You Are The Pursuit of My Life novel Chapter 209

Both Deborah and Lily were taken aback to see Irene and Eden coming home to celebrate Steven's birthday. They exchanged glances and knew what this entailed. Didn't Marie say that Irene would leave San Fetillo soon? However, why did the situation turn out to be the opposite of what she had said? They knew it was time to have a chat with Marie about what was happening.

Both the mother and daughter forced a smile as they faced Irene and Eden. Deborah even praised Eden, "Eden has grown up so handsomely! You'll definitely become a handsome man when you're older!"

Lily hurriedly complemented her mother's actions. Eden asked Irene, "Mom, who are they?"

Irene pointed at Deborah and Lily before explaining, "She is Mrs. Cook, and she is Mrs. Cook's daughter. You may call her Miss Cook."

Eden nodded, "Hello, Mrs. Cook and Miss Cook!"

The way he had greeted both Deborah and her daughter disgusted them. Eden was shocked to see Lily's pregnant belly and asked Irene, "Mom, Miss Cook's tummy is bigger than yours."

"Yeah, that's because Miss Cook is pregnant with twins. So, it's only natural that her belly is bigger than mine," Irene said cheekily.

They initially thought that Irene would take this opportunity to sneer at Lily's pregnancy and become upset and angry. However, Irene was acting the total opposite by behaving unconcernedly. Both Lily and Deborah knew that something was amiss, but they could not spot where the flaw was.

Steven was anxious that Irene would say something nasty upon seeing Lily's pregnancy. However, he heaved a sigh of relief after watching Irene's reaction. He pulled on Eden's hand and said, "Eden and I are going upstairs to see the rooms."

Irene followed behind them as Steven brought Eden upstairs. Deborah and Lily felt rather unpleasant to see Steven and Maisy behaving friendly to Irene and Eden.

Lily whispered to Deborah, "Mom, why is she so unbothered?"

"How would I know?" Deborah was impatient, "Please don't act so rashly tonight. I don't think this matter is that simple. Irene is not a good person to cross paths with either, so we must be careful."

Both Deborah and her daughter felt uneasy the entire time. They were afraid that Irene would suddenly have ill intentions. However, they were mistaken. Dinner was pleasant and friendly, and Irene did not create any trouble. They even chatted during dinner, and she told Lily some pregnancy tips without any hostility.

The more Irene behaved like that, the more the mother-daughter duo felt uncomfortable. Later that evening, Eden and Irene stayed over at the Cook family's house. Eden did not dare to sleep alone, and Irene would not be assured of leaving him alone. Hence, both of them slept in the same bedroom.

Lily went back to her bedroom after watching both Irene and Eden enter their bedroom. After a while, Deborah brought over a glass of milk for her. She closed the door behind her as Lily muttered, "Mom, I honestly feel that Irene was behaving abnormally."

"I feel the same way too. She has never had a good impression of you, but she even shared some good tips with you. If she behaved snappy towards us, I would be more at ease. The more she behaves like this, the more anxious I feel. I'm worried that she might do something to your baby since she has come over out of the blue."

"Will she really do anything?" Lily was taken aback.

"It's possible. You can't get pregnant anymore if you have a miscarriage now. If she wants to attack you, the consequences would be unimaginable. We have to find a way to deal with her."

"How, though?" Deborah's word held some truth in them. If she lost this child, there would not be any future for her. So, she had better be on guard against Irene.

"You should stay outside for a few days and only come back when she's gone," Deborah had no other choice but to persuade her daughter to stay away from the house.

Lily was frightened too, so she agreed with her mother's proposal.

Deborah was sleepless that night as she laid on the bed. Her heart was busy guessing what Irene's real intentions were. It was not until midnight that she could finally fall asleep in a daze.

Deborah had a dream. The dream was a flashback of the scene in front of the cafe by the roadside that day. Myra's body was oozing with blood as she laid in a pool of blood. Meanwhile, she stood at the cafe's entrance as she witnessed her painful death. She observed her blood draining out of her

body bit by bit as happiness trickled in her with every passing minute.

However, that joyful feeling only lasted for a few minutes. Suddenly, Myra jumped up and pounced on her. She screamed, "Deborah Jones, I'll kill you!" Deborah was scared out of her wits. She wanted to run, but her legs were paralyzed.

The moment Myra's bloodied hands went to strangle her neck, Deborah's eyes were wide-open. She immediately sat up in fear and felt cold sweat all over her back. Steven woke up from her sudden movements. He groaned, "What's wrong?"

"Nothing. I feel thirsty, so I'm going to get some water to drink," Deborah got out of bed lightly. She did not have any intention to drink water, but her heart was thumping rapidly. She could only choose to hide from Steven so that he would not notice her unusual behavior.

After pouring a glass of water at the kitchen, Deborah sat down at the dining table and gulped down the water. Then, she felt slightly more at ease. She had experienced this nightmare a few times after Myra's death, but that was a few days after Myra's funeral. Myra's death had happened long ago, so what was wrong with her now? Why did she have this nightmare all of a sudden?

She felt uncomfortable. She did not believe in spirits, so she was not certain of the reason. She had been feeling uneasy and frantic the whole day. Was something bad going to happen?

She recalled the scene of Myra's death. She had an appointment with Myra that day. When Myra arrived at the cafe, she was smiling from cheek to cheek as she said, "Deborah, didn't I say that we should meet up at home straight away? Why didn't you come to my place?"

Deborah did not smile when she saw Myra's cheerful expression, "It wouldn't fit for me to speak of this matter at your home!"

"What's going on?"