You Are The Pursuit of My Life novel Chapter 95

Sure enough, their guess was not wrong. After Lily put down the phone, Freya asked her in a flattering manner, "Is it your mother-in-law?"

Lily nodded and the smile on her face died down. She could not afford to lose the bid for the upcoming sports meeting. If that happened, Margaret would give her a hard time. Therefore, she had to find a way to ensure her father Steven would not side with Irene.

Although Irene was eating her food quietly, her heart was beating fast. She knew very clearly what Margaret and Lily's intentions were. If it weren't for her, Edric would definitely have won the auction previously without any difficulties. This time, Steven would certainly be bound to be biased to Edric. She, on the other hand, would never allow Edric and Margaret to get what they wanted.

Eden was seriously ill and suffering in pain at such a young age. Therefore, how could she allow Edric and Margaret to have everything as per their plans. She had to fight for the auction of the upcoming sports meeting.

When Irene returned to the Cook family in the evening, everyone was waiting for her to have dinner. After she washed her hands, she sat down at the table. With a smile, Deborah picked up a spoonful of mashed potatoes for her. However, instead of accepting it with appreciation, she blocked it.

Nevertheless, Deborah was not infuriated. She continued to wear a smile on her face and continued to serve Irene. Inwardly, she was snickering. After all, Irene was such a young lady in Deborah's eyes. Irene would never know that her actions would only increase Steven's sympathy for Deborah. It showed him how hard it was for Deborah to be a stepmother. As long as she had Steven's sympathy, the guilt he harbored for Irene would decrease correspondingly. When that happened, Irene would regret her rudeness.

Sure enough, after Irene blocked Deborah for the third time, Steven couldn't help but cry out, "Irene!"

"What's wrong?" Irene looked at Steven innocently.

"Deborah is picking up food for you. Why are you..."

"I don't like the food she picked. What's more, why bothers others when I can do it by myself?" Irene asked in return.

After saying that, she turned to face Debora. Despite her grin, Irene's gaze was callous.

"So, Mrs. Cook, please don't do anything unnecessary. Such an act can only deceive the simple-minded. Even a dumb would know that a mistress will not treat the daughter of the master's wife well sincerely," Irene criticized.

She was blatantly accusing Deborah of putting up a show. Steven frowned slightly and his sympathy for Deborah disappeared at once. It was true that Deborah knew that Irene was unhappy but she still picked up food for the latter several times. That was a little fake.

"Irene, don't go too far!" Lily barked. She couldn't bear to see Irene humiliate Deborah like that.

"Did I?" Irene sneered. "Isn't Deborah a mistress? Aren't you an illegitimate daughter? Hmm, what do you think will happen if I tell an outsider about the relationship between you and our father? How will they judge you?" Lily fell silent instantly. Although Deborah insisted that she and Steven had been madly in love and that they ended up being pregnant with Lily back then, Deborah could only deceive herself. Even a fool knew that a woman who slept with another woman's husband was a mistress. Lily, the so-called politician's daughter, was indeed born out of wedlock.

Deborah's face turned ashen. Her hand, which was holding the fork and spoon, trembled. It was unbearable for her to be humiliated in front of her own daughter. But in the end, she just kept her head down mutely.

Steven's face flushed in anger. It was not his intention to have an affair with Deborah. But, he knew he wouldn't be able to explain himself anyway. Nevertheless, Irene had misunderstood him for a long time. Hence, her barbed words were not the worst he had heard.

However, Steven must admit that he was rather content with Deborah's tolerance towards Irene. Since Irene was seething with rage at the moment, she certainly needed an outlet. As long as Deborah could swallow her pride, no matter how unruly Irene was, Irene would eventually be moved by their kindness and accept them as her new family.

Because of Deborah's toleration, the tense atmosphere in the dining hall finally calmed down a tad bit. After such a fiasco, Irene was not in the mood to have any more food. She put down her cutlery and went to the living room.

Steven, Deborah, and Lily were not in the mood to eat either, hence they ended the meal hastily.

However, Irene's agenda for the evening did not only include provoking Deborah and Lily. She didn't go upstairs. Instead, she sat in the living room as she wanted to have a talk with Steven. When Steven came out of the dining hall, she spoke, "I need to talk to you!"

"What is it? Let's go to the study to discuss it," Steven suggested. His implication was that Irene should not have an open discussion with him in the face of Lily and Deborah.

Nevertheless, Irene wasn't going to do as per his request. "No, here is a good spot."

At that moment, Deborah and Lily had come over. Originally, they were about to head to their rooms after suffering such great humiliation. However, when they heard Irene's words, they both reversed their direction and sat down on the sofa in the living room.

Steven glanced at Deborah and Lily, who were sitting opposite Irene, and asked, "What's the matter?"

Irene answered, "It's regarding the sports tournament. I hope you can continue to be fair and square in the auction. Don't be partial to any party!"

Lily couldn't help but blurt, "Dad, you've promised me. I've already told Edric and Aunt Margaret."

Steven hesitantly admitted, "Irene, I have promised Edric the project a long time ago."

"Mr. Cook, you are a funny person," jeered Irene. "Does San Fetillo belong to your family? Can you give a project worth tens of billions of dollars to anyone you want? Is what a politician ought to do?"