Thousands of Brilliant Stars: You Deserve the Best!-Chapter 179: Can I Take Over as a Substitute?

A group of men whose ages added up to over a hundred spat all the way in the car and finally arrived at The Azure Promenade. However, Lachlan Wyatt did not know that at the same time and place, Iris Crawford and Felix Crawford were also at The Azure Promenade.

Steven Rhodes usually followed behind Iris Crawford, but this time, he was actually walking side by side with her. Passersby even mistook them for a couple, based on their appearance, it was evident that they had an age-gap sibling romance.

Iris Crawford was holding Felix Crawford’s hand, while Steven Rhodes, dressed in sportswear, exuded youthful vigor and had an especially fair complexion. Walking quietly beside Iris, he resembled a loyal puppy, catching the attention of the boutique clerks nearby.

"Look at that! Is that a couple?"

"The guy is so sweet, I can’t take it."

"It feels like his gaze has never left the woman beside him."

"Do you think there’s a possibility of a second marriage, given that there’s a kid involved? A single mother in her second marriage meets a sweet younger guy? This scenario is knocking me out!"

The whispers nearby reached the ears of the involved parties. Feeling bored, Iris twirled her hair and said, "Sweet? Are you sweet?"

Steven grinned widely, "Where am I not sweet?"

"I still remember when I first picked you up home and your rebellious streak." Iris flicked Steven’s forehead, "Sweet! You were practically ready to eat me up and drink my blood!"

Steven was rarely flustered, and after a while, he said, "Back then, the truth was unclear, how was I supposed to know that Jonas Kingsley was behind it... Enough about that, do you want some ice cream? I’ll go buy it for you."

"Of course I do!"

Hearing this, Felix Crawford pulled Iris to a dessert shop’s front door, "I heard the ice cream here is super tasty, but you have to queue to buy it. Mommy, how about I queue for you two while you and Steven brother take a break?"

"How can I let you queue?" Steven was about to offer, when Felix pushed him aside, "Oh come on, I rarely want to do something for you guys, moreover in such a high-end mall, what could go wrong? Don’t worry, don’t worry!"

Hearing this, those queuing along laughed too.

"What a cute kid!"

"Exactly, girl, you and your husband can go shopping if you want, we can help look after your kid."

"So adorable, look at those cheeks, you’ve raised him well, don’t worry, I’ll watch over him."

Iris heard the onlookers say this, coupled with Felix’s expectant look, she reluctantly smiled, "Alright, Mommy will go get you toys at the Lego store, you be good, okay, listen to the older brothers and sisters here."

With that, Iris tugged on the hood of Steven’s sweatshirt playfully, dragging him away like a big sister until they walked quite far. Suddenly, Iris stopped and said to Steven, "Felix must have a purpose for doing this..."

"Maybe my purpose is stronger than his."

Steven’s face reddened on the side, suddenly feeling enlightened. Once they reached the Lego store, facing each other sparked curiosity among passersby. Steven took a deep breath and stammered, "Iris, don’t you think Felix, Felix is missing something?"

Iris raised her head and thoughtfully said, "Lack of common sense?" Given it runs in Lachlan’s family.

"..." Steven was momentarily stuck, then shook his head saying, "No, I don’t mean personality flaws, I’m referring to... he is this grown up already, you’ve always raised him alone, while Dante is busy with affairs and rarely gets involved with Felix. Other kids... have both parents taking care of them..." 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎

Suddenly, Steven gripped Iris’ hand, "Just... don’t you think Felix needs someone to look after him?"

Iris was stunned, after a moment, she said, "I understand, you don’t want to be my personal assistant anymore, you want to be Felix’s full-time nanny?"

Steven wished he could bash his head against the wall, swallowing hard before finding his voice again. His Adam’s apple moved up and down, and compared to Iris, though his gaze seemed inexperienced, at this moment it became increasingly steadfast. He clutched Iris’s hand tightly, "What I mean is, the child lacks a father to care for him. If Lachlan and Dante are unreliable in your eyes... then I..."

I spoke those three words, Iris’s pupils constricted abruptly.

The memory of that impulsive, hot-headed university student has grown up into a handsome, upright man.

Lachlan Wyatt, sandwiched by Jeremy Carter and Hector Sutton, proceeded towards the Lego store. Dane Rivers still muttered, "Lachlan, if you can’t win Iris over, start with the son, buy Felix some toys and get him to speak for you, got it?"

Lachlan stubbornly replied, "I don’t care!"

Unable to resist his friends’ determination to help, he was dragged to the Lego store’s entrance, where he witnessed the scene.

Lachlan’s heart felt as if it was being gripped tightly at that instant, pulled heavily down in his chest!

He saw Steven holding Iris’s hand, much like a knight pledging loyalty.

He heard Steven say, "Then I... can substitute for your child’s father role, is that okay?"