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All Chapters of Let Me Go Daddy, I Am Engaged To Your Son!: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

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Chapter 21

Iris’s POV I stood in front of my closet for a long time before Marcus came home, staring at my clothes like they might have answers. My fingers drifted over the soft sweaters and simple tops I always wore without thinking. None of them felt right with the marks still fresh on my skin.I finally pulled out a black turtleneck, the kind that covered me up to my wrists and throat. Then a pair of thick trousers that fell all the way to my ankles. I dressed slowly, taking my time, making sure every inch of me was hidden. The fabric pressed against the mark on my neck, and I felt it there constantly, like something burned into me.I checked myself in the mirror before leaving the bedroom. I looked the same. Same face, same hair, same quiet version of me wrapped in modest clothes. No one would know what was hidden underneath. No one would guess that my skin carried the touch of a man who was not my fiancé.At exactly seven fifteen, I heard the key turn in the lock.Marcus walked in, draggin

Chapter 22

Iris’s POV My phone buzzed again in the morning before I was fully awake.I reached for it on instinct, still half lost in sleep, and saw Maya's name.I am coming over. I need to see you. Tell Marcus you are going to work.I typed back before I could think about it.Come at ten. He leaves at nine thirty.I set the phone down and lay there in the gray morning light, listening to Marcus move around the kitchen. He was making coffee. He was humming. He had no idea.When he came to kiss me goodbye, I let him. His lips were warm and soft, and I felt nothing."I have a meeting with my editor this morning," I said. "I will be back by lunch."He smiled. "Good luck. Tell Linda I said hi."I nodded. He left. The door clicked shut behind him, and the apartment fell into silence.I lay there for a moment longer, staring at the ceiling, trying to gather myself into something that looked like a person. Then I got up and walked to the bathroom. I looked at myself in the mirror. The turtleneck had h

Chapter 23

Iris’s POV Maya was quiet for a long moment. Her face was unreadable, her eyes fixed on some point on the wall behind me. I watched her process everything, watched the information settle into her bones, watched her try to find the right words."You slept with him," she said finally. "You slept with your fiancé's father.""I did not plan for this to happen.""Does it matter?" Her voice was flat. "It happened.""I know.""Iris." She finally looked at me, and her eyes were wide and dark and full of something I could not name. "This is so messed up. This is the most messed up thing you have ever done.""I know."She sat forward suddenly and grabbed my shoulders, her fingers digging in hard enough to hurt. Her face was inches from mine, and I could see the fear behind her eyes, the same fear that had been living in my chest since the handshake."You are in love with him." It was not a question. "I can see it in your face. The way you talk about him. The way you look when you say his name.

Chapter 24

Iris’s POV The house was bigger than I expected. A wide brick place set back from the road, with a circular driveway and tall windows glowing warm in the evening light. Marcus parked behind a line of cars and glanced at me with a small, reassuring smile. Through the windows, I could see people moving around, hear laughter drifting out across the lawn.“Ready?” he asked.I was not even close but I smoothed my hands over my dress, a navy piece with a high neck and long sleeves that kept everything neatly covered and nodded anyway.Marcus took my hand as we walked up the path. His grip was warm, steady, familiar. It used to calm me but now, it felt like I was holding onto something that might slip if I held too tight.The door swung open before we could knock. A woman with Marcus’s eyes pulled us inside, her smile wide and welcoming. She looked to be in her late fifties, silver threaded through her dark hair, her energy filling the whole hallway. His aunt. The one who helped raise him.

Chapter 25

Iris’s POVI kept my hand over his, my fingers laced with his, and I watched the city lights blur past the window in streaks of gold and red. I should have felt settled. The dinner was over. I had survived. But Victor's voice was still in my head, his words still pressed against my skin like fingerprints I could not wipe away."You look beautiful tonight. Haunted. But beautiful."Marcus squeezed my hand, "Helen loved you. She does not usually warm up to people that fast."I snapped out of my daydreaming fast enough to reply."I liked her too." Helen had been warm and had looked at me like I was someone worth welcoming into her family.Marcus's hand squeezed my thigh gently. "See? You are one of us now so no more nerves."One of us. Technically, I was one of them now. I was engaged to Marcus, welcomed by his aunt, accepted by his cousins. I was supposed to be part of this family. I was supposed to build a life here, with him, in the warm glow of all these people who had opened their d

Chapter 26

Iris’s POV I kept my phone close fearing that Victor would send me a message but surprisingly, he didn’t. He definitely kept me waiting on purpose. I finally fell asleep with Marcus’s arm wrapped firmly around my waist, and Victor’s words still burning deep inside my chest.The dream came suddenly, without warning or any sense of transition. I was standing at the end of a long white aisle, with sunlight pouring through tall glass windows. Faces turned toward me slowly, all of them smiling in quiet approval and expectation. My mother sat in the front row, her handkerchief pressed tightly against her trembling lips. Maya was beside her, her face glowing softly as tears slipped down her cheeks.I looked down at myself and saw the white dress flowing around my body. The veil rested lightly over my hair, and a bouquet of white flowers trembled in my hands. I was walking forward, step by step, moving toward Marcus at the altar. He stood there in a dark suit, his posture straight, his han

Chapter 27

Victor’s POV The house was quiet when I got home from Helen's. I poured myself a glass of whiskey and stood at the window, watching the lights of the city stretch out below me. The dinner had been a performance, the kind I had perfected over decades, the kind where I played the role of father, brother, uncle, the man everyone expected me to be. I had played it well. I always played it well. But underneath the performance, there was only her. She had worn a navy dress that covered everything and revealed nothing, and I had wanted to tear it off her with my teeth. She had sat across from me with her hands folded and her eyes down and her thighs pressed together under the table, and I had felt the heat of her like a fire I could not put out. I had let my foot find her ankle, had let it trace the inside of her calf, had watched her breath catch and her cheeks flush and her hands grip her napkin like it was the only thing keeping her in her seat. She did not pull away. She never pu

Chapter 28

Iris’s POV I woke up alone in the bed that morning.The light was already pushing through the curtains, bright and steady, and the space beside me felt empty and cold. The sheets had already lost his warmth, and the silence in the room felt heavier than usual. A note sat neatly on Marcus’s pillow, folded in a way that was familiar and careful.Had to leave early this morning. I have a meeting at eight. I will be home by dinner. Love you.I read the note twice before setting it down on the nightstand beside me. The apartment felt too quiet, like the walls were listening, like something had shifted overnight. I lay there for a while with my hand pressed against my chest, feeling the leftover panic from the night before.It had not fully gone away.I had sent the message.I had typed out everything I had been holding back, every thought I had buried since that first handshake, and I had sent it to Victor like a confession I could not contain anymore. Then I had deleted it, or at least I

Chapter 29

Iris’s POV The phone rang at eight in the morning, cutting through the fog of another restless night. Maya’s name flashed across the screen, and I answered before the second ring ended.“I need you to come over,” she said, her voice tight and urgent. “It cannot wait.”I was already out of bed before she finished speaking. Marcus had left earlier, leaving a note on the counter and a full pot of coffee I had not touched. I dressed quickly, grabbed my keys, and left the apartment with my heart already racing.The drive across the city felt longer than usual, even though I knew the roads by memory. My mind kept jumping ahead, building worst-case scenarios I could not control. By the time I reached Maya’s place, my chest felt tight with anticipation.She opened the door before I knocked.Her face was pale, her eyes wide, and the look on her face made something in me drop. She pulled me inside quickly and shut the door behind us.“What happened?” I asked. “Is someone hurt?”“No,” she said,

Chapter 30

Iris’s POV I stared at Victor’s message for a full thirty seconds before I finally typed a response.We need to meet. It is urgent.The three dots appeared almost immediately, which told me he had been watching his phone, waiting for me to say something. I told myself that did not mean anything. It was not flattering, and it was not special. It was just Victor being himself, always watching, always ready.My phone rang before I could change my mind.“Tell me where you are.”There was no greeting, no hesitation, just his voice, low and steady, like he had already been expecting this.“I am at home,” I said.“Can you drive?”“Yes.”He gave me an address I did not recognize. It was not his house, not anywhere familiar, just a quiet location somewhere across the city.“There is a parking garage on the corner,” he added. “Pull in and wait. I will find you.”The call ended before I could ask anything else.I sat there for a moment, my phone still in my hand, my heart already beating too fa

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