Chapter 771



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The woman on the bed was motionless.

She was so pale that her skin seemed almost transparent.

It looked as if she had already lost all signs of life….

However, Philip was not frightened at all. He continued to gently caress Iris’s cheek with his fingertips.

He insisted like this for ten minutes until Iris finally let out a long sigh. She slowly opened her eyes, meeting Philip’s head-on. Beneath Iris’s long lashes, his eyes were full of resignation. “Why are you doing this?”

That day, when she had gone into shock at Philip’s strangulation, Iris had been on the verge of death.

At that moment, she had actually stopped breathing.

But when Philip saw that she really was no longer breathing, he panicked and rushed to perform CPR, bringing her back to life.

At the same time, Philip had also been informed that Nora was Q. Only then did he realize that, ultimately, he had still lost the bet with Justin.

Iris had not struggled at the time, but merely looked at him silently.

Her gaze had terrified Philip, and he couldn’t help but ask, “Why are you looking at me like that?”

Iris replied, “I’ve already beaten you with a life. Is this enough as payment for the love between us back then?”

Was it enough?

Iris had been completely disappointed in him a long time ago.

Back then, Iris asked him for help, but he continued to test her feelings for him. During that time, Iris had given up on the man.

If she was asked if she loved him?

Iris’s love for Philip was certainly not as deep as his love for her.

After all, for Philip, love was everything.

However, that was not the case for her. She had never been someone obsessed with love. Compared to romantic love, family affection, friendship and even her own life were more important.

However, if she were to say that she didn’t love him?

Philip was someone she had a hard time forgetting and letting go.

Even though it had been five years since her marriage to Herman and even after having Justin, Iris was still surprised at that moment when she met Philip once again.

After all, he was her unforgettable first love, how could she not love him?

However, Iris had already made her decision.

She had sealed her heart and would not give herself and Philip another chance.

She and Philip owed each other.

Philip owed her a debt of trust, while she owed him unwavering love. It was only with great difficulty that he had finally seen true love in her, but in the end, it had still become a sham, making him lose trust in the world.

In that instant, Iris felt that she had been set free.

Philip’s expression, which had been full of guilt, had also shown his regret and fear.

In that instant when his emotions had gotten the best of him, he had barely been able to control his emotions. That was why he had done something so ruthless. Philip regretted his actions.

The moment he saw Iris’s head hanging and losing all signs of life, he knew he had made a mistake.

True love for someone consisted in seeing them live happily, not in constant trials and destruction!

For the past twenty years, he had watched Iris from a distance and had seen how she would rather take care of the flowers in the suburban villa than go with him. That had certainly been torturous, but compared to that, I couldn’t accept that Iris would leave this world forever!

It could be said that Philip’s venting had finally allowed him to realize his true feelings: he was afraid of losing Iris!

However, Iris had completely abandoned the relationship after her close encounter with death.

She no longer owed him anything.

Unfortunately, when Iris wanted to leave, Philip had not agreed and had forcibly taken her to the cruise ship.

Only on the ship, and only at sea, could that man not find them.

Iris wanted to escape, but in the vast sea, where could she go?

She could only ignore him and do her best to persevere.

At that moment, seeing that she had finally spoken, Philip hastened to say: “That’s enough, that’s enough! Iris, everything you say is right. Let’s eat something first, okay?”.

Iris had not eaten for three days.

Without food and water, her body would not be able to take it.

However, Iris shook her head. “I’ve already told you that I won’t eat if you don’t release me. Philip, I don’t owe you anything anymore, you have no right to keep me here.”

Philip sighed quietly as he heard this. He said, “I’m not going to keep you here. I just want to start over with you.”

“That’s impossible.”

Iris was weak, so her voice was a little low.

She sighed. “Nothing can happen between us anymore. There are no more ties or debts between us.”

Her firmness made Philip startle.

He wanted to say something else, but Iris closed her eyes, rolled over and continued to rest on the bed as if she had fallen asleep.

Philip stared at her back, not knowing what to say. He could only quietly pull back and quietly leave the room.

Hearing him leave, Iris breathed a quietly relieved breath.

However, not five minutes passed and the door opened again. Philip said a little cheerfully, “Iris, I’ve thought of a solution.” Iris opened her eyes. The moment she looked, she was stunned. “What are you doing!”

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