Blaze switched his attention to Iris. He was too heartbroken about the news of Garvin being her boyfriend. He traveled to Asia for a few years to take care of some business but all he ever cared about through it all was Iris. They spoke on the phone a lot and messaged each other too so how could Iris be saying this? Blaze felt betrayed and thought of the possibility of something being wrong. “Iris, when did you start going out? We’ve been chatting, and texting on the phone but you never mentioned it. Not even last night.” Garvin’s eyes darkened dangerously. Chatting and texting and he never knew? How was Iris able to do that when he never saw her on the phone whenever they were together? Throughout yesterday, the only call he saw her receive was from Chelsea. Some superwoman she was.“It’s a long story,” Iris sighed. How could she have known that accommodating Blaze’s friendship would send the wrong message? Perhaps she should have learned from the likes of Adam, Keanu, and Chase.

Curtis was adamant but Garvin discerned something wrong and asked him, “Is it because you will miss your friends” Curtis nodded his head and lowered it. Garvin sat beside him and embraced him warmly before saying, “Son, even if you don’t leave today, you will not see the same people in your school in the next five years. Some would equally leave you by changing schools like you are doing, or travel elsewhere.” “You will still have to change school at some point just like all your friends, be it now or tomorrow but it's still normal to miss people you have spent a lot of time with.” “So why don’t you use this opportunity to see them for the last time? Some of them, you will meet again but for others, you might never see them again after today and there is nothing anyone can do about it. It's all part of life.” As Iris listened to how Garvin advised Curtis, her eyes observed the different approaches they used. Each parent was different

“Why did you switch off the light?” Iris was confused since Garvin did not seem like he wanted to turn it off before. Garvin pecked her on the lips and lowered her back to the bed. “I can’t sleep with the lights on.” Iris shook her head and chuckled, feeling like a fool for thinking he was going to do it with the lights on and feeling shy earlier. Garvin positioned himself on top of her, supporting his weight with his elbows. His eyes were gradually adjusting to the darkness and Iris wondered why he insisted on the light before. “But...” “I was just curious to know what you were hiding,” he satisfied her curiosity by saying, immediately capturing her lips to stop her from asking any more questions. He could not tell between her skin and lips, which was softer. Iris had delicate skin and every deep kiss left a mark. The kiss got stronger and Iris could feel its arousal spreading through her body. Right then, Garvin broke the kiss and instantly began to su

“Your mother has sensitive skin and had reactions when she used my shampoo. Those marks are from allergies,” Garvin said with a serious face, Iris relaxed slightly. She wouldn't have known the explanation to give at a time like this.It was natural for kids to be inquisitive and Garvin was happy that the twins were also observant. The twins’ gazes turned into one of empathy. They went to Iris’ chair. “Sorry Mom, is that why you screamed too?” Cooper and Curtis were hugging Iris while Cooper asked. Garvin frowned a little, thought of another explanation, and said, “She was screaming when her cologne got into it. It's like alcohol on a wounded surface. Quite painful.” The twins were even more disturbed. Cooper was blowing air on the affected area since Iris was sitting, for which reason they reached her height. Luna was so amazed by the way the twins were caring for their mother and the perfect explanations Garvin gave. “Must have hurt so much. Sorry Mom,” Curtis said while the tw

“Ma’am, we have a case in one of our branches in Staten Island. A customer is suing us for negligence and food poisoning, claiming that he saw a live cockroach in his food,” Iris’s new assistant, Anastasia reported. ‘That is impossible,’ Iris wanted to say when Anastasia went on to narrate, “He said you should call him for negotiations if you don’t want trouble and that you already have his number. His name is Keanu Louis” “What? You mean Keanu is involved?” Iris paled, already guessing what this was all about. “Yes ma’am, do you know him? The matter is already going viral on social media and he wants to publish it in the newspapers too.” Iris knew this was not something her new assistant could handle and said over the phone, “Thank you. I will take it from here.” Anastasia did not sound pleased from the end of the line, since she expected Iris to guide her through how to resolve such issues. “Ma’am, isn’t there anything I can do? I’m still on probation.” Iris smiled at her de