Chapter 9
Grabbed by Iris, Emily staggered and almost fell, but fortunately, Lucas caught her. He asked with
concern, "Are you okay?"
Iris''s face darkened and she red at Lucas sullenly. She pushed Emily hard towards Franklin secretly,
hoping to see her pratfall.
Everybody knows that Franklin is a control freak, merciless and obsessive about cleanliness. He hates
physical contact with others, especially with girls.
Unexpectedly, Franklin held Emily up and said with a half-smile, "Hello, Emily!"
Emily''s face turned pale and she didn''t even dare to look at him. She quickly broke away from his arms.
Iris frowned. "It is said that Mr. Brent has never shown interest in women, but why was he willing to
help Emily? Does he like her?" She thought to herself.
Irisughed out in her mind and believed that she must be thinking too much. How could it be? It was
just impossible for someone like Mr. Brent to fall for an ordinary woman like Emily. That is just the
manners and deeds of a gentleman.
However, just in case, Iris exined to Franklin immediately, "Mr. Brent, my sister was Lucas''s ex-
girlfriend, but she cheated on him and had sex with another man. Thanks to her, Lucas and I had the
opportunity to get together."
Lucas said unhappily, "Iris, you shouldn''t have mentioned it."
Emily kept her head down and looked down at her fingers. Others must think she was shameful! But
only she knew that it was due to fear.
Because the man with whom she slept was right in front of her, and she lied to himst time.
"I see," Franklin said calmly.
His eyes swept over Emily coldly. Though Emily kept her head down, she could still feel his gaze.
"Uncle, my mother is there. Would you like to go say hi to her?" Lucas said.
"Uncle?" Emily looked up in surprise and looked at Lucas in disbelief.
Franklin smiled and reached out his hand, "Miss Johnson, let me introduce myself! I''m Franklin Brent,
Lucas''s uncle, the youngest one. Nice to meet you."
Emily''s face turned even paler, and her head was going bang. She stared at Franklin''s outstretched
hand and quickly ran away as soon as she gathered her senses again.
She ran so fast as if she with running with sneakers instead of the seven-centimeter heels. She ran like
there was a ghosting after her.
"She is bing more and more impolite. Uncle, don''t worry. She is that kind of person." Iris snorted
and quickly apologized to Franklin with a smile.
Franklin said coldly, "You''d better call me Mr. Brent!"
Iris''s face turned pale, and she pouted unhappily at Lucas, acting coquettishly, "Lucas..."
Lucas also frowned. Franklin''s attitude clearly showed that he didn''t recognize Iris as part of The
Wrights.
Normally, he did not need his uncle''s permission to get married, but it was different in his family. The
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whole family was actually under Franklin''s control, and even his father was somehow afraid of him.
It would be troublesome if he didn''t like Iris. He regretted getting married in such a hurry.
Sure enough, Franklin left before the wedding ended, and his attitude also surprised Lucas''s parents.
They were no longer so friendly to Anthony and his wife, and their hospitality towards Iris cooled down
as well.
"Help me investigate a girl named Emily Johnson." Franklin ordered as he got into the car.
Jason, his assistant who got in the car with him, immediately said yes and started working on it.
Investigating someone without backgrounds is a piece of cake for him. After half an hour, all her
information was sent to Franklin.
Franklin flipped it over casually. A cold gleam sparked in his eyes and a faint smile curved on his lips,
"No wonder I can''t find her. She lied to me with a fake name."