Fake Daughter Is The Real Legend (Iris Sutton) novel Chapter 187

Vanessa felt as though she must have left home on the wrong day. No matter what she said, someone immediately shut her down.

Iris looked at her calmly. “Did you actually hear what Mr. Walker and I were talking about?”

“I didn’t need to!” Vanessa snapped. “I know you weren’t saying anything good. You got involved with Mr. Walker a long time ago!”

Still hoping to drive a wedge between Iris and Ares Barclay, she turned toward him.

“Mr. Barclay, you’ve treated her so well. Surely you can’t tolerate her flirting around with other men. What would that do to your reputation?”

“So…”

Ares let out a quiet laugh, though a dangerous gleam gradually spread through his

eyes.

“You didn’t hear a single word my fiancée exchanged with Mr. Walker, yet you’re already spreading rumors?”

“My fiancée isn’t my property.”

“I trust her.”

“And I have absolutely no problem with her maintaining normal relationships with anyone–men or women.”

The banquet hall fell silent once again.

Mr. Barclay… is engaged?

Since when?

How had they attended one banquet only to realize they apparently knew nothing about what was happening in their own social circle?

“Only insecure and incompetent men try to ease their pathetic sense of

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inadequacy by restricting their partner’s freedom.”

The moment those words left his mouth, many of the married women instinctively turned to look at their husbands.

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Quite a few of them fit perfectly into Ares’s description of “incompetent men.”

Vanessa herself stood frozen.

Pointing at Iris with a trembling finger, she stammered,

“S–She… she’s your fiancée?”

Iris intertwined her fingers with Ares’s, firmly returning his grip.

Looking at Vanessa without the slightest warmth, she asked, “Is that a problem?”

Samuel’s breathing finally steadied. Now that he understood the situation, he hurriedly pulled Vanessa aside.

He could tell one thing clearly.

Iris now held an extremely important position.

She wasn’t someone they could provoke anymore.

Regardless of her relationship with Mr. Barclay or Mr. Walker, both men clearly valued her opinions.

He shot Vanessa a glare.

“Stop talking! Can’t you see what’s happening?”

Then he took a few cautious steps toward Iris.

“Iris… your mother was too impulsive. She shouldn’t have accused you without knowing the facts. But she was only thinking of your best interests. A young woman’s reputation is very important…”

“She isn’t my mother.”

One sentence.

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That was all Iris needed to completely sever the relationship.

Standing nearby, Chloe suddenly realized who the couple was.

“You’re… my sister’s adoptive father?”

“That’s right. We raised Iris for twenty years. And you are…”

Before Samuel could finish speaking, several security guards arrived.

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They seized both him and Vanessa by the arms and escorted them toward the exit.

As they were dragged out of the banquet hall, they heard Zane’s voice ring out behind them.

“Stellar Venture will never cooperate with the Sutton Corporation again.”

Samuel’s vision went black. He collapsed on the spot.

Seeing the two biggest troublemakers finally removed, Zane Walker let out a quiet sigh of relief.

“My apologies for the interruption.”

“The issue has now been resolved. Please continue enjoying the evening.”

That was way too close…

Who would’ve thought Vanessa would suddenly lose her mind like that?

He almost ended up becoming the nonexistent third wheel between the boss and Mr. Barclay!

Fortunately, Mr. Barclay trusts her completely.

If he’d been the jealous type, Vanessa’s attempt to stir up trouble might actually have worked.

As someone who considered himself part of Iris’s “family,” Zane’s opinion of Ares rose another notch.

Although Chloe’s question had gone unanswered before the couple was dragged away, she’d already figured it out.

Those rude, unreasonable people…

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They were Iris’s adoptive parents.

:..

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Iris was about to pull her hand back and continue eating when she suddenly felt something cool slide onto her finger.

After dinner, the attendants informed everyone that the first–floor ballroom was now open for dancing and socializing.

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Chloe’s heart leaped with excitement. Finally! Something’s going my way.‘

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