They had not divorced yet. At this time, Marina and Ryder were husband and wife. Marina needed to use his influence to stabilize the White Group.
A few hours later, Norton arrived by plane.
“I haven’t slept in the laboratory for three days. I just slept for less than ten minutes, and your people caught me out of bed. I was so scared that I almost called the police!”
Norton’s hair was messy and he had dark circles under his eyes. He couldn’t understand why Ryder couldn’t respect the researcher. Ryder’s rudeness made him think he was about to be kidnapped, so he was so scared that he almost called the police.
“You are of no value to me, so why should I kidnap you?”
When they met each other, they were sure to say humiliating things about each other.
Ryder didn’t want to delay, so he frowned as he pointed to Shawn, who was in the ICU. “He’s getting worse.”
Shawn lay dying in the ICU room.
Shawn was involved in a serious car accident and was unconscious. He had a lot of tubes in his body and was wrapped in white gauze. However, he was badly injured.
“Where is your wife?”
After Norton went upstairs, he looked around and didn’t see Marina.
Shawn helped Ryder this time. Otherwise, it would be Ryder who was now lying in the ICU.
“She went downstairs to buy coffee.”
After receiving Kenny’s call, Ryder immediately sent Marina away. He didn’t want her to know the real situation of Shawn.
“You really care about women. Aren’t you going to divorce?”
Norton said this on purpose. Ryder had always been cold, and even if Shawn helped him, Ryder would still not change his plan.
Could it be that Ryder was moved and wanted to continue his marriage?
“You’re annoying.”
Ryder frowned and said to Norton, “Save him, 100 million.”
“Deal!”
Norton was waiting for Ryder to say this so that Norton could finally continue to improve the lab without worrying about money.
Ryder was a stingy man. They had been friends for many years, but Norton had to kneel down to Ryder to get the investment. But this time Ryder didn’t even hesitate to make a decision, just for Shawn!
Norton looked at Shawn’s head x-ray and sighed. Norton learned that the 100 million had not come easy.
“What do you think?”
Ryder raised his eyebrows and asked, “You claim to be an expert. So you’re just a doctor who doesn’t know anything?”
If Norton said that he couldn’t save Shawn, Ryder would kick him out of the hospital immediately.
Norton said he wanted to build a world-class lab and claimed to be an expert, so couldn’t he cure a patient?
“What do you mean? You don’t know how badly he’s hurt!”
Shawn suffered severe head trauma and had to undergo craniotomy. He was in a coma and had lost so much blood that he was unable to support himself during the surgery. However, he could only maintain this state.
In addition, Shawn’s leg was shattered and it was in his knee area. So, there was no hope for him.
“Get to the point.”
Ryder had a very bad premonition. He had been paying attention to whether Shawn would wake up soon, but he had neglected other things.
If Marina knew about Shawn’s condition, she would definitely collapse. They grew up together and had a good relationship.
“The point is, even if Shawn wakes up, he will still be a cripple.”
Shawn would lose at least one of his legs.
“Is there no other way?”
Ryder touched his chin and asked coldly.
It seemed that the person who modified the brakes wanted Ryder’s life. That person didn’t hesitate, so he definitely didn’t do it on the spot.
The scene was destroyed, so Ryder might never find that person.
“Sorry, I’m not a savior.”
Norton shook his head. He might not be able to get Shawn to wake up and Shawn might become a vegetable.
Norton was desperate. It was hard enough to get Shawn to wake up, but now Ryder was even telling him that Shawn had to not become crippled. Norton even wanted to give up the 100 million!
“Fine. You just need to get Shawn to wake up now.”
Ryder took a step back and pushed Norton into an empty ward. Norton could use a break here.
Half an hour later, Marina went upstairs with a few cups of coffee and sat in a chair silently.
Markus had high blood pressure and needed someone to take care of him. Shawn was in a coma and was not out of danger yet. Marina was alone and did not know how to deal with these problems.
This was all caused by Maeve!
Marina was sure that the phone call was from Maeve. After knowing that Shawn had a car accident, she immediately informed Markus on purpose.
“What do you plan to do next?”
Ryder took the coffee. Although their daughter was not here and they didn’t need to act, they rarely spoke calmly.
“I don’t know.”
Marina shook her head and drank two cups of coffee. It was right to send her daughter to the Duncan family, and she was unable to take care of Nicole in this situation.
Outside the window, it was almost dawn. They were in the hospital and hadn’t slept the whole night.
“I…”
Ryder wanted to say thank you and apologize, but he didn’t.
“It happened. It’s useless to say anything.”
Marina analyzed that Ryder certainly didn’t know that the brake had been changed, because he drove here and the man did it after Ryder came to her.
“I have a request.”
Marina thought about it. She couldn’t let Maeve go.
“What is it?”
Ryder owed Shawn at least half his life. If Marina wanted money, as long as the amount was reasonable, he would not refuse.
“Put Maeve in jail.”
Maeve used Shawn’s fondness for her to trick him, and she did it all just to get 10 million. However, Maeve was cunning and left no traces, so if Marina wanted to sue Maeve, it would be a long process to gather evidence.
“I see.”
Ryder looked at Marina for a long time.
“What’s wrong?”
Marina touched her face and found nothing different about her except that her eyes were swollen from crying.
“You are still too soft-hearted and just want her to go to jail.”
If there was insufficient evidence, Maeve would not receive a long prison sentence. And, if Maeve was informed by the man behind that she had been exposed, Maeve would not receive that 10 million.
As long as Maeve hired a good lawyer, it was very likely that Maeve would be able to escape punishment, but Ryder would not give Maeve a chance.
“I can’t kill her, can I?”
Although Marina had this intention, she was not bold. After all, it was a society ruled by law.
Indeed, Marina was soft-hearted. Ryder drugged his ex-wife and dumped her on a desert island to get what he wanted. However, Marina wouldn’t do that no matter what.
As long as Marina remembered the past, she wanted to stay away from Ryder.
“I’ll get someone else to kill Maeve.”
Ryder did not say much. Then Ryder called Kenny.
When Maeve escaped from her adoptive parents, what would happen to her if she was caught again?
Maeve took all of her adoptive parents’ savings. After that, their son got sick, but they couldn’t afford to treat him, so he became disabled. Therefore, they should hate Maeve very much, right?