That year, it seemed like he was twenty.

In the middle of the night, Iris, who had already grown into a graceful youngdy, stood under the moonlight in a long silver nightgown with her ck hair down, looking up and seriously counting the stars. That scene actually made his body feel incredibly hot.

That night, he imagined Iris for the first time and got himself off.

But at that time, she was still a sixteen–year–old girl.

He only realized now that he had already hopelessly fallen in love with Iris, but he had never dared or bothered to honestly face it.

Before he knew it, Heriberto’s body felt a wave of restlessness again.

He took a few hard drags on his cigarette to calm down, then stubbed it out and got in the

car.

“Mr. Hale, going home?” Curtis asked.

In the back seat, Heriberto leaned into the chair and closed his eyes. After two seconds of silence, he said, “Go to Bluehaven Estates.”

Sote, going to Bluehaven Estates…

Curtis still nodded and said “yes,” then drove the car toward Bluehaven Estates.

In the morning, well–rested Ezekiel and Isabe, like usual, went to Iris’s room to look for mom after getting up.

Iris stayed up prettyte talking with Danica and Rachelst night, and when Ezekiel and Isabe barged into the room, Iris just woke up instinctively.

Danica and Rachel were still sleeping pretty soundly.

In order not to wake them up, Iris quickly got out of bed and took Ezekiel and Isabe out, letting them keep sleeping.

I yed with Ezekiel and Isabe for a while, then handed them over to the two nannies, and

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called Laurel.

“Morning, Ms. Aguilera.” Laurel came in and greeted respectfully.

“Morning.” Iris smiled and nodded, “How was Madam Hale’s surgery?”

“Madam Hale’s surgery went really well, and she’s already awake,” Laurel reported.

Iris nodded.

“After Madam Hale’s surgery ended and she was sent to the wardst night, Mr. Hale came over here and stayed downstairs for half the night. He just left,” Laurel said again.

Iris just nodded slightly again and didn’t really react much.

“Also, your parents took a flight back to Ardihamst night, and the nended around ten o’clock,” Laurel reported again.

Ever since two years ago when Iris got tangled with Niks and Gloria at the cemetery, she had people keep an eye on their family of four in Strnd.

In the past two years, Gloria and Lilian kept spending like crazy, and their son Niks and Ernesto Aguilera was even worse–he got addicted to gambling and had already blown all the family’s money.

Even Strnd’s house was mortgaged by them several times.

Now they were in Strnd, and they had already been deep in debt.

If it hadn’t been for that trust fund Niks set up years ago that sent them some living money every month, the four of them probably would’ve ended up begging on the streets.

Iris frowned a little when she heard that, “Did they already know I came back?”

“This… not too sure,” Laurel answered.

Iris nodded, “Keep an eye on them, don’t let them get any chance toe near me, Zeke, or

Be,”

“Yes, Ms. Aguilera.”

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