Breaking Free from the Ex-Husband novel Chapter 177

Chapter 177

She was about to stand up as she spoke.

But the next second, Zayden grabbed her hand again.

Iris turned her head in one swift motion.

Zayden’s bathrobe belt came loose at some point, I don’t know when.

The bathrobe fell open, revealing his well–defined chest, six–pack abs, V–line, and impressive assets wrapped in white briefs below the waist.

After a glance, Iris instinctively looked away, then stood up and moved to the side, creating some distance between her and Zayden.

At that moment, to say she wasn’t embarrassed at all, that’s definitely fake.

But with her and Zayden’s relationship, she couldn’t let this

awkwardness spread between them.

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So, she forced a smile, glanced back at Zayden, and started to boldly size him up.

Now it’s Zayden’s turn to be nervous.

He tightened the hand resting on the chair.

“What’s wrong, Ira?” he asked, his voice unintentionally husky.

Iris looked at him as if appreciating a piece of art, her eyes carefully scanning him up and down. Then she raised her eyebrows mischievously and said, “Wow, I didn’t expect you to have such a great figure. When you’re wearing a suit, you can’t tell at all. You’re just as

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good as those male models on the runway.”

Her gaze was naked, but very candid, without a hint of desire or passion, and the words of praise were sincere.

Zayden looked at her, couldn’t help but smile bitterly, and still asked hopefully, “Do you like it, Ira?”

Iris nodded, “Of course I like it, who doesn’t like nice things.”

She said, and then laughed, “The future sister–in–law must be a very lucky woman.

The plan to charm the handsome guy failed, Zayden seemed to have anticipated it, not too disappointed.

He re–tied the belt of his robe, got back to the point, pointed at the computer screen, “It’s this email, take a look first.”

“Sure.” Iris nodded, “You can just sit wherever, I’ll finish and then tell you.”

“Yep.” Zayden nodded and walked away tactfully.

Iris read the email, and then we talked until after 10 o’clock at night.

When he left, Zayden was a bit hesitant. As he was about to reach the door, he hesitated for a few seconds, then stopped, turned around, and looked back at Iris.

He was just like Iris, always getting straight to the point and not beating around the bush.

Emotions are like that too.

But when it came to Iris, he had been holding back his feelings for too long.

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At that moment, he really wanted to ask Iris what she was thinking.

Because, missing someone is really tough.

“What’s up?” Iris asked as she saw him stop and look back at her, with a hesitant expression as if he wanted to say something.

Zayden opened his mouth and asked, “Ira, can’t our relationship go any further?”

Iris heard that, suddenly laughed, and asked back, “Which step do you want to go to?”

Zayden knew that Iris was just asking for the sake of it, so he didn’t answer her.

Iris lightly bit her rosy lips, thought for a moment, and looked at him saying, “Zayden, you’re great, really, a thousand times better than Heriberto, it’s not that I don’t like you, I really like you.”

“Why…?” Zayden’s eyes lit up for a moment, but then looked puzzled.

“Zayden, have you ever thought about what would happen if our relationship really progressed further in the future?” Iris asked again, looking particularly serious.

Zayden looked at her, still didn’t say anything, just furrowed his brow.

“I and Heriberto, because there was no personal interest involved, so once he hurt my feelings, I could quickly and gracefully withdraw. But what if that person is you?” Iris asked.

Zayden listened, and his eyebrows furrowed even more.

Yeah, they were too deeply involved with each other, no matter who had a change of heart, the blow was fatal.

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Once they fell out, the consequences were unimaginable.

“Zayden, I couldn’t bear to lose you as a friend, let alone as a business partner.”

Iris looked at him, her eyes sincere and her tone very serious, “You and Merlin, even your family, are my biggest support, my true family.”

“There are so many good women in the world, as long as you open your heart to try and accept, there will definitely be many, many girls who are better than me falling in love with you, willing to sacrifice for you, cook for you, have children for you, support you in teaching your children, and do everything you like.”

Iris said, lowering her head and smiling slightly, “But these, I probably can’t do.”

After three years of marriage with Heriberto, she was tired, exhausted, and didn’t want to go back to being the same housewife.