Chapter 27 – Lunch at the villa

“Cooper has a twin brother. His name is Curtis,” Iris blurted out in a hoarse tone as a tear slid down her cheeks.

Garvin chuckled, wondering what Iris was up to this time. Was it another way to scare him away?

“Iris, whatever joke you weaved with that so-called boyfriend of yours, it's not funny to me.”

Iris tensed even more that he did not directly believe her. She bit her lower lip so hard; it was painful. It was better now than never when the cat was already out of the bag.

“I had twins, and I wanted to keep them both, but after a week, I was constantly tormented by those gray eyes. I thought, Why should I suffer alone? Perhaps you should have a taste of how being hurt felt, so I sent you the elder of the two, Cooper.”

Iris’s throat was now moist with tears, so they were cracking rather than croaky. She looked at Garvin, and her heart sank because he did not seem to be paying attention to her. He was looking at something on his phone.

She got upset and was about to excuse he