“Not before, but now. Iris doesn’t know. Look, I haven’t had seafood in ages. Wife, you don’t care about me at all!” Alexander complained.
Evelyn’s body trembled slightly. Alexander refused to face her. She couldn’t even stand the goosebumps.
After finishing the crabs, Evelyn cleaned up. When Iris came to clear the table, she saw it was spotless and said, “I told you, I’d clean up after you ate!”
“Iris, let Lily handle these things from now on. Take a rest. Don’t always rush to work.” Evelyn said calmly.
“It’s hard for me to do nothing! It’s fine. You should go rest early too!” Iris waved her hand.
“Evelyn, you go rest first. I’ll sit with Iris for a while.” Alexander turned to Evelyn.
“Iris, I’ll head upstairs first.” Evelyn had no objection. She turned and said to Iris.
“Go on!” Iris said with a smile and a nod.
Evelyn went upstairs. Alexander accompanied Iris into the guest room.
“Do you have something to tell me?” Iris asked, looking at Alexander, who resembled her son.
“No one knows me better than you, Iris.” Alexander sat Iris down on a chair. He went to the other side and sat down.
“Don’t play games. What’s the matter?”
“Evelyn has been talking about divorce lately. It’s not a joke.”
“Divorce? You’re not good. What happened?” Iris asked in dismay.
“Because of Grace.”
“Grace?” Iris was stunned.
“Evelyn thinks I can’t let go of Grace. She feels wronged. She doesn’t want to continue with me.”
“What about you? What’s your plan?” Iris asked.
“I’m not divorcing Evelyn. But I have to find a way to stop her divorce plan. Otherwise, she’ll have problems sooner or later.”
“In that case, what’s going on with you and Grace? Haven’t you two broken up for years? Why are you getting involved with her now?” Iris asked angrily.
“Grace came back to work last year. We don’t have any contact, but we occasionally run into each other.” Alexander told Iris about some things before.
“I would be angry with you. Evelyn is your wife. But you care more about an outsider than your wife. She should be angry with you!” Iris said with a sigh.
“I know she’s mad at me. I know I’m wrong. But no matter what I do, Evelyn won’t forgive me. She feels insecure and unhappy with me. She just wants a divorce.”
“What can I do for you?” Iris sighed and asked.
“I can’t bear to divorce you after all this time. Or I’ll let you know. Iris, if you don’t look at the monk’s face, look at the Buddha’s face. For the sake of the lovely baby, you should help me this time! You shouldn’t have the heart to watch me play bachelor in the future!”
“As long as you can still play bachelor, I think Evelyn’s choice is right. You’re usually too respectable. Superior in the company. At home, you’re the favorite. Everyone follows you. You’re too proud to find the North!” Iris glanced at Alexander and replied.
“Iris, am I that unbearable?” Alexander couldn’t help but laugh.
“You can’t see your own shortcomings now. You’re arrogant and conceited! You deserve to be angry with you and abused by you!” Iris continued.
Alexander’s face fell. He thought he could only endure Iris’s training and get down to business.
“Alright. You’d better tell me how to ask for your help.”
“Iris, you’ll stay a while longer. If Evelyn asks for a divorce, you’ll say you’re not feeling well.”
“Curse me!” Iris deliberately raised her voice.
“No. Pretend to be sick!” Alexander explained.
“If Evelyn finds out, won’t she be more angry?”
“So we can’t let Evelyn know.”
“Does Evelyn’s mother know about this?”
“Yes. She didn’t agree.”
“Then what are you worried about?”
“Evelyn has a steely heart. She won’t listen to anyone. She just wants to divorce me.”
“It seems you’ve completely broken Evelyn’s heart this time.” Iris sighed and answered.
“Yes.”
“You just said something else happened later. It made Evelyn completely give up on you. What happened?” Iris asked again.
“It’s about Grace being kidnapped—”
“Grace was kidnapped? What’s the matter?” Iris asked nervously.
Alexander paused for a moment. He looked at Iris. His expression was a little puzzled.
Iris came back to herself and explained awkwardly, “How could such a serious thing happen?”
Alexander told Iris everything that happened after the separation.
“Sometimes it’s not a good thing to have a big family and a big career. No matter how big the room is, it’s just a bed. No matter how much money there is, it’s just food and clothing for three meals!” Iris exclaimed.
“After I got Nathan’s call, I directly asked someone to prepare money to redeem Grace. At that time, I didn’t want to make a big deal. I was still thinking about my relationship with the third sister. I wanted to persuade the third brother-in-law to turn himself in. It would also be beneficial for the second trial of the third sister. But I didn’t expect things to turn out the opposite in the end. Although Grace wasn’t in danger later, Nathan called Evelyn during the visit. He let Evelyn know about the scene. As a result, Evelyn fell down in a hurry. Later, she gave birth with massive bleeding and premature labor. It’s also because of this. Evelyn has never been able to forgive me!” Alexander said according to the facts.
“Alexander, you know a woman’s demands are not high. As long as her life is stable and the family is harmonious. When there are difficulties, the family can discuss and share together. That’s enough. Evelyn married you a long time ago because of difficulties at home. To say the least, if there were no difficulties at home at that time, she might not look up to you! Maybe because of this, she never felt safe. But you are always at the critical moment. You forget her existence. You ignore her mood. No wonder she’s more upset and insecure. I can understand Evelyn. She will have the courage to divorce you. It shows she is a girl with independent ideas. She doesn’t go with the flow. Such a girl, you should know how to cherish more!” Iris sighed.
“Iris, I know I’m wrong now. So I don’t want Evelyn to divorce me. I don’t want Evelyn to leave me!”
“Iris, do you want to help me?” Alexander asked.
Iris really spared no effort today.