Thousands of Brilliant Stars: You Deserve the Best!-Chapter 218: The Child’s Father Isn’t Him?

Upon hearing Lachlan Wyatt’s plan to depart this world, Number Nine calculated what exactly "depart this world" meant, then sincerely and warmly asked Lachlan, "What kind of wood do you like?"

Lachlan was stunned.

"What do you mean?" "I’ll customize a coffin for you," Number Nine replied, "You’re planning to depart this world, aren’t you?"

"..."

Iris Crawford thought Lachlan had truly met his match this time.

And the match wasn’t even human.

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During Lachlan’s hospital stay, Iris and the others received a huge sum from Elias Shaw. Currently, all publicly known robots have been destroyed, leaving only Number Nine to live as a regular person.

Because Jonas Kingsley replicated Lachlan and his team’s chips, their risk index is now extremely high. After a meeting, a national and international warrant has been issued for Jonas Kingsley, hoping all countries will join forces to bring him to justice.

Looking at Elias Shaw’s message, Iris felt somewhat relieved. This made Jonas Kingsley a public enemy, and his secretive maneuvers should become more restrained.

In the office, James Chesterton was using his Red Hacker Alliance connections to search for Jonas Kingsley’s recent movements while he said to Iris, "Have you noticed how harmonious our atmosphere is without Lachlan?"

Birdie poured water for everyone and brought it to their tables, "What, Lachlan is like an oppressive boss?"

"Exactly!" James exclaimed angrily, "And who knows how much of Elias Shaw’s money Lachlan pocketed!"

"He’s been seriously injured in the explosion, so letting him take more isn’t an issue," Iris whistled, "If I were in his place, I couldn’t have done it."

After Iris spoke, the room fell silent for a long time.

After a while, Peach swallowed and said, "Did I hear that right?"

Iris froze, "What’s wrong?" "You’re actually speaking up for Lachlan!" Peach stepped forward and touched Iris’s face, "Oh my gosh, the sun is rising in the west! Iris! You’re saying good things about Lachlan!"

Sarah Shaw sat nearby, resting her chin on her hand, typing on her keyboard and whispering, "I’m loving this broken mirror mends plot, have to note it down for future melodramatic Mary Sue web novels."

Iris couldn’t take her eccentric team, "I’m rarely speaking up for Lachlan, which means, he finally did something right!"

That’s true.

He’s deeply strategic, and ultimately, someone close to him took the explosion. Being able to execute all strategies while remaining silent—perhaps only Lachlan could do that.

Yet Iris didn’t expect that with the robot matter settled, someone would come knocking.

She glanced at the woman standing at the door, somewhat surprised, "Noelle Rivers? How did you find us here?"

Noelle, catching her breath, looked at Iris and softly said, "I’m here to ask you for a favor. Gia told me you guys could surely help, so I..."

Noelle, though petite, wasn’t thin; all her curves were in the right places, and her chest and hips subtly trembled as she breathed, making her look incredibly sensual.

Noelle placed one hand on her chest and asked Iris, "Can I trust you?" At any time, Iris’s answer would be—"Yes."

Welcoming Noelle inside, Iris handed her the tea she had prepared earlier, "Have you encountered some trouble recently?"

Noelle took deep, continuous breaths as if a heavy pressure was forcing her to remain silent. After much struggle, she finally opened her mouth, "I’m sorry, I acted impulsively, I shouldn’t have come to you..."

Iris was puzzled, seeing Noelle’s demeanor clearly asking for help, yet she wouldn’t say it.

Could it be, she’s under someone’s pressure?

Iris placed a hand on Noelle’s shoulder, "If you trust me, just tell me. Gia made the same decision back then."

Remembering Gia, Noelle’s eyes glistened, and after a moment, she softly said, "Iris, I’m pregnant."

Iris froze.

She didn’t expect Noelle to say this.

A bit surprised, she remarked, "You’re pregnant? That’s wonderful! Who’s the child’s father?"

Noelle, with her naturally curvaceous figure, doesn’t immediately show pregnancy.

She mentioned she’s been pregnant for three or four months. Noelle wouldn’t reveal the name, likely due to the person’s mysterious identity. She grasped Iris’s hand, "If something happens to me, can you... raise my child? I know this is asking too much, but I really have no choice, Iris. I don’t have many friends in the entertainment industry, and Gia quit after her injury. I can’t pressure her further; she’s had it tough already."

True, Noelle and Gia have both had a hard life, but what about you, Noelle? Iris understood what Noelle was worrying about, "My friend is the president of a charity foundation, they can help manage your child’s affairs, but first, you must tell me why..."

Noelle Rivers rubbed her eyes, "I can’t say more. In short, I only feel at ease entrusting my child to you. I know handing it all to you makes me seem unreasonable and selfish..."

It looked like Noelle wasn’t going to reveal that person’s name.

Iris Crawford sighed inwardly and agreed with Noelle. After watching her leave the office, turning back every few steps, she felt confused.

Only Sarah Shaw gazed at Noelle’s back and softly said, "I have a feeling Noelle’s in particular danger right now."

"What do you mean?" "She seems like she’s saying goodbye, after entrusting her last child to you," Sarah said. "Iris, I suggest you keep an eye on Noelle’s whereabouts recently." 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂

"I know." One disturbance yet to resolve and another begins. Iris truly felt like a spy, moving between various plots and schemes. Lachlan Wyatt’s injury hadn’t healed, and it was unclear what his decision would be.

When leaving the office that night, Iris couldn’t stop thinking about Noelle’s issues until she reached the hospital room and found that Felix Crawford was already there playing cards with Lachlan Wyatt.

"Unbreakable!"

Felix almost threw his cards at his father’s face while Lachlan just managed to dodge. "Why is there a murderous aura with your card?" Patrick Pierce laughed on the side. Felix’s card skills were taught by him. Among the four, only Martin Hawthorne was the most aloof, standing like an iceberg. Despite Felix and Lachlan’s horseplay, he maintained a cold expression and silently played another card, "I counter your unbreakable."

"..." Felix was dumbfounded and instantly started throwing a tantrum, "You’re targeting me! I don’t care!"

Iris felt the scene was familiar, only now Felix was the main character.

Unknowingly, they were continuing this story.

Approaching to hand night snacks to Lachlan, Iris said, "We had a guest at the office today, can you guess who it was?"

Lachlan didn’t blink his eyes, "Noelle Rivers?"

Iris slightly widened her eyes, "How did you know?" Lachlan used his teeth to open the snack’s plastic bag and with his uninjured hand opened the lid. Halfway through, Felix worried it would be inconvenient with one hand and helped steady the plastic bowl to avoid making a mess.

Lachlan smiled and patted his son’s head, then looked at Iris, "I guessed."

Iris was too surprised. How does anything escape Lachlan’s ears, she asked, "Who told you?"

"Does anyone need to?" Lachlan blew on the spoon’s soup, giving the first bite to Felix and casually said, "Remember last time when Noelle came to you for help with Gia?"

Of course, Iris remembered.

"Then do you know whose car she left in that time?"

Lachlan shot Iris a sidelong glance, which left her puzzled.

She couldn’t recall, only remembering having Vera disfigured because Vera had also ruined Gia’s, so she naturally wanted revenge.

As for who dealt with it afterward, she genuinely couldn’t remember.

So Iris shook her head, "Stop being mysterious, just tell me."

"... Jeremy Carter."

A name from Lachlan’s mouth shocked Iris so much her jaw nearly dropped to the floor, taking her a while to recover, "Are you saying the one who runs the bank, Jeremy Carter?"

"Yeah, President Carter’s nephew." Lachlan gestured with the spoon in the air, "Do you remember? President Carter got along well with Felix, they’re still in contact. Felix acknowledged him as a god-grandfather recently."

President Carter?

These connections are all tangled together.

Iris stepped forward, urgently asking, "When did the two of them..."

"Noelle’s career took off because Jeremy Carter spotlighted her." Lachlan seemed lost in memory, narrating slowly, "Jeremy Carter was quite taken with Noelle. You know her figure is amazing. Using our vulgar men’s perspective, she’s just the kind that’s, you know, eye-catching. Noelle didn’t go the high-sexy route but the kind of voluptuous boundary-pushing path, and it was Jeremy’s financial backing that made her rise quickly in the live-streaming industry."

After saying this, Lachlan took another sip of soup and glanced at Iris with a smile, "Put your shock back in, is it that exaggerated?" "Then, then..." Iris stuttered, "Noelle’s child, is... is it Jeremy’s?"

Hearing the word child, Lachlan froze, almost spilling the soup on the sheets, "A child? She has a child now? How come I didn’t know? I only heard recently they had a major falling out because Noelle upset Jeremy, so she likely came to you fearing being blacklisted..."

Who would have thought there’s a child too.

"Noelle didn’t tell me whose child it was, I feel it’s not Jeremy’s." Iris mused, rubbing her chin, "Otherwise why would she ask me to help care for the child? If it were Jeremy’s, things could be handled by him. She must fear him finding out and seeing no other way out, came seeking my help."

Lachlan was dumbfounded for a long while.

His Adam’s apple bobbed, Lachlan said, "You mean... Noelle, did she... cheat on Jeremy?"

Unexpected daddy Jeremy!