Serina was elated.
Since Yolanda had already called Derek her future son-in-law, it meant that Yolanda was willing to accept their marriage.
Serina cleared her throat. “Well, mom, your son-in-law is really a big shot. Listen carefully!”
Yolanda poked Serina’s head. “I haven’t promised you yet, and you are already showing off.”
“It’s not that I want to show off, but that Derek is really a big shot!”
“Who?” Yolanda’s expression immediately changed.
“Derek! Your son-in-law is called Derek. You should know about the Saint Group, right?”
“Don’t say anything else!” Yolanda suddenly interrupted Serina and stood up suddenly. “You absolutely cannot be with him!”
“Why?”
Serina also panicked and stood up slowly, “Mom, you were satisfied with him just now. And why are you…”
“Serina, listen to me! I will never allow you to get married to him in this lifetime!”
“Why is that?”
“There is no reason! He was injured because of you. So, you can send him away immediately when he gets better. After you divorce him, don’t contact him anymore!”
“Mom.”
“What’s wrong with you, mom?” Serina asked in confusion, not understanding why Yolanda’s attitude changed suddenly.
“Anyway, I will never let you get married to him.”
“Mom…”
“I won’t say anything else. You can go back now.”
Serina opened her mouth and looked at Yolanda. Yolanda’s face was already very dark.
She understood her mother very well. If she continued to ask questions at this time, Yolanda would not answer her.
She had no choice but to leave with her head down.
As soon as Serina left, Yolanda still felt cold all over, and her whole body was shaking.
Derek! That man was Derek!
She had seen him a few times in the newspaper, but she did not recognize him this time!
Yolanda’s fingers grabbed the table fiercely. The table even cracked.
Serina went to Derek’s room secretly. Through the crack of the door, she heard Hayden’s voice.
Hayden may be reporting to Derek.
It was not good for her to go in and disturb them, so she returned to her room.
Lying on the bed, she was puzzled.
Could it be that there was a grudge between her mother and the Maynard family? That was not possible. She knew that her grandfather died of illness. Her grandmother died when she gave birth to her mother.
Moreover, the Gill family had lived in S City for generations. So, it was unlikely that there was a grudge between the Gill family and the Maynard family.
Since there was no grudge, then why would Yolanda be so emotional when Serina mentioned Derek?
Yolanda was not only emotional but also very nervous.
Yolanda had always been calm, but why was she so nervous when hearing a name.
What was going on?
Serina couldn’t figure it out.
Derek was listening to Hayden’s report in the bedroom.
“Mr. Derek, right now, we should really talk to Ms. Yolanda about the cabotage right of S City. Our warehouses across the country are all overloaded. The ports in other places are all operating at full capacity. However, due to the distance, some products have already been damaged when they reach the destination. Our partners are already complaining about it.”
Hayden reported cautiously.
“Also, Mr. Derek, because the other ports are quite far away, we have already lost a lot of transportation fees. We really won’t be able to hold on for long.”
Derek furrowed his brows and remained silent. His eyes shined.
“Mr. Derek, since Ms. Yolanda is Ms. Serina’s mother, we could talk with her about that.”
Someone knocked on the door.
Hayden and Derek looked up at the door together.
Derek raised his chin at Hayden, and Hayden walked to the door immediately and opened it.
Yolanda stood outside the door with a serious expression.
“Ms. Yolanda.” Hayden was very polite. He knew that the current Saint Group needed Yolanda’s help.
Derek also stood up.
Yolanda entered.
Hayden took a chair for Yolanda immediately.
Yolanda looked at Hayden, then sat on the chair upright.
“Mr. Derek, I want to talk with you.”
“Ms. Yolanda, you can just say it.” Derek sat down and smiled.
As he spoke, Derek waved his hand at Hayden. Hayden nodded and walked out.
“I want you to divorce my daughter.”
Yolanda did not want to talk nonsense and went straight to the point.
Derek seemed to have expected this and remained expressionless.
“Ms. Yolanda, why do you suddenly say that?”
“I can see that you like my daughter very much. That’s her honor, but I feel that you are inappropriate to get married. My daughter and I do not have a great ambition to have a special relationship with the aristocrats.”
Yolanda smiled elegantly and said, “I hope that Mr. Derek will be generous and divorce my daughter early. Thank you.”
“Ms. Yolanda, you are not me, and you are not Serina. How do you know we are inappropriate to get married?”
“I’ve got married, too. And I know it well.”
Derek smiled. “You got married in the last century. Now, it is the 21st century. A lot of things have changed and you can’t compare our marriage with yours.”
“You!”
“I don’t understand why you take advantage of your age to command us. You said that it was for the good of Serina, but in fact, that’s your own thought.”
Derek snorted.
“Derek, don’t think that I don’t know why you are together with my daughter!” Yolanda was furious.
“Then Ms. Yolanda, why did I get married to your daughter?”
“You want the cabotage right of S City.”
Yolanda slapped the table as she said that.
Yolanda looked elegant but she was the president of the Benevolence and Justice Society after all. Her tone was very strong.
“It’s just the cabotage right of a port. Do you think I will sacrifice my lifetime happiness?” Derek sneered.
Yolanda’s smile was even colder, and her eyes became sharp.
“Derek, a month ago, you tried so hard to meet me for the cabotage right of S City, right?”
“Yes, but at that time, I had already got married to Serina, and she had never mentioned her mother. You can go to her to verify this.”
Yolanda looked at Derek sharply.
“The daily products occupied 50% of the sales of the Saint Group last year. Hence, you introduced high-tech products from foreign countries and increased production lines. The sales volume was not bad, but because of the port and warehouse problems, your products were overstocked. Am I right?”
Derek looked down and did not answer.
“If the Saint Group wants to get out of the current predicament, you must get the cabotage right of S City because of the unique location of S City. The problem with the Saint Group can only be solved with the help of S City. Why don’t we both take a step back?”