Filed To Story: The Plan of Saving Nora Novel Free
On Justin’s back was another large patch of bruises. On top of that, there was also a bit of blood. His injuries were a shocking sight.
Had he been an ordinary person, he probably would have been in so much pain that he could not even walk or move. Yet Justin hadn’t shown even the slightest sign of that.
He applied some more ice to the bruises on his back with nary a frown.
He had gotten all these bruises from Jude during his fight with him that day. Of course, Jude had also suffered very serious injuries.
Even so, just how terrifying was it that someone could fight on par with him just because they had taken the gene serum?!
On top of that, Jude was really just a nobody underling!
This showed that the person who had sent Jude had at least ten Judes under his command!
Justin could beat one or two Judes, but what about eight or ten?
Even he and Nora together probably wouldn’t be a match for them.
Justin sat in the bathroom after he treated his wounds, his brows slightly furrowed. His expression also became extraordinarily grave.
Their enemy was too powerful and too terrifying
The gene serum had been around for more than twenty years ago. It was unknown how great a force they had built all these years. No wonder Yvette had chosen to die back then, and no wonder the special department still hadn’t obtained any substantial leads despite so many years of investigation.
Justin frowned. Suddenly, he took out his cell phone and sent a message to Lawrence and Sean: ‘Enhance our security measures! And summon all our men back.’
Sean quickly replied: ‘Yes, sir.’
Lawrence’s reply came half a beat slower: ‘Got it, Boss. Has something happened?’
Justin took a deep breath and wrote: ‘Protect the three children and Nora.’
‘Yes, sir.’
After sending the messages, he made more arrangements on his cell phone before he gently returned to the bed and lay down beside Nora.
The next day, by the time Nora woke up, Justin was already awake. He seemed to have already washed up and changed. He stood at the head of the bed and looked at her. “Let’s return to New York?”
“Okay.”
Then, Nora added, “But before I go back, there’s one thing I need to do.”
An hour later.
At the Blacks.
Nora handed the key to the Smiths’ villa to Irene. “Aunt Irene, why don’t you guys move to the villa?”
Irene was about to refuse when Justin said, “The villa will become abandoned if it stays unoccupied year-round. Nora grew up there after all. If your family moves in, you guys can also help take care of it.”
As soon as he said that, Irene and will looked at each other. Then, they nodded.
Nora then handed Idealian Pharmaceuticals’ management rights to Will. “Uncle Will, I’ll have to trouble you to take care of the company while we’re in New York.”
Will nodded.
After handling all this, Nora and Justin finally set off for New York.
At the same time.
Far away in Switzerland, a cruise ship drifted on the sea.
The cruise ship was huge and had all kinds of facilities on it, including even luxury shops. However, there were no guests on board, and it seemed like someone had reserved the whole ship.
In a room.
Iris lay there quietly.
A tall man stood quietly beside her.
The man reached out and gently stroked the woman’s cheek. He whispered, “Iris, it’s time to get up and eat.”
He’d had her favorite morning tea prepared.
The woman on the bed was motionless.
She was so pale that her skin looked almost transparent.
She looked like she had already lost all signs of life…
However, Philip was not panicked at all. He continued to gently stroke Iris’ cheek with his fingertips.
He persisted like that for ten minutes until Iris finally let out a long sigh. She slowly opened her eyes, meeting Philip’s head-on. Underneath Iris’ long eyelashes, her eyes were filled with a sense of resignation. “Why are you doing this?”
That day, when she went into shock from Philip’s strangling, Iris had nearly died.
At that moment, she had really stopped breathing
But when Philip saw that she really wasn’t breathing anymore, he’d panicked and hurriedly performed CPR on her, bringing her back to life.
At the same time, Philip had also been informed that Nora was Q. Only then did he realize that he had ultimately still lost the bet with Justin.
Iris hadn’t struggled at that time but merely looked at him quietly.
Her gaze had terrified Philip, and he couldn’t help but ask, “What are you looking at me for?”
Iris replied, “I have already given you a life back. Is this enough as repayment for the love between us back then?”
Was it enough?
Iris had become utterly disappointed in him a long time ago.
Back then, Iris asked him for help, yet he’d continued to test her feelings for him. During that time, Iris had given up on the man.
If one asked her whether she loved him?
Iris’ love for Philip was certainly not as deep as the latter’s love for her.
After all, to Philip, love was everything.
However, that was not the case for her. She had never been someone obsessed over love. Compared to romantic love family affection, friendship, and even her life itself were more important.
Yet if one were to say that she did not love him?
Philip was someone whom she found hard to forget and let go of.
Despite five years passing since her marriage to Herman and even after having Justin, Iris had still been shocked at that moment where she met Philip once more.
After all, he was her unforgettable first love, how could she possibly not have loved him?
However, Iris had already made her choice.
She had sealed her heart and would never give herself and Philip another chance.
She and Philip both owed each other.
Philip owed her a debt of trust, whereas she owed him unwavering love. Only with much difficulty had he finally seen true love in her, yet in the end, it had still turned into a sham, causing him to lose his trust in the world.
In that instant, Iris felt like she had been freed.
Philip’s expression, which had been full of guilt, had also shown his regret and fear.
In that instant where his emotions had gotten the better of him, he had hardly been able to control his emotions. That was why he’d done something so ruthless. Philip regretted his actions.
The moment he saw Iris’ head hanging and her losing all signs of life, he knew that he had made a mistake.
True love for someone was to watch them live happily, not constant tests and destruction!
In the past twenty years, he had watched Iris from a distance and watched how she’d rather take care of flowers in the suburban villa than leave with him. That had indeed been torturous, but compared to that, he couldn’t accept Iris leaving this world for good even more!
It could be said that Philip’s bout of venting had allowed him to finally realize his true feelings—he was afraid of losing Iris!
Yet, Iris had completely let go of the relationship after her close brush with death.
She didn’t owe him anything anymore.
Unfortunately, when Iris wanted to leave, Philip hadn’t agreed to it and had forcibly taken her to the cruise ship.
Only on the ship, and only at sea, would that man be unable to find them.
Iris wanted to escape, but in the vast sea, where could she go?
She could only ignore him and try her best to persevere.
At this time, seeing that she had finally spoken, Philip hurriedly said, “It’s enough, it’s enough! Iris, everything you say is correct. Let’s have something to eat first, okay?”
Iris had not eaten for three days.
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