Bailey couldn’t figure out how a daughter of a nouveau riche could marry up into the Langdon family. As Marina didn’t behave herself and had a child with Ryder, Bailey looked down on her.
On the other hand, Ryder was also illegitimate of his family. No wonder they did such a thing.
Thought of what Colin said, she glared at Marina and her bottom wiggled as she walked away.
“Mrs. Langdon, how about the dinner of your daughter?”
The maid was in a dilemma and asked for Marina’s opinion.
“Leave it to me. I’ll fix it,”
Marina answered and raised her eyebrows. No matter what Bailey said, it was not Bailey’s turn to be the boss of this family.
“Then when Mr. Langdon asks…”
The maid continued, afraid to be a scapegoat in Marina’s words. Then she would lose her well-paid job.
“I’ll talk to him.”
Stubborn as Ryder was, his love for Nicole wasn’t false. Therefore, Marina believed that she could persuade him to do something good for Nicole.
Marina really didn’t want to meet Ryder recently. Her disagreement with him made her depressed.
“Yes, ma’am,”
The maid readily agreed.
At three o’clock in the afternoon, Marina was telling a story to Nicole, and the maid appeared on time with a tray.
“Mrs. Langdon, here is your medicine.”
The maid lowered her head, afraid that the crystal cup in the tray would fall to the ground.
“Is it?”
Marina ‘s heart tightened. This medicine was chronic poison. In a few years, she would be gone! Ryder was ruthless to Marie. Even for all the faults Marie made, she was still the mother of Nicole. A divorce would be much better than poison for both of them.
Marina warned herself again that she must not be infatuated with Ryder for his good looking. Otherwise, it meant a step into the gate of hell for her.
‘Why hasn’t the heroine of the novel appeared yet?’ Marina really wanted to speed up the plots and stay away from this nightmare.
“Mrs. Langdon, here is your medicine.”
Marina was wandering and did not answer. The maid reminded again.
“Leave it there. I’ll take it later.”
Marina refused to take the medicine, but she hid it naturally and did not expose her mind.
“But Mr. Langdon said we should watch you take it.”
The maid was in a difficult position. She was supposed to do what Mr. Langdon ordered.
Last maid did not follow Mr. Langdon’s instructions and she had already been kicked out of the door. She did not want this.
“Ma’am, please show me a little mercy. I need this job,”
The maid pleaded in a soft voice. No one but Mr. Langdon’s was in charge.
Marina felt comfortable, ‘How could a person be so horrible? How many awful things did Marie do?’ Actually, when Marina read this novel, she found that the author was very good at playing tricks.
Marie did do something wrong but she wasn’t worth such a bad ending. Her actions were all forced by Ryder and under his hints. She had already gone nuts.
Although she abused Nicole, Nicole finally opened her heart to Marie. But Marina herself was nobody, betrayed by her entire family and dying miserably.
Ryder was practicing his plan under cover. It’s possible that someone was watching her every move at home.
In such a tense and high-pressure environment, coupled with the drug effect, it would be strange if she did not go crazy.
The maid came to monitor and test Marina. Marina couldn’t avoid it. She was a little impatient and took the medicine and drank it.
“Is this enough?”
Marina pretended to be angry and glared at the maid.
The maid nodded and left with a terrified expression.
When they just went out, Marina turned her head and made a gesture of wiping her mouth. She spat out the medicine in her handkerchief and carefully put it in her pocket, planning to deal with it later.
“Mommy!”
Nicole pulled Marina’s arm, with eyes watery and her eyes full of dependence.
“My good Nicole, do you want to continue the storytelling?”
Marina smiled and kissed Nicole on the cheek. Nicole blushed and finally nodded shyly.
‘Mommy is different now. I want to be with her.’
Marina was telling the story patiently. After a while, Nicole fell asleep.
Marina breathed a sigh of relief and threw the handkerchief into the toilet in the bathroom.
The warmth of the past few days almost made her lose her alertness. Sometimes, Ryder disguised too well and that made her forget his nature.
Ryder was Marie’s husband. As for herself, she was not too miserable. At least her father and big brother were still alive. Her family has not collapsed and could still support her.
According to the timeline of the novel, there was a turning point that Marie’s father turned at 60.
According to the novel, Ryder didn’t accompany Marie to the birthday banquet. That made Marie ‘s father feel aggrieved. He thought that Marie was wronged in her marriage with Ryder. At the banquet that night, he drank too much and delivered a lot harsh remarks about Ryder.
Unexpectedly, Ryder appeared at this time and heard all remarks.
He showed he was fine with those remarks. Actually, he was a hard nut to crack. He secretly broke down the internal departments of the White Group and pinched its business, causing the rupture of cash chain of the White Group.
Marina was impressed by one of the plots.
The White Group developed a new housing project, but it wasn’t suitable for buildings. Mr. White and his son were ready to give up on this.
At the critical moment, Ryder managed to find a way out. After passing the quality inspection, he made all the buildings of that housing project sold successfully.
Years later, for the land was not qualified for buildings, the buildings collapsed and many people died. Countless families were broken, and the White Group also paid a huge price for it.
Only the White Group paid the price. Ryder planned this all along, but he picked himself clean.
There were so many ways to make the White Group down, and Ryder chose a dead end for it. Hence the White Group had no chance to turn things around.
Marina felt cold. She touched her forehead and found cold sweat on it.
“Ma’am, your elder brother came to visit you!”
After a while, the maid placed the tea and sliced fruits in the living room and said to Marina.
“Where is he?”
Marina stood up immediately and could not hide the excitement in her eyes.
Her elder brother, Shawn White, was one of the people treating her the best. She and Shawn never saw their mother since they were young and their father was busy all the time. All in all, they grew up relying on each other.
Since she was a child, Marina was used to being Shawn’s follower, and Shawn was a deeply devoted brother.
Her dear brother came to visit her!
“Where is he? Did he come in?”
After a short excitement, Marina suddenly chilled down.
In fact, after she married with Ryder, Shawn often came to visit her. But the Langdon family had many rules. Every time Marina met guests, she had to report to Ryder.
This time was no exception.
A woman in a wealthy and privileged family didn’t have the right of seeing someone without reporting.
“Ma’am, Mr. Langdon agrees your meeting.”
The maid nodded and left the living room.