His Belated Love for the Abandoned Ex Wife novel Chapter 282

Chapter 282 Kidnapped

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she lost consciousness and passed out

When Iris woke up again, she was alrearly lying on a cold operating table. The air smelled of disinterland, and everywhere she looked, there were cold, scary surgical instruments. Her whole body started shaking.

When she tried to struggle, she realized her arms and legs were strapped down and her mouth was taped shut

Fear crept into her like a demon, spreading through her insides and then to every part of her body. She trembled with terror, tears welling up in her eyes.

“Mmm… mmm…” She tried to call for help, but the tape over her mouth stopped any sound from coming

out.

She didn’t dare think about what horror was waiting for her. If her enemy wanted her dead, they wouldnt have let her wake up at all.

They had to be after the baby in her belly, who was already seven months along and fully formed. Maybe the baby could feel her fear and panic too. It moved around wildly inside her, kicking her belly until it

hurt.

Then she heard a man’s angry voice nearby. “Where’s the doctor? Why isn’t he here yet?”

Another voice answered, “I don’t know. Something came up. We need to wait a bit longer.”

“We paid so much money, and they’re this irresponsible.”

“Alright, just wait.” The man sounded annoyed, then changed the subject. “Hey, is that you? Get in here. Get this done and over with so we don’t have more problems later.”

Iris turned her tearfilled eyes toward the door of the operating room.

Just then, a man in a suit and a surgical mask pulled a doctor into the room. The doctor was wearing scrubs, a surgical cap, and a surgical mask.

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He looked confused. The moment he saw Iris on the table, his eyes turned dark and serious, and his body went stiff.

Another man in a suit quickly closed the door and urged, “What are you standing there for? Do the surgery already and kill the baby in her belly.”

When Iris heard that, it felt like a thousand arrows piercing her heart. She couldn’t breathe. Tears streamed down her face and dripped onto the operating table. She shook her head desperately, pleading with her eyes.

Don’t kill my baby! He’s already over seven months old. He could survive if he was born now. Please don’t kill

She cried and wanted to beg, but no words came out-only muffled sounds. “Mmm… mmm…”

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The doctor came closer. Iris trembled all over. She didn’t know who had sent these men. But she was sure Zoe wouldn’t hurt her.

Who was it? Why did they want to kill her baby so badly?

“Mmm… mmm…” Iris’ vision was blurry with rears.

The doctor felt Iris’ belly and said, “Looks like about seven months, right? If you cut her open now and take the baby out, it would be alive. And if you kHI a live baby, that’s murder.

The bodyguard said angrily, “Do you have amnesia? You gave us the plan yesterday. Inject poison into her belly first, kill the baby inside, then induce labor or cut it out”

The doctor seemed surprised. “Oh, right, I remember now. Fine, wait outside. I’ll handle it in here.

The two bodyguards looked at each other. The doctor frowned. “Do you want to watch me cut her open? It’s really bloody.”

The two bodyguards swallowed hard and left the operating room.

Iris looked at the doctor through her tears. Her eyes were full of pleading, fear, despair, and anger at how unfair it all was. But who could save her? Save her baby?

The doctor took off his gloves and gently pulled down his surgical mask, revealing a handsome, familiar face. When Iris saw Brandon, she was shocked and scared, staring at him nervously.

Brandon whispered, “Don’t be afraid. I’m not the doctor they hired. They dragged me in here by mistake.”

At that moment, Iris’ terrified heart calmed down a little. She nodded quickly.

Brandon untied her hands and feet, pulled the tape off her mouth, and helped Iris get off the table.

Iris felt weak and shaky. Her voice was hoarse and trembling. “Is… is there a back door?”

“Yeah, every operating room has one for fire safety.”

With Brandon helping her, Iris left through the fire exit.

“Do you want me to call the police for you?” Brandon asked.

Iris quickly stopped him. “Don’t call the police.”

“Why not?”

Iris’ voice was still shaking. “I think I know who’s behind this. Even if I call the police, they won’t catch the real mastermind. They’ll just let a couple of lowlevel guys take the fall. Then my baby and I will never be safe. That kind of danger will keep coming.”

Brandon was shocked. “Did you make an enemy of someone really powerful?”

“Pretty much.”

“Okay. I understand.”

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“No problem. It was nothing. Lær me take you home.

I can’t go home.

They left the hospital through a side door. Brandon helped Iris, who was out of breath. “The baby’s father is Julian, right?”

Iris nodded, tears in her eyes.

“You need to tell him what happened. He can protect you.”

Tears slowly fell from Iris’ eyes, rolling down her pale cheeks.. Her voice cracked. He can protect me, that’s true. But he’s also the reason why I’m in danger. Without him, I wouldn’t be in any danger at all. So why would I need to be protected by him twentyfour seven?”

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Brandon didn’t fully grasp what was going on, but his eyes softened with sympathy as he watched Iris.

Her own eyes were heavy with sorrow. She held Brandon’s hand tightly. “I don’t have my ID. my phone, or any money on me. Please-I need to get out of here”

“Okay,” Brandon replied gently, glancing down at her rounded belly. “But you’re so close to your due date. If you take off without a word to the baby’s father, he’s going to lose his mind looking for you

Iris gave a bitter shake of her head. “He knows I’ve wanted to leave for a long time. If he hadn’t stopped me before, I would’ve been overseas already. This time… he won’t come after me. And he won’t lose his mind over it.”

Brandon still didn’t really understand, but he stayed quiet, his gaze steady on her face.

Iris closed her eyes. Tears traced paths down her pale cheeks, one after another. Her voice came out cracked but clear. “He’ll probably end up hating me.”

“You should at least tell him,” Brandon urged softly. “If someone’s trying to hurt you or the baby-”

“What if that someone is his own father?” Iris cut in, her tone raw. “Would you want him to have to face his dad like that?”

Brandon drew back slightly, stunned. “Why would a grandfather want to harm his grandchild?”

“Exactly-I don’t have proof. Maybe it’s not him at all.” Iris steadied her breathing, speaking slowly now. “But that’s also why I can’t stay with Julian anymore. I won’t live like a bird in a gilded cage, protected but trapped.”

“I get it,” Brandon said after a moment. “I respect your choice.” He helped her walk until they reached a busy street, then waved down a cab and slid into the backseat with her.

Inside the car, Iris rested her hands on her stomach, feeling the faint movements within. That cold, shaken feeling of someone who’d narrowly escaped danger still lingered in her bones.

eves She looked out the window, Julian’s face floating into her mind-those deep, warm eyes full of love, for her and for their child.

Part of her wondered if she should go back. Face whatever was coming together, let him protect her, build a life as a family.

But Iris had never wanted just a simple, quiet happiness.

She had her own dreams waiting for her.

She wouldn’t give up who she was and what she longed for, not even for Julian’s shelter.

What she wanted was to fly free, like a hawk soaring high above.

Iris lifted her gaze to the sky outside the window-endless, clear, and blue.

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