Breaking Free from the Ex-Husband novel Chapter 172

He gave Heriberto a polite and gentle smile, then reached out to put his arm around Iris’s shoulder, saying, “Mr. Hale, please don’t make things difficult for my friend.”

Heriberto looked at the man in front of him who looked just like his older brother Julian, trying to control his emotions, then turned to Iris and asked, “Iris, care to make introductions?”

Iris finally turned around, gave him a casual glance, and then went to introduce Aedan, “My friend, Aedan.”

She asked Aedan again, “Is the food ready?”

The tone was gentle, clearly showing intimacy.

“Okay, it’s settled. If you’re not done here, I’ll stay with you,” Aedan said, looking at her with a gentle gaze, being especially

accommodating.

I didn’t know, I really thought they were a couple.

“I had nothing to talk about with Mr. Hale.”

Iris answered Aedan, then looked at Heriberto with a cold expression and said, “Mr. Hale, please behave yourself!”

Heriberto looked at her, almost using all his strength, to control himself from shaking, maintaining his last bit of dignity.

Then, holding onto her big hand tightly, slowly let go.

“Let’s go,” Iris said to Aedan as she pulled her wrist out of Heriberto’s

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hand.

Aedan nodded at her, then put his arm around her shoulder, and they left together.

Their position was quite far from Heriberto’s, in the farthest corner.

The two tables were facing each other from a distance, but they could still see each other clearly.

Two people came to the table, Aedan gentlemanly pulled out the chair for Iris.

Iris sat down, thanked, and said, “Sorry, that’s my ex–husband, I don’t want anything to do with him anymore, so…”

“I understand.”

Before Iris could finish speaking, Aedan interrupted her, smiled, and explained, “I just searched on a domestic website.”

He opened his phone and showed Iris the search page.

Above is the marriage certificate photo of her and Heriberto that was posted on the official website of the Hale Group back then.

I can’t believe this news has been up on the Hale Group website without being taken down.

“I have nothing to do with him a long time ago,” Iris also explained.

Aedan smiled knowingly, quickly changed the subject, and asked, “Those two questions you asked me last week, they were unusual. Why did you think to ask those two questions?”

Those two questions were too deep, he spent a whole week of his free time to come up with what he thought was a decent answer.

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Iris also laughed, “Sorry, those two questions were asked by a friend from my pharmaceutical company. I couldn’t find the answers, so I thought of asking you.”

Aedan nodded and didn’t say much, he started answering her two questions.

In the restaurant by the window, Heriberto sat there, all eyes were on Iris in the distance.

As soon as she sat down, she kept talking to Aedan with a bright and elegant smile on her face, never breaking it. It was like a knife was stuck in his chest.

Iris laughed more brightly and cheerfully, the knife went deeper inside.

Then, the handle of the knife turned, the blade spinning in his heart, slowly digging out a big hole.

Blood was gushing!

Breathing was difficult.

From getting on the plane until now, it’s been like 16 or 17 hours. He hasn’t eaten anything and barely drank any water.

But at that moment, when he saw the table full of delicious food, he didn’t have any appetite at all.

My head was buzzing, even sitting in a chair, my body felt like it was about to collapse.

But he knew, he had to eat.

If he keeps going like this, not eating or drinking, how can he wait for Iris to come back?

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