That was a false accusation!
Marina stood up and forced herself to calm down quickly. At least now she hadn’t divorced Ryder yet. They were still a couple.
Kayden didn’t show any mercy. Marina was caught off guard. What should she do?
Marina could imagine who the public opinion would favor after the press conference. Those who didn’t know the truth would definitely misunderstand Ryder.
From then on, the Langdons’ contention for the family property would definitely cause an uproar.
“Kenny, don’t worry. I’ll go out and look for him.”
In Marina’s heart, Ryder was a strong and indifferent person. He had never expected anything from Kayden. And it’s not surprising that he was framed.
For such a person to suddenly disappear was a little unusual.
“Thank you, Ms. Marina.”
Kenny wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. The reporters had already surrounded the Langdon Group’s building. People in the company were terrified, and some of their plans had been disrupted.
As an assistant, Kenny couldn’t make the decision alone. He could only wait for his boss, Ryder’s order.
Now that he couldn’t find Ryder, he couldn’t calmly face all of this sudden situation.
“Alright.”
Marina hung up and began to guess Kayden’s intention. She didn’t know why Kayden couldn’t wait for a day or two to announce his successor.
Not only that, Kayden kept belittling Ryder by saying that Ryder was a bad person. Wasn’t the blood of the Langdons flowing in Kayden’s illegitimate son’s veins?
Ryder was Kayden’s son. They had conducted a paternity test before. Otherwise, Kayden wouldn’t have let Ryder manage the company.
So what was going on now?
Kayden was really immoral. He blamed Ryder for Mark’s coma, and was afraid that others would not know that Ryder was the one who schemed against him.
The situation was very unfavorable for Ryder and Marina.
They were husband and wife, and their reputation affected each other. Marina understood that. Therefore, at this critical moment, she must find Ryder as soon as possible, and never let him be a drag.
Kenny was one of Ryder’s right-hand men. Even Kenny couldn’t find Ryder, how could she?
Marina made several phone calls, but no one answered.
Half an hour later, the phone rang.
Marina quickly picked up the phone. It was not Ryder who called, but a friend Marina knew in City J, Jane. And Jane was the wife of the president of the Duncan Group.
“Marina, I saw the press conference.”
Jane sighed. That was how rich families compete for property. It was too common to frame each other for money. And Kayden was even more ruthless.
“You’ve known it too.”
Marina smiled bitterly. All of this caught her off guard. She had no experience and didn’t know what she could do.
“Don’t panic. If you panic, you’ll be led by the nose by those people,” Jane had also faced a major turning point in her career, so she reminded Marina.
“Nicole got along well with us. Don’t worry,” said Jane.
“Mommy!”
Nicole’s sweet voice came from the phone. Marina’s heart melted instantly. She missed Nicole so much now. Sometimes she couldn’t sleep at night. She had to look at Nicole’s pictures to fall asleep.
“Nicole, be good. Mommy will take you home soon.”
Marina was very helpless, but now she must choose to stay in Jin City and face the difficulties with Ryder.
“Mommy, why does Grandpa say that Daddy is bad?”
Nicole secretly watched the press conference. She saw Kayden standing on the stage very majestically. Below the stage were the reporters.
But Kayden said that Ryder was a bad person.
“I called Grandpa, but Grandpa didn’t answer.”
Speaking of this, Nicole felt wronged.
Marina felt even worse. The Langdons’ kindness to Nicole was limited to making her eat and dress well, but they didn’t really care about Nicole.
Kayden had no feelings for Ryder, not to mention Nicole, who was Ryder’s daughter.
“Nicole, don’t call your grandpa again. He is old and confused now. He has got senile dementia and doesn’t know what he’s talking about.”
Marina was resentful of Kayden and didn’t want Nicole to have any contact with the Langdon family.
Marina wanted to take Nicole with her after her divorce from Ryder. Marina was confident that even without Ryder, she could bring Nicole up very well.
“Mommy, what is senile dementia?”
Nicole blinked. She had never heard of it.
“People with senile dementia will drool all day and speak incoherently, and may not know anyone anymore. So Grandpa didn’t pick up your call probably because he couldn’t remember you.”
Marina said nonsense. She didn’t want to educate Nicole in this way. But compared with Ryder, Kayden was even worse. So it was better for Nicole to have no involvement with the Langdon family.
Marina said those because she hoped that Nicole would not be sad. It was fine to not have such a family.
“Mommy, so Grandpa ignored me because he was sick.”
Nicole seemed to understand. Nicole liked Marina the most. Since Marina said not to disturb Grandpa’s recovery, she would stop calling Grandpa.
In the evening, Kayden suddenly thought of Nicole and planned to get some information about Ryder from Nicole.
If Ryder didn’t appear, Kayden’s grandson, Mark, wouldn’t be able to take over the Langdon Group. Ryder kept hiding like this, and Marina also didn’t pick up Kayden’s phone.
“What a bastard!”
Kayden was very angry. He was the one who initiated the marriage between Marina and Ryder. Marina had become more and more disobedient and broke away from Kayden’s control. That was not a good thing.
Kayden didn’t know what Marina and Ryder would do to make money from the Langdon Group.
But Kayden wouldn’t let them take a single cent from the Langdon Group!
“Hi, Nicole, I am grandpa.”
Kayden adjusted his tone, deliberately making himself sound very loving.
“Grandpa, have you recovered?”
Kayden took the initiative to call. Nicole hesitated for a moment before answering. This was not her disturbing Kayden’s recovery. It was Kayden calling.
“What?”
Kayden was stunned. He thought that he had heard it wrong. When did he get sick? How could he not know?
“Mommy said you were sick.”
Nicole didn’t know the truth and said honestly. Because Marina had told Nicole that children should not lie.
“Your mommy?”
Kayden was very angry. His body was excellent. As long as Mark inherited the Langdon Group, he could live for a few more decades. How could he be sick now?
‘Marina is so mean. She made up nonsense. Was she cursing me?’ Kayden thought.
“Yes, mommy said that you are old and confused. She said you got dementia and would drool, stare blankly, talk nonsense, and you couldn’t even recognize me.”
Nicole repeated Marina’s words. Kayden almost fainted with anger.
Senile dementia, drooling, not knowing people. How could Marina say these to Nicole? That was a curse!
“Don’t listen to your mother’s nonsense. She is not a good woman.”
Kayden calmed down and said to Nicole.
“Grandpa, it seems that Mommy was right. You are sick.”
Nicole’s tone was regretful. People with senile dementia would talk nonsense. Kayden said that Marina was not a good woman. Indeed, Kayden matched the characteristics of senile dementia. Kayden was really sick.