After the Cold Marriage His Crazy Love (Iris and Julian) novel Chapter 93

His Belated Love for the Abandoned Ex Wife

Chapter 93 Call the Police

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Iris helped Ethan stand up and sat him on another bench. She pulled tissues out of her bag and wiped his tears. “Ethan, don’t panic. Kids are tough. He’ll be all right. Frank will be fine, trust me.”

Ethan leaned over and covered his face. “I can’t tell Mom and Dad right now. I just can’t.”

His words made Emily blow a fuse. She yelled, “Blame your parents! Why’s their senior tour gotta last a whole week? They dumped all the housework on me. I gotta do everything. No one cooks, no one does laundry, and no one mops. No one picks up Frank from school, and I’m stuck helping him with kindergarten homework. He’s dumb and naughty. I’m worn out every single day, and you’re never home.”

Ethan shot back, “If I don’t go out, who’s gonna pay the bills? Who’s gonna cover groceries? Who’s gonna pay Frank’s school costs? Do you even make a dime?”

Emily fired back, “I gotta take care of the family. How am I supposed to work?”

Ethan laughed bitterly through his tears. “Take care of the family? Mom and Dad have been

gone

for five days. You mopped the floor once. You put clothes in the washer but never hung them up. I had to do that when I got home at night.

“You ate takeout four days out of five, and you fed Frank takeout too. You didn’t clean up after eating either. The only day you cooked, I had to wash the dishes when I got home. How busy could you be?

“Go home and look at the mess–clothes and toys everywhere. Did you clean any of it? I don’t care if you don’t wanna do housework. I don’t mind if you don’t help Frank with homework. But you can’t hit him! He’s so little. He can’t take your slaps.”

“I didn’t hit him that hard!”

“I can’t even take your punches. That’s not hard?”

“Ethan, stop blaming me for your own mistakes!”

“Fine, it’s my fault. All of it’s my fault.” Ethan’s voice was full of pain. He beat his chest and choked.

Iris listened to their yelling and figured out what went down. She quietly pulled out her phone and called the police. “Hello, I need to report abuse.”

As soon as she said that, Emily snapped. She ran over, grabbed Iris’s phone out of her hand, and slammed it hard on the ground.

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Chapter 93 Call the Police

A loud “bang” rang out. The phone went black.

Both Iris and Ethan froze, shocked.

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“Don’t you dare call the police!” Emily’s eyes were wild. She pointed at Iris, furious.

Ethan panicked too. He picked up the broken phone and handed it to Iris, begging. “Iris, she’s Frank’s mom. She can’t go to jail.”

Iris put the broken phone back in her bag. She looked at Ethan, her heart hurting. “Ethan, even if a stranger was getting hurt, we shouldn’t just watch. Frank is family. He’s only four. He got hurt so badly. We can’t let domestic violence slide.”

Emily panicked, mad and scared. “I just lost my temper and hit my own son. He’s mine. What mother doesn’t love her kid? This is our family business. Stay out of it.”

Ethan begged, looking sad, “Iris, she’s Frank’s mom. She can’t go to jail. If she does, it’ll mess up Frank’s life. He can’t grow up without a mom. I promise she’ll never hit him again.”

Iris looked gentle, but she was tough underneath. “Abuse isn’t something you do once. If she lost her temper this time, she’ll do it again. Ethan, Frank is your son. If you don’t protect him, who will?”

Ethan said, “Frank has me. He has Mom and Dad. We’ll be with him every minute from now

on.”

Right then, the operating room door opened, and the doctor walked out.

Iris hurried over and asked politely, “Doctor, how’s my nephew?”

Emily and Ethan rushed over too.

Emily pushed Iris out of the way angrily. Iris stumbled back two steps and almost fell over.

Emily looked nervous. “Doctor, where’s my son? Is he awake? Is he okay?”

The doctor frowned and glanced at Ethan and Emily, annoyed. “He was abused. He has bruises all over, a broken arm, and blood clots in his head. We made a small cut to drain the clots, so he’s out of danger for now. He’ll wake up when the anesthesia wears off. But I recommend you call the police.”

Emily’s face turned pale. She shook her hands fast. “No, no, thank you, doctor.”

Ethan clenched his fists, holding back his anger. If anyone else had hurt his son, he would’ve fought them to the death. But this was his wife, Frank’s mom. He had to hold it in, even though it killed him.

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