Chapter 242



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Coincidentally, the girl next door who knew how to plant orchids also had the last name Smith, which made her have a good impression of the last name Smith.

She looked down. “I see. Is there anything else?”

Tina was taken aback by his light tone. “You don’t mind?”

Iris scoffed. “I’ve already said I’m not interested in Justin’s business. Miss York, if you want to affect him by using me, you’ve made a misstep. Goodbye.”

She didn’t give Tina a chance to speak again and closed the door.

gⱯlnσνe𝓁s․com has the stories you love Tina, who was locked out, gritted her teeth in hatred as she stared at the door. She clenched her fists tightly and took a deep breath before walking out.

When Mrs. Landis returned from grocery shopping, she happened to see Iris sitting on the swing in the yard, dazed.

She was stunned and asked, “Ma’am, what’s the matter?”

Iris sighed. “Justin is in love.”

Mrs. Landis was stunned.

Then, she couldn’t help but scold him. “This young gentleman is too insensitive! Since he’s in a relationship, he should have brought that girl to meet her! Seriously…”

Iris lowered her eyes. “As long as he likes her, everything else is fine. I just feel that Pete is a little pitiful.”

Mrs. Landis knew that Iris had been thinking to herself.

After hesitating for a while, she walked to his side and squatted down, taking his hand. “Ma’am, the little lord is not like that.”

Iris scoffed. “He isn’t. But in a family, the mother’s role is too important. Haven’t you heard a saying? With a stepmother, you get a stepfather.”

Mrs. Landis was silent for a while.

The lady was not like that in the past. When she trusted someone, she trusted them unconditionally. However, after what had happened to the gentleman, her heart had been completely broken.

So now she didn’t trust any woman too much?

However, Mrs. Landis also knew that the status of the person in charge of wealthy families was important. It was like the throne of a country.

If a young lord married and the wife gave birth to a new son, what mother wouldn’t gravitate to her own son?

Not to mention that they still had to inherit the Hunts’ business.

Mrs. Landis sighed. “Ma’am, Pete is actually autistic. It’s too demanding for him to take on the burden of a family. Didn’t the Young Lord say so? He never intended to let him take over the Hunts.”

Iris was stunned.

Yes.

Pete had autism.

Iris had seen Pete before. Half a year ago, she had gone to see him in secret and had seen that the boy was lonely and not very social.

She had gone over to talk to him, but he had ignored her.

She sighed. “Even if so, if he’s willing to be close to me and grow up with me, it may be the best thing for everyone. But…”

He wasn’t willing to follow her, however.

He sighed again. After a while, he looked up and said, “Call Justin. Ask him to bring Pete to see me.”

Mrs. Landis nodded her head, wild with joy. It was the first time the lady had taken the initiative to look for Justin since she had moved away from the Hunts. She hastened to nod. “Okay.”

She ran to her room to make a call, but Iris was still looking up at the sky.

She thought back to when she was young…

When she had discovered that her husband had cheated on her, she was determined to get a divorce.

Even if they divorced, she couldn’t take her son with her. After all, Justin’s grandfather was still around and was the head of the Hunts. He had raised Justin himself and was overjoyed at his intelligence. He had raised him with care.

At that time, he believed that people should live for themselves. So, even so, she was determined to get a divorce.

At that time, Mrs. Hunt of the Hunts had let her go on vacation for half a month. She would decide if she wanted a divorce after her return.

She had agreed, and so she went.

However, she had not expected that, after the birth mother would be away from her son, Mrs. Hunt would visit her.

When she was overseas and heard some of the news, she worried about Justin’s safety. However, she also knew that Justin was Mr. Hunt’s flesh and blood and that nothing would happen to him.

With this thought in mind, she returned after being abroad for 14 days.

She was still determined to get a divorce.

Her husband claimed that he and his mistress were really in love. Even if they did not divorce, they would only have a marriage of convenience. She did not want such a marriage.

She preferred to retire and pursue her own happiness.

The pride in her bones made her think of everything too simply.

When she returned to the house, which she had not seen for half a month, she saw that her family looked at her strangely.

They whispered, “What a pity. The lady’s name is missing, and so is her son.”

At that moment, she thought the servants were saying that she too would give her son to the Hunts. She didn’t think much of it and headed straight for the study after entering.

In the study were Mrs. Hunt and Mr. Hunt.

Her husband and his mistress were also there.

The mistress was holding her big belly and kneeling on the floor.

Her husband was holding her hand and pleading with Mr. Hunt. “Daddy! She didn’t do it on purpose. Let her get up.”

Mr. Hunt slammed his teacup on the floor angrily. “If anything happens to Justin, I’ll kill you both!”

Bam!

The bag in his hand fell to the floor. Iris looked at Mr. Hunt and Mrs. Hunt in confusion. Her voice trembled as she asked, “What happened to Justin, what happened to him?”

When Mr. Hunt saw her, he didn’t dare say anything.

Mrs. Hunt reached over and took his hand. “Justin is missing! He was kidnapped by human traffickers.”

Her eyes were red and her hands were shaking.

Iris looked at her husband in disbelief. At that moment, he was still defending his lover. “Iris, help me say a few good words. He didn’t do it on purpose. His stomach felt uncomfortable all of a sudden, so he got too careless and didn’t watch Justin…”

Iris was stunned. “She lost the child?”

Justin was only five at the time.

Her husband frowned. Seeing that she was silent, he could only look at Mr. Hunt. “Dad, Justin’s already gone. He most likely won’t be back, but you don’t even want the child in his stomach?”

Mr. Hunt was stunned.

Her husband continued to shout, “This child is a son too! I’ve already lost one, nothing can happen to this one!”.

With that, he grabbed the lady’s arm. “Get up.”

The lady stood up trembling.

This time, Mr. Hunt remained silent.

At that moment, Iris suddenly understood. Justin was only a successor to the Hunts. Without this successor, there would always be another.

However, in this world, there was only one person who could not live without Justin. That person was his mother.

A child could not live without his mother.

Iris suddenly said, “Mrs. Landis, how nice would it be if Justin’s girlfriend was Pete’s mother?”

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