Chapter 15

Ted's eyes were filled with affection.

Iris nearly spat out the water she was drinking.

She quickly covered her mouth. "Ted, have you gone crazy?" she exclaimed. She couldn't believe he would say something like that. They had always been good friends, and his sudden confession left her uncertain about how to interact with him in the future.

"I know you feel bad for me and pity me for what I've gone through in my marriage, but you don't have to console me this way," she said, deliberately misinterpreting his words. She wanted to avoid complicating their friendship with romantic feelings.

She could only be friends with Ted.

She had just gone through a divorce. It was impossible for her to jump straight into another relationship.

Besides, she did not plan to get married again. Men were untrustworthy, and love was a fleeting concept.

"I have something to do, so I have to go. See you," she said and quickly exited the restaurant, not giving Ted a chance to respond.

When she returne