8:30 pm, the Langdon family’s second house.
Mike came back drunk and was immediately supported by Claudia back to the room.
“Didn’t Mom tell you not to drink so much?”
Claudia had a helpless look on her face, wondering if Mike had scattered the wine on his shirt, and the smell of alcohol permeated everywhere, making it hard for her to breathe.
“I’ll get you a glass of lemonade to drink.”
Claudia stood up and decided not to disturb the maid. She secretly went to the kitchen. Before she opened the door, she whispered, “Fortunately, Mom is not at home when playing cards. Otherwise, she would lecture you again.”
In the Langdon family, the person Mike and Claudia were most afraid of was not Colin, but Bailey. She would never stop talking about it. She had a strong personality and liked to talk about the past over and over again.
Claudia sighed again. Several years had passed since that incident, but Mike still couldn’t get over it.
In the past, Claudia and Marina were good friends, and their families were similar, so Claudia wanted to introduce Marina to Mike.
Mike fell in love with Marina at the first sight and kept Marina in his heart all the time.
If Marina married someone else and the two of them didn’t meet, after a long time, this affection would disperse, but the one she married was Ryder.
After pouring a glass of lemonade, Claudia brought it back to the room and frowned. “Mike, why bother yourself?”
After so many years, Mike still could not let it go. This was not the right choice. The two of them were destined to never be together in this life. Not to mention that their families did not agree, even if they agreed, they would have to accept other people’s criticism.
And in the Langdon family, fame was more important than happiness for the rest of one’s life.
“Why bother? I want to know too.”
“That woman, if she lives peacefully with Ryder, I won’t have any other thoughts, but she doesn’t,” Mike said with red eyes.
Besides, Marina was flirting everywhere, and even a manager of the group had an ambiguous relationship with her.
“She said that she would spend money to keep that manager. The two of them chatted, and I saw them.”
Sometimes, Mike couldn’t figure out what Marina really wanted. Did she worship wealth and vanity? Not really. How many families could be richer than the Langdon family?
Then why did she do it?
Mike did not know, but he felt Marina’s pain.
It was just that there were some choices that should not be done by outsiders like them.
“Marina … she was not like this before.”
Claudia rubbed her eyes. In the past, Marina was innocent and kind. Perhaps it was because she accidentally married Ryder, and the cold-blooded man was too depressed, she couldn’t find an outlet.
Moreover, Marina couldn’t control her emotions, and she had to rely on pills to support her every day.
Would the Langdon family drive people crazy? Claudia did not know, and she was confused.
“I think so.”
Mike gave the answer after a while. If he had a choice, he would also be willing to stay away from the Landon family instead of being imprisoned in this small world and forever being a puppet of other people’s thoughts.
From a young age, in the thoughts of the siblings, they had no choice but to listen to the elders at the expense of themselves.
Outside the door, Bailey, who had just returned from playing cards, heard that someone was talking in her son’s bedroom. She stood at the doorway and listened for a while. And she heard that Marina made a mess outside again!
Bailey had been unhappy with Marina for a long time, and she finally had solid evidence.
“Mom?”
Claudia pushed open the door and was stunned when she saw Bailey standing at the door. Looking at her mother’s posture, it was obvious that she had not just arrived.
Bailey might hear the conversation between them.
Thinking of it, Claudia’s expression changed.
Mike and Claudia grew up in the Langdon family. Their personalities were neither like their father nor their mother. They were more tolerant. If they had grievances, most of the time, they would silently bear it. However, Bailey was exactly the opposite. She wished she could make it public.
Once Bailey heard those words, the consequences were unimaginable.
“Marina embarrassed the family again. Do you want to hide it for her? Are you shameless?”
Bailey’s voice was sharp and loud.
The Langdon family’s villa was large and spacious, and all the maids downstairs could hear her words.
“Mom, you heard wrong.”
Claudia looked nervous, and her expression was unnatural. She hurried to pull Bailey in for the fear that Bailey would scream regardless of the consequences.
Bailey entered the room and saw Mike holding a bottle of wine in his hand. She was so angry that she almost fainted.
Colin hated having his descendants become drunkards during social engagements, and the smell of alcohol in the room was enough to explain the problem.
Bailey was very sure that her son was sad for that woman, and for this, she was even more resentful.
“Mike, put it down!”
The veins on Bailey’s forehead appeared. Ever since Marina married into the Langdon family, the family had been disturbed.
Mike was originally seen as the heir of the family, but he had become dispirited. This made Bailey feel helpless and angry.
The young master of a wealthy family didn’t lack women, so why would Mike tie himself to such a woman?
“Mom, don’t worry about me.”
Mike poured a glass of wine, and only by being paralyzed by the alcohol could he have a good sleep.
Everything that happened today would be forgotten tomorrow, and tomorrow was a new day. Mike just needed one day to be sad. When the sun rose tomorrow, he would definitely forget that woman.
“Don’t worry about you? Look at you!”
Bailey was even more annoyed. She didn’t want to see that the family property and the wealth go to Ryder all. Ryder was just an illegitimate child!
Bailey was angry that Mike was too weak. She stepped forward to snatch his wine cup.
“Marina is Ryder’s wife now, and she is also a fickle woman in love. Are you sure you want to continue like this?”
Bailey scolded Mike, making Mike unable to accept it.
He could be okay if Bailey said that he was not ambitious and useless. He was such a person, and he had no intention of fighting for the property. He was indeed not as bold as Ryder, otherwise, Colin would not give the decision-making power of the company to Ryder.
“Mom, Marina was not like this before. She was too depressed in the Langdon family.”
Mike unconsciously defended Marina.
It made Claudia nervous. Bailey was angry, but Mike was defending Marina. This was no different from igniting a firecracker.
Bailey immediately smashed the crystal cup and opened the door angrily. “How could she do that just because of her depressing life? The fame of the Langdon family has been lost by her!”
The door was open, and Bailey’s voice was extremely penetrating. Colin was downstairs and immediately frowned. “What are you arguing about in the middle of the night?”
“I don’t want to complain, but Marina is too shameless!”
A light flashed in Bailey’s eyes. Very good, Colin finally knew it.