Chapter 44 Emma’s Request
Chapter 44 Emma’s Request
At the doorway, Iris stopped walking.
She didn’t rush Hannah.
She simply waited.
Hannah looked at her tearful parents.
Then at her brother, whose arm was twisted into an unnatural shape.
Finally, she looked at Iris, who was standing by the door waiting for her.
Taking a deep breath, she reached out and grabbed her mother’s hand.
Mrs. Cole’s eyes lit up instantly.
She knew it.
Her daughter was too kindhearted.
She would never abandon them.
Then-
Hannah shoved her mother’s hand away.
Firmly.
Without hesitation.
She walked straight to Iris’s side.
“When you were planning to sell me for Hendric’s wedding…”
Her voice shook slightly.
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“Did you ever remember that I was your daughter?”
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The room fell silent.
“From now on…”
She stared directly at them.
“You only have one child.”
“And it’s him.”
Mr. Cole and Mrs. Cole froze.
Their hands remained suspended in midair.
Neither of them had expected their obedient daughter to rebel.
“Let’s go, Iris.”
Hannah turned away.
In their faces, she saw no genuine regret.
Only shock.
Only disbelief.
Nothing more.
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As the couple tried to chase after them, several black-clad bodyguards entered and blocked their path.
The door to Apartment 601 closed once again.
“Thank you, Iris.”
Hannah lowered her head.
“And thank you too, Mr. Barclay.”
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The four of them left the decrepit building.
Julian opened the car door for them.
As they got in, Iris spoke quietly.
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“Don’t expect them to change. The only thing you can do is keep moving forward.”
Sitting in the car, Hannah reflected on those words.
Then she stole a glance at Iris.
To her, Iris always seemed to shine.
Just like that day.
The day she had kicked open the warehouse door.
“Iris…”
Hannah hesitated before asking softly,
“You’re amazing. Can I follow you from now on?”
The question came out cautiously.
A breeze drifted through the slightly open car window.
Iris turned toward her. A faint smile curved her lips.
“Aren’t you already following me?”
At that moment, Emma suddenly poked her head out from the front passenger
seat.
“Then you have to get in line behind me!”
She puffed out her chest proudly.
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“I was following Sister Iris first!”
Counting on her fingers, she declared,
“I’m number one.”
“My uncle is number two.”
“So you’re number three.”
Hannah blinked in confusion.
Then she looked toward Ares, who was resting with his eyes closed.
Wait…
Was Mr. Barclay also one of Iris’s admirers?
Iris rubbed her forehead helplessly.
“Don’t listen to her nonsense.”
“We should take care of your injuries first.”
“And yours.”
The sudden interruption came from Ares.
It was the first thing he had said since getting into the car.
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Only then did Iris notice the blood seeping through the bandage on her right hand.
It had probably reopened when she grabbed the rope earlier.
At St. Grace Medical Center, Xavier looked at the group sitting across from him and sighed.
“Iris, don’t you think you’re coming here a little too often?”
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His specialty dealt with rare cases that weren’t commonly seen in Country A.
Since there weren’t many patients in his field at the moment, Director Hayes had temporarily assigned this all-purpose doctor to the overworked surgical outpatient department.
And more importantly-
Why was Ares here again?
“It’s nothing serious.” Iris lifted her hand. “Please examine her carefully instead.”
Hannah had more than a dozen visible injuries.
A thorough examination was necessary to make sure there was no internal damage.
Iris’s wound was treated quickly.
While she sat waiting, Emma climbed onto the chair beside her, worried she might get bored.
“Sister Iris, do you want to come to my house next weekend?”
Her eyes sparkled.
“You can help me check on Little Bear too!”
Iris shook her head.
“I have other things to do. I can probably make time for a meal. As for Little Bear, you can ask Julian to bring him to me when you have time.”
She wasn’t exaggerating.
The meal she had previously promised Emma had already required squeezing time out of an impossibly busy schedule.
Stellar Venture’s second anniversary preparations were underway. IR needed a new
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collection of designs.
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And the college entrance examination was approaching.
The next few weeks would be packed.
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Still unwilling to give up, Emma questioned her about every opening in her schedule.
The result was depressing.
Every single day was full.
After sulking for a while, her grape-like eyes suddenly lit up.
She had an idea.
“Then what about today? Today works, right?”
“Grandpa isn’t home!”
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