LOGIN"Maybe my brother might become the Morgan's son-in-law," Iris murmured with mirth. Adam looked in pure horror. "No way, that's impossible. After what the Morgans did, there is no way I will even consider marrying into that family. And most importantly, I always considered Naomi as a sister. I never had those kinds of feelings for her. Forget about the Morgans and my marriage. First, think about your relationship with that guy." Adam pushed the attention back to Iris and Xavier once again. Everyone there knows that it's Iris who is indecisive because of her memory loss. Xavier is waiting for her patiently. Iris sighed. She glanced at Xavier, who was looking at her expectantly. She owes him an explanation. She is feeling like a bitch for using him like this, but still keeping him hanging. She is neither confirming nor completely cutting ties with him. "I feel like stepping into a relationship without knowing our past relationship feels like I am living a lie that I don't feel i
In the hospital, Adil has his broken arm wrapped up in a cast. Somewhere in the same hospital, Neil must have too. In Adil's hospital room, James, Laila, and Naomi are present. None of them looked happy. Maybe Laila is a little happy that Adil's engagement is ruined, and she still has a chance. But Naomi is glaring daggers at Laila and Adil. She is pissed, and so is James. "This is all because of you. How stupid can you be, Adil? You had a golden opportunity that landed in your lap—a ticket to join the billionaires. But you had to tear it up because of your stupidity. What the hell is wrong with you?" Naomi yelled at her brother. She is more upset that her chances of marrying Adam are ruined now rather than Adil's engagement. Adil huffed. "Didn't you see how arrogant she is? How do you expect me to tolerate such a woman?" he defended himself. Naomi gave him a death stare. "You didn't save her from that car crash, but we tried to lie, thinking that she might never find out. But
"Ahh.." Iris hissed. She looked down to find the strap of her heels broken. That twisted her ankle slightly. Xavier rushed to check what had happened. He bent down on one knee to check her ankle. "Don't," Iris told him. Because a man of his stature, a man everyone around here is looking up to. A man for whose attention even millionaires have to take an appointment, now he is touching her feet without an ounce of ego or hesitation. He glanced up. "You don't want me to touch you?" he asked with a hint of hesitation. He clearly misunderstood her words. "You are the Xavier Knight. Your reputation doesn't allow you to touch a woman's feet in front of so many people," she explained. His eyes turned gentler. "Even if I am the sky, I will still bend for you," he replied softly. Her heart skipped a beat, and her stomach fluttered with butterflies. She saw how he lifted her skirt and saw the broken strap. He touched her ankle, where she twisted. He grabbed her calf and helped her
"Mr. Knight? What have you done?" James cried out in alarm. Naomi and Tasha were equally stunned. Tasha is standing beside Adam, while Naomi is standing near her brother. Neither of the women had any delusions about whom Xavier would support. Xavier didn't bother explaining his reasons. Iris was seen looking at the handprint on Laila's cheek. She is still unable to understand where those emotions surged from. Just looking at Laila acting all coy with Xavier made something inside her snap with anger. She reacted on a primal instinct. She merely felt disgusted when she was all over Adil. But with Xavier, she became territorial. 'Damn, I was jealous. How much did I use to love this man?' she wondered. All the guests looked between Xavier and the Morgans in shock. Clearly, Xavier is standing up for the Starks, contrary to what the Morgans assumed until a few moments ago. Xavier didn't bother himself with the Morgans. His eyes are fixed on Iris, who looks surprised. The flash of her
"Mr. Knight," Adil and James rushed to greet Xavier. But Xavier's eyes searched and landed on Iris, who was standing beside Adam. Her eyes were on him, too. A myriad of emotions played on her face until they settled between relief and longing. Xavier thought he had imagined it. Because recently, Iris hasn't wanted to do anything with him. She blocked him on every social platform. What made it worse was the revulsion in her gaze in the hospital that day. That hurt Xavier as nothing else could. Xavier forced his attention to Adil, the groom Iris is getting engaged to. He hates Adil and is even jealous of the man because Iris chose him. "Congratulations," Xavier murmured coldly. He sounded more like he wanted to be anywhere but here. But Xavier is a glutton for pain. So he came to increase his pain by watching his wife slowly slipping away from him. "Thank you, Mr. Knight," Adil beamed. James leaned closer to Adil to whisper in his ear. "Get engaged to Iris. I don't want to lose fac
"Fine, this engagement is off. I don't want to marry a snob like her, either. Now, based on the agreement, half of your Starks group belongs to the Morgans," Adil declared angrily. "Adil, what are you doing? Have you lost your mind? Don't say things like that," Laila chimed in. Adam is pissed, while Iris looks calm. "Laila, didn't you see their attitude? I am their son-in-law. If they treat me this way before marriage, then what respect will they give me after I marry her?" Adil replied angrily, as if he were the one wronged here. Iris smiled sarcastically. "What? Are we being unreasonable? Is that what you are saying here? You have me serve Champagne to your friend, saying it's a custom. He touched me without my permission, and you didn't care. She came here flaunting the dress you bought for her, mocking my choice. But you still wanted me to apologize to her, and I don't want to participate in that conversation. Now you want to cancel the engagement, saying we are unreasonabl
"Xavier, what are you doing?" Iris demanded. Xavier is now lying on her bed, under her pink sheets. With his masculine physique, he looks silly. But his body is like it's carved into a stone. Super hard and super tempting. He is shirtless and is not shying away from showing off his body. He is look
"Mind, body, and soul," Xavier replied as if that's a normal thing to say. His response scared her. She realized that she was playing with fire. The kind of fire that doesn't seem to burn her, but everything else. "You are being unreasonable. I..." Suddenly, she started to feel like a fly trapped
That evening, Iris looked tense. "Relax, why are you coiled so tightly? It's just Mr. dark and handsome. No worries. If you feel uncomfortable, send us an SOS message. We will come and rescue the princess in distress," Naomi joked. Iris giggled. She is wearing a lilac-coloured sundress with a spa
Iris walked out of that guest room in a daze. She could barely come to terms with what happened last night. She slept with Xavier Knight. And she would be lying if she said that she didn't enjoy it. She could feel her face turning hot just thinking about last night. She practically begged him for i







