Everything happened too quickly. This was something that the rest of the Langdon family had never expected.
When Mike saw this, he quickly went forward to support Kayden and persuaded, “Grandfather, this is a family matter of the Langdon family. Moreover, Mike might have some problems with his health. How could we blame it on Uncle Ryder without finding the truth?”
Mike did not like Ryder and thought that Ryder was dark, but he did not believe that Ryder would hurt Mark in public.
Moreover, this matter had not been investigated clearly, yet Kayden had already blamed it on Ryden. The conclusion came too fast.
“Mike, come here!”
Bailey saw everything clearly that all of this was a self-directed show acted by Kayden and Mike. Didn’t they set Ryder up just to force him to give up the power? This was similar to the plot in the historical drama she watched at home.
“Mom, this has nothing to do with Uncle Ryder!”
Mike insisted, and Bailey was even angrier. She forcibly pulled Mike to her side.
Everyone else was trying to avoid Ryder. Bailey really doubted that her son was a fool. What did it have to do with Mike? If Mike offended Kayden, his family would be kicked out of the house.
“Bastard! Bastard!”
Kayden gave Bailey a warning glare. If anyone ruined his plan, they would face severe consequences!
He raised his trembling hand and pointed at Ryder. He could hardly breathe properly and his face was red.
“Are you sure that I did it?”
Ryder smiled sarcastically. The way he smiled was inexplicably eerie.
“Alright, since you think I did it, I will admit it. It was me.”
After Ryder finished speaking, he took two steps forward, raised his foot in front of everyone, and stepped on the hands of the already unconscious Mark.
His leather shoes were shiny. Everyone was stunned by his actions.
Marina stood to the side, carefully staring at Mark. She marveled at how dedicated Mark was to the acting. It must be very painful, yet he still didn’t wake up. He indeed had talent in acting.
The scene became chaotic. The guests could not believe what they saw. They did not expect that Kayden would call the police to deal with his son, without even investigating the matter.
“Aunt Marina, what should we do?”
Claudia was so anxious that she almost cried, while Marina stood aside and was very calm from beginning to end.
“How could I know?” Marina replied.
Kayden was forcing Ryder to a dead end. Now, she finally understood why Ryder took revenge on the Langdon family. Not only was he not valued, but he was also treated as a stepping stone for the Langdon family.
From the beginning to the end, Kayden had never treated him as his son. He had never taken Ryder seriously.
Marina felt very sad and did not speak.
“Tell us. Did you conspire with this woman to hurt Mark?”
Not only did Kayden drag Ryder into this, but Marina was also implicated. Marina had pissed Kayden off, and now Kayden was purely taking revenge.
“Mr. Langdon, since when did you think so highly of me in the Langdon family?”
Marina couldn’t stand him throwing dirt on her. The only person she was afraid of was Ryder. It was all because of the plot she saw in the story. However, Kayden was nothing to her.
“Didn’t you urge him to divorce me? I won’t be a member of the Langdon family soon, and I won’t get a share of the family property. Do I have to scheme against Mark?”
Marina held the microphone and confronted Kayden directly.
If Kayden was pretending to faint just now, now at this moment, he almost passed out from anger.
As Marina was speaking through the microphone, everyone heard her clearly, and the place became silent.
“You … you bitch. If it wasn’t because you wanted to scheme against Mark but climbed into that bastard’s bed, how could you marry into the Langdon family!”
Kayden was so anxious that he spoke whatever was in his mind. He thought he had insulted the couple, but in the end, he found that he was cursing himself.
If Ryder was a bastard, then what was he? The father of a bastard?
“How did you know about such things? I am very curious.”
Marina didn’t fall for Kayden’s trick and said with a smile, “People can’t choose their family background. I believe that if Ryder had a choice, he wouldn’t want to have anything to do with you.”
As for why Ryder would become a bastard, it was all because of Kayden who messed around outside.
Wouldn’t it be a little too late to deny Ryder as his son now?
“You … bastard!”
If it was not for the Langdon family, Ryder would be like a stray dog, wandering on the street. How could he become what he was now?
For so many years, Kayden had turned a blind eye to what Ryder had done in the Langdon Group. He only wanted to warn Ryder that he should let what didn’t belong to him go. The Langdon family was Kayden’s. It was up to Kayden to decide who should inherit the family property, and Ryder should not dream about things that didn’t belong to him.
“Do you think he cares? What a joke.”
Marina snorted. That little amount of liquid capital was not enough for Ryder to buy a piece of land. Only some trash like Mark would take the property more important than his own life.
Mark had just come back from abroad, yet, he had already stirred up trouble.
The incident ended with the police taking Ryder away, but Marina became famous in the Langdon family banquet.
She was very disdainful. She was not afraid of anyone except Ryder.
Before Ryder left, he gave her a complicated look. He did not expect that the person who stood up to protect him, in the end, was actually her. Moreover, what she said was exactly what he thought in his heart.
Although all of this was a show, he felt touched when someone was standing on his side after he got into trouble.
Could it be that this was the feeling of being a family? Ryder didn’t know. He had to think about it.
However, at this time, he regretted what he had thought in the past. Fortunately, he didn’t let Marina continue to take the medicine for depression. He was in a mess.
It was impossible for the male lead to be defeated so easily. Marina was not worried at all. She left Langdon’s and went straight to the White’s to see her father.
Before Marina entered the house, she saw Lola’s car in the yard.
“Miss, you are finally back.”
The butler held Marina’s hand with tears in his eyes.
“I’m back. Don’t worry, Shawn will be fine.”
During this period of time, Lola came over every day to chat with Markus. She even carried a puppy here to cheer Markus up.
“I’ll go see my dad first.”
Marina was in the living room. Lola was reading the news for Markus. Everything that happened in the Langdon family’s banquet had already become a trending topic online. She didn’t know who had released the video of Marina.
“Marina, you should divorce Ryder.”
Markus sighed. He was old and couldn’t stand more shocking news. Shawn had already made him feel worried. Now there came Marina’s news.
“Dad, don’t worry. I can handle all of this.”
She would get a divorce, but it was not now. Ryder did not add insult to injury at her most difficult time, and she could not do that to him, either. Her morality told her so.
If she took advantage of this opportunity to divorce, not to mention that her reputation would be ruined, with Ryder’s revengeful personality, he would punish her.
Marina hoped that after the divorce, she could get along with Ryder peacefully. They had no feelings for each other, but they had a daughter. It was better not to make things end too badly.