Shawn frowned, unspeaking. He thought the relationship between the couple had gotten better.
It was normal for a man to focus on his career, but he had to balance home life as well. Ryder didn’t care for his family at all.
“I’m going to City J with Nicole these days. After I get back, I’ll spend some days with dad.”
Marina had made the plan. Once she found any problem in City J, she would go straight to Markus without letting Shawn know.
It was not that she did not believe Shawn. But Shawn was in love with Maeve, and love was blind. Even if Shawn had noticed anything wrong, he would just lie to himself.
Marina was a person of action. She soon packed her luggage and booked the plane ticket.
The White family had a property in City J. Hotels would never be as comfortable as one’s own home, after all. Marina took Nicole to live in the house in City J.
After unpacking, Nicole asked eagerly, “Mommy, when can I see Noemi?”
“You just can’t wait, can you?”
Marina gave Nicole the vegetable sandwiches for breakfast. Nicole ate them all, looking eager for compliments.
“Alright, I’ll ask.”
Marina searched for Felix in WeChat. She thought for a moment and decided to start with the greeting. “Hello, Mr. Crull. Do you have time?”
Well, she was being polite, just a bit awkward.
Marina thought it was fine since she was not familiar with Felix. She hit the “send” button.
Felix was not going to read it when he received the WeChat message. He froze for a moment when he glanced at it and found it was a message from Marina.
“What is it?”
The short reply represented Felix’s attitude.
Ever since Noemi came to City J, he had kept thinking about going back to Jin City. Noemi couldn’t stop talking about Marina and Nicole, which gave Felix a headache.
Noemi was not Felix’s biological son but the child of Felix’s twin brother.
Very few people knew that Felix had a twin elder brother.
Felix differed from his brother in character. They weren’t really close.
Felix had no interest in women or men. He was born aloof, and his twin brother was a playboy.
A few years ago, Felix’s brother accidentally died on the bed of a young model. Felix’s sister-in-law had gone crazy. No one knew where their son was. The Crull family had been unable to find him.
The Crull Family had been secretly spending a lot of money to search for Noemi even after they called the police.
After a few years of searching, the family finally found Noemi and brought him back.
Felix was always more tolerant toward the little kid who had lost his parents.
“Business has brought me to City J. Nicole came with me, and she wants to play with Neomi.”
Marina sent the message. She waited for a while, and Felix didn’t reply. She couldn’t help blushing. “Mary White had some shameful past. Will Felix misunderstand me?” Marina thought.
“I mean, if you are busy, I can take Noemi over and take care of him for two days.”
Marina explained that she didn’t mean anything else.
“Alright.”
Felix did not hesitate. He sent Marian a location.
In the evening, Marina disguised herself and brought Nicole to the private room of the appointed restaurant.
It was one of the most famous restaurants in City J.
Felix invited Marina to dinner. The two sat face to face without speaking to each other. On the contrary, Nicole and Noemi sat together lovingly.
Noemi took the role of an elder brother and helped Nicole with the food. They chatted with laughter.
“Where do you stay in City J? I have properties here.”
Felix frowned and thought for a moment before asking Marina.
“I stay at my house. The hotel isn’t safe.”
Marina said a location. It was a high-end residential area with a quiet environment. She was planning to show the two little kids around in City J in the next two days.
“Okay, let me know if you need any help.”
That was the best Felix could do. He was not good with words. Other than acting, Felix had almost no hobbies. He lived an extremely regular and life, like an old man.
“In fact, there is something…”
Marina massaged her forehead. She thought that Felix probably had a wide range of connections. Instead of wandering around in vain, she might as well make a small request.
It would be a surprise if Felix could help. Even If he couldn’t, it was fine.
“What is that?”
Felix put down his fork. He didn’t expect Marina to ask for help.
As far as Felix knew, Marina was Ryder’s woman. These two people were never in the same place, acting strangely.
Felix did suspect Marina approached him with ulterior motives, but he couldn’t figure out what it could be.
“I came to City J for a project of my family.”
There was something suspicious about this project. It had not been approved for years. Why was it approved once the new official took office?
Marina suspected that there was a trick. The project was enormously invested. If anything went wrong, the White Group could not afford to take responsibility.
“I know about this project. I heard that it is going to build a film base.”
Back then, it was planned to invest billions on the project, but then the project was dropped. It was indeed a high-risk project.
Of course, high risk came with high profit. The project would make a lot of money if nothing went wrong.
“Leave it to me.”
Felix agreed to help. It was not too difficult for him.
Marina was overjoyed. She tried hard to make conversation and said all the nice things about Felix.
Felix was left speechless.
The movies of Felix that Marina talked about were all outdated. He suspected that she had not been watching TV for a long time.
After Marina and Felix enjoyed the meal, they brought the two little ones out from the back door.
Marina and Felix had not foreseen the crowd behind the door.
There were not only paparazzi waiting at the door but also many reporters who went wild talking pictures of Marina.
“It’s Felix! The best actor!”
The reporters were shocked. They didn’t expect such a surprise. They believed the gossip would be the number one trending topic the next morning.
The reporters heard that a celebrity had just got a girlfriend, but the celebrity denied the claim. They got the inside information and were there to shoot the celebrity. Unexpectedly, they had found bigger news.
Over the years, there was zero gossip about Felix’s relationship with female celebrities. Everyone knew that he had a low profile.
“Oh my god, Felix is a husband and a father!”
The flashing lights kept clicking. Marina was shocked,
“What should we do?”
Marina covered Nicole’s face with her hand. Nicole must not be exposed on the news!
“Let’s go inside and find another door to get out.”
The restaurant was big with many doors. Felix and Marina had to act quickly. They would get stuck there if the reporters noticed them.
Being a celebrity was all about trouble.
Marina was glad that she went out wearing sunglasses, and she had reacted quite quickly, so it should not cause too much trouble.
However, Nicole was very timid in front of the crowd, and Noemi was frightened.