Thousands of Brilliant Stars: You Deserve the Best!-Chapter 169: Still Willing to Brave Fire and Water for You

Chapter 169: Chapter 169: Still Willing to Brave Fire and Water for You

Lachlan Wyatt probably never thought he would hear something like this from Iris Crawford. In the past, he hurt her with confidence, but now the situation had reversed.

When Iris hurt him, apparently she didn’t even blink.

It was like an invisible knife stabbed into his heart, leaving it bloody and mangled. Lachlan could not find the words, but the members of the firm tried to smooth things over, "Alright, alright, wow, it’s a bloodbath the moment you guys meet... haven’t you been separated for five years?"

The word "separated" was quite accurate. Perhaps for Iris, Lachlan was like a virus, something she could not touch.

Just then, Orion Crawford came out to meet his sister, warmly welcoming everyone in. The friction between Iris and Lachlan was smoothly transitioned away by the group’s chatter, until Lachlan sensed something was off.

What about Skye Lockwood?

Over these five years, Iris vanished from the public eye, and Skye Lockwood seemed to have disappeared along with her.

At the time of the kidnapping case, he was puzzled as to why Skye and Iris were kidnapped together. It seemed like Skye got caught up in it too, but now it seemed Lachlan should really reconsider this possibility...

Could it be that Iris went to The Kingdom of L to resolve rumors only to find out they involved Skye Lockwood?

Lachlan was left bewildered. Back then, he only focused on how Iris resolved the situation and never asked what actually happened. After returning, he dissolved the firm in haste, upset by the news of Iris getting married...

Sitting in front of the table Orion had prepared, Iris placed Felix Crawford next to her. To celebrate Iris’s first return in five years, Orion opened an extraordinarily expensive bottle of Romanée-Conti to show his delight.

"Truly a sister-obsessive, a wine bottle worth a house just like that..."

Peach held up her glass, "Quick, quick, let me have a taste!"

"Mommy, I want to try it too!"

Felix raised a glass almost as big as his face and asked Iris, "Can I drink wine?"

Before Iris could speak, a hand reached over and covered the rim of his glass.

Felix looked at his young father.

Lachlan stared at him immovably, "Kids are not allowed to drink alcohol."

"Not even wine?"

Felix, a master of feigned innocence, made a tiny pinch gesture and said in his little voice, "Just a tiny bit!"

"No."

Lachlan took away his wine glass and replaced it with a bottle of orange juice in front of Felix.

The little boy sulked, not expecting to suddenly have a dad to boss him around!

Iris, however, didn’t intervene in her son’s interaction with Lachlan. After all, the fact was right in front of her; even if she tried to escape again with Felix, they would inevitably meet.

So why not let the child make his own choice?

She hadn’t told Felix about the past nor wanted him to mature prematurely because of it. Whether hate or love, it was for Felix to decide himself. Even as mother and son, Felix had no right to forgive anyone on her behalf; neither did she have the right to control Felix to hate anyone for her sake.

With a sigh in her heart, Iris’s gaze remained firm, as if the past five years had only made her more resolute. Just as Lachlan was making overtures, she could leave without looking back, and at that moment, footsteps approached from outside the door.

When Iris looked up, she saw Dane Rivers standing at the door. It seemed he had received some news and rushed over intentionally, arriving breathlessly in front of Iris.

Not having seen each other for five years, he ran so fast he almost lost his balance. Stumbling to reach Iris, he held onto her shoulder.

Looking up, he bumped right into the overwhelming aura of Dane rushing towards her.

Five years, and this clumsy straight man...

"Long time no see." Iris felt a myriad of emotions, wanting to say something, only to be fiercely hugged by Dane.

As he hugged her, Dane didn’t restrain his excitement, expressing everything with emphasis, "Ah! You wicked woman! You have such a ruthless heart! How could you leave for five years? Ah! Five years, do you know how I’ve gotten through these years? Ahhhh! Iris! There were rumors passing around that you got married and even had a child, I went there to fight them, no way, Iris, you’re not the type to rush into marriage, you..."

Before he could finish, Dane halted.

He saw the mini version of Lachlan beside Iris, with his pink, cute, mischievous little face, blinking at him and saying, "Hello, handsome brother." 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

Dane screamed with shock, "Where did this little demon come from!"

Iris gave him a flick on the head, "This is my own son!"

Dane was dumbfounded, trembling as he walked to the edge of the sofa, almost rolling around complaining, "Where did this child come from, ah! Where did this child come from! I don’t want to hear! I don’t care!"

He looked at Felix’s face, then at Lachlan’s face, suddenly feeling as if the sky had collapsed, "Lachlan, it turns out to be you..."

Lachlan spread his hands, "This story is long, although Felix is my child, the person Iris got married to isn’t me..."

Dane hugged a cushion from the sofa, tears as wide as noodles rolling down his face, "The hatred of seizing one’s wife is irreconcilable... I was waiting until I got older and more mature to pursue Iris again, sobbing, Iris, look at me now, don’t I have the charm of a mature man?"

"..." How absurd! How could any mature man roll around on the sofa like this!

Seraphina Colbert, holding chopsticks, coaxed him like a child, "Rivers, why not stop crying and come over to eat with us?"

Felix Crawford patted the bench, "Come sit at the kids’ table with me."

"Am I not mature?" Dane Rivers, with his fair and handsome face, said to Iris Crawford, "Five years! Look at me! Iris Crawford!"

Iris Crawford nodded, "I’m looking."

"Am I handsome?"

Iris Crawford laughed, "Handsome, you’ve gotten even more handsome after five years, try to grow taller and surpass Lachlan Wyatt next year."

Lachlan Wyatt, while eating, let out a snort, "Dream on!"

But Dane Rivers, still the same fool, was encouraged by Iris Crawford. His demeanor brightened immediately, and he eagerly grabbed a stool to sit beside Iris Crawford, "Really? Iris Crawford, when are you getting a divorce, let me know, and I’ll launch fireworks at our village entrance and hold a banquet with ten tables."

Lachlan Wyatt’s forehead veins almost popped, "You’re dreaming big!"

Dane Rivers was still a bit afraid of Lachlan Wyatt; after all, Lachlan Wyatt was considered a mysterious figure in their circle. He shrank his neck and then said to Iris Crawford, "Actually, there’s another reason I came to see you, Iris Crawford. Gia is about to be released from prison, and I heard Vera has targeted her..."

Gia?

Iris Crawford’s gaze suddenly sharpened as she said, "Tell me the details... these past five years, could it be..."

"Gia was even injured in prison, I heard it was Vera who did it. She wanted someone to provoke Gia into committing a crime in prison, extending her time, so she couldn’t get out."

"There’s such a thing?"

Sarah Shaw slammed the table, but when she wanted to do something, she suddenly remembered, the firm... had already disbanded.

Everyone only gathered here because of Iris Crawford.

Even that firm, no one had visited it, and it probably had been rented out again.

Five years had passed.

They might all have been forgotten in the vast sea of people.

Jonas Kingsley used those five years to restrain his dark charm for quiet recuperation, while they had already scattered across all corners of the globe.

And Iris Crawford now had a child, which meant she had a weakness, so doing such risky things wasn’t very safe anymore.

"We..." Peach lowered her head, her eyelashes trembling, "might never again—"

Iris Crawford clenched her fingers, "We haven’t made an appearance for five years."

"Alright... maybe everyone should return to a peaceful life," Dane Rivers picked up a piece of meat, "Hector told me about this, but maybe I was being presumptuous. You can pretend I never said anything."

The meal suddenly became very quiet, and when Iris Crawford returned at night, looking at the deepening night through the window, she said to Lachlan Wyatt’s back, "No need to see me out."

Lachlan Wyatt felt a sting in his heart but still responded, "No need to see me out."

The crowd gradually left, and the house became quiet, but Iris Crawford couldn’t rest easy. Her heart felt like it had a thorn in it, itching and hurting.

A familiar feeling surged through her veins, trying to break the chains that held it.

Iris Crawford’s brows and eyes were sharp, and after checking on the already sleeping Felix Crawford, she swiftly slipped into the night outside the house.

The path back to the firm was all too familiar, even causing her heartbeat to quicken on the way.

It had been five years since she last returned, five years since its dissolution. What was she hoping for in revisiting in the dead of night?

Perhaps everything no longer existed.

But when she arrived at the firm’s entrance, she discovered it was brightly lit inside!

The moment she pushed the door open and entered, everyone was sitting on the sofa, as if the past five years had never existed. They were still legendary themselves, capable of turning all darkness upside down—five years on, I can still leap into the flames of misfortune for you without hesitation.

Lachlan Wyatt sat in the back as he did five years ago, with the same nonchalant expression, his eyes filled with wild determination.

Yet, when he looked at Iris Crawford, there was a trace of complexity in his gaze that she couldn’t understand.

He remained the strongest support for everyone, and five years ago was also the unshakeable figure behind Iris Crawford.

But now, Iris Crawford, you have become your own god.

Seeing Iris Crawford in a daze, Peach winked at her, "I thought I would be the last to arrive, didn’t expect, Birdie, you’re later than me!"

James Chesterton waved his hand, "Oh? I knew you would come."

From the sound of it...

"Everyone..." Iris Crawford’s eyes sparkled with joy, "Did you all come back here in the middle of the night because of Gia’s matter..."

"How could we leave it alone?" James Chesterton turned around the laptop screen, "Now quickly get back into place! Tomorrow we’re heading to the prison gate to pick up Gia, remember to bring Noelle Rivers and Patrick Pierce along!"