


    on standby. Then you''ll have nothing to fear, right?"


    Margaret was still hesitant.


    "This is n B. Try talking to Irene first. If she knows what''s good for her, then you won''t have to go


    through with that n. If not, then only will we put n B into action."


    Seeing Margaret''s face written with reluctance, Joanne chuckled coldly and said, "Think about it


    carefully. Once Irene marries my brother, you will no longer have any say over the child. This is


    Mencodia. In a situation like this, they would never separate the children from their mother."


    Margaret considered Joanne''s options before saying, "Alright, I''ll try talking to Irene first."


    So, Margaret met up with Irene. Upon seeing Margaret, Irene looked at thetter coldly. "What''s the


    matter?"


    "I went looking for you because I''m going to tell you something." Margaret''s tone was as arrogant as


    usual. "I''ve discussed it with Edric. We will not take away your guardianship rights over Eden, under


    one condition."


    "What''s the condition, then?" Irene simpered.


    "The condition is that you can''t marry Nathan," Margaret finished off.


    "Mrs. Myers, what right do you have to say this to me?!" Irene smirked haughtily. She was wondering


    why Edric had been so calm. It turned out that he had this under his sleeve all along. "I''ve already told


    you, I gave birth to Eden after I divorced Edric. His upbringing has nothing to do with the Myers family.


    You guys have no right to ask me to do this!"


    "It''s not that we don''t want to take responsibility, but you won''t let us. Irene, if I knew you were pregnant


    back then, I wouldn''t have forced Edric to divorce you..."


    Irene interjected, "It''s useless to say these things now, Mrs. Myers. Have some dignity. As I''ve said


    before, if you want a grandson, just get someone to have one with Edric. You don''t need Eden. But for


    me, Eden is all I have; I won''t let anyone take him away from me."


    "If Edric is willing to give birth to a grandson with someone else, would I being to you?" Margaret


    thought to herself. If Edric was going to listen to her, she would already have a grandson on herp


    right now. She wouldn''t be living this lonely life.


    However, under no circumstances would she let Irene know about it. If Irene knew that all Edric wanted


    was to have her back, then it would make matters worse. Irene would be even more


    unreasonable to talk to. "I didn''te here to negotiate with you, Irene. I am informing you that if you


    are really marrying Nathan, Edric and I will not just sit idly by. We will remove your guardianship rights


    over Eden. Neither I nor Edric will ept a Myers calling some other man his father!"


    "We shall see about that!" Irene stood up. She hated being threatened. Edric and Magaret could dream


    on if they thought their threats would work on her!