Fake Daughter Is The Real Legend (Iris Sutton) novel Chapter 48

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Leonard frowned immediately.

“Why are you talking so much today?” He clicked his tongue in annoyance.

“I’m talking to Iris. Who asked you to interrupt?”

Despite his complaints, it was obvious he genuinely liked the girl.

Beautiful.

Composed.

Protective of her own people.

And knowledgeable about medicine.

What a pity.

Ares already had a marriage arrangement.

“Iris.”

The old man suddenly smiled.

“Do you have a boyfriend?”

“If not, Grandpa can introduce you to someone.”

“There are plenty of good men in the Barclay family.”

The conversation was rapidly heading somewhere dangerous.

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Fearing that the girlfriend she had worked so hard to find for her uncle would be stolen by another branch of the family, Emma hurriedly changed the subject.

“By the way, Sister Iris!”

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She looked toward the stuffed bear.

“Can Little Bear still be fixed?”

A servant had already retrieved the bear from outside.

Iris turned it over and inspected the damaged chip inside.

After a brief examination, she nodded.

“It can. But I’ll need some tools.”

“Screwdrivers, pliers, needles, thread-that sort of thing.”

Ares stood up immediately.

“There’s a toolbox in the study. I’ll take you there.”

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Leonard had wanted at least one person to stay behind and drink tea with him.

Instead, all three youngsters disappeared upstairs.

Not a single one remained.

The old man sat there holding his teacup and silently wondered if he’d suddenly become unpopular.

The study was located on the third floor.

Ares led Iris inside to retrieve the toolbox.

The room looked more like a private library than a study.

Dozens of bookshelves lined the walls.

Each section was carefully labeled and categorized.

Iris loved books.

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While Ares searched for the toolbox, she wandered through the aisles.

Then she suddenly stopped.

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Her eyes locked onto a foreign-language hardcover with gold lettering on the spine.

An out-of-print edition.

One she had been searching for for years.

And somehow, it was here.

The only problem was-

The bookshelf was ridiculously tall.

She rose onto her tiptoes, preparing to test whether she could reach it.

Just then, a hand extended from behind her.

Effortlessly.

The book was removed from the shelf.

Iris instinctively turned around.

And walked straight into Ares’s chest.

A crisp, clean woody scent surrounded her.

It wasn’t any custom fragrance she recognized.

For a brief moment, she froze.

“Do you like this one?”

Iris nodded honestly.

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“I’ve been looking for it for a long time. This should be the last copy in existence, right?”

“Probably.” Ares handed her the book. “If you like it, take it.”

The moment she received it, genuine delight appeared on her face.

It was rare.

Very rare.

And somehow, seeing that expression made her even more attractive.

The enormous study was completely empty.

The distance between them felt unusually close.

Iris was still immersed in the joy of finally obtaining the book she’d wanted for so long.

Meanwhile-

Someone else’s thoughts had already started drifting into much more romantic territory.

Bang!

A heavy slam echoed through the room.

Both of them jumped.

Iris immediately stepped back.

“What was that?”

Ares walked toward the entrance. “The door closed.”

Iris didn’t think much of it.

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Carrying the toolbox, she headed toward a nearby table and prepared to repair the stuffed bear.

She had just opened the box when Ares spoke again.

“The door’s locked.” He examined it briefly.

“Someone blocked the keyhole from the outside.”

“It won’t open.”

Iris frowned.

This was the Barclay residence. How did someone get locked inside their own house?

She set the toolbox down and walked over.

Grabbing the doorknob, she gave it a firm pull.

Nothing.

The door didn’t budge.

The craftsmanship was exceptional.

Even kicking it probably wouldn’t work.

Ares had already taken out his phone and was trying to contact the butler.

A moment later, he looked up-

Just in time to watch Iris accidentally twist the entire doorknob off.

The handle came away cleanly into her hand.

Silence.

Iris looked down at it.

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Then up at him.

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Her expression was unexpectedly innocent.

“I didn’t mean to.”

“I’ll pay for the door.”

Ares stared at the detached handle for several seconds.

“The door isn’t the problem.”

He turned his phone around and showed her the screen.

“No signal.”

The study had become a perfectly sealed room.

And now-

Neither of them could contact anyone outside.