Everyone was silent.
Paige stood there, her long eyelashes slightly drooping, running away from home.
She actually left.
Just like that.
She thought about the nonsense Enrico said after taking his medicine last night, and belatedly understood his intentions.
But did it have to be such a big deal?
“What’s wrong, Mommy?”
Gabriel sat on the sofa, swinging his two short legs, looking at Paige a little confusedly. Why was her expression so serious? Is she really going to give him extra lessons?
“Paige, what’s going on?”
Blanca looked at Paige with some concern. Last night, Enrico came home carried like he had been seriously injured, and now he’s running away again?
Even the biggest chaebol problem in country A has been solved. Now is the time to focus on fighting the virus and consolidating power. Why did he leave?
What’s going on?
It’s just that he’s still angry, that he’s unhappy that she doesn’t consider his feelings when doing things, that… she hasn’t yet appeased him.
“We’ve had a little problem,”
Paige could only say in front of so many people.
Alonso’s face turned black. “How dare he, a grown man, run away from home? What’s he so arrogant about?”
“…”
The three siblings of the Folsom family silently cast a glance at each other. Didn’t you say that Enrico was a good person before?
Alonso pretended not to see and cleared his throat. “Paige, don’t worry, I’ll go get him back for you right now. As soon as I get him back, I’ll divorce him. There’s only a zero chance and countless chances of running away from home. You can’t let a man like that go.”
Isn’t that a description of cheating and domestic violence?
Paige sat down next to Gabriel and fell silent.
“Can’t you just hope for the best? Is there anyone like you as a father?” Brangelina couldn’t stand it anymore and couldn’t help but speak up.
“This is the time to do great things, and Enrico’s disappearance at this time is indeed a bit irresponsible,” Mitchell said with a frown, not being biased.
Paige, on the other hand, could not bear to hear anyone speak ill of Enrico. She could not help but say, “If he really was irresponsible, I could have completely ruined the plan when I made it before, but he didn’t. He has been patient for too long and just needs to vent a little.”
“How dare he vent?” Alonso was annoyed again.
“Can you not take such a subversive stance?” Blanca could not help but say.
She didn’t think there was anything wrong with Enrico. In the previous plan, Enrico had put himself in danger, asking them all to save Paige. For that, what was the point of running away from home?
And he couldn’t be allowed to get a little emotional?
“Exactly, this man ran away from home, and he’s not the first.”
Brangelina followed up, giving Alonso a sidelong glance.
A fatherly figure just can’t see his own shortcomings, and the world is full of his son-in-law’s flaws.
“…”
Alonso was speechless.
“Wait a minute.”
Paige got up from the sofa and walked upstairs. In a moment, she came back with some documents, handing half to Blanca and half to Mitchell. ‘Regarding the two families returning to the mainland for development, I have asked someone to prepare some documents to pave the way for them.’
“You did this?” Mitchell looked at her in surprise.
“Things have developed in this way, and there is an urgent need for new figures to step forward in the country to maintain stability. This is also the right time. Everyone has suffered losses and worked together to fight the epidemic and get through this difficult time. I believe the benefits will come back,” Paige said as she stood there.
“The Folsom family was prepared to use all their assets to cover the losses from this virus,” Brangelina said.
“Now that the plutocrats in the way are gone, many measures can be enforced. The quarantine will definitely go more smoothly than before. I dare not say that the virus can be eliminated in the short term, but it will definitely be a great success if it is well controlled.”
Paige looked at them and said, ‘Most of my people are now researching the front line of the virus, so to control this, you need to work together with Jaden and follow the instructions of the presidential palace.’
Having said this, everyone looked at Paige fixedly, pondering the inconsistency in her words.
“You’re not going to take charge?” Mitchell looked at her.
Take charge?
If she really wanted to, there was just too much to do.
After controlling the virus, she had to find a way to overcome it, then develop Wind Island, develop the economy, and reorganize Temple in Heaven.
The man had been in so much pain last night, but he kept repeating one thing over and over again, putting everything before her, never caring about his feelings.
He cared a lot, a lot.
Forget it.
In the past, every time, it ended with him compromising. This time, it was her turn to compromise.
“Is that okay?”
Paige stood there, her black and white eyes looking at everyone present.
There was no longer the decisiveness she had when she first walked into the building, nor the courage to lead. She just looked at them calmly, with the eyes of a young girl, clean and faint, quietly asking their meaning.
This glance seemed to carry a little bit of heartfelt sense of dependence.
Not to mention Alonso, even Mitchell’s heart melted, “Of course, young people should have the freedom of young people’s whims. This A country is not going to stop turning just because you two are gone.”
“…”
Didn’t you just say that Enrico was being irresponsible?
The crowd silently looked at the old man.
“Don’t worry, I heard that Jaden also managed Enrico’s consortium for a few years, so he has the experience and won’t mess things up. Our two families will be based in The Capital, and once we have established a firm foundation, we will give you the funds to restructure Temple in Heaven, so you can relax a bit.” Mitchell directly promised.
“Well, we don’t plan for much development at the moment, and we will focus on controlling the virus. If there are any problems, you can come back,” Blanca solemnly added.
“…”
Paige looked at them and smiled faintly.
…
“So, Paige, you’ve decided to chase your husband thousands of miles away?”
In the coffee shop, Paige found Nick and Carrie and asked them out for a drink. The two of them looked at her in disbelief.
The other members of the Peak Club were all on the front line, and Paige didn’t want to disturb them, so she just put her phone on the table and opened the group chat. Cynthia, Derrick, David, and Lamont all let out almost simultaneous screams.
Paige sat there, ignoring their fuss, and said firmly, “Yes.”
She was going to go find Enrico.
Enrico had deliberately left those words for Gabriel, and he had also told her not to go find him. If she really didn’t go, then…
She thought about it, but still couldn’t think of anything that Enrico would do, and it wasn’t what she wanted after all.
“…”
Nick and Carrie stared at her intently, as if they wanted to peel off her mask and see who she really was.
“Don’t look at me like that. I already made a choice before. I put aside my work and went to Eastdown to find the letter of divorce,” Paige said.
“That’s different. That time, my brother-in-law’s life was at stake, so I had to go. But this time, you’re obviously going…”
Carrie was at a loss for words.
Cynthia took over for her in the group chat, “Falling in love.”
Yes, this time, Paige was clearly going to leave everything behind to fall in love, otherwise she would not have handed over all the work she had been doing. This was not her style.
When she first returned to The Capital, she cured Enrico and the two of them reunited after a long time. They should have been sweet and sticky together, but she still did her work every day and never really left it behind.