Charles glanced at the girls talking by the door.
Iris' expression caught him off guard. She was looking at Naomi's bruised cheek with a mix of concern and seriousness, and this image hit him.
Naomi was the one who had locked Iris in the bathroom stall, pushing her to the brink, and making her cry in front of him for the first time.
This was a new side of Iris. She wasn't always the tough, unapproachable person he thought she was. Here she was, showing kindness to Naomi, the girl who had just hurt her.
Yet, she hadn't even thanked him, her stepbrother, for all his help.
Oddly, Charles didn't feel much resentment. Maybe it was because he realized Iris was softer and more vulnerable than he had thought.
She was truly a perplexing girl, and seeing her this way made Charles' heart soften
