Nicole had a good time in the Duncan’s. Nicole didn’t want to leave. She liked Dayton. He was good-looking.
“Mommy, I don’t want to leave Dayton.”
Nicole grabbed Marina’s hand and looked behind from time to time.
“I will take you to play with Dayton next time, okay?”
Marina touched her daughter’s head. She was not surprised that Nicole suffered autism in the Langdon family.
The female lead should be responsible for that, and so should the Langdon family. They didn’t abuse Nicole like the female lead, but they did not care much for Nicole either.
The things didn’t work out, but Ryder came here. Marina planned to stay in City J for a few days.
She had considered changing to a new environment and moving to City J. But in this case, she might be considered avoiding the life trajectory of the female lead.
Shawn must lose out if no one kept an eye on Maeve.
They had made many precautions. But Maeve still found the breakthrough. Marina was helpless. She prayed in her heart that they could divorce as soon as possible. She hoped that Maeve could let Shawn go after the divorce!
“Nicole, do you want to stay here and play with Dayton for several days?”
Jane held Dayton’s hand and said goodbye to Marina, Ryder, and Nicole.
Jane was clear about Marina’s situation. She felt that it was better to make things clear between Marina and Ryder. She would like to help them.
“Nicole, stay here. My house is very fun!”
Dayton ran a few steps and grabbed Nicole’s hand, unwilling to part with Nicole.
Nicole bit her lips and shilly-shallied. She did not want to leave Marina. But she wanted to play with Dayton.
“Nicole, stay here. We could have a video call tonight.”
Marina wanted to take her daughter away, but the key problem now was to let Nicole get in touch with some children first and be more cheerful.
Sometimes the parents did not understand children.
“Well. Remember to call me in the video.”
Nicole thought about it and finally agreed. She told Dayton a secret that her mother had become different.
Dayton said that he also had similar experiences. No one knew it. Moreover, he also had a secret of being more likable.
To make her mommy like her more, Nicole decided to stay.
Marina didn’t know that the two children had seen through her and Jane. She got in the car and left the Duncan’s.
In the car, Ryder said coldly after a silence, “You didn’t ask for my opinion on leaving Nicole in the Duncan’s.”
Marina was getting more and more arbitrary.
Nicole was his daughter, a child of the Langdon family. He had the right to decide where Nicole would stay.
“Nicole is small, but she has her ideas. She will only stay in the Duncan’s for several days. We don’t need to make it look like a company report. Or do you want to hold a family meeting and vote?”
Marina’s attitude was very bad. She was afraid of Ryder. She read the book and knew that Ryder was ruthless.
However, the incident that just happened between them in the morning made her aggrieved so she snapped back angrily at him.
Ryder turned his head and looked at Marina’s angry face. Suddenly, he sneered. “Do you send Nicole away for our night?
“Are you satisfied with me?
Ryder pointed at the matter on the bed. Marina said “No”, but she also lost in it in the end.
“I’m satisfied. How much do you want?”
Marina was so angry. She felt more aggrieved when Ryder mentioned it. Was the Langdon family going to go bankrupt? Why was Ryder, its president, so idle?
Ryder had always been a workaholic. He valued interests above all else. How was it possible that he returned from abroad in advance just because she was exposed by the media?
Marina did not believe it.
Ryder did not explain. He also felt that he was crazy and incredible. Perhaps, he only wanted to protect Nicole.
…
Marina’s cell phone rang and the sound broke the silence in the car.
She took out her phone. It was a message from Felix. He asked her to meet.
They had just been photographed in public. So Felix suggested that they had better meet in a private place, in a club, or at home.
Marina replied to Felix and let him determine the place.
Ryder saw the message and stared at Marina with probing eyes for a few seconds. She even didn’t hide it now and couldn’t wait to cuckold him. Did he not satisfy her?
“Marina, I didn’t sign the divorce agreement now. You are still my wife,” Ryder said nastily.
He wanted to press Marina on the car. Considering that the driver was in front, he held back.
“What does that have to do with anything? I was just asking Felix for help, and he agreed.”
Jane confirmed Marina’s guess in the Duncan’s that there was a problem with the land. But that was just hearsay. Marina still needed enough evidence to persuade her brother to give up the project.
She had to be overcautious. The female lead was privileged. If Maeve tried to sow discord, not only would Shawn act willfully, but the relationship between Marina and Shawn might be destroyed.
“What is it?”
Ryder asked. Marina asked another man for help. Was she questioning his ability? Was there anything he couldn’t do?
Then how could Felix do it?
Was it that Marina couldn’t wait to divorce and be together with Felix? If it was the case, then he chose not to divorce.
Marina was wordless.
“The White family has a project recently in City J.”
Marina considered whether to tell Ryder about this project. Could the plot be changed if she told him? In the book, this project was set by Ryder to frame the White family.
“The project has been shelved for many years, and now it is reactivated. I think it is a trap for the White family.”
The investment in this project was enormous. If the White family were careless or some bad news came out, the shares would drop greatly. At that time, the White family would face a double blow.
“I came to City J mainly to ask for information.”
Marina spread out her hands and smiled. “Maeve introduced this project to my brother. You held her last time in the bathroom. She said that it was the internal information of the Duncan Group. Of course, I have to ask Jane.”
Marina mentioned Maeve and carefully observed the reaction of Ryder.
According to her speculation, Maeve probably hadn’t succeeded yet. They shouldn’t collude now.
“Her?”
Ryder lit a cigarette, blew out a smoke ring, and fell into silence for a while before saying. “I’ll help you investigate this matter. You don’t need to look for Felix. If you make the headlines and irritate Colin again, I can’t help you anymore.”
When Ryder mentioned Colin, Marina sneered.
Colin thought that he was still the core of the Langdon family even now. He put on air but he didn’t know that his right had been taken away for a long time.
Even Ryder didn’t put Colin in his eyes, let alone her! He should find the right person if he wanted to threaten her.