Marina looked at Lola in confusion.
Her brother had been hit in the head by a car accident. It seemed that Norton’s medical skills were not good enough as her brother still didn’t recover.
It was said that there was a sequela, called trauma after surgery. It would make one entirely change his personality.
“Last time your husband came to see your brother. I was making soup for your brother.”
Lola sighed. At that time, Shawn was just being polite and let Ryder have a taste of it. Ryder, however, drank all the soup and said it was great.
“Your husband said that he has never drunk the soup that you made in person. He is very envious of Shawn.”
He was complaining!
Shawn was a straightforward person and immediately remembered it when he heard it. He complained that his younger sister did not care about her husband.
No wonder Ryder was indifferent to Marina after they had been married for many years. Shawn knew his sister was pampered. She wasn’t a qualified wife. It was reasonable that Ryder was a little disappointed.
Though they had maids at home, Marina couldn’t just Ryder him at all.
Shawn thought Ryder was very pitiful.
Marina was speechless.
When happened? She didn’t get divorced and Ryder even complained about her.
It only took Ryder a short while to reverse Marina’s father and brother’s impression of him. Now, everything was Marina’s fault.
Marina thought, ‘Damn you. You’re framing me!’
“Shawn, Ryder thinks he’s busy with work, so he seldom goes home.”
Marina tried to defend herself. She didn’t want Shawn to be brainwashed. Ryder was a workaholic, so she was innocent. What did it have to do with her?
Besides, Ryder had eaten the food she cooked before. It was just that she didn’t cook much, but it didn’t mean that she hadn’t done it before.
“I know. He is so busy. You should make soup and send it to his office.”
Shawn tried his best to persuade her. Other presidents’ wives appeared every day to announce her status. Only Marina never went to Ryder’s company. Many employees had never seen her.
If someone tried to seduce Ryder, it would be quite convenient.
Ryder was perfect. Shawn wouldn’t let others take him away from his sister.
“Shawn, what nonsense are you talking about?”
Marina was speechless. She was pregnant now. Shouldn’t she be cared about? Was Ryder Shawn’s best friend or what?
Shawn completely accepted Ryder now.
“I know you are pregnant. That’s why I told you this.”
Shawn shook his head. It was hard for him to explain it too clearly. After all, he was also a man.
Ryder’s wealth was more than the Langdon Group’s money. Of course, this was not the reason why Shawn suddenly respected him so much.
“I…”
Marina was lost for words. She found that she couldn’t explain it to her brother. It seemed that she had to talk to Lola in private and observe his behavior closely. If there was something wrong with him, she would take him to the hospital as soon as possible.
As they spoke, Ryder appeared at the door with fruits.
Marina was furious when she saw him.
A few days ago, Ryder insisted that she had to lie in bed and recuperate. He secretly came to City J and made Shawn change his impression on him.
In the morning when she came to City J, he said that he had something to do and now he appeared again. What a scheming man!
“Mommy, Mommy!”
Behind Ryder, Nicole rushed into Marina’s arms.
Ryder and Nicole planned to give Marina a surprise, but Nicole couldn’t help it. She missed her mommy too much.
“Nicole!”
Marina hugged her daughter but was stopped by Ryder. Her pregnancy was less than three months. Marina must rest now. Moreover, she was still in a state of anemia and needed to continue to rest.
“Mommy, I’m fine. You don’t have to worry about me, and I’m very smart.”
Kayden asked his housekeeper and servants to take Nicole from the Duncan family and hid her.
At first, Nicole was still looking forward to seeing her grandfather. One day, she overheard the conversation between the housekeeper and Kayden. Only then did she know that she was locked up just so that she could not see her mother.
Nicole had always been obedient and didn’t say anything.
A few days ago, when the housekeeper was out, she stole the phone and called Ryder.
However, Nicole didn’t know where she was, and she needed Ryder to locate her phone, so he could take Nicole back.
When he took her back, Kayden told the butler to call the police.
“She is my daughter. Shouldn’t she be with me?”
Marina was very angry when hearing Kayden’s name. She had been looking for Kayden many times, but he ignored her just like before. Ryder felt that he must give up the Langdon Group. Otherwise, they would never see Nicole in their life.
Marina could only suppress her anger in case Kayden got what he wanted. She could only choose to stay away from her daughter for a while.
“Mommy, will I have a little brother?”
Nicole stared at her mother’s stomach hesitantly. It looked very flat.
“Yeah, it’s just that your little brother is still very small. You’ll be a sister.”
Ryder carried his daughter over. The family of three was together, and Shawn smiled happily.
“Shawn, when are you going to hold a wedding?”
Ryder got along well with Shawn. He had worked so hard to keep Marina.
“This…”
Shawn blushed. He couldn’t just say it.
When Marina and Lola went out with Nicole, Shawn said without any reservation, “After the car accident, my body recovered well, but it was gone… The morning…”
As a man, Ryder understood.
Therefore, Shawn was afraid that he was impotent without a leg. How could he marry a woman? It would be unfair.
“Why don’t you give it a try after you are discharged?”
Ryder changed his indifference and had an idea.
Norton had mentioned that though Shawn’s leg was injured, it had nothing to do with that place and would not affect it.
“How?”
Although Shawn used to be a playboy, ever since he changed himself, he had not had sex for a long time.
Besides, he had been set up by Maeve. Now, other than Lola, he could not accept anyone else.
“Why are you asking me? You need to lie on the bed, of course.”
Ryder’s tone was full of ridicule. It was going to be Christmas soon. He decided to leave the matter of the Langdon Group to be handled after Christmas. He needed to make Marina love him.
Now that she was pregnant, he didn’t dare to act rashly. He could only start with Shawn and let Shawn persuade Marina to pay more attention to him.
“You…”
Shawn was speechless, but he thought about it carefully. Ryder was right.
“It’s almost Christmas. I’m going to get engaged with Lola and take her home.”
Shawn talked about his arrangements. Lola was Marina’s good friend. They knew each other, so he didn’t need to keep it a secret.
They would celebrate Christmas together, have a meal together, and Shawn would make a simple proposal. When they got married, Shawn would give Lola a grand ceremony to make it up.