After the Cold Marriage His Crazy Love (Iris and Julian) novel Chapter 92

His Belated Love for the Abandoned Ex–Wife

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Julian smirked coldly and scoffed. He rolled down the car window, one hand on the steering wheel and the other resting on the window ledge to get some air.

Clearly, he didn’t believe her.

Iris felt her heart sink, heavy and stuffy.

She’d confessed her feelings, but got no response. The air turned weird and tense, like it was hard to breathe.

Things had been fine when they left that morning.

But then Lily’s problem came up. Something shifted between her and Julian, and their relationship got awkward again.

Maybe it was because she’d heard about Julian’s first love.

Or maybe it was something Frederick had said to him, something she couldn’t guess.

Either way, both of them had a lot on their minds.

Julian dropped her off at the gate of her community, then drove away.

She stood by the road, watching her husband leave to comfort another “heartbroken” woman. There was nothing she could do.

She had to accept it, even if she didn’t want to.

She wasn’t as generous as she thought she was.

Love was just that selfish.

The thought of Lily throwing herself into Julian’s arms and crying made her feel sick, a sour ache in her chest.

The house would be empty and quiet. Going back would mean nothing but reading and studying.

Iris changed direction and walked back to the company to work overtime.

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The next day, Iris woke up to find Julian hadn’t come home all night. There was a message from him on her phone, sent late at night, “Lily tried to kill herself. I won’t be home tonight.

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Don’t overthink.”

This was the second time.

The first time was with Selena, and now it was Lily.

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She didn’t call to ask. She already knew where Julian was and what he was doing. She knew why he wasn’t coming back.

After what happened with Selena, she’d learned a lesson.

If a couple wanted to make it work, they had to trust each other unconditionally.

If they couldn’t trust each other, they might as well get a divorce. No need to torture themselves with overthinking every day.

Iris ate breakfast, cleaned the house, grabbed her bag, and headed to work.

It was Sunday, so only one R&D staff member was on duty at the company.

Iris had just put down her bag when her phone rang.

She looked at the caller ID–it was Ethan.

She swiped her finger lightly to answer and held the phone to her ear. “Hey, Ethan. Good morning!”

Ethan’s voice was urgent, shaky with tears, panicked and nervous. “Iris, Frank is in trouble. I’m at the hospital. I don’t have enough money for the medical bills. Can you… can you lend me some?”

Iris stood

address!”

up suddenly, grabbed her bag, and ran out. “Ethan, which hospital? Send me the

“Riverfront Hospital.”

“How much do you

need?”

“I’m still short tens of thousands…”

Iris hung up the call right away and transferred all 50,000 dollars to him.

Then she sent him a message to let him know, hailed a ride–hailing car, and rushed to the hospital.

Iris ran into the hospital’s operating room, out of breath.

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Emily sat on a bench crying. Ethan squatted in the corner, holding his head in his hands.

Iris’s face turned pale. She walked over anxiously. “Ethan, Emily, what happened to Frank?”

Emily looked up, glared at Iris with tearful eyes, said nothing, and turned her face to the side.

Ethan looked up from the corner. His haggard face was full of exhaustion, his eyes red with sadness and fear.

When he saw Iris, he stood up quickly, ran to her, and grabbed her hands, his hands shaking. His voice cracked with the helplessness of a man on the edge. “Iris, if something happens to Frank, what will I do?”

“Ethan, calm down first. What happened to Frank?” Iris was worried about Frank, her own heart racing with panic.

Ethan’s voice shook. “Mom and Dad went on a tour with a senior group. They left Frank with Emily. I have to run the fruit shop, handle big group orders and supermarket deliveries, and go out to drum up business. I have no time to take care of Frank…”

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