Chapter 705



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“Because…”

Iris had hidden the secret of what happened so many years ago in her heart and had never mentioned it to anyone. Everyone in this world could criticize her, scold her and hate her.

In fact, it was okay even if Justin refused to acknowledge her as his mother. However, the man in front of her was the one person who was not worthy of talking about her relationship with her son.

She glared at Herman, though there was no anger in her. She simply felt that the man couldn’t have thicker skin than he already was. She grimaced and said slowly, “It’s all because of the things you did then!”.

Herman frowned as he heard this. “What does it have to do with me? Obviously, you were the one who was unfaithful to me!”

“You…!”

Iris found his words really ridiculous to the extreme. She stared at Herman. Soon after, he sneered, “It’s been twenty years. Your ability to reverse right and wrong as well as twist the truth has improved greatly.”

Herman wanted to speak again, but Lauren came through the door and interrupted their conversation. She said, “That’s enough. Dear Iris, don’t argue anymore. I know you still hold a grudge against Herman, but it’s been twenty years now, so what’s the point of you doing that to yourself? Justin is all grown up now. What Herman did for you back then is enough. He’s already given up his entire inheritance to the family estate for the two of you….. He practically left the family penniless.”

Lauren sighed. “You don’t know how hard it’s been for us to start from scratch being overseas all these years.”

Iris: “?”

What a clever way to put things. Anyone who didn’t know better might really have thought Herman was a good man.

Iris was not a tolerant woman. She said eloquently, “How come I don’t remember Herman leaving the Hunt’s penniless back then? Weren’t the shares of the then company his father’s? Just because his father had chosen Justin instead of him as the family heir, somehow he ended up being the one to sign over the assets to me and my son?”

A sharp look crossed Lauren’s eyes. “Gosh, you don’t understand. It was Herman who took the initiative to withdraw from the fight because he felt he had let you both down. Otherwise, why else would the Old Lord have chosen a boy, who was only five years old, over him?”

Iris was truly speechless at his shameless remark. She scoffed and said, “So, am I supposed to thank you both?”.

A sullen Herman said, “You can skip the words of thanks! But what was that way of raising the boy? Just because I was forced to leave and couldn’t see Justin anymore, you left him to his own devices? And you ended up causing that boy to become so perverse and domineering?!”

Seeing him criticize her again, Iris was so furious that she even laughed. “I never stopped you from visiting him, but have you ever taken the initiative to contact him in all these years? Your son had probably already ceased to exist in your eyes when he was lost then!”

Herman frowned. “How can you say that, Iris, isn’t it obvious that I didn’t contact him because I was afraid you would feel uncomfortable about it? If I contacted him frequently while you, his mother, stayed here as a widow, then he would have hated and resented you even more!”

Iris let out a laugh. Suddenly, she couldn’t be bothered to tell him anything anymore. He was simply so capable of twisting all her words.

To Iris, her son was what mattered most to her.

All these years, because she had not been able to be by his side, the child had lacked a mother’s love. She had counted on Herman to be in frequent contact with him. After all, a father played a very important role in a child’s growth.

But she hadn’t.

Herman rarely contacted Justin. In fact, he had only called Justin twice in the last twenty years.

He took a deep breath and pointed to the door. “This is my house. Please leave, otherwise I’m going to call someone to send him out.”

Justin had told her earlier that he had posted some bodyguards for her nearby.

Due to certain reasons, Iris had agreed to it. The bodyguards were currently standing in front of the door. However, they had not gone in to arrest Herman.

To be honest, this made Iris a little uncomfortable.

Her son must still resent her. That was why he hadn’t protected her despite the circumstances.

As she thought, Lauren continued to add fuel to the fire and said, “Well, no matter what happened in the past, now that Justin is grown up, you will have to relate to him in the business market, Herman. Iris, this time we have returned to the United States in part to expand our business in the domestic market. We happen to be able to deal more with the Hunts for some of our operations. They are father and son after all. They will eventually get in touch once they work together, and they will gradually make up for past regrets.”

After saying that, he looked at Iris. “Besides, Justin’s kids are really adorable! You don’t know how much fun Cherry is. She loves the princess dress I brought her this morning.”

Iris’s heart contracted.

Was her granddaughter having fun with Lauren?

But as the thought formed, she felt she was being too stiff again.

It was true, even if she and Herman were divorced, that didn’t mean Justin had to cut off all contact with him. The Hunts were Herman’s family, and Elder Mrs. Hunt was his mother….

I had just thought about that when Lauren spoke again. She said, “By the way, we don’t have a place to stay during our temporary return to America, so we’ll be staying at the Hunt Mansion for the time being. You won’t have any objections, will you? Cherry is very good to us, she even said that she likes me, her grandmother, very much…”

The two had stayed at the Hunts’ house the night before.

Iris’s heart felt even heavier. Then, she heard Lauren sigh and say, “Iris, we will be part of the same family in the future. I hope you can let go of all your past grievances so we can all live in peace with each other. That way, Justin won’t feel uncomfortable being in the way either, right?”.

Iris clenched her fists. “We won’t interfere in each other’s lives as long as you guys don’t come and bother me!”.

Lauren grabbed Herman’s arm. “Why would we bother you?”

With a big smile, she said, “Herman, since there’s nothing more we need with Iris here, then let’s go back. We just need to inform Justin that he doesn’t have to worry about Iris being unhappy about it. Let’s get back, Cherry is still waiting for me to play dolls with her!”

Herman nodded, then the two of them turned and left.

As she watched them from behind, Iris felt as if there were needles pricking her heart.

Even though she couldn’t get close to her son or grandchildren before, she could live with it somehow. But why should Herman and Lauren be able to stay at Hunt Manor? Why should they be able to play with their granddaughter every day?

Iris’s eyes reddened.

Mrs. Landis approached. She let out a quiet sigh and said, “Ma’am, if you keep holding back the truth of what happened then, that scum and that cheap woman will take Mr. Hunt away from you. Look how the bodyguards didn’t even stop them from getting in and out of here. It must have been Mr. Hunt’s instructions.”

Iris felt even worse.

At that moment, Cherry’s voice was suddenly heard from Mrs. Landis’ phone….

Cherry should be broadcasting live right now.

Iris suddenly snatched the phone away from her. She would watch as Lauren was going to interact intimately with Cherry!

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