Jude Crawford arrived in the corridor, and soon he heard the sound of Zelda Willow’s crying from inside, crying with deep sorrow, almost with overwhelming grief, like mourning her own sister, "Iris, wake up quickly, get up, open your eyes, why are you so troubled that you swallowed pills to kill yourself? I’m your sister-in-law, I’m here to see you!" Jude Crawford reached out and pushed open the VIP ward door, walking inside. Now Iris Crawford was lying on the hospital bed, her complexion had turned pale and bluish, and the heart monitor beside her kept emitting a "ding" alert, Iris Crawford had long lost her heartbeat and breath. "Jude!" Zelda Willow quickly ran over, her face covered in tears, crying sincerely and intensely, "Jude, you finally came, Iris... she swallowed pills to kill herself, the doctor has already declared Iris’s dead... death, you must avenge Iris!" Jude Crawford stood tall by the bedside, he extended his large hand and slowly grasped Iris Crawford’s hand, this hand was already cold and stiff. The source of this content ɪs N0velFire.ɴet Jude Crawford did not let go, but held on tighter, wanting to transmit the warmth from his palm to Iris Crawford’s hand. Zelda Willow knew how much Jude Crawford loved this sister, when something happened to her, it’s this brother who was the most distressed and heartbroken. Zelda Willow grabbed Jude Crawford’s sleeve, "Jude, it’s all Isabelle’s fault! Isabelle went to see Iris, she provoked Iris again, it’s Isabelle who harmed Iris!" "How can Isabelle’s heart be so cruel, wasn’t it already bad enough how she harmed Iris back then, why does she still want to do this? Jude, Iris is your own sister, you must stand up for Iris!" Now Zelda Willow wished she could hand a knife to Jude Crawford, so he could go and stab Isabelle Willow. Jude Crawford showed no expression, he raised his deep and narrow eyes and coolly glanced at Zelda Willow, "Iris is my own sister, then isn’t Isabelle also your own sister? Now you’re inciting me to take revenge on your own sister, how can your heart be even crueler than Isabelle’s." Zelda Willow froze, "I..." "Also, how do you know about these things?" Jude Crawford directly interrupted her, his hawk-like sharp gaze scrutinizing Zelda Willow, as if he had already seen through all the scheming and plotting in her heart, "You seem to... know more than I do." Zelda Willow had prepared a stomach full of drafts, just waiting for Jude Crawford to come so she could put on a show for him, but she completely overlooked that Jude Crawford was not a man with any leisure to listen to acts, he was rather alert, completely like an elegant beast-cum-leopard in the forest, who could pounce and kill. "I... I..." Zelda Willow panicked, quickly consuming thousands of brain cells, thinking of excuses, "I heard all this... from Beryl by Iris’s side, although Isabelle is my sister, her suspicion is the greatest right now, Iris too is my sister, if Isabelle really killed Iris, of course, I would sacrifice my personal feelings for justice!" Zelda Willow finally managed to cover her tracks. Jude Crawford casually curled his thin lips, not sure if he was ridiculing her, he did not look at her again but lowered his eyes to focus back on Iris Crawford. When he wasn’t speaking, Zelda Willow couldn’t get a grasp on his thoughts, "Jude, Iris is already... dead, we should quickly arrange Iris’s funeral, we can’t just let Iris lie here." Zelda Willow wanted to bury Iris Crawford soon to avoid further complications. At that moment, the ward door was pushed open again, a cold childish voice sounded, "The funeral can’t be arranged!" Zelda Willow turned around and saw little Caden Crawford. Little Caden Crawford was here! Zelda Willow really didn’t like little Caden Crawford, she even feared him a bit, little Caden Crawford had been extremely intelligent from a young age, and perfectly inherited all the Crawford family’s excellent genes, every time she saw little Caden Crawford’s growing phoenix eyes, Zelda Willow had an instinct that once he grew up, he might be an even more powerful and terrifying existence than grandpa Jude Crawford and dad Hayden Crawford. Zelda Willow couldn’t understand what Serena Sterling was thinking when she gave birth to such a little monster for Hayden Crawford! "Ca... Caden, why are you here, come quickly and see your aunt, your aunt she... she... is dead!" Little Caden Crawford was pampered by the entire Crawford family from birth, including Iris Crawford, although Iris didn’t like Hayden Crawford, perhaps because this child was born by Serena Sterling, little Caden Crawford was also the perfect Crawford heir, so Iris Crawford was very fond of little Caden. In front of the whole Crawford family, Zelda Willow’s dislike became insignificant. Little Caden Crawford came to the bedside, he reached out and covered Iris Crawford with a blanket, as if Iris had just fallen asleep, "My aunt is not dead." Zelda Willow was shocked as she looked at little Caden Crawford, "Caden, what nonsense are you speaking, your aunt has no breath, the doctor already declared her dead." Little Caden Crawford furrowed his little brow, "I said, my aunt is not dead, my aunt is just too tired, let her sleep for a while." Zelda Willow felt there was no point in communicating with little Caden Crawford, was he from Mars, didn’t understand Chinese? Iris Crawford was clearly dead, she had no heartbeat and no breath. "Jude, Caden’s feelings for Iris are too deep, and he can’t accept the truth for a while, besides, children may not understand the adult world, you must make a decision quickly, Iris’s body can’t be left here for long, let’s arrange the funeral." Zelda Willow urged Jude Crawford. Jude Crawford released Iris Crawford’s hand and also tucked Iris’s hand under the blanket, "Listen to Caden, do whatever Caden says." "Jude, you’re going crazy too!" Zelda Willow was shocked. "I’ve made a decision about this, from now on, block all information from the outside world, don’t let any news leak out, you, take care of your mouth." Saying this, Jude Crawford went straight out. Zelda Willow was completely frozen in place, she never expected Iris Crawford’s death not only failed to cause a huge sensation but also didn’t create any ripple, Jude Crawford even reached out to suppress Iris’s death, what was he thinking? Zelda Willow had a bad feeling, she already sensed something was amiss. She looked at Iris Crawford on the hospital bed, then slowly reached her fingers under Iris’s nose, where it was cold, not a breath. Zelda Willow recoiled her fingers in fright, that’s right, Iris Crawford was already dead. Jude Crawford and little Caden Crawford, this little monster, what were they planning? At that moment, two black-suited bodyguards walked in, "The master has given orders, from now on, you are not allowed to enter this ward again, please leave immediately!"
Substitute Bride: Utterly Pampered by Her Billionaire Husband - Chapter 741
Updated: Oct 28, 2025 8:39 AM
