After the Cold Marriage His Crazy Love (Iris and Julian) novel Chapter 407

Chapter 407 Final Farewell

Chapter 407 Final Farewell

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Brandon let out a bitter smile. His mood dropped, and he said nothing.

“Don’t hold onto any hope for her anymore,” Iris advised him gently.

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A heavy weight pressed on Brandon’s chest. He pulled over to the side of the road. He covered his face with both hands and leaned back against the seat.

“Brandon, what’s wrong?” Iris looked at him with worry.

Brandon took a long moment to calm down. He lowered his hands and exhaled slowly with his eyes closed. “Nothing. I just need a minute. It’s dangerous to drive when I’m not focused.”

Iris stared straight ahead and spoke calmly. “You two never even dated. Your feelings aren’t that deep. You’ll get over her fast if you just let go.”

Brandon breathed out heavily, his voice low and rough. “I just want her to be happy.”

Iris nodded.

After a short silence, Brandon asked again, “What kind of person is Daniel? How’s his family background? Is he good enough for Zoe?”

Iris smiled softly to comfort him. “Stop worrying about her. Everyone has their own path. Some things are out of your control.”

“Just tell me,” Brandon insisted. He still could not accept losing to Daniel.

Iris gave a faint smile. “Daniel is a good man. He’s close friends with Julian. Julian says he’s responsible and capable.

“Actually, his family background is similar to Zoe’s. His grandfather was a gambler. He destroyed the whole family and dragged down his children. Daniel’s family fell apart. His parents got divorced, and his father left to work in another city. He later died in a construction accident.

“Daniel relied on his own talent and hard work. He got into Stanford. Now he owns his own company. He built everything from nothing.”

“What about his grandfather?” Brandon asked. He feared Zoe would get tangled up with two gamblers.

“Julian told me Daniel sent his grandfather to a nursing home in another state.”

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“Why so far away?” Brandon looked confused.

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Iris thought for a second. “I think he did it to cut the emotional ties. He keeps himself busy so he never has to visit.”

Brandon restarted the car and kept driving.

After leaving the orthopedic hospital, they headed straight for a local nursing home.

Zoe pushed Simon’s wheelchair while Daniel carried his luggage. They put the bags down in the nursing home lobby.

Simon clenched his fists and banged them against the wheelchair. He glared at Zoe with a vicious look, his teeth gritted like he wanted to kill her.

“I’m not staying here! I’m only 58! If they dare keep me here, I’ll destroy this place!”

Zoe stared at him blankly with no emotion in her eyes. She just wanted to get rid of him for good.

Daniel walked in front of Simon. He placed both hands on the wheelchair handles and leaned down to whisper in a low tone, “Behave yourself, and you’ll live out your days peacefully here. If you cause trouble, we’ll send you to a psychiatric hospital instead. It’s way worse than this place.

“The doctors will inject you with sedatives every time you lose your temper. You won’t even have the strength to fight.”

“You wouldn’t dare,” Simon snarled, his eyes burning with rage.

“Your legs are broken. You can barely walk. Your son is in prison. Your daughter is your legal guardian now. Tell me, do you think she wouldn’t dare?”

Simon slowly turned to look at Zoe. His tough attitude faded instantly. His eyes turned red, and he begged in a shaky voice, “Zoe, are you really going to do this to me? I’ve learned my lesson. I’ll never gamble again. I won’t make you pay my debts. Don’t leave me here. Once my legs heal, I’ll move back to the countryside and never bother you again. I swear…”

He held up three fingers to make an oath, his eyes filled with fake regret.

Zoe didn’t believe a single word he said.

“When you gambled away all our money, when you hit Mom, when you hurt Arthur and me…

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did you ever think you’d get punished one day?” Zoe spoke each word sharply, her fists tightly clenched.

Simon’s face was covered in remorse.

But Zoe saw nothing but an act, a weak disguise.

Her heart was broken beyond repair. She would never soften just because he put on a show.

They left Simon behind and finished the admission paperwork. Zoe walked out of the nursing home without a single backward glance.

The moment the security guard locked the iron gate behind her, she stood under the bright sunlight. It felt like she had been reborn. She finally escaped the endless darkness.

She tilted her head and stared at the clear blue sky, fighting back sudden tears.

Daniel walked slowly to her side. “Do you want to go up north to see the snow?”

Zoe snapped out of her thoughts. She smiled faintly and shook her head. She pulled a bank card out of her pocket and handed it to him. “There are 200 thousand in here. I’ll pay half now, and I’ll pay you the rest slowly later.”

Confusion flashed across Daniel’s sharp eyes. His handsome face turned serious as he looked down at the card. “Where did you get this much money?”

“Severance pay.”

“You got fired?”

“Yeah.” Zoe pressed her lips together bitterly and nodded. “I couldn’t fix the generic drug copyright issue. Mr. Sterling fired me right before the holidays. This is my compensation, a little over 200 thousand.”

Daniel slipped both hands into his pockets and let out a deep breath. “Keep it. You don’t have to pay me back.”

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