Chapter 1127 Is She Late

The sky was bright and the sunlight shone through the window so bright that she could hardly open her eyes. However, Iris dared not close her eyes. She was afraid. She was afraid that she would see her nightmare and hear those mocking voices again if she did. She had slept through the night but what happened last night still haunted her. She was not feeling any better, instead, she felt worse. Iris silently laid in bed for a while before she pulled the blanket off and got up. She walked inside the bathroom and walked past the mirror only to see that she was still wearing the white dress that Quentin gave to her. She was stunned for a moment before she stared at her reflection for a long time. After a while, she stripped herself of the white dress. She felt that the dress was pretty when she got it, but right now, she just felt that the dress was a joke. She calmly showered, changed her clothes, and went to check her bank balance. The restaurant had used up quite a lot of her savings, thus she only had tens of thousands left. It was not a huge amount for Quentin but it was all that Iris had left. ‘It’s fine. I’ll just slowly repay little by little. ‘I’ll just need to work harder to pay him back the money.’ She tidied herself and went out of her room. “You’re awake?” “Rissie, you’re awake? Come over to have breakfast.” The Zephyrs immediately called Iris over for breakfast the moment she woke up. Iris was not in a good mood and did not have much appetite to eat but she walked over to sit down because she did not want her parents to be worried. “Mom, dad. Morning.” “Morning, Rissie. I bought your favorite buns for breakfast, try it.” “Yes, yes, there’s soy milk too.” The Zephyrs were being extraordinarily chatty toward Iris. They maintained a smile on their faces and did not mention a word about what happened last night. Iris did not forget what happened last night and remembered that she had wailed her heart out while hugging Helen. She felt that she had acted rashly when she thought about it now. ‘How could I have done such a thing? Didn’t I just make mom worry about me for nothing?’ However, she just could not control her emotions back then and crumbled. “Rissie, why are you daydreaming? Eat up.” “Okay.” Iris regained her senses and took a bite of the bun. What usually was soft and fluffy turned out tasteless to her today as if she was chewing cardboard. She took another bite before putting it down and drank a sip of soy milk. The soy milk had just gotten inside her stomach when her stomach made a flip. She put the cup down and ran to the toilet and began vomiting into the basin. “Rissie!” “Rissie!” Mr. Zephyr and Helen dropped their utensils and ran over to the toilet. “Gag…” Iris leaned over the basin and dry heaved. Helen could only help to soothe her back. “What happened? Are you sick?” “I’m fine…” Iris managed after vomiting some stomach acid. She looked extremely pale and weak with beads of sweat forming over her forehead because of the suffering she had just endured. “Are you saying that you’re fine even though you look like that? Shall I cook some oatmeal for you to eat before we go over to the hospital for a checkup?” Iris merely felt that her stomach was empty because she hardly ate anything yesterday other than the cakes which were too fattening. After that, she slept through the night and woke up to eat breakfast. That was why her stomach felt uncomfortable and flipped. “Mom, I’m fine. I was just over hungry. I’ll be fine after I eat something.” Helen helped Iris out of the bathroom while Mr. Zephyr was feeling frustrated and worried at the same time. He understood that his daughter had grown up and was probably in a relationship, but he did not know what to say when he saw her suffering like that because of relationship problems. “Get some rest. I’ll cook some oatmeal for you. Why don’t we close the shop for today?” Iris wanted to agree but the thought of her huge debt made her think twice. ‘I need to earn money every day, so how can I close the shop today?’ She immediately shook her head and rejected Helen’s suggestion at that thought. “It’s fine. The shop will still need to run but perhaps we could open it a little later. After all, business is a little slow in the morning.” “You stubborn little girl. Why won’t you listen to what I say? Fine, if you want to run the shop today, you rest at home and let your dad send you to the hospital later. I will run the shop for you.” “It’s fine, mom. I’m alright. I’m just a little hungry… I…” Iris felt her stomach flipping again and she ran to the toilet once more. The Zephyrs looked at each other when they saw what happened. “I think you should bring our daughter to the hospital for a checkup later.” “What if she refuses? Rather than forcing her to go to the hospital, you might as well spend the time cooking the oatmeal for her to eat. Look at her heaving… there’s nothing for her to vomit at all.” That reminded Helen of something more important and she immediately nodded her head. “Right. I’ll go and cook now.” The morning had been eventful. Iris finally had a bowl of watery oatmeal and her stomach finally felt much more comfortable. She laid down and rubbed her stomach area but her complexion still looked rather sickly. “Your mom has gone to the shop and told me, before she left, to bring you to the hospital to check if you’re still unwell. Rissie, how do you feel now? Remember to tell me if you’re feeling unwell.” Iris smiled sickly at Mr. Zephyr as she heard that. “Dad, I’m fine. Perhaps I ate something wrong last night that’s why I feel uncomfortable today. I should be fine after a rest since I’ve eaten some oatmeal.” “Rissie,” Mr. Zephyr did not leave but sat beside her, “do share with us if you feel uncomfortable anywhere. Keeping it to yourself isn’t a solution.” Her father was concerned about her because of what happened last night. Iris thought about it and forced herself to maintain a smile. “Don’t worry. I’m fine. Even if I wasn’t previously, I will be in the future.” There was a sense of determination in her expression when she said that. Mr. Zephyr understood that his daughter had been hurt by love from the way she acted. As a father, he could not give her more support unlike a mother, thus he could only ruffle her head and gently said, “Okay then. Take a nap and remember to tell me if you feel unwell. Remember one thing, mom and dad will always be with you no matter what happens.” Iris closed her eyes as she felt that tears were welling inside her eyes again. Mr. Zephyr left her room and she only reopened her eyes after she heard the door close. … Hall Group. Inside Quentin’s office. Quentin had finished his work in the morning and was supposed to have a meeting but because of what happened last night, he got Jovene to postpone the meeting till tomorrow. He was waiting for Iris to arrive. However, the time came when she would usually come but there was no sign of her. Quentin frowned and kept looking at his office door. ‘Is she late or…?’