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Hayley noticed Bette’s displeasure and smiled. “Time for photos, Bette. Look this way.”
Bette let out a soft snort, pulled her gaze away from Hayley, and looked straight ahead.
Just as the photographer was about to snap the photo, Daron said in a deep, commanding voice. “Wait. We’re still missing
someone.”
Bette arched her brow and murmured quietly to Hayley, who was standing right beside her.
“Aunt Hayley, looks like my brother doesn’t see things the way you do. He’s not worried about what people might say
Hayley just kept smiling and didn’t say anything back to Bette.
After waiting for about two minutes, Harris spoke up in a deep, authoritative voice.
“Let’s not wait any longer and take the photos. The Zamora Group executives still need to give their speeches, so let’s not waste everyone’s time.”
As soon as Harris spoke, the photographer had no choice but to agree.
Daron looked around the venue for Marina, but she was nowhere in sight. When it was time for the photos, his expression turned grim.
Once the photos were done, everyone returned to their seats and sat down.
After that, representatives from the subsidiaries began presenting their annual reports to the Zamora Group’s senior management and shareholders.
Daron sat in his seat, his face stern and grim the whole time.
Marina came back with the medicine for Zara. She saw that someone else was already speaking on stage, but she didn’t look the least bit surprised. She just walked over calmly and handed the medicine to Zara.
Zara reached out to take it, with gratitude written all over her face.
“Thank you, Ms. Finley. Hope it wasn’t too much trouble for you,” Zara said.
Marina replied in a calm, quiet voice, “No problem.”
After that, she stepped aside and joined her colleagues from the executive office.
As she stood there, Marina couldn’t shake the feeling that someone was watching her.
She glanced up in the direction of that intense gaze, only to find Daron staring at her, his face cold and his eyes dark with
annoyance.
When Marina caught Daron’s intense, displeased look, a trace of complicated emotion flickered in her eyes.
‘What did I do this time to make him upset again?‘ she thought.
She didn’t want to bother guessing what was going on in Daron’s mind. Avoiding his gaze, stage and didn’t spare him a single glance the whole time.
she kept her fixed
eyes
on the
The Zamora Group had hundreds of subsidiaries worldwide.
When the subsidiaries started their reports, the whole process seemed endless.
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Daron frowned, his gaze shifting to Hayley and Zara, who were slowly making their way over from behind
Zara rested her hands on the handles, caught Daron’s gaze, and asked in a careful voice, “Is something wrong?”
Her eyes flickered with a trace of nerves.
Bette let out a cold snort, turned to Zara in her wheelchair, and said in a frosty tone, “Zara, don’t forget what you promised me. And don’t even think about playing games or pulling any sneaky moves in front of me.”
Zara bit her lip, her eyes filling with hurt at Bette’s sudden accusation.
“Bette, I really don’t get what you’re talking about,” Zara said.
Bette fixed her with a cold, piercing stare. “Don’t play dumb with me.”
Zara was about to protest, but Hayley rested her hand on Zara’s shoulder and spoke in a gentle, almost placating voice.
“Whatever it is, let’s deal with it at home. People are coming and going. If we start bickering here, we’ll just end up being the office gossip.”
Zara bit her lip and nodded, doing as she was told, but her eyes quickly grew misty as she fell silent.
Bette gave her a frosty look, then climbed into the car, her face unreadable.
Before getting in, she shot Marina a look, her tone brooking no argument.
“Well? Get in.”
Seeing Bette’s attitude, Marina sighed inwardly, opened the front passenger door, and slipped into the seat.
Bette just stared for a moment, at a loss for words.
‘Seriously, does Marina think she’s my personal assistant now?‘ Bette thought, feeling a bit helpless.
Bette pressed a hand to her forehead, suddenly feeling a headache.
Bette could still remember how, ten years ago, Elnora would brag about Marina, her face all proud and doting, saying how cute Marina was.
But now that Bette had actually spent time with Marina herself, she just didn’t see it.
Seriously, not a single bit of that supposed cuteness.
All she saw was someone stubborn and hard to deal with. ‘Cute? Not even close.
Bette let out a heavy sigh. If Elnora hadn’t come to make peace and act all humble, she wouldn’t even give Marina the time of day.
Marina knew full well that Bette was standing up for her.
She understood it was all because of her sister, Elnora.
But even after Bette called out Hayley and Zara for deliberately sending her away, Daron didn’t even seem to care.
‘What am I supposed to do?‘ Marina thought, resigned.
In the end, it all depended on Daron.
Lohan Sa oven if she was right, she’d
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just end up looking like the troublemaker.
So she didn’t bother to make a scene.
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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.
