Chapter 162 Broken Leg


    Edric arrived precisely at that time.


    rmed to see Margaret rolling down the stairs, he hurried forward and asked, "Mom, are you all


    right?"


    Margaret screamed, "My leg! My leg hurts so much!"


    Irene was also shocked to see Margaret fall down the stairs. However, seeing that Edric was there, she


    decided to pay no heed and continued to stride out with Eden in his arms.


    Jordan and Kinsey followed closely. After the three of them reached the front desk, Irene informed the


    nurse about her identity and asked her to discharge Eden.


    The nurse frowned. "Do you have any proof of you being the child''s mother?"


    "Yes, and I''ll show you my identity card and passport." Irene hurriedly reached for her identity card from


    her leather purse. She had just got off the ne, hence both her identity card and passport were still


    with her, which could be used to prove the rtionship between her and Eden.


    The nurse eyed her documents and said, "The child is not emotionally stable right now. I''d suggest you


    let him stay at the hospital. You''d better keep him here for two more days to observe his condition."


    "No, I have to get him discharged from the hospital immediately." Irene did not dare to let Eden stay


    there anymore. With Margaret around, Eden''s condition would only worsen.


    The nurse had no choice but to say, "If you insist, you''ll have to sign an AMA form. It means you insist


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    on discharging your child against medical advice."


    "Okay, I''ll sign it." Irene only hoped to leave as soon as possible. She would sign anything in order to


    achieve that goal.


    Edric was frightened to see Margaret on the floor, screaming in pain. He immediately sent for the


    doctor and nurse to treat her. Margaret was then pushed into the examination room. After a short while,


    the doctor told Edric that Margaret''s leg was broken and an operation was required at that instant.


    Margaret was then pushed into the operating room for surgery while Edric was waiting outside.


    Margaret was already quite old; she couldn''t possibly withstand any more fall. Looking at his worried


    face, John consoled him, "Everything''s going to be okay. Don''t worry!"


    Finally, after the operation, Edric and John went to see Margaret. Although Margaret had already


    undergone an operation, her leg still hurt a lot. As soon as she saw Edric, she cried and cursed at the


    same time, trying to force Edric to take Eden back.


    She also stated that she would not let Irene get away with it. Edric''s head was in a mush when he saw


    Margaret acting like that. Just then, his worries were all superseded by Margaret''s cursing. He ordered


    Loraine to look after Margaret before he turned around and left the ward.


    Seeing Edric leave, Margaret was so infuriated that she vented her anger at Loraine. Loraine took in all


    the anger silently and cussed Margaret in her heart.


    Edric went out of the hospital and called Irene to inquire about Eden. Originally, he''d thought that Irene


    would not answer his phone, but the call was soon connected. Coldly, Irene said to him on the other


    side of the phone, "Look, Edric. From now on, I hope you won''te to me and Eden anymore.


    Otherwise, you will never get to see Eden in your lifetime."


    With that, Irene hung up the phone. Edric fixed his eyes on the phone, feeling empty and grim.


    It waspletely beyond his expectations for things to turn out that way. Originally, he''d thought that


    as long as he worked hard and expressed his sincerity to Irene, Irene would be moved. She would then


    allow Eden to reconcile with him before she married him again. Right then, the family of three would


    rejoice in their reunion.


    However, he didn''t anticipate that all his previous efforts would regress into nothing with Margaret''s


    involvement. Right at that moment, let alone remarry Irene and let Eden recognize him as a father, it


    would already be an impossible feat just to obtain Irene''s forgiveness.


    Margaret had told Marie that Eden, whom she brought back from Mencodia, was Edric''s child. But, she


    kept the news from Lily and Deborah first. Since those were immutable facts, telling them would not


    change anything. Right then, Lily just had an operation, and she was afraid that the piece of news


    would affect Lily negatively. Thus, she nned to only tell them that after some days.


    Of course, Marie couldn''t lie around and do nothing either. She had to think of a way to persuade


    Margaret to steal Eden back. If Irene were to fight against Edric and Margaret, she could just reap the


    fruits without even exerting a finger.


    While Marie was thinking of a n, Margaret called and said that she was injured and was hospitalized.


    Marie immediately went to see her after hearing that. Margaret was lying on the hospital bed, gasping,


    for her fracture hurt a lot. When she saw her friend Marie, she immediately exined to Marie what had


    happened, "D*mn that wench Irene! I won''t let her go with this! I have already called the police to deal


    with it. This time, I won''t let her go scot-free."


    Marie was delighted to hear that. Fate was at her side; it seemed that she didn''t need to rack her brain


    for a way to persuade Margaret to strive for Eden''s custody. However, she reckoned that she still had to


    fuel Margaret''s wrath so thetter would not change her mind.


    "What a detestable thing to do. After all, you are an elder. How unbing of her to resort to this.


    Margaret, you should never let her off the hook, or she will do something worse to you in the future,"


    Marie said.


    "I think so too. I must teach her a lesson this time," Margaret replied.


    "But Edric won''t let you touch her, right?" Marie asked tentatively. Irene had rushed to the Myers family


    and pped Margaret in the face before. Yet, in the end, Edric decided to patch up the quarrel and


    forgive Irene. Would it be the same for this time around?


    "Don''t mention that heartless thing. After I called the police, he even persuaded me to write off the


    case, iming that we should just keep this in our family. A typical case of putting his love above his


    own mother. I will never give in this time!"


    Growing increasingly angry as Margaret brooded over it, she added, "Look at how I turned out after


    sacrificing so much for this family. He left me in the hospital alone, and I can''t even see a trace of his


    shadow. Hepletely ignores me and asks Loraine to tend to me. I''m utterly crestfallen at his


    behavior; I really have to raise a big fuss this time!"


    "Of course! Find awyer to sue Irene for battery immediately. Anyway, you are now seriously injured in


    the hospital. ording to thew, she could be charged with a crime!" Marie shrieked.


    With Marie''s instigation, Margaret became more determined to put Irene behind bars. Since Irene was


    so arrogant, Margaret had to parade her power so Irene knew her ce.


    Irene took Eden and left the hospital afterpleting the discharge procedure. After getting into the


    car, Eden finally quieted down in Irene''s arms.


    What happened just then had scared Eden. Still in horror, he clutched Irene''s neck tightly and looked in


    the direction of the hospital, fearing that Margaret would catch up and try to seize him away. It was only


    after Irene''s constant reassurance that Eden finally became relieved.


    "Irene, where do you want to go now?" Jordan, who was sitting in the driver''s seat, nced at Irene


    and slightly slowed down the car.


    Irene lowered his head to look at the exhausted Eden. She whispered, "Let''s go to Genuine Hospital."


    Eden twitched his body and suddenly opened his eyes, staring at Irene in panic. "No, Mom, I don''t want


    to go to the hospital. I want to go home."


    Irene felt her heart scrunch up andforted him in a hurry, "Okay, okay. We won''t go to the hospital.


    We''ll go home right now."


    Sitting next to them was Kinsey. As she coaxed Eden with Irene, thetter soon calmed down again.


    Kinsey sighed and gently tugged at the corner of Irene''s clothes. She gestured with her lips, asking


    Irene what they should do next.


    Irene frowned slightly. She was also pondering about that. Right then, Eden''s emotions were highly


    unstable. Besides, it was as clear as daylight that he did not like the idea of visiting the hospital. If Irene


    forced him to go to one, he would definitely burst into tears again. However, he was not in the best of


    condition, and she wouldn''t be put at ease if she did not send him to a hospital for further observation


    and examination.


    Jordan suddenly chimed, "Let''s take Eden to my house first. Immediately I will ask for a doctor and


    bodyguards to take care of Eden. With that, you don''t have to worry about Eden, and we won''t further


    traumatize him either. Besides, Edric won''t be able to locate you guys so easily too if you''re at my


    ce."


    Kinsey immediately agreed, "That''s a good idea. If we go to the hospital, Margaret will definitely be able


    to find you two, and it will only scare Eden if that happens."


    "No, I don''t want to trouble you that much. Why don''t we go to my home first?" Irene was cool with the


    part to invite a doctor and bodyguards to take care of Eden, but staying in Jordan''s house was very


    inconvenient and inappropriate in her opinion. She didn''t want to bring Jordan into her affairs again.


    Besides, he was already engaged. If she and Eden crashed in at his house, it would definitely cause a


    fuss.


    Jordan could entirely understand Irene''s concerns. He thought for a moment and said, "If you think it''s


    disturbing, you can go to my vi in the west of the city. It''s very close to the TV station. Kinsey can


    move in and live with you for a few days if she doesn''t mind. She can keep youpany too."


    Irene pondered for a moment and agreed.


    After Loraine had called Deborah to tip her off about Edric and Irene''s return, Deborah began to devise


    a scheme.


    The fact that Eden was Edric''s son was a troublesome one. It was possible that all the effort they had


    poured prior to that might go down the drain. A discussion with Marie was urgently needed. She called


    Marie, and Marie expressed the intent to meet her. Then, the two of them immediately set a cafe as the


    location for their rendezvous.


    As soon as they met, Deborah told Marie that Loraine had let her know that Eden was Edric''s son.


    Marie sighed and said, "I already knew about it. I was worried about Lily. She just finished the


    operation, and I''m afraid that it would affect her emotions. That was why I didn''t tell you guys. Since


    you already know it now, there is no point in hiding it anymore."


    "You should have told me earlier." Deborahined, "Edric already has deep affection towards


    Irene, to begin with. Now that he learns that he has a son, I say he will definitely convince Margaret to


    ept Irene. Margaret is someone who values an heir a lot. God, you should''ve told me earlier so that


    I can think of a n as soon as possible."


    "Come on, you don''t have to think about it. Right now, Margaret and Irene are fighting against each


    other," Marie answered.


    Marie spilled to Deborah about the dispute between Margaret and Irene. "Don''t worry. Margaret won''t


    acknowledge Irene no matter what. She is now looking for awyer to sue Irene. With Margaret there,


    Irene and Edric are bound to be enemies."


    When Deborah heard that, she felt a glimmer of relief. "But the child is still a nuisance."


    "The child has leukemia and his treatment is still a conundrum right now." Marie did not think that Eden


    was a problem. "Anyway, Margaret wants the child, not Irene. What are you afraid of?"


    "It''s hard to exin to Steven." Deborah reminded Marie, "If the child wasn''t there, Lily could bear


    Edric''s child and marry Edric in a justified matter. Now that we learn that they have a child, I have to


    expend more effort to think of an exnation for Steven. It''s such a pain in the a*s."


    "What''s there to think about? Just put the me on Edric. It was not Lily''s fault if Edric did those things


    when he was drunk." Marie sneered. "Since Rowane is abroad right now, let''s just put the me on


    her."


    "I guess this is the only way." For the time being, Deborah couldn''t conjure up any better idea too.


    Marie told Deborah her n and told her to discuss it with Lily. She even mentioned that Deborah


    should not let Steven know about it.


    After a discussion, the two of them went their separate ways.


    With Marie''s encouragement, Margaret could not wait to find a chance to embarrass Irene. After Marie


    left, Margaret immediately called thewyer to the hospital and asked what punishment Irene would get


    in such a situation.


    Thewyer analyzed the situation and exined that under that situation, Irene might be sentenced to


    under three years of imprisonment. Of course, Margaret could also ask forpensation. Basically,


    she had the final say.


    After listening to thewyer''s interpretation, Margaret was ecstatic. She reckoned that if Irene didn''t


    kneel down in front of her and plead for her forgiveness, she would definitely send Irene to jail.


    As soon as thewyer left the hospital, he called Edric and informed him that Margaret was going to


    sue Irene. Edric rushed to the hospital at once. "Mom, can you stop making trouble? It''s time to stop!


    Please!"


    "Making trouble? Me? Look at me now! You didn''t even do anything after seeing that woman pushed


    me down the stairs. Are you still my son?" Margaret asked.


    "Wasn''t it an ident?" Edric replied.


    "What are you talking about? She did it on purpose. She despises me so much that she wants me


    dead. That''s why she did this to me!" Margaret barked.


    "I can''t talk any sense in you, can I? If you didn''t snatch Eden back on your own ord, would Irene


    even do that to you?" Edric retorted.


    "Am I in the wrong for wanting to see my grandson?" Margaret shouted, "You ungrateful brat. I raised


    you up with all my heart, and yet you turn against me for that b*tchy woman! Where''s your conscience?


    I will definitely send her to jail this time!"