Chapter 365
Because of this incident, Marina’s previously depressed mood because of her mother was suppressed.
She followed Simon to his house.
She did not contact Mary and the others again.
They did not come looking for her either.
The few days passed peacefully for Marina.
That peace continued only until the morning of the next day.
Marina received a call from Mary.
Mary expressed her intention to meet Marina.
Manna changed into her clothes and went over to meet Mary.
Mary chose a cafe at a discreet location.
When Marina arrived, she noticed there were basically no customers.
It was rare that Sam was not by Mary’s side.
Marina sat opposite Mary in surprise.
“Well, well. Would you have never contacted us if I hadn’t called you?” Mary slowly put down the teacup in her hand.
She looked up at Marina, and a trace of disappointment flashed across her eyes.
“That’s not true. You looked mad that day, so I wanted to wait for you to calm down first,” Marina spoke calmly.
“Hmph! What do you mean by waiting for me to calm down? Your focus had been on Simon lately. How can you still think about your father and me?” Mary snorted.
“Family and lover are always equal. I won’t give up my family just because of my lover Marina was indeed a little angry when she left back then.
However, this did not mean she would draw a clear line with the Bailey family in the future.
She just wanted to give each other some time, then find a way to communicate.
“Are you mocking me?” Mary looked at her meaningfully.
“I wasn’t…” Marina felt like a scapegoat.
“Do you want to know why I’ve always disagreed with you being with Simon and even forced you to stay away from him?” Mary finally got to the main point of the meeting.
“You’re willing to tell me?” Marina’s eyes lit up with hope.
Actually, she had been investigating for the past few days why her mother did not agree to her being with Simon.
However, there were no clues.
Unexpectedly, she was actually willing to take the initiative to explain.
“Do you know why the Hernandez family became one of the Four Families?” Mary suddenly threw out a surprising topic..
“It might have been… because of the wealth accumulated by the ancestors,” Marina said uncertainly.
The Bailey family’s wealth and reputation had also been accumulated for generations.
After all, there were examples of people becoming rich overnight.
However, their achievement was not big enough, and they could only be called wealthy businessmen at most.
They had yet to become a top–notch wealthy family.
The Four Families‘ status had been passed down from generation to generation.
It was not something that ordinary people could cross.
“You’re right. It requires accumulating ancestors‘ wealth, but do you know that the Hernandez family only entered the Four Families later?”
I’ve heard of this before.” Marina nodded.
In the past, during the upheaval, some families had fallen.
The Hernandez family seemed to have risen at that time.
It started from Simon’s grandpa’s generation.
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However, as the Hernandez family became more and more powerful, others stopped talking about that.
“Actually, the Hernandez family was just a perished wealthy family back then.
“But suddenly, the Hemandez family rose very quickly.
“In almost a few years, they had successfully advanced to the Four Families,” Mary said slowly.
“That’s not strange, right? After all, the situation at that time was rather turbulent. It’s normal for wealthies to appear in troubled times. Although Marina did not understand what Mary wanted to say, she replied thoughtfully.
“It’s indeed easy for wealthies to appear in troubled times, but it’s also easy for some things that can only grow in the darkness to spread.”
At this point, Mary suddenly paused. The expression in her eyes became a little strange as if she was reminiscing about something
“What do you mean?” Marina did not quite understand.
Mary sighed and took a deep look at Marina.
“The Hernandez family was able to rise so quickly in such a short time because they received a very large sum of money.
“Not only money, but also an incomparably powerful force”
“It’s precisely because they have these two that they can be invincible in the bustling city and successfully advance to one of the Four Families.”
When Marina heard this, she could not help but frown.
“Back then, Mr. Hernandez had three sons under him. The most outstanding one was his eldest son. But in the end, the youngest son, who inherited the family head’s position, was the one he looked down on the most. He was also Simon’s biological father. Have you ever thought that there was some unknown secret in between?”
“Mom, what are you trying to say?” Marina was getting more and more confused.
She just wanted to untangle and reveal the complicated story.
Mary slowly leaned on the backrest of her chair.
She raised her head and looked out of the window.
Then, she lowered her voice.
“I’ve only had one lifelong friend in my life. There aren’t many people in this world that I admire from the bottom of my heart. She’s one of them.”
“Who is it? Why haven’t I heard you mention it before?” Marina was a little surprised.
Her mother basically did not have many friends around her.
Other than the family, they were just some work partners.
However, Mary was also distant from her colleagues.
Basically, she would not take the initiative to interact with them.
“Simon’s biological mother!” Mary said each word clearly.
Marina was really shocked.
She did not expect her mother to be so close to Simon’s biological mother.
Why hadn’t she mentioned it before?
“She’s the most outstanding, courageous, and brightest girl I’ve ever met.”
“If there’s an adjective to describe her, it’s probably the warm winter sun.”
Marina looked at Mary in front of her and felt a little strange.
That was the first time she had heard her mother praise someone like this.
“When we first met, she told me she was just an ordinary college student.
“But after interacting with her, I realized she seemed to be hiding many secrets.
“But she didn’t want to tell me, so I didn’t ask further.
“She knew Simon’s father through my recommendation.
“And this is the most wrong thing I’ve ever done. I’m still regretting it!”
Mary’s expression could not help but turn cold.
“Why?” Marina asked.
Simon had never told her about his parents.
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The only thing she knew was that Simon’s biological mother had passed away at a very young age.
His father soon married Ruth.
She wasn’t sure about the deeper details.
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