Ryder was so annoyed that he couldn’t sleep. Marina’s head brushed against his neck several times and then stopped. Her warm breath patted his skin, making him open his eyes to look at her.
The woman in his arms rolled her hands and feet around him like an octopus. The soft silk pajamas were a little twisted and showed her thighs. Her white and slender legs were very tempting in the light blue bedding.
The soft pajamas outlined the perfect curves of Marina. The neckline was slightly down, and her snow-white breasts heaved up and down. Marina’s smooth black hair covered half of her cute face.
Although Marina was not a socialite, her speech and manners are always elegant. In the past, she never behaved inelegantly when they two were asleep in bed.
She has never slept in such an open position before.
Marina was awakened by a burst of pain. She opened her eyes and looked at Ryder’s deep eyes. She leaned back in terror and quickly pulled up the pajamas, and covered her legs with the quilt.
These actions were done in one go. She felt like crying.
Why was Ryder in her bed? Did that mean he has seen her body?
“Get up. Come with me to the main house later.”
“What?”
Looking at Marina’s confused face, Ryder stood by the bed and bent down. He saw her recoiling fearfully, reaching out and pinching her face. “Today is Nicole’s birthday. Don’t tell me you forgot it.”
Well, she really didn’t know.
Looking at Ryder’s inquiring eyes, Marina shook her head firmly, “No, I never forgot.”
Her eyes were extremely sincere.
Ryder ignored her and got up to the bathroom. “Tell the servant to prepare the clothes,” he said.
Marina rubbed her cheeks, gritting her teeth. She cursed Ryder behind his back, but she had to accept his order and reply obediently, “Okay.”
After all, he was the male leading character, the strongest man in this book. She couldn’t go against him.
Marina opened the door and told the servant to prepare the things that Ryder ordered. She found Nicole standing by the door and looking up at her. Marina squatted down and asked softly, “What’s the matter?”
Nicole shook her head with a smile, and the little dimples on her face showed up. She looked so cute.
Marina couldn’t help kissing Nicole on the cheek. How could this little girl be so cute? She was cute and adorable. Having such a daughter was the only good thing Marie did.
At least she gave birth to such a lovely daughter. She’s got great genes.
Nicole seemed surprised by Marina’s behavior. Marina looked into Nicole’s wide-open eyes and asked mildly, “What…”
Before she finished, Nicole threw herself into Marina’s arms. Marina stabilized her body and picked up the little girl. “Mom will always be with you, okay?”
Nicole nodded, lying on Marina’s neck and sobbing. The little girl put her arms around her mother’s neck.
Nicole thought that she was dreaming. She woke up early in the morning and ran to the door and waited for mom. Her heart was nervous and excited. Nicole was afraid it would be the mom who didn’t like her before.
Fortunately, it was the same mother as yesterday.
“What’s wrong?”
“I … I don’t know why. She cried.” Marina turned to Ryder, who was in a white shirt.
“Dad … Daddy…”
Ryder folded his sleeves. Then he reached out to take his daughter who wanted his hug, and he took her to the living room.
After Ryder left, Marina was relieved and ran to the bathroom to wash up. Ryder was really handsome.
Taking back his peripheral vision, Ryder sat on the sofa and gently removed his daughter from his lap. He carefully wiped her tears and asked, “Do you like her?”
Nicole sniffed and nodded seriously.
Yes, Nicole liked mom more than ever. If her mother always treated Nicole like this, Nicole would love Marina even more.
“Then we can let her hold you and blow the candle today, is that okay?”
Nicole nodded without hesitation, “And … and you … Daddy.”
He kissed his daughter and took the medicine box from the servant to change her dressing.
“You can leave these matters to the servants next time.”
Nicole shook her head and refused. She wanted to pick the flowers herself and give them to her mother.
“Don’t get too close to mom when I’m not around.” Ryder explained seriously as he applied medicine for Nicole.
He didn’t trust Marina that much. Looking at his daughter’s puzzled expression, he reached out and touched her little head. “Just remember it.”
When Marina came out, she saw a lovely father and daughter picture. Ryder glanced at her, and then he put away the things and picked up Nicole, “Let’s have breakfast first.”
“… Yes, of course.” Marina came back to her senses and walked quickly to the dining table. It was really embarrassing that she was so into that lovely picture.
Marina buried her head in the food. She dared not look at Ryder. Nicole was a little unhappily and she wanted to get off the chair, but she was stopped by Ryder. Ryder shook his head in disagreement.
Marina’s behavior made Ryder feel that she was a little cute. Every time was shy, it was the same. Nicole looked just like Marina every time she got shy.
After having breakfast and changing clothes, Marina followed Ryder and Nicole to the main house.
It had been more than half a year since the original female lead Marie was locked in this small house. This was the first time that she returned to the main house after half a year. Marina came here without any emotions.
To be honest, she did not even want to come here at all.
She was comfortable and free in her own house, so why did she come to the main house to bear with those people.
The elders living in the main room didn’t like Marie very much. They didn’t just dislike her, and they picked on her and tried to hurt her.
It was only because Ryder’s father, Colin, liked Marie and agreed to their marriage.
Colin really liked Marie two years ago. No matter what she had done, Colin would always resolve the problems for her. Compared to Ryder’s coldness, Colin was the one Marie particularly dependent on.
However, a year ago, when Marie was having fun in the nightclub, she said Ryder was born out of wedlock and other gossips. All of that was recorded. Although it was intercepted by the Langdon family, it still caused a great impact.
From then on, Colin started to hate Marie. More than that, he even watched coldly as Ryder placed Marie under house arrest.
The rest of the elders in the Langdon family were even meaner. Marina thought that if it wasn’t for Ryder clearly stating that no one was allowed to disturb them, the original female lead would probably have died earlier.
Thinking this way, Ryder was actually not very bad. At least, he was kind of protecting her from being bullied.
However, Marie was too stupid to understand Ryder’s behavior. Marie blamed Ryder for putting her under house arrest, so she abused their daughter every day.
Marie’s entanglements with the elders in the Langdon family were described in only a few sentences in the novel. Marina didn’t know the whole story.
Marina planned to be the obedient wife following Ryder quietly.
With Ryder here, she thought that they would not dare to do anything to her. They wouldn’t hurt her because of Ryder. She thought they still respected her powerful husband.
“Look ahead while walking.”
Suddenly, the cold voice stunned Marina. She stopped and looked at Ryder who had come to her. She nodded, “Alright.”