Fake Daughter Is The Real Legend (Iris Sutton) novel Chapter 109

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Richard Noir was taking a walk in the garden when he spotted Ares Barclay’s car pulling up to the estate and dropping Iris off.

A sense of relief washed over him.

The look on Ares’s face when the two had said goodbye told him everything he needed to know. The young man genuinely liked his daughter.

Yet watching Iris standing beside another man stirred an unexpected melancholy in his chest.

She had suffered for so many years.

She had only just come home.

And now she already had a fiancé…

The more he thought about it, the less he liked it.

“Dad? What are you doing out here?”

Lost in thought, Richard hadn’t even noticed Iris approaching.

She was already standing beside him, still wearing Ares’s suit jacket over her shoulders.

“It’s nothing.” He tucked away his emotions and smiled warmly, reaching over to ruffle her hair. “How did things go with Grandpa Theodore today?”

“Pretty well. Grandpa gave me a lot of gifts. They’re already being moved into the house.”

“That’s good.” Richard gently pulled her jacket closed around her shoulders. “It’s getting chilly. Let’s head inside.”

He turned to walk back toward the villa with her.

Iris watched his slightly aging figure and remembered the expression she’d seen on his face while he was watching her and Ares.

A quiet realization dawned on her.

“Dad.”

Richard stopped and turned around. “What is it, Iris?”

“I don’t think Ares and I need to move so quickly.”

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A faint smile appeared on her lips as she stepped forward and slipped her arm through his.

“I’d like to spend more time at home with you and Mom.”

This family had given her something she had never truly felt in the Sutton household.

Love.

Real family affection.

It was precious.

And she wasn’t ready to leave it behind so soon.

At those words, Richard felt his nose sting.

He squeezed her hand. “Good. That’s good.”

His voice grew thick with emotion. “My daughter can stay at home for as long as she wants.”

Iris had already eaten dinner at the Barclay residence, but she still joined Richard and Eleanor at the table, sipping some soup with them before heading upstairs to rest.

The next morning, as she left her room to head to work, she ran into Chloe outside her door.

“You’ve been pretty busy lately, haven’t you?”

Iris had no interest in chatting and simply moved to walk past her.

“You don’t need to be so pleased with yourself!” Chloe gritted her teeth.

“Mom and Dad already told me. You and Ares are only together because of the marriage agreement between our families!”

She glared at Iris. “The person who was supposed to be engaged to him was me! If you know what’s good for you, you’ll give that position back. Otherwise, don’t blame me for what happens next.”

If Iris had never returned, then when she came of age, her parents would have told her that she was engaged to the most powerful young man in Capital City.

Iris’s return had stolen the man Chloe had dreamed about countless times.

Iris paused and raised an eyebrow.

“Really? Then by all means, don’t hold back.”

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Without waiting for a response, she brushed past Chloe and headed downstairs.

Chloe was furious. Her blood boiled. Even worse, her body seemed to move before her mind could catch up.

She knew there was a staircase behind Iris. There were no security cameras nearby. Today, she was going to make Iris pay.

Chloe moved quickly.

Unfortunately for her, Iris was even faster.

With her keen hearing, Iris had already picked up on Chloe’s intentions.

The instant Chloe lunged forward, Iris sidestepped smoothly.

“Ah!”

Missing her target completely, Chloe lost her balance on the stairs.

She tumbled forward.

Desperately grabbing the railing with both hands and feet, she barely managed to stop herself.

She ended up hanging awkwardly from the staircase, one leg wrapped around the banister and the other kneeling on a step.

What a close call.

She had nearly fallen all the way down.

Before her racing heart could settle, a puzzled voice sounded behind her.

“Chloe? What are you doing?”

Richard had heard the commotion and stepped out into the hallway.

The moment he opened the door, he saw Chloe clinging to the staircase in a bizarre position.

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