All Chapters of Let Me Go Daddy, I Am Engaged To Your Son!: Chapter 41 - Chapter 50

Iris’s POV Maya’s call came like a warm reprieve from the tension that had been building all morning.“Hey, you ready?” she asked, a teasing lilt in her voice. “Marcus told me to keep you occupied and relaxed, so I’m coming to get you.”I laughed softly, letting the sound tumble out like a secret. “Occupied and relaxed? That sounds dangerously perfect.”“Exactly,” she said. “I’ll be there in ten.”True to her word, she arrived quickly, the car already filled with her usual upbeat energy. I climbed in, letting her take the wheel while I sank into the seat, letting the luxury of being chauffeured sink in. Marcus’s thoughtfulness was oddly comforting. At least he had no idea how aware I was of the double life I was living.The spa was everything I needed. Soft music, scented oils, the faint whisper of other women pampering themselves. Maya took me through the usual: a pedicure that left my toes perfectly polished, a manicure that made me feel polished and untouchable, and finally a mass

Iris's POV Maya’s call came just as I was closing my laptop, my thoughts still tangled in half written lines that felt a little too close to my own life. “Iris,” she said the moment I picked up, already breathless with urgency. “We have a situation.” I leaned back slowly, letting out a quiet breath. “That never sounds good. What did you do?” “I didn’t do anything,” she snapped. “Marcus did. He told me to pretend I’m taking you to a surprise party tonight.” I blinked once, then let out a soft laugh. “Oh….” “So now we have to make it believable,” she continued. “Hair, makeup, full prep. You have to look like you have no idea.” “I can do clueless,” I said easily. “It’s becoming a skill.” “I’m coming to get you in an hour. Be ready.” The call ended, and for a moment, I just stood there, letting the weight of it settle. A surprise party. For me. The idea was almost ironic, considering how much I already knew. I picked up my phone and typed quickly, my fingers moving without hesi

Victor’s POV I saw her before anyone announced her and that was the problem. No matter how many people filled the room, no matter how carefully I kept my distance, my eyes found her first. It had always been that way. From the very first moment. And tonight, it was worse. Because she was not mine to stand beside. She was on my son’s arm. Laughing softly, tilting her head just enough as she listened to someone speak, her fingers resting lightly against Marcus’s sleeve like it was the most natural thing in the world. Like she belonged there. Publicly, she did but we both knew that she belonged to me. I lifted my glass slightly, more out of habit than desire, my gaze steady even as I battled with jealousy. I had spent three years away in Singapore building control into every part of my life. When I came back and met her, all of that fizzled away. I remembered the first time I saw her, I had walked to the door to welcome my son and his fiancée but when I saw her, there was nothing i

Iris’s POV After that narrow escape, I stayed beside Marcus for as long as I could after that. I am definitely not finding myself in a precarious position this evening. I smiled when people spoke to me. I nodded at the right moments and laughed when I was supposed to. But inside, I was still in that hallway still feeling the press of Victor’s mouth against mine. I could still feel the trepidation that washed over me when I heard those footsteps. As I waited for the moment everything would fall apart. Every time Marcus stepped away, even for a second, my chest tightened. I did not want to be alone again where Victor could find me or where I might forget myself again. So I stayed close. Too close, maybe. At one point, Marcus wrapped an arm around my waist, pulling me gently into his side as he spoke to one of his uncles. The warmth of him, the ease of it, should have grounded me. Instead, it made something twist inside me. Because I knew what I had done just minutes ago and I wa

Iris’s POV We stayed like that for a while.Just standing in the middle of the living room like the night had not just tried to unravel everything around me. Marcus held me close, his hand moving slowly along my back in a way that to soothed me and settled me at least on the surface. I pulled back first, brushing a hand lightly over his chest as I stepped away. “I should change,” I said softly. “I feel like I’ve been in this all day.” Marcus smiled, relaxed now, the tension from earlier completely gone from his face. “Yeah, go ahead. I’ll lock up.” I nodded and turned toward the bedroom, my steps steady even though my thoughts were anything but. The second I closed the door behind me, I let out a breath I didn’t realize I had been holding. My reflection stared back at me from the mirror.I look composed for a girl who had just survived a night that should have exposed everything. I stepped closer to the mirror, my fingers brushing lightly over my lips without thinking. That was