Chapter 221
The room remained dimly lit and quiet, with no lights on.
Marina advanced with caution, her movements marked by a sense of unease.
She called Simon’s name tentatively, but the sound of her own voice was the only reply that came forth.
She was confused.
She wondered, “Is he not in the room?
“Did he notice the trap and avoid it?
“Makes sense.
“He can’t be so careless.
“How could such a puerile plot have ensnared him?”
Marina shook her head, concluding her concern to be unfounded.
She spun around, ready to leave the room.
At this moment, the stillness was disrupted by a slight movement within the room.
Marina suddenly stopped in her tracks.
The noise appeared to be increasingly clamorous, intermingled with a muffled voice.
Despite the muffled sound, Marina was able to discern that it was Simon’s voice.
She strode into the bedroom without hesitation.
At the same time as she walked over, someone staggered out of the room.
With a loud thud, he pinned Marina down on the ground.
In the light of the phone screen, Marina discerned the person atop her
It was Simon.
“Marina?” Simon’s voice reached her ears, feeble and laden with deliberate restraint, as though he was subduing something within his body.
“Simon, are you okay?” Marina inquired anxiously, her words rushing forth in concern.
“Perhaps… not quite okay,” Simon admitted, his entire body slumping in defeat.
Marina fett immobilized under the weight of the pressure, rendered incapable of any movement whatsoever.
“Can you get off me first?” Marina asked.
“… I’m afraid I can’t…I don’t have the strength.” Simon’s words hung in the air, their intention veiled, as his breath grazed Marina’s neck, leaving uncertainty in its wake.
Marinn was speechless.
She thought, “You don’t have the strength, right?
“Then I’m sorry. Don’t blame me.”
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Marina’s eyes filled with darkness, and in a surge of determination, she mustered her strength and swiftly flipped Simon over.
Simon’s towering frame collided with the ground, creating a resounding impact.
He emitted a series of groans.
“Aren’t you… rather relentless?”
“Is that so? I was attempting to be gentle,” Marina replied, her tone filled with a mixture of disbelief and irony. Gradually, she got up and illuminated the room by turning on the lights.
Unaccustomed to the abrupt illumination, Simon instinctively raised his hand to shield his eyes from the glaring light ahead.
“Why are you still sprawled on the ground? Get up quickly,” Marina chided, casting a disapproving gaze upon him.
“Didn’t I mention that I have no strength left? Help me up…” Simon pleaded, extending his hand towards Marina, seeking her assistance.
“Quit the charade,” Marina admonished, fixing him with a stern, cautionary stare.
Simon didn’t know what to say.
He thought, “Oh no!
“What gave me away?
“No way!”
“I said get up.” Marina’s patience waned as she observed Simon still sprawled on the ground, unmoving. Frustration surged within her, and she took a decisive step forward, delivering a forceful kick to jolt him into action.
Simon knew that his act had failed.
He propped himself up from the ground with a gradual effort.
“How did you find out that I wasn’t drugged?” Simon asked as he adjusted his clothes.
“When you pinned me down earlier, you deliberately restrained my limbs. It was quite apparent. How could an unconscious person even contemplate suppressing the other person’s limbs at that moment?” Marina retorted, rolling her eyes at him in disbelief.
Simon was speechless.
“Oh shite! I should have known that. I’ll improve it next time.” Simon looked like he had learned something.
Marina was speechless.
“There is no fucking next time! If you dare to lie to me like this again, I’ll really drug you. You know, with the kind of drug that will make you no longer a man.” Marina’s eyes were filled with warning.
Simon was speechless.
He thought, “What a heartless girl!
“But who would suffer if I am no longer a man?”
Of course, he had no gut to tell her his thought.
He changed the topic. “So what brings you here? Have you been keeping tabs on me?”
“Who has the time to keep tabs on you?” Marina scoffed, dismissing his self–centeredness. “By chance, I overheard Hannah bribing the hotel waiter outside. He mentioned adding something to your wine.
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“I happen to be here so I came over to take a look,” Marina explained calmly.
“You do care about me. Admit it. Otherwise, why would you take the risk by yourself?” Simon only paid attention to what he wanted to hear.
Marina, rendered speechless, rolled her eyes at him in exasperation. With the assurance of Simon’s safety, she readied herself to depart.
“So, nothing is up here, bye.”
“Where are you off to?” Simon trailed closely behind, his curiosity piqued.
“Peter’s company is having an annual party downstairs,” Marina explained.
“Are you interested in such occasions?” Simon was a little surprised.
He thought that Marina probably did not like to attend such boring gatherings.
“I was invited.” As She spoke, Marina had already walked to the door.
“Well, if you’re that bored, I’ll accompany you,” Simon declared.
“What?” Marina could not help but stop and look up at Simon.
“Can’t I?”
“Have you taken care of everything on your end?” Marina raised an eyebrow, questioning.
“Didn’t you already knock her out? What else is there to settle?”
Marina was speechless.
“Up to you.” Upon hearing Simon’s words, Marina did not say anything else.
She turned around and left.
Simon naturally followed quickly.
Marina returned to the banquet hall with Simon.
The annual party officially began.
As Simon said, such activities were extremely boring.
However, the others were having a good time.
Jessica’s planning was novel.
However, Marina had long passed the age where she loved to play games.
She was chatting casually with Simon in a corner.
“I think your stepmother arranged the whole thing,” Marina said calmly.
“Of course. Hannah wouldn’t dare” Simon snorted.
“What do you plan to do with your stepmother?” Marina asked.
“originally thought that as long as she doesn’t make trouble, I’ll ensure her a carefree life..
“But if she wants to get something that doesn’t belong to her, I have to teach her a lesson.” Simon’s eyes flickered with a dark light.
“Yenny is not easy to deal with.” Marina did not know much about their family’s matters.
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However, after the previous incident,
She finally saw the truth of the matter.
Ruth and Hannah were just tools.
The person who was really commanding all of this from behind was Yenny.
He was the head of the Pembroke family.