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Chapter 117 President Zero Is Engaged

Outside the restaurant, night had already fallen.

The evening breeze carried a noticeable chill.

Ares instinctively quickened his pace.

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Bella followed behind, still worried about Iris. At the same time, she was a little intimidated by Ares. So she kept a careful distance.

The cool night air brushed across Iris’s face. Her eyelashes fluttered. She decided it was finally time to “wake up.”

“You can put me down now, Ares.”

He didn’t.

“You’ve been drinking. You won’t be steady on your feet.”

Instead, he carried her all the way to the car.

Only then did he notice Bella standing hesitantly outside.

“Take a taxi home. We’ll reimburse you.”

“But she…” Bella was still shaken by everything that had happened. She couldn’t help worrying.

Ares took a bottle of water from the car and handed it to her. “Don’t worry. I’m your president’s fiancé. Not a bad guy.”

Only after Iris nodded in agreement did Bella finally relax.

“Then… have a good evening. I’ll head home first.”

As she walked away, it suddenly hit her.

Fiancé?

President Zero is engaged?

A short while later, Julian emerged from the restaurant and climbed into the front passenger

seat.

Driving tonight was a slightly heavyset middle-aged chauffeur.

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“How did you find me?” Iris asked.

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“We were planning to pick you up after work.” Ares looked at her. “But when we went to your office, they said you were here meeting clients.”

“I see.” She checked the time. “Take me home first. It’s getting late. I already told my parents I was safe, but they’ll still be worried.”

Ares nodded. “All right.”

His gaze lingered on her.

Noticing the atmosphere, Julian silently raised the privacy partition between the front and back

seats.

He knew better than to watch.

Or listen.

“Aren’t you supposed to be drunk?”

Ares smiled. He gently took her wrist, pulled out a wet wipe, and carefully cleaned the and faint traces of blood from her fingertips.

She had accidentally gotten them on herself during the scuffle.

Knowing she’d been caught, Iris neither admitted nor denied anything.

“I’m sober now. I can do it myself.”

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Still smiling, he continued wiping her fingers. “You should start getting used to having a fiancé around, Iris.”

‘Honestly… I’m not used to it at all.’

Sensing the conversation drifting into dangerous territory, she instinctively changed the subject.

“By the way… Should I visit Grandma Evelyn in a few days?”

Whenever the two of them were alone and the atmosphere became too intimate…

She always found herself steering the conversation toward something practical.

Ares understood her well enough to play along.

“If you want to, I’ll go with you. But the safest option is still finding Dr. Zero. Grandma Evelyn’s

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illness is unusual. I’m afraid he’s the only one who can truly treat it.”

“I understand. I’ll let my friend know.”

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Privately, however, Iris had already made up her mind. She wanted to try treating Grandma Evelyn herself first.

Using Zero’s identity to heal someone carried too many risks.

By the time they finished talking, the car had arrived at the Noir residence.

Iris had already called home while they were on the road.

After hearing she was safe, Richard and Eleanor had finally relaxed.

When they learned Ares had driven her home, they immediately insisted that he come inside for dinner.

“Iris’s finally home!”

“And Ares, come in!”

Eleanor warmly ushered them through the front door.

“Ares, have a seat and make yourself comfortable.”

“Iris, come with us. Your father and I need to talk to you.”

Iris followed Eleanor into the study.

Meanwhile, Ares stood from the sofa and casually wandered through the living room, admiring the antiques and collectibles displayed in the Noir family’s cabinets.

“Mr. Barclay!”

A cheerful voice called out.

“So you’ve come!”

Ares turned around to find Chloe standing at the top of the staircase, both hands resting on the banister.

Tilting her head playfully, she smiled down at him. Her voice was sweet enough to be cloying. “When did you get here? Did you bring me a present?”

“No.” As he answered, Ares immediately turned away again.

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Chloe was wearing a revealing silk slip dress.

“You should change into something else, Miss Chloe.”

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The reminder struck Chloe’s pride like a knife. Her fingers tightened around the banister as she fought to keep her expression composed.

She had deliberately waited until everyone else was distracted, hoping for a chance to show Ares how beautiful she looked in the dress.

Instead…

He hadn’t even looked at her.

Fuming, she stormed back to her room to change. There was no way she could let Richard and Eleanor see her dressed like that. They had never approved of revealing clothing, especially for someone her age.

Unfortunately…

Those were exactly the styles Chloe loved.

Inside the study…

Iris sat across from Richard and Eleanor.

“Iris…” Eleanor frowned gently. “You’ve been drinking?”

The moment Iris walked through the door, she’d caught the strong scent of alcohol.

Yet her daughter looked perfectly clear-headed. Had she simply been around someone who was drunk?

“There was a business dinner.” Iris explained calmly. “I needed to negotiate partnerships for one of Venus’s new product launches. So I drank.”

Richard immediately frowned. “I told you we should’ve made your identity public from the beginning. Now they’re actually making the CEO entertain clients over drinks. If you’re coming home this late every night, how is that acceptable?”

His original intention had simply been to let his daughter gain some experience and enjoy herself. Not to bury her in work until she barely had time to come home.

Iris had only just turned twenty.

He knew all too well what happened at drinking tables in the business world.

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“I know.” Eleanor squeezed her hand anxiously. “This sounds exhausting. Maybe you should quit. Or let your father make a few calls so no one ever asks you to do this kind of thing again.”

She genuinely couldn’t understand it. How could anyone send the company’s president to accompany clients over drinks?

Seeing how worried they both looked, Iris poured each of them a cup of water.

“Don’t worry. I know exactly what I’m doing.”

“That dinner was part of my own plan.”

“Venus has too many problems that need fixing.”

“This was an opportunity.”

“And before I went, I took a hangover medicine I’d made myself.”

“I wasn’t drunk at all. It didn’t harm my body.”

She took a small bottle from her bag and handed it to Richard.

“This is for you, Dad. It’s a hangover medicine from Lytton Pharmaceuticals. Take one before drinking and you usually won’t get drunk.”

“If you expect to drink a lot, take two. But you’ll need to drink plenty of water for the next five hours.”

Richard examined the tiny bottle with obvious interest. It really was something he could use. Even someone in his position couldn’t avoid business banquets. Sometimes people would drink on his behalf. Sometimes they wouldn’t.

Seeing that Iris truly showed no signs of intoxication, he finally relaxed.

“All right. My little girl has grown up. You can make your own decisions.”

“But if anything happens…”

“You come to your mother and me immediately.”

Eleanor clasped her daughter’s hands tightly. “We’ll always be behind you, Iris. No matter what happens… we’ll carry the burden for you.”

Then she smiled.

“But… you’re still young. You don’t have to spend every day at the office. Go out with your friends once in a while. Or spend some time with Ares.”

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More than anything…

They wanted their daughter to enjoy being young.

“I will.”

Iris agreed on the surface.

In reality…

She had neither the desire nor the time to go out and play.

The three continued talking about the company.

Richard was amazed that she’d managed to understand Venus’s operations so thoroughly in

such a short time.

Not only that…

She had already resolved the crisis with Belinda Studio and handled the product launch.

A rare business prodigy.

Soon the housekeeper knocked on the door to announce dinner was ready.

The three of them headed downstairs.

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