His Belated Love for the Abandoned Ex Wife novel Chapter 291

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Lily fidgeted nervously in her–seat. “If we get married, my dad would never sell the company to some outside buyer. He’d want to keep it in the family–for his daughter and son–in–law.”

Arthur let out a tired sigh and shook his head. “It’s too late for that now. If you hadn’t been so determined to get rid of Iris‘ baby back then, she would never have run away in the first place…”

“Stop it,” Lily cut in sharply, her body trembling. Her voice grew tight and urgent, her breathing suddenly ragged. “Don’t ever bring that up again. If Julian finds out, we’re both finished

Arthur pressed his lips together and nodded quietly. After a moment, he asked, “But will your parents even agree to us getting married?”

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“They’re still hoping I’ll marry Julian, so no, they won’t agree. That’s why we should just go to the courthouse first and deal with the fallout later.”

‘What about Julian…?”

Lily’scoffed. “He’s never cared about me. He couldn’t care less who I marry.”

Arthur kept his eyes on the road. “I saw Iris earlier. Did Julian track her down?”

Probably just a coincidence,” Lily replied with a cold laugh. “But there’s nothing left between Julian and ris now. The only thing they’re fighting over is their daughter.”

She had a daughter?”

Yeah. Looks just like her, too. So annoying.”

Arthur gave a low, sarcastic chuckle and drove on without another word.

The next day, around noon, Iris returned to the hotel to meet Julian and discuss custody of their daughter. only to find he had already checked out.

Julian’s phone went straight to voicemail.

Panicked, Iris threw her things into her suitcase, booked a flight online, and flew from Edulet City to Suncrest City.

By the time her plane landed, it was already dark.

Iris wheeled her suitcase out of the terminal stepping back onto familiar ground after three years. Everything felt different now, and a deep sense of loneliness settled in her chest

The only thing that hadn’t changed was her best friend, Zoe

“Iris!” came an excited shout. Zoe rushed toward her, a bright smile on her face and a bouquet of flowers in

her hands.

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Ins felt a wave of relief and smiled, opening her arms for a hug.

They held each other tightly, both with tears in their eyes and smiles on their lips, not saying a word for a long moment.

I’ve missed you so much, Iris, Zoe whispered softly.

Iris gave a small, pressed–lip smile and patted her back gently. “I’ve missed you too, Zoe.”

“You’re finally back. Where’s Harper?” Zoe had seen the little girl many times over video calls and couldn’t wait to meet her in person.

ris slowly pulled away, her mood sinking. “Julian took her back with him. That’s why I’m here.”

Zoe clenched her fists, stomping her foot in frustration. “That jerk–all he ever does is hurt you.”

ris bit her lip, saying nothing.

Zoe shoved the bouquet into Iris‘ hands. “We’ll go get Harper back tomorrow. These are for you–congrats ›n winning the National Science & Technology Award and the National Patent Award. You’re amazing.”

ris accepted the flowers. “Thank you.”

Come on, my car’s parked outside.”

You bought a car?”

Yeah, an electric one. Pretty nice.”

Loe looked at her with admiration. “No matter what I do, I’ll never catch up to you. You developed a new atented drug for rare diseases, won the country’s top awards, started a company, a manufacturing plant. and an integrated health center. You’re basically a superstar.”

ris smiled modestly. “I’m only good at the research side. I don’t really know how to run a business–other >eople handle that for me. I just focus on funding and R&D.“\

A boss who knows how to delegate is a smart boss. As long as the money’s coming in, that’s what matters”

ris nodded with a knowing smile.

They got into the car.

You can stay at my place tonight,” Zoe offered as she carefully pulled out into traffic

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Iris thought of Arthur and immediately declined. “Thanks, but let’s just go straight to Juhans

“This late?”

“I need to see my daughter.”

“Where does he live now?”

“I’m not sure.” Iris pulled out her phone and started dialing as she spoke.

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Chapter 29+ Beck in Suncrest

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