Rebirth as The Vampire Lord's Wife
Chapter 208: Suspicious (2)

Chapter 208: Suspicious (2)

However, just a few seconds after hearing his thoughts, she almost tripped on her own feet.

’Tsk! Why are Eric’s thoughts running wild like this!?’ She was speechless.

"Brother, is everything okay?" Iris asked in a cheerful tone as soon as she arrived on the veranda. However, seeing the intensity in his gaze, she couldn’t help but laugh inwardly, recalling the inner thoughts she had overheard earlier.

"Yes, thank you, Iris. Because of you, I can stay here to hide from our enemies," Eric said. He smiled faintly before glancing toward the sea in the distance. "Please sit down. There are so many things I want to talk to you about." He spoke without turning his gaze toward her.

Iris seated herself beside him and followed his line of sight.

"What do you want to ask?" Iris glanced at him.

"I’m curious about Xavier," Eric said, meeting her calm gaze. "How do you know such a wealthy figure? And you even married him in such a short time?" he finally expressed his concern.

Eric had wanted to ask Iris about this back in Orion City. Still, she seemed to avoid him whenever the topic came up. Xavier also always gave him ambiguous answers about himself and how he met Iris.

When Eric asked the workers he encountered at the mansion, none of them dared to answer him, as if they were afraid of divine punishment.

He knew Darkwood Corps from Country K, an old-generation company so wealthy that even he would never want to cross paths with these giants. However, he wasn’t sure whether Xavier was related to that company, Darkwood Corp.

During his flight to this country, he tried to search for the owner of the company but didn’t find Xavier’s name listed. The company’s owner was named Killian Darkwood, and he didn’t have a son, leading Eric to eliminate Xavier from the possibility of being connected to the giant corporation.

"I explained to you, right? He’s the villa’s owner and the man I met during my mission," Iris had already prepared an answer—she met Xavier when she had a task to hack his business, and because he was handsome, she fell in love with him.

"Iris, did you know that every time you give me such an expression, I know you are hiding something from me!?" Eric faintly sighed before continuing. "He is still young, but he is so rich..."

Just as Iris wanted to answer him, she saw Eric continue his sentence, "He has a big mansion in the middle of Orion City, which is famous for being expensive. I can’t even afford a place like that myself. And... he also has this private island. I also hear you stay at his big house on the mainland!?"

Iris increasingly wanted to use her abilities to manipulate Eric’s mind—something she didn’t want to do to him.

"Brother, that’s because Xavier is a hard worker. Why are you suspicious about him? Have you ever heard of a new entrepreneur who makes a lot of money from the IT industry? He is one of them..."

Eric was silent for a moment, hearing Iris’s explanation.

"You’re right, but why do the people around him call him Lord? They don’t even dare to look him in the eye. Did he come from the royal family? Which royal family?" Eric asks again.

Iris silently took a deep sigh and looked at Eric. She felt Eric was both amusing and annoying now.

’Should I manipulate his mind now?’ she thought. But looking at his curious gaze mixed with worry, she once again forgot that idea.

"Brother, he is not—" Iris’s words abruptly choked when she heard Eric thought Xavier was a mafia lord. "And just so you know, my husband is also not a mafia lord..." She shook her head, frustrated to continue this tiring topic.

Iris started to think she should expose Xavier’s identity as a vampire. But, thinking Eric might be crazy and can’t handle such absurd information, she threw away that thought.

Eric was silently swallowing, hearing Iris could predict his following words. He slowly smiled at her, feeling bad because he was suspicious of Xavier—he suspects Xavier is an enemy who lured and will kill them.

"I’m sorry, Iris," he said.

"Brother, if you didn’t look like this," she pointed at him from head to toe. "I would have mistaken you for my mother. Should I change the way I address you now? Mother?" Iris faintly smiled at Eric, who was almost choked hearing her words.

Eric, "..."

"Well, mother... oops... I mean," she grinned. "—Brother, I know your concern about being suspicious of anyone after what happened to us. But you don’t have to worry about Xavier. He is someone who will never hurt me, and you. Instead, he is a person who will stand before us to protect us." She can guarantee that. If Xavier wanted to kill her, he already did that from the start they met.

However, Iris can’t tell Eric the details. This is the only thing she can say to him, and at least Eric knows Xavier will always protect them from anyone trying to harm them.

"Sister, I will remember that," Eric said. The light in his eyes slowly appeared. He is no longer suspicious of Xavier. For now, he will trust Iris.

"Thank you. Brother, I will visit you every time I have time. Or if you feel bored and want to go to the mainland, call me. Or you can also call Justin..." Iris said.

"Oh right, what about Justin? Who is he?" Another curiosity he wanted to ask her.

"Justin is Xavier’s go-to person, but he asked Justin to accompany me. Well, he is my bodyguard." She inwardly felt amused saying that.

"Little sister, I’m relieved now that you have Xavier, who will care for you. That man truly loves and pampers you so much..." Eric sincerely said. He had known Iris for many years and became her older brother and sometimes father. Now, he can entrust Iris to Xavier to look after her.

Iris didn’t say anything but just nodded with a smile, remembering what Xavier had done for her.

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