CHAPTER 44: CHAPTER 45 BRANDAN HYDE IS VERY ANNOYED

Brandan was taken aback by her question.

Yes, he didn’t like Iris Harris, so why should he care which man she was with?

But...

"I don’t like you." Brandan slightly pursed his lips, his voice turning cold, "But if that person threatens the Harris family, then it’s a different story!"

Iris Harris was stunned, not understanding what he meant, and she frowned slightly, "Brandan, what do you mean?"

"You surely know what that man does for a living, don’t you?"

"..." Iris Harris was silent for a moment, her lips pressing slightly, and after a while, she said, "No matter what Xavier Gambon does, it doesn’t affect my friendship with him."

"Ha!" Brandan let out a cold laugh, "You’re so close to him; there’s no guarantee he won’t stand up for you! What if Viola Harris got retaliated against because of you?"

Yes...

The reason he was so angry, so impatient with that man, was precisely because of this.

He feared that man might harm Viola Harris for Iris Harris’s sake.

Viola Harris had already lost an ovary because of him and might be infertile for life; he couldn’t let her suffer any more harm.

He was so annoyed with Iris Harris being with that man because he feared that William Moore might harm Viola Harris for Iris Harris’s sake!

As Brandan thought of this, the anxiety in his heart gradually settled down.

He finally found a reason to dislike William Moore.

Iris Harris, upon hearing Brandan’s words, was shocked for a moment. So, his strong reaction to William Moore was because he feared William might harm Viola Harris?

Even though she had long known how much Brandan cherished and protected Viola Harris, seeing the man she loved deeply being so good to another woman still made her... jealous.

Yes, she was also jealous.

Jealous that Viola Harris had captured Brandan’s heart, jealous of the endless affection Brandan showered on her...

She had nothing, all alone, with only William Moore as a friend.

Yet because of Viola Harris, Brandan was criticizing her like this.

"He wouldn’t do such a thing."

Iris Harris’s voice turned cold, "Xavier is not that kind of person."

"You..."

"If he truly planned on retaliating, do you think Viola Harris would still be alive now?"

This one sentence left Brandan speechless.

He knew Iris was right; if William Moore had genuinely intended to take revenge for Iris Harris, Viola Harris, no, the entire Harris family, would’ve gone through hell and back countless times at his hands by now.

Yet he still felt uneasy.

Uneasy about William Moore’s existence.

Uneasy that Iris Harris defended him so fiercely, even arguing with him over that man.

All along, Iris Harris was always compliant in front of him, agreeing to whatever he said.

But this time, things were different with William Moore.

She even stood against him for Moore!

Was that man truly, as Iris Harris claimed, just a friend?

Brandan’s heart gradually grew restless, the unease not easy to identify, but since learning of William Moore’s existence, it had never ceased.

He furrowed his brows in confusion, feeling a bit uneasy, wondering what was wrong with him.

Iris Harris saw Brandan silent, yet his handsome face still cast in a shadow, and she didn’t understand what William Moore had done to offend him, warranting such anger.