Fake Daughter Is The Real Legend (Iris Sutton) novel Chapter 236

Chapter 236 She Knows

Chapter 236 She Knows

Outside a modest–looking restaurant, the blond–haired man finally let out a sigh of relief.

How much could three people possibly eat?

He figured he’d just treat it like losing a little money on the street.

At least these three didn’t seem like people who had seen much of the world.

Unfortunately for him, that confidence lasted only until he opened the menu.

“Why is everything so expensive?!”

Pretending not to hear him, Emma Barclay immediately began ordering all her favorite dishes.

She even requested two off–menu items.

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“My Uncle Ares brought me to this restaurant chain before,” she whispered proudly to Iris. “I know exactly which dishes are the most expensive and the most delicious.”

She lifted her chin smugly.

The blond man felt like his wallet was bleeding.

Still, a bet was a bet.

And he’d lost badly.

What he really wanted to know was who Iris actually was.

“You’re seriously not a professional player?”

Iris knew exactly what he was thinking. She also knew he wasn’t going to leave them in peace unless she gave him an explanation.

Emma rolled her eyes.

“You’re a retired professional gamer, right?” She tilted her head innocently. “If Iris were a professional player, wouldn’t you recognize her?”

The moment she’d been reunited with Iris, Emma’s spirits had completely recovered.

She was already back to her usual lively self.

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The blond man choked on his own words.

After several failed attempts, he couldn’t think of a response.

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Chapter 236 She Knows

The worst part was that he’d already embarrassed himself in front of his wife and son ding.

Thankfully, he’d sent them home earlier.

Otherwise, this would have been even more humiliating

“Um… Miss…” After hesitating for a long time, he finally gathered his courage. “Can we play gab

sometime?”

He scratched his head awkwardly.

“I’m actually a pretty straightforward guy. Honestly. I could’ve skipped out on paying for this ca losing.”

Then he grinned.

“But I’d really like to be friends. Maybe in the future we could—”

Imagine how impressive it would be to have a teammate like her.

“No time.”

Iris rejected him instantly.

Without even looking up, she ladled some soup into Emma’s bowl

Then she remembered something he’d said earlier.

“And didn’t you say you looked down on female gamers?”

The exact same words he had used before were thrown right back at him.

The blond man opened his mouth to continue.

Before he could speak, the bill arrived.

One glance at the total nearly made him faint.

His attention immediately shifted from Iris to the catastrophic state of his finances.

Meanwhile, Birch had finally reached Ares.

Ares had expected to see Emma looking miserable..

He’d imagined a dirty little face, tears streaming down her cheeks, crying for him.

He had already prepared himself to comfort his frightened niece.

Instead, when the video call connected, he found Emma enthusiastically stuffing food into her mouth.

Her face was clean, rosy, and healthy.

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Only her clothes were a little dirty.

“Uncle Ares!”

Emma waved cheerfully at the screen.

“Don’t worry! Sister Iris and I are doing great!”

She held up a piece of food. “The food is amazing too!”

This looked less like a kidnapping victim and more like someone enjoying a vacation.

“Uncle Ares, when are you coming?”

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“You two enjoy yourselves.” Ares’s expression softened. “I’ll come over after I finish dealing with a few things.”

Hearing his voice, Iris leaned into view and stared at the screen for several seconds.

“You ran into armed resistance?”

Emma blinked her doll–like eyelashes.

Then she moved closer to the screen.

“You got into a fight?” She looked confused. “It doesn’t look like it. How could Sister Iris tell?”

The people standing behind Ares were equally shocked.

Everyone on screen looked perfectly normal.

No blood.

No torn clothing.

Nothing obvious whatsoever.

Yet Iris had immediately noticed something.

And she had accurately located Emma earlier as well.

“No big deal.” Ares answered casually. “We happened to run into the same people who kidnapped you.”

Calling it a firefight would have been an exaggeration.

The criminals had anticipated that Ares’s team would search the eastern outskirts first and had sent a small group there.

Unfortunately for them, they had walked straight into an Alliance Secure Mission trap.

After lunch, head back to the Barclay residence. I’ll return once everything here is finished.”

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After hearing phrases like “armed resistance” and “kidnappers,” he suddenly felt that staying any loer might get him involved in something he absolutely did not want to be involved in.

With a few cute apologies and some shameless acting, she quickly smoothed everything over.

After spending some time at the Barclay residence, Iris returned to the Noir family villa.

Just as she expected, the homepage was now dominated by a massive featured video.

The Ultimate Showdown Between GHE’s Number One and Number Two Ranked Hackers! A Match You Can’t Miss!”

Or rather..

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Tm from Zoria too. Doesn’t the name Rhys sound more like a girl’s name?”