Chapter 461
Chapter 461
After leaving the Zamora family’s old residence, Marina and Daron made their way to the Blanchard family’s home. I Blanchard family’s butler saw Marina and Daron coming back and hurried over to greet them ‘Sir. Madam, dad you le something behind the butler asked.
Daron glanced inside the house, his voice low and steady as he spoke. “Has Mr. Blanchard already gone to bed? Daron asked
The butler nodded respectfully, “Yes, Mr. Blanchard has already turned in for the night,” the butler expert
Daron said quietly, I’ll just take a quick look and then head out”
The butler nodded and led Daron toward Durif’s room.
Daron stepped inside and, as expected, saw that Durif was already asleep. He quietly slipped out of the mom, making not to wake him. Meanwhile, Marina was waiting by the door. When she saw Daron come out, the walker mer to hom
Daron’s stiff face had relaxed considerably, and he spoke in a calm voice. “Let’s go,” he said
Marina nodded and walked beside Daron as they left. They had barely taken a few steps when they heard whi upstairs. Bette was standing at the top of the stairs in her bathrobe, looking down. Marina immediately stopped and t to look at Bette. “Bette.”
Bette gave a slight nod and asked, “Back again? What brings you here?”
Marina shot a glance at Daron, but since he kept quiet, she answered instead ‘Grandpa had a bette macht veritat and Daron was worried, so we came back to make sure he was okay.” Marina explained
Bette didn’t even spare Daron a glance. Instead, she spoke to Marina in a calm voce. “Take care on your was ach
Marina nodded. “Alright. You should get some rest, Bette.”
Bette murmured a quiet ‘mm,” said “Goodnight,” and then turned to head back to her room
The butler saw Marina and Daron out. On the way, Daron asked in a low voice. When did Ms. Zinoza goat‘
The butler replied respectfully. “Ms. Elnora returned not long after you lent.”
The butler added. “As long as she’s not on a business trip. My Elwes sever qaysi ugh the bar, oliebenk worries Mr. Blanchard might get anxious”
Darun nodded, saying nothing Once they were sure Dund was for word these won hand Daron and Marina headed bar & to the place.
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Marina knew Daron’s startup was still in its early days, and with the Zammers Crong breating down there were a fo competition, he was definitely way busier than before. She totally got it. After breasted Maries made her way back for Finley Group.
Lately, Carter couldn’t sit still. First, he got Reynaldo into the company, then he tried to put Mary into a you the Finder Group, too. The problem was that Mary had been a housewife for ages and had no experience, so Manawa Be her in. She turned her down right away.
But that set Carter off. He barged into Marina’s office and kicked up a fuss. It wasn’t until Zheng Chan seppert at of your t foot down that Carter finally backed off.
But Carter wasn’t about to give up. He’d been sucking up to Marina lately, trying to win her over Sure enough a Marina walked into the office, Carter showed up with Mary, both of them carrying gifts.
“Marina, I don’t mean any harm, Carter said, trying to sound sincere. It’s just that Mary’s geming up there n yanac doesn’t have any retirement benefits. I was thinking maybe she could take on a light job at the company at the pension sorted out. That way, when she’s older, shell have some income to fall back on
“It’s not like the Finley Group would lose anything over this. We’re all family. Why be so tough on your own people e
added.
Marina glanced at the gift box Carter had placed on her desk, snorted, and said. “She’s not exactly young, and share worked a day in her life. Where do you think we’d find some cushy job for her? Every position here actually matters
“If I open this door for her today, then every shareholder will think they can just shove their own people in the conquery whenever they want!
“So what, should I just start giving every mutt in the village a job as a guard?” Marina argued.
Carter’s expression changed instantly, his voice dropping low. “Marina, how can you compare Mary to those people
Marina looked at Carter, her voice cold. “With those few shares you’ve got, you don’t even have the right in these hanging into my office and yell at me.”
As she spoke, Marina grabbed the gift box from her desk and tossed it right at Carter’s feet. You show go with a couple of hundred bucks‘ worth of gifts and expect me to fix your lady’s reurement for you? Seriously, how shares cas p she snapped.
Carter clenched his jaw, glaring at Marina with barely contained fury But Marina looked at Carter
expression dripping with mockery. “If you keep stirring things up, you’d better watch out Heysko jah is safe. U you tried to sneak him into the branch office.
“He’s still on probation. One word from me, and he’s out
Carter’s face went pale, as if he’d just swallowed something butter Seeing this Mary sickly reached for Carter’s hard, berg voice gentle as she tried to calm him down Carter, let’s just let it go. Honestly, I don’t really need yote show holly.”
Carter shot Marina a fierce glare, then spun around and stomped out of the office. Meanwhile. Macy locked at the gut bek lying on the floor, sighed quietly, and bent down to pick it up before hurrying after Canter
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As they reached the door, Marina gave a cold chuckle. “Wow, you really can’t make ends meet, huh?
She taunted Carter. “Don’t tell me you’ve already blown through the trust fund Grandma left you?”
Carter hesitated for a moment, but then quickly walked away without looking back. Marina could tell at a glance. He swarty burned through most of the trust fund her grandma left him. If he still had cash, he wouldn’t be scrambling to sort car Mary’s retirement.
Marina took a deep breath, pulled out her phone, and texted someone to check up on Carter’s recent finances If Carter’s really out of cash, he’d end up leeching off Marina and Bette from that moment. There was no telling what he might de next, as he was a shameless man.
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Sara Lili is a daring romance writer who turns icy landscapes into scenes of fiery passion. She loves crafting hot love stories while embracing the chill of Iceland’s breathtaking cold.
