“Dad, Mom, you are still awake?” Iris was disturbed at seeing her parents sitting down on the sofa when she reached the living room. She was not prepared for another banter with them but could not also ignore them, knowing very well that they were waiting for her. “I’ve been waiting since you did not respond to my text message,” her mother accused her. Iris pressed her lips together. She intentionally did not respond since she had not decided, but with Garvin’s constant prying into her life, she knew it was something she had to do almost immediately. “Is that the reason why Dad is also awake?” Iris asked since her father had not spoken to her for two days straight. When Jacqueline told Austin that Iris was going to see Garvin, he got interested in what the discussion was going to be, especially concerning Curtis. “Yes, what other reason could there be?” Austin asked with a straight face. A year after Iris had her twins, she resumed working and has been great at it to the point whe

He was already considering them a family together, so how else was she supposed to explain to him that they were not a family? Knowing that a week from now, he was going to hate her, she did not want to entertain the idea. “Garvin, please, you are too close,” Iris managed to say in deep breaths, in contrast to what she had in mind. Garvin’s closeness was driving her insane, and she needed fresh air. The corporate office had a canteen where everyone could eat for free so luckily, there were not many people at the car park. Garvin moved away and opened the door for her. Only after he sat in the driver’s seat did she have the guts to respond to him. “Having a son together does not mean that I can’t have male friends.” Since she was not ready to do as Garvin instructed, he decided to find another way. “If it’s too hard for you to do, I can do it for you, and also, you have to let your secretary know who I am to you.” Iris was speechless. This egocentric man was treating her as if h

Garvin had a sleepless night after the time he spent with Iris yesterday, especially with all those men he saw. He did not doubt her integrity that she was a decent woman, but neither could he endure seeing them around her or imagining her having lunch with them. Garvin closed the doors to his heart to any and every woman over a decade ago but almost six years back, Iris Parker woke up in his bed, and everything changed. After the misunderstanding they had because of his inability to control his temper, he vowed to find her, just to apologize, but then, she sent him a parcel. That parcel changed everything. Garvin did not just want to apologize anymore but also wanted her all to himself and their son. He would fight any man, physically, financially, or business-wise, who tried to compete with him in having the mother of his son as a wife. Iris was stubborn, but Garvin was persistent. When he realized yesterday that she was still trying to avoid him even when they had chemistry, he

“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

“Will you tell them or I should?” Iris had no idea what Garvin expected her to tell them. She took his warning to keep men away from herself like a joke. Right now, she was desperate to see Cooper, thereby not wanting any misunderstanding whatsoever between them. Whatever made Garvin happy, she did not care for as long as she could see Cooper and for him to make time for Curtis as well. “Go ahead and tell them,” Iris said and began to walk away when Garvin grabbed her arm and pulled her into his arms, her eyes widened and her breath ceased. His movement was instantaneous and unexpected, she was caged in his strong arms. Since she was shorter, he bent over and said in a whisper, his hot minty breath turning her ears red, “How else would they believe me if you leave?” He circled his arm around her waist, pulling her closer, she squirmed under his touch making her face crimson from his closeness. The three men looked like wolves, ready to pounce when Garvin glared at them and said,