Durif wore a kind smile as he watched Marina finish buttoning Daron’s shirt and then quietly step aside. His smile deepened a line.
I’m relieved to see you’re doing well,” Durif said.
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Durif had come here just to check on Daron.
Ever since Bette and Marina came to Frency together, he hadn’t been sleeping well.
When Wilhelmina left, she only left him with these two grandchildren. The last thing Durif wanted was for something to happen to them while he was still alive.
Over the years, he’d sheltered Bette so well that she grew up outspoken and utterly fearless.
But Daron, as the Zamora family’s heir, had it much tougher than Bette ever did.
Now, danger seemed to be lurking around every corner for him.
When Durif first heard that the Milner and Zamora families were planning to join forces through marriage, he and Harris had several phone calls about it.
He was just worried that Daron wouldn’t have someone by his side who truly had his back.
But he never expected Daron to be so headstrong about his own marriage that he just went ahead and got the marriage certificate without telling anyone.
Now, seeing how close the two of them were, Durif could finally relax.
Anyway, since Daron went and got the marriage license himself, it showed he really cared about her.
Daron had spent his whole life making deals and calculating gains. If even the one he shared his life with was just scheming for their own benefit, then life would lose all its flavor.
When Marina saw Durif’s gaze land on her, her face lit up with a smile as she took the initiative to greet him.
“Grandpa,” she said.
Durif nodded in satisfaction.
Daron led Durif to a seat, while Marina casually slipped away to get them some warm water.
Bette watched Marina as she left the room.
Marina smiled softly at Bette. Seeing Marina carrying the water cups, Bette was about to get up to help her out.
But as soon as Bette made a move, Daron, sitting right across from her, gave her a sharp look. He immediately got up, wen straight to Marina, took the cups from her, and placed them on the table himself.
Bette chuckled, sidled up to Durif, and teased, “Grandpa, has Daron ever served you water himself, even once, all these years?”
Durif gave it some thought before shaking his head. “No.”
Daron had always been pretty reserved, and with all the staff at both the Blanchard and Zamora families, he never had to lift
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a finger for things like serving water.
Honestly, he’s never actually done it himself.
Durif took a sip of water and smiled at Daron.
Durif teased, “Getting married really does make a difference. You’re finally learning to care about others.”
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He added, “You two really were meant to be. I still remember the look on Daron’s face when Harris first suggested he get engaged to the Finley family. He looked ready to bolt.”
“Who would’ve thought, ten years later, he’d be the one who couldn’t wait to marry Marina?” Durif teased.
Marina just smiled quietly to herself at that.
Daron rubbed his temples and replied, “Grandpa, you’re misremembering. When did I ever fight it?”
Back then, he never really protested.
He was honestly pretty surprised when he found out Marina was five years younger than him. He actually learned about it long before Marina even knew.
He’d just turned twenty at the time, and when he first heard about it, he thought Durif’s idea was completely nuts.
Just as Durif was about to say more, Bette cut in with a laugh.
“Grandpa, you’d better stop now. If you keep going, Daron’s probably going to end up sleeping on the couch tomorrow,” she teased.
Durif laughed along, then smoothly shifted the conversation back to things in Vrufield.
Before Durif came to Frency, he’d heard that Harris was seriously ill and bedridden. So he made a special trip to check on
him.
But when he got there, Harris was perfectly fine. He was sitting in his study, playing chess with the butler.
No wonder Daron came up with the idea of faking an illness.
Turns out, the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.
As Daron heard the story, he just laughed along with Durif.
Durif only spent a day in Frency before heading home to Vrufield.
As for Bette, she figured there was nothing left for her to do in Frency, so she tagged along with Durif back to Vrufield:
Marina, on the other hand, stayed behind in Frency to keep Daron company.
Verena showed up at the hospital every single day at first, always causing a fuss. But since she never even caught a glimpse of Daron, she just gave up in the end.
After Daron got out of the hospital, he went straight to the branch office and called an impromptu meeting.
Leo was so caught up in the whole mess with Victor that when Daron suggested firing Leo, he didn’t even bat an eye.
All eyes were on Leo, but he just sat there totally spaced out, clearly not giving a damn about the meeting.
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“This isn’t up for discussion. I’m informing you, not negotiating, Whether you like it or not, you’re out,” Daron continued
Leo looked really upset, shocked at how ruthless Daron was acting,
Deron, I don’t care if you want Victor to take the fall. He screwed up, he should pay for it, Leo said, his voice tense
“But I’m your dad. Do you really have to be this cold to your own father? Leo pleaded
Running the branch office was Leo’s last line of defense. His final foothold of power.
After leaving, Zamora Group’s headquarters, he was already out of the power circle.
If he lost control of the branch now, he’d be a nobody in the Zamora family. It’d be as if he never existed at all.
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