One year later.
The winter in Jin City was always cold. The feather-like snow fluttered and fell for the entire night. On the second day, the cars on the road went so slowly. Occasionally, there would be a series of car collisions. Fortunately, there were no casualties.
Marina sat in the car and slept beside Ryder. When she woke up, she was speechless after finding that the car moved less than 100 meters.
“There’s a traffic jam up ahead. The relevant personnel have been transferred here.”
Seeing that his wife had woken up, Ryder patted her on the back and handed her a bottle of water.
Half a year ago, Marina gave birth to a son.
The little guy’s personality was completely different from Nicole’s. He cried all day, but as long as Marina and Ryder accompanied him, he behaved so well.
The maids were at a loss because Dayton’s cry could lift the roof up, and none of them could bear the sound.
The little guy still couldn’t walk and liked to crawl. Every day, he had to crawl back and forth on the mat a few times. He must be good at sports.
The squeaky wheel got the grease. Marina and Ryder had to take turns accompanying Dayton. Nicole was very dissatisfied with this. One time, Marina saw Nicole pointing at her brother and whispering. “Actor.”
Marina called Ryder at that time. Ryder, who was in an emergency meeting, had to put aside the official business and rushed home to discuss the education problem with his wife.
Nicole and Dayton were both their children. If they didn’t get along with each other since they were young, it would be even harder for them to get along with each other in the future. Many rich clans fought for property and framed each other.
Marina thought that she had to educate them well from a young age, otherwise, she could do nothing when they two grew up in the future.
Not to mention others, the Langdons had left a great shadow on them.
If the children were not educated well and couldn’t be treated on an equal basis, the problem left behind was very serious.
When Nicole was born, Marina and Ryder didn’t have time to take care of her for many reasons, so they could only make up for her slowly. But Dayton was different. He was born at a good time, so he was valued more.
Although the children were young, they were very sensitive. After discussion, Marina and Ryder finally decided to treat them equally and cultivate their independent ideas from an early age.
It was not Nicole’s responsibility to take care of her brother.
Nicole was a sensible child. It was just that after the birth of her younger brother, the attention that Daddy and Mommy paid to her had decreased, so she felt uncomfortable.
Nicole observed for a while and found that her daddy and mommy loved her, so she began to like her brother.
…
“It’s been a year. Mark had disappeared without a trace. Even the police can’t find any clues on his whereabouts.”
A year ago, Mark escaped on the way of arrest and disappeared.
This was always a thorn in Marina’s heart. It was like a time bomb buried in her heart. She didn’t know when it would explode. When that person was mentioned, she would feel worried.
Ryder patted her hand, indicating that she should be at ease. It was easy to lure Mark out. However, Ryder also wanted to recuperate.
“You have to know that what people can’t let go the most is the obsession in their hearts. Mark must be secretly paying attention to us.”
“So we don’t need to do anything. As long as we release the news, he will take the bait no matter if it’s true or not,” said Ryder unhurriedly.
The corners of Marina’s mouth twitched. It was shameless to take advantage of a person’s weakness like this, but it was not a big deal compared to Mark’s viciousness.
“Aren’t you curious why I am so sure?”
Ryder turned his head and asked Marina. Over the past year, they had quarrels with each other. Sometimes, they treat each other with respect.
“You said the obsession.”
Mark thought he would succeed, but he didn’t expect that everything would be ruined by Maeve.
That woman was so ruthless that she set Mark up with her own life.
Compared with Maeve, Marina found herself too useless.
However, people with evil intentions would not end up well.
Marina felt sorry for Maeve. Maeve was dead, and Marina couldn’t go back. Instead, she continued to walk her own path.
…
It seemed to be particularly cold this winter. It snowed heavily for two days, and the traffic in Jin City was almost paralyzed. According to the weather department, it was a snow disaster that was rarely seen in more than ten years.
Due to the heavy snow, the power supply in the old urban area of the capital city was cut off, and the Internet was shut down in some places. It was very difficult for people to go out.
The villa of the Langdon family was already covered in snow. Even if the maid used the most advanced snow shoveling machine, it was useless. The snow was too thick.
Marina wore a thick down jacket. At this time, the people walking on the street were like bears and struggled to move.
Because of the heavy snow, Marina and Ryder could not go home, so they could only stay in the group building for the time being. Ryder was finally not busy, and they had time to sit together and play chess.
“Well, I shouldn’t have taken this step.”
Marina finally realized that she was in a crisis after Ryder attacked her. According to the situation, Ryder could kill her in less than three steps.
“Darling, I was stunned just now. I put it in the wrong position.”
Not long after Marina took back a move, she was blocked by Ryder again. She quibbled, struggled, and shamelessly got another chance to take back another move.
“It is said that chess is like character. You…”
Ryder raised his eyebrows. He could nothing to Marina. Many people would be defeated in half an hour. Marina was an exception because she had been taking back a move.
“Shut up. What does my character have to do with this?”
Was there anything wrong with a man giving in to a woman? Marina thought she was taking stock.
“Alright, you are right.”
Ryder felt helpless. Except for Marina, he would not be patient with anyone. He was happy that they could not go home. If they went back, Marina would focus all her attention on the child and had no time to care about him.
“I’m done playing!”
Seeing that she was about to lose and there was no way out, Marina curled her lips and stood up. She touched her stomach. “I’m hungry!”
In chess, she had never defeated this man. He seemed to be able to guess her next move every time and set up a trap for her, making her unconsciously follow the trap he set.
It was just like the relationship between them. She was not unconsciously bound by him and could no longer escape.