Chapter 549 An Obvious Threat
Afraid that Iris would misunderstand, she quickly explained, "Mom, don't listen to him. We are not..."
"Evelyn!"
Marty interrupted her before she could finish her sentence.
Marty stood up and walked to her side. He reached out and held her in his arms. Although his voice was low and gentle, it had a threatening undertone.
"I know that I have made you angry these two days, so you're throwing tantrums with me. But after all, we have been together for so long. We can't keep fighting over such a small matter. What's more, Iris is here with us, and you don't want her to worry, do you?"
As he spoke, his arm gave her a little squeeze. The threatening undertone of his words was obvious.
Evelyn was so angry. Being held in his arm, she couldn't move at all. However, she didn't dare to do anything out of line for fear that Iris would worry about her.
Hence, in the end, she could only raise her head and glared at Marty. She said through her gritted teeth, "We're seeing each other? Marty, don't talk nonsense!"
Marty smiled gently.
"Look at you, are you still mad with me? Did you forget that night at my house..."
As he spoke, he pinched her waist from behind, giving her a hint.
Evelyn's body tensed up when she heard that. She immediately remembered that night in Marty's villa, he pinched her waist in the same way, asking her for more and more.
Her whole face turned pale in an instant.
Seeing that she had taken the hint, Marty didn't make things difficult for her anymore. Instead, he put his arm around her shoulder and said to Iris with a smile, "Iris, I have to go back to work now. Since Evelyn is here, I won't bother you anymore."
Iris knew that he was very busy, so she didn't dare bother him anymore and nodded quickly.
"Ah, okay. Go ahead. I'm sorry to have troubled you today."
Marty kept his smile on his face and said, "Iris, you're most welcome. I'm just doing my part."
After finishing his words, he glanced at Evelyn for the last time and then left with Aria.
After Marty and Aria left, Evelyn went to close the door and came back.
Iris looked at her face and asked, "What's wrong? You don't look too happy."
Evelyn glanced at her.
"Mom, what were you thinking? Didn't I tell you so many times before? Don't let strangers in. You usually stay here alone. What if something happens and I'm not here with you?"
Hearing this, Iris smiled and said, "What can happen to me? I'm an old woman who is sick all the year-round, what can he do to me?"
As soon as she finished her words, she realized that Evelyn might not be too happy about what she said, so she quickly added.
"Marty is not an outsider. Don't you remember? Your father used to be his grandpa's adjutant. Have you forgotten that both of you grew up in the same courtyard?"
Evelyn's hand, which was about to pour water, slightly tightened.
She turned her back Iris and said indifferently. "I forgot."
Iris glared at her and said, "You were almost 10 years old at that time. How could you forget?"
As she said that, she sighed and said, "Speaking of which, the second son of the Blaine family is very kind to us. Even if he knows that our family has fallen into decay and I am seriously ill now, he still visited me at the hospital. Evelyn, Marty is a good kid. You should cherish him."
Evelyn turned around and put a glass of water on the bedside. She looked at Iris and said coldly, "Mom, I have nothing to do with him."
Iris took a sip of water and said with a smile, "There's no need to be shy in front of me. Besides, you did not object to what he said just now. That counted as an acquiescence, right?"
Evelyn frowned.
How was that an acquiescence?
She was being threatened by him. That was why she didn't dare to speak out in front of him.
At the thought of this, she looked even glummer than before.
Seeing that she was unhappy, Iris did not dwell on the topic anymore. She waved her hand dismissively and said, "All right. It doesn't matter if you don't want to admit it. But I could see that he likes you. I was just saying because I didn't want you to let him slip away from your life. As your mother, how could I not realize that you are not a couple? Otherwise, I would have wasted all the years living."
Seeing that Iris did not misunderstand, Evelyn finally let out a sigh of relief.
She dragged the chair over and sat down beside the bed.
Holding Iris's hand, she glanced up to her and said seriously, "Mom, I don't want to get married now, and I have never thought of it. So no matter what feelings he had for me, I don't feel the same way for him. If he comes again next time, please don't see him, okay?"
Iris was stunned. She didn't expect her to say such a thing.
It was not until this moment that she realized the graveness of the matter. She then became serious.
Frowning, she held Evelyn's hand and said earnestly, "Evelyn, are you hiding something from me? Why do I feel you sounded a little strange?"
Evelyn lowered her head slightly. She didn't want Iris to notice the flash of sadness in her eyes. She forced a smile and said, "I'm fine. I'm just saying."
However, a mother knew her child the best.
Back then, when Finneas died of illness, Iris had led a tough life after marrying her current husband.
Over the years, it was Iris who brought up Evelyn by herself.
Therefore, how could she not catch the flash of emotion in Evelyn's eyes?
She frowned and thought for a while, and then she thought of an answer.
"Did Forbos shamelessly come to ask you for money again?"
Forbos Canyon was Evelyn's adoptive father.
Evelyn pursed her lips and smiled at her mother.
"No, he didn't."
"Really? Don't lie to me."
The one whom Iris was most worried about was Forbos. Back then, it was her mistake to marry a scoundrel like Forbos at her most desperate time, and thus, she ended up implicating Evelyn.
Evelyn shook her head, held Iris's hand, and comforted her. "No, he didn't. Besides, even if he came to see me, I wouldn't give him any money. He probably knew that I wouldn't give him money, so he hasn't come to see me for a long time."
Evelyn didn't want to worry her mother.
For an ailing person like Iris, the most important thing was to stay positive and be mindful, to improve her condition.
If Iris found out that Forbos not only pestered her time and time again but even wanted to gang up with others to bully her, she would not be able to take it.
This time, Iris did not sense the strain in Evelyn's expression.
She nodded and breathed a sigh of relief.
"That's good, Evelyn. If he comes to you, you must tell me. I must have been so blind to realize that this scumbag was deceiving me at that time. It took you a lot of effort to get out of the pit of despair. I will never allow him to hurt you again."
After that, she got agitated and panted a little.
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