After the Cold Marriage His Crazy Love (Iris and Julian) novel Chapter 114

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Iris knew her own strength. Julian was big, strong, and heavy. She couldn’t handle him alone.

“Mr. Cross, can you take him back to his room?”

Daniel was thin too, but he was a guy. He was at least stronger than Iris.

“Sure.” Daniel bent down, slung one of Julian’s arms over his shoulder, wrapped his other arm arou Julian’s waist, and strained to lift him.

He

teeth, his face turning red from the strain. He finally got Julian on his feet and dragge

“Wait, that’s not the right room.”

was dead drunk. He was 6’1″ with solid muscles all over. He weighed Daniel down so much Da barely stand straight or catch his breath. His head was fuzzy. All he wanted was to drop Julian quickly.

It was Daniel’s first time there. He’d seen Iris come out of that room earlier, so he thought it was thei master bedroom.

“His room is next door.”

Iris couldn’t stop him. She watched Daniel help Julian into her room. Both of them fell onto the bed a same time.

Daniel jumped up fast, his face bright red. He propped himself up with his hands, his waist feeling like would break. He panted heavily. “What did you say?”

Iris looked at Daniel, who was out of breath, then at Julian, who was completely unconscious. She shoo her head awkwardly. “It’s fine. Thanks for your help. Let me get you a glass of water.”

“No, thanks.”

Iris turned and walked out to pour a glass of warm water.

When Daniel came out, she held it out to him with both hands.

He couldn’t say no, so he took it. “Thanks.”

After drinking it, he wiped the sweat from his jaw. “Julian was acting weird tonight. He hasn’t drunk this much in ages. We tried to stop him, but he wouldn’t listen. No one knows why.”

Iris knew why, but changed the subject. “Let me get you another glass of water.”“

“No.” D

the glass on the coffee table. “I should head back now.”

again for your help.”

“You don’t have to be so polite,” Daniel said as he walked toward the door. “If Julian throws up late

if there’s blood. I’m scared he’ll end up like he did two years ago.”

Iris’s heart tightened. She grabbed Daniel’s arm fast. “Blood? What do you mean?”

Daniel turned around, surprised.

Iris let go of his arm right away.

aniel frowned, confused. “Iris didn’t know?”

Iris shook her head. A

Daniel frowned

Julian went alone. One

up until

ettled in her chest.

ated. “How could you not know? Right after you two got marri ost every night. If he couldn’t find anyone to go with him, he’d at he had stomach bleeding and ended up in the hospital. He didn

ed the doctors and nurses, and risked his life to leave the hospital. He kep

harp pain tugged at her heart.

to her that painful? So painful that If marriage was that terrible, whi

lan came home drunk every nigh up for work the next morning,

lules were almost complete

ors let him go home helpless. “I though

led bitterly an

ry night, even enough to cause n going home?

She was already asleep by then. By

ely saw each other.

1. They just gave him some medicine,” Daniel s

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ded her and gave her the cold shoulder at first. Later, whe away, she pulled back too. She was even colder than he was.

thanked Daniel again.

ooking worried. “Iris, can I ask you something? Did you two fight about off these past few days.”

ell you?”

friends. Maybe he thoug get a divorce.

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