Chapter 1125 Why Are You This Stupid?

Iris had not finished her sentence when Quentin suddenly grabbed her wrist with a tug and Iris fell into his arms against her will. The small distance between them had been closed up. They could smell each other’s breath which intertwined in the air. Iris stared blankly at Quentin’s face that was just right in front of her. He was indeed an exceptionally handsome man. Not the eye-catching type but the calm introverted type. His breathing was a little ragged and heavy right now but he was still able to maintain himself. If it were not for the alcohol stench coming from him, Iris would not be so sure that he was tipsy after this sudden collision because his gaze right now appeared frighteningly bright. “What is it…” Iris meekly asked but she quickly kept her mouth shut because Quentin suddenly leaned closer. His hot breath was blowing against Iris’s face as they looked at each other eye-to-eye and nose-to-nose. His masculine scent enveloped Iris’s surroundings. She froze on the spot and her eyes were widened because of nervousness. She dared not even blink and even her breathing gradually halted. Quentin was extremely close to her as he continued to lean forward. Iris was so nervous that she dared not move. Her eyelashes gently fluttered and her hand unconsciously reached up to cover her chest where her heart was. ‘This is the first time… ‘The first time Quentin made the move to approach me. His handsome face is getting closer to me and I can hardly focus my vision on him.’ At the dinner party earlier when he drank the glass of wine that Iris was holding, she had wanted to remind him, ‘Do you know that this is a form of indirect kissing?’ However, on second thought, why would Quentin not realize it? After all, she had taken a sip from the glass and he would not have drunk it if he minded it. He could have poured another glass for himself. His lips were getting closer and Iris slowly closed her eyes as her hands unconsciously went for his collar. ‘Perhaps… he does have feelings for me. ‘It’s just that he had hidden it so well that nobody noticed it. ‘Now… I know about it.’ Iris felt the sweetness in her trembling heart. However, she waited for a long time but the kiss she had imagined never happened. Her eyelashes gently fluttered and she was unsure if she should open her eyes. ‘Perhaps he’s still trying to build up his feelings? Or perhaps, he’s not ready yet? ‘I’ll just wait a little longer.’ She waited for a little longer but she still did not get the kiss she had been waiting for. She was puzzled and opened her eyes. The moment she opened them, she met an icy gaze and before she knew it, she had been pushed away! She had been lying in Quentin’s embrace but her back met the back of the seat once again after being pushed away and she remained dumbfounded. She sat there blankly for a while before she recalled what happened earlier. Quentin had a frustrated expression when he pushed her away. He seemed rather annoyed and irritated. It was the first time Iris saw such an expression from him. ‘So, why does he have that expression? ‘He was the one who pulled me into his arms, right? ‘He was the one who leaned closer, right? ‘Then why… would he have such an expression all of a sudden? Is it because… he cannot accept the fact that he was trying to kiss me? ‘Or is he disgusted by the thought of getting close to me, that's why he had such a frustrated expression?’ The more Iris thought about it, the deeper her heart sank. She sat in her seat but it felt as if she was placed in a deep freezer. Quentin sorted his thoughts after pushing Iris away before he softly said, “I’m sorry, I had too much to drink tonight.” ‘That’s why it got to my head and I lost control of myself by pulling her into my arms and leaning closer to her.’ It was only later when he saw her trembling lashes that he regained some control of his mind and he used a lot of willpower to push her away. He felt fortunate that his self-control was strong enough. Otherwise, the faint fragrance coming from her was enough to drive him crazy. Furthermore, she had closed her eyes and her lips were almost calling out to him. Iris laughed wryly inside her heart when she heard his apology. She closed her eyes, and took a deep breath, but did not answer him. She watched the street lights outside the window. They looked like the stars in the sky that brighten the darkness that covered the city. However, she still could not see the inside of Quentin’s heart. She thought that perhaps he had some feelings for her, that was why he had rushed to the police station and brought her to the hospital; he allowed her to deliver lunch to him at his office; he even brought her along to the dinner party. All that had happened caused Iris to develop the wrong impression. No, it was not just her. Those around her had that false impression too. Everyone thought that Quentin treated her differently and convinced her that way. Iris felt that she had been cheated by that false impression and felt that she was indeed different in Quentin’s eyes. It was up till just now when he pushed her away in frustration that Iris finally realized it. ‘All of these are nothing but a dream. ‘He had rejected me so many times that it was enough for me to wake up. ‘I’m the fool who still came running to him like a stupid dog when he waved a hand.’ Iris slowly leaned on the back seat and closed her eyes. ‘What a joke you are, Iris Zephyr… ‘Nobody is a bigger joke than you are. Why are you… this stupid? ‘You didn’t get the message when he rejected you, but when he hooked his finger signaling you to come over, you came running over without hesitation and thought that all these were real.’ The atmosphere inside the car plummeted. Nobody said a word. Quentin was feeling frustrated right now. He was not sure if his actions had frightened her nor did he know what was in her mind. However, he knew that he had too much to drink tonight and it got to his head, thus he felt that he should not be discussing this matter for the time being. ‘I’ll wait tomorrow… ‘We’ll talk about this after she arrives at my office.’ Quentin had decided once that thought came to mind. Mr. Noah stopped the car at the entrance to Iris’s apartment compound. When she got down the car, she opened the door and said, “Thanks. I’ll be going now.” She then left walking barefooted without looking back. Quentin strangely felt something was amiss but he just assumed that it was because he had frightened her or perhaps she was nervous, thus he never thought of other possibilities. Mr. Noah noticed that Iris’s expression looked rather off. He knew what happened in the car earlier. As an elder person with experience and someone who had been working for Quentin over the years, he knew that Quentin did not mean to be frivolous. However, perhaps Quentin himself felt that he had acted frivolously toward Iris which was why he pushed her away. ‘I just don’t know what Miss Zephyr thinks about it.’ He thought about it and softly reminded, “Sir, Miss Zephyr…” “I know what you want to say. I will explain it to her tomorrow. We’ll go back for now.”