Shining Through the Chaos with My Bulldog

Chapter 545 Taking Them Home

This fog amplified people's emotions. Just moments ago when Bruno couldn't find Whitney's body, he'd nearly lost it too. Only after seeing this grave had he finally calmed down. No one understood Iris's feelings better than he did. So he grabbed her shoulders and shook her hard. "You! Calm down! "Don't cry! Be strong. Go bring your father out and take him home. Don't leave him here." Under Bruno's comfort, Iris gradually settled down. She'd been breathing rapidly just now, her brain starved of oxygen. She'd nearly died from sheer rage. After calming down, she muttered, repeating Bruno's words. "Take Dad home ... " Then she grew anxious again. "But I can't find my way home! I've never been to this place before, and there's fog everywhere ... " Seeing she seemed a bit more normal, Bruno let her go and bent down to continue digging at the grave with his hands. "I can find my way back to the hillside. You go get him first." Hearing Bruno's commanding tone, Iris seemed to find an anchor. She immediately turned and ran toward the hotel. "Okay. Wait for me." Halfway there, she looked back worriedly and called out, "You have to wait for me!" She wanted to go home. Her mother was still waiting for her at home! Even though it was just a cold corpse, as long as she was by her mother's side, she could feel at peace. Iris ran back quickly. On her way upstairs, she passed the person who'd given her directions earlier."Huh? Why'd you come back? Did you find your father?" Without looking back, Iris ran upstairs with determination. "Found him. I'm taking him home." Inside the slaughter room, it was still a horrific scene. Iris ran straight to the operating table without looking around. She quickly picked up the cloth that had fallen to the ground and wrapped her father in it. His head, body, organs—she carefully packed everything up, not missing a single piece, then struggled to carry him downstairs. "Dad, don't be scared. We're going home." By the time she got back outside, Whitney had already been dug up. Iris ran to Bruno's side. "Ready to go?" Bruno carefully held Whitney and slowly stood up. "Let's go." They started walking back from dusk, searching for the way as they went. It took them all night to get near Greenhaven Mountain. By the time they reached the Hillside Villa District, it was already noon the next day. ... At that moment, Roderick was driving the MPV, taking his wife and child to Villa 1. Everyone was gathering at Villa 1 today to celebrate taking down the Grayhound Sect and also to make up for the engagement party that had been ruined two days ago. Roderick was driving and humming a tune in a good mood when he happened to run into the disheveled Bruno and Iris on the main road. He thought about it, pulled over to the side, rolled down his window, and asked with concern, "What happened to you guys? Are you okay?"It wasn't that Roderick liked to meddle. It was just that Bruno and Iris looked too rough. Cassian had specifically instructed yesterday to pay more attention to any unusual activity in the Hillside Villa District to prevent another sudden invasion. Thank goodness the Grayhound Sect had only thrown a test explosive into Villa 5 this time. If they'd lit up a whole truckload of explosives like they did at Villa 1, everyone at the engagement party would already be dead. Either blown up by the explosives or crushed by the collapsing house. Roderick looked carefully at Bruno and Iris. Neither of them had shoes on. Their bare feet were covered in mud mixed with blood. Bruno was carrying Whitney's stiff corpse, while Iris dragged a huge bundle. Due to prolonged friction, the cloth had become tattered. Through the holes, you could see half an arm sticking out. What was inside the bundle was obvious. Hearing Roderick's greeting, Bruno, who'd been walking with his head down, looked up at him but didn't say anything. The road home had been hard to find. Holding Whitney while covered in wounds, his brain felt foggy and he was in a semi-dazed state. In contrast, Iris was wound tight, looking tense and eyeing the people in the car warily. Roderick had only moved to the Hillside Villa District after the apocalypse began, so he wasn't a neighbor Iris knew. Although he'd often visited Villa 1 as Cassian's assistant, the Hollands and the Carters had little interaction, so Iris barely remembered Roderick. Having been through the Grayhound Sect kidnapping, Iris was now full of wariness toward all strangers.She clenched her fists, trying hard to make herself look tough and not to be messed with. "Who are you? What are you doing here?" Roderick was stunned. "I'm your neighbor. You're Ms. Carter, right? What happened to you?" Iris didn't recognize him, but he certainly recognized her. As a competent executive assistant, naturally he had to know everything about his boss's living environment and the surrounding residents.

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