These Familiars Are Strange

There was only silence that followed after Alexandra asked this. Even Huo Fan Tian was completely taken aback by these words from her. It seemed like he wasn't even told anything about this by Alexandra. That just made me even more curious what she meant by this. But it didn't seem like there was anything that I could get from her look, it didn't seem like there were any clues that would help me come up with the right answer. After staring at her in silence for a bit, I slowly asked, "I don't know." Alexandra slightly knitted her brows while Huo Fan Tian looked like he wanted to blow up, but Alexandra stopped him by raising her hand. At the same time, there was a trace of disappointment that appeared in Iris' eyes. "You should know that I have some things that I have to do. There are things that I have to take care of before I can even think about things like this." Then in a softer voice, I added, "Not to mention that there's someone else that I'm interested in." All of this made Iris look even more disappointed and Huo Fan Tian look even more angry, but Alexandra still held him back with the same look on her face. "For now, all I know is that she's an important member of our team and I recognize that it's dangerous to go to the Abyss. I completely understand that you would be worried about her going there and understand if you don't want her to go. All I can say is that she's important to our team." "Just the team and not you personally?" Alexandra asked this question, but her brows slightly unfurled after saying this. I hesitated for a moment before slowly nodding in response. Though Iris had a disappointed look, there was a trace of hope that appeared in her eyes after hearing this. As for Huo Fan Tian, he looked like he really wanted to fight it out with me. In the end, Alexandra suddenly revealed a smile as she said, "Alright, you may go now." With a clap of her hands, there was a bodyguard that came forward. This was the same one that had been assigned to make contact with me on behalf of the Huo Family. It seemed that I was being dismissed, but I didn't mind at all. I knew that they had things that they needed to discuss as a family, so I just gave a bow and walked off. Though before leaving, I couldn't help taking one last look at Iris. It wasn't a lie when I said that I really didn't know what my feelings for her were yet. We had been through enough things that I would feel something, but there was someone else who was already in my heart as well. Even if I was dense, it wasn't as if I was a complete fool. I could already see how she felt towards me, I just couldn't give an answer. As if he could see what I was thinking, Huo Fan Tian came forward to stand in between me and her so that I couldn't look at her anymore. I just gave an awkward nod before leaving with the bodyguard. Once he was gone, Huo Fan Tian finally couldn't take it anymore as he said, "That's enough. We've gone along with this for too long. It's clear that he isn't anything good, so there's no chance that we'll allow you to…" "Dear, be quiet." Huo Fan Tian's words petered out when he heard this. He looked at Alexandra like some kind of sad puppy, but it didn't seem like she cared at all about what he was feeling. Instead, she had her attention on Iris who was just looking past Huo Fan Tian at where he had walked out from. "So, what do you think? Do you want to go?" Iris' attention was pulled to her mother when she heard this. She opened and closed her mouth, but it seemed like she wasn't able to come up with the right words to say. It even seemed like she was afraid of her mother to a certain extent that she wasn't able to speak properly. Alexandra didn't mind this and instead said with a smile, "Just say what you want to say. There's no need to be afraid, I know what you're feeling." A trace of surprise and confusion appeared in Iris' eyes when she heard this, but seeing the way that Alexandra looked at her… "I want to go." Huo Fan Tian naturally didn't stay still when he heard this and immediately slapped his hand on the table. This was completely different from anything that he had done before. Before this, it seemed like he had been restrained by his wife and didn't do anything that went too far. But this time, it seemed like he really couldn't hold back his temper and lost it on the table in front of him. Only the table didn't break under his full force slap. That was because there was a layer of ice that stopped his flames. Huo Fan Tian narrowed his eyes after seeing this layer of ice before looking up at Alexandra. He just silently looked at her like this for a bit before saying in a tone that he rarely took with his wife, "I don't agree." It was one that was filled with seriousness, one that seemed like he wouldn't back down no matter what, even if it was his beloved wife. "I know, but right now this is already enough for them." Alexandra said something that confused Iris, but it seemed that Huo Fan Tian understood what she was saying as he revealed a strange look. Alexandra turned back to Iris to say, "It seems like you really are your father's daughter. Back then, he chased me into the dungeons just to woo me as well." Huo Fan Tian's face immediately turned red when he heard this. Alexandra didn't care as she continued, "Eventually, he was able to move my heart, but it did take some time. Right now, it seems like you've done the same with him, so that's enough for now." Iris' face also turned red after hearing this explanation. Alexandra came forward to take Iris in her arms before saying, "My daughter, go and do what your heart wants. I support you." A touched look appeared on Iris' face as she looked up at her mother before saying, "Mom, thank you. I'll be careful." Huo Fan Tian just stood there with an awkward look on his face, but it also seemed like he couldn't say anything else.