In the basement, Ronan received a reply within moments of sending the message."Don't go too far."He smiled and shook his head, typing back line by line. "I know, I know you're worried about her.""But she probably doesn't need us to worry. I haven't even lifted a finger yet, and she's already covered most of the tracks."With that mindset and those methods, I'm starting to wonder if she's done this before."The other party ignored his teasing, and a new message appeared on the screen."When are you planning to surface and wrap this up?" "No rush," Ronan replied leisurely. "Theodore can't hold down the board. Once the chaos hits its peak, I'll use the opportunity to root out and clean up those ambitious wolves and parasites in leadership. "As for whoever attacked me this time..."He paused to think before adding, "My collaboration with your team has created competition, so plenty of people are getting antsy. Who knows which one couldn't sit still and made the first move?
Thankfully, from what Marisol had learned during this time, Orion was a boy who kept his promises and trusted her deeply. Once he agreed to something, he wouldn't go around spilling secrets.The Verdant Woods neighborhood was tucked away in a remote part of town. Daily life there was inconvenient, which was why most of the villas remained empty and sales had been slow. Even though it was daytime, the streets were quiet, with no one in sight.Once inside the villa, Marisol sent Orion upstairs to the second-floor bedroom. She put on a cartoon for him, promised to be up in 30 minutes, and locked the door behind her before heading back down. ...In the basement, Marisol took a deep breath and pushed open the door. Her gaze met that of the man leaning against the wall.Ronan was already awake. His face was still ashen, but his eyes filled with amusement. He said, "You came."Marisol nodded silently, carrying over a folding table. Then, she placed the nutritional meal she'd bought fro
At Franco Tech, several people huddled together in the office, each clutching laptops while reviewing the constant stream of incoming information and files."Alinta Gardner?" Lucian spotted one particular name. He frowned slightly as he looked toward Zayne and asked, "She was there too?""Who's that?" Seeing him show curiosity about another woman, Nevaeh's attention immediately shifted over."One of Marisol's friends," Lucian replied casually. Nevaeh was taken aback and quickly pulled up this person's information on her computer to review it.Meanwhile, Zayne explained, "I already checked her out. She was there that day to mediate a financial dispute case, and the police station has records of the call. I had someone examine her car this morning too, and there were no traces of blood."By now, Nevaeh had finished reading the file and dismissed it. "She probably wouldn't dare do something like hiding someone."Marisol was already such a pushover, so how impressive could her friend
Marisol had been helping Nolan take care of Orion, and in return, he basically caused her divorce. Nolan felt incredibly guilty and struggled to find the right words. Eventually, he managed only a dry question. "You're getting divorced?"Marisol stared at him, speechless. She thought, "Seriously, dude? Can we focus on Orion first?"Still, it surprised her. "This has been going on for a while now, and we're about to go to court. Didn't Lucian tell you?"Nolan was stunned. "For a while?"Marisol frowned. "Since before New Year's."Well, at least it wasn't his advice that caused this. Nonetheless, Nolan thought Lucian was really something. He managed to keep such a massive secret despite their regular meetings. When he thought about that, he instantly felt deflated.Marisol, however, had run out of patience. She'd stayed up all night dealing with the car situation and hadn't gotten any sleep, leaving her mentally and physically exhausted. She began ushering him toward the door.S
The door was left ajar—half-open, half-shut.Marisol's eyes widened as she locked gazes with the man who had turned toward her, and her racing heart instantly settled down. "What are you doing here?""Mommy!" Orion, who was dressed in his raccoon pajamas, stumbled forward with tears streaming down his face. His sobs echoed in the dim hospital room.Marisol was too distracted by Orion's state to ask why this uncle-nephew duo had shown up at her room around 4:30 am. She quickly crouched down to comfort the pitifully crying child in her arms. Orion seemed terrified by something, and she couldn't tell how long he'd been crying before this. However, it didn't take long before exhaustion overtook him. He passed out right there in her arms, his little body limp with sleep.She carried him to the bed and gently tucked him under the blanket. Then, she finally turned to Nolan. Both of them wore the same look of confusion.Before she could say a word, Nolan spoke first. "You scared the cra
After finishing most of her packing, Marisol rushed back to the hospital. She had barely settled into her hospital bed when the door opened and Nolan walked in with Orion, who had just gotten out of school."Why is your face so red?" Nolan noticed her deep blush, and for a moment, he was caught off guard. Marisol was startled and touched her face. She figured it was from running too fast and trying to beat the clock."Probably the heat. The weather's warming up," she said casually. Then, she bent down to chat with Orion for a few moments before pulling Nolan out of the room.Once they were away from Orion, she spoke up. "I'm about to be discharged from the hospital, and I can't keep Orion by my side all the time. It's not good for him to be too dependent on me. I can't take care of him forever, and you're his guardian, so you should be spending more time with him."Nolan hadn't expected her to bring this up and found himself in a difficult position. He did want to spend more time