Chapter 244


    The callsted only three minutes, but Brian''s face went from pale to gloomy, and by the time he hung


    up, his eyes were practically bulging out of his head.


    "Mr. Cedillo..."


    Andre kept his cool, "Looks like you got the call from thepany."


    Brian’s vibe noticeably weakened as he was tightly restrained by Andre. "The Calder Corporation


    coboration, you, you..."


    Andre chuckled, speaking casually, "Calder Corporation has been backing the Marshal family for fifteen


    years now. It''s about time we gave otherpanies a shot."


    Calder Corporation was a partner of the Marshal Group. After saving Andre fifteen years ago, the


    Cedillo family thanked him by introducing Calder Corporation as a partner.


    Calder Corporation used to be a subsidiary of the Cedillo Group, but then it branched out on its own


    while still maintaining a tight rtionship with the Cedillos.


    For many years, Brian thought that Calder Corporation had grown into a big enterprise, no longer under


    Andre''s control. But to his surprise, Andre dared to breach the contract, risking a hefty penalty.


    Calder Corporation was notcking in partners, but he was.


    Andre said, "Brian, you''re so busy you don''t even have time to entertain guests. You seem a bit absent-


    minded. It looks like work has been overwhelming. So let me help relieve some work pressure for you,


    no need to thank me. The Marshal Group is already a mature enterprise, it doesn''t need my assistance


    anymore."


    Andre stood up, holding Mia''s hand, ready to leave.


    Brian quickly stood up, blocking Andre, "Andre, you can''t just cut us off like that, can you?"


    Andre said, "Cut off?"


    He nced at his nephew, then at the phone on the table. "I thought you did it on purpose, but you


    med me and my nephew for ruining your business just because a cup broke. You detained my


    nephew privately, treated him like a criminal, even confiscated his phone. Who''s really cutting who off


    here?"


    Brian quickly handed the phone on the table to Leo.


    Leo took it.


    Jillian knew the importance of Calder Corporation to the Marshal family. She went over and tried to


    grab Andre''s wrist with both hands. Anticipating her move, Andre pulled Mia from his right to his left.


    Jillian''s outstretched hand stopped in mid-air.


    Mia said, "What are you trying to do, grab my husband? If you dare to touch my husband today, I''ll


    make you pay."


    Jillian was so angry with Mia she was about to lose it, "Move aside, don''t get in the way of me talking to


    Andre."


    "Jillian, are you out of your mind? Every word I speak to you now feels like a waste."


    Jillian walked around Mia, standing in front of Andre blocking his way. "Andre, you can''t withdraw your


    investment from Calder Corporation. You''re driving our family into a dead end. My father saved you


    years ago. Is his favor only worth fifteen years?"


    Mia said, "...I don''t know whether it''s my sense of right and wrong that''s twisted, or yours."


    Leo said, "When ites to shamelessness, your family really takes the cake."


    Andre: "If someone was in a bind, would you just stand by and do nothing?"


    After saying that, he looked meaningfully at Brian, then left with his wife and nephew.


    Brian was taken aback as he watched Andre''s retreating figure. What did he mean by that?


    Inside the house, Jillian asked her father, "Dad, what did he mean just now? Will Andre help us?"


    Brian still hadn''t recovered from his shock.


    Andre started the car and drove off. Halfway, he told Leo, "Toss the phone."


    They drove to a deserted area, and Leo threw his phone out of the window. They were both worried the


    phone had been tampered with.


    Only then did Mia ask Leo, "How did you get caught?"


    Leo said, "I don''t know when someone started watching me. As soon as I went into the store, the clerk


    used me of breaking a cup and took me to a room. I didn''t realize it was a trap until I got there."


    "Who was it?"


    Leo replied, "I don''t know, but it definitely wasn''t someone from the Marshal family. Because during the


    handover, the Marshal family''s butler was taking orders from them."


    Andre drove in silence, not joining in the conversation. He was mulling over things while Mia was


    happily chatting with Leo in the back seat.


    "Mia, you were really sharp-tongued today."


    Mia: "Andre already told me that he suspects the Marshal family was involved in the kidnapping fifteen


    years ago, so I don''t need to be polite to them. And besides, I saw today that none of them are good


    people.


    Brian just puts on a tough front, but he''s powerless and loves to y the important person. He was


    getting all arrogant and wanted you to apologize to suppress our Cedillo family? In the end, he just


    created problems for himself.


    And Jillian, so arrogant and deluded. You can''t let people like her get the upper hand or they''ll just keep


    causing trouble."


    Leo gave Mia a round of apuse in the car. "It''s been a while since I''ve seen you shut someone down


    like that. I wonder if Andre was shocked."


    Mia: "Andre has seen me argue several times. In the first month after we got married, I spent most of


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    my time arguing with your mom."


    Leo was speechless.


    On the way home, Mia looked at her husband''s handsome profile, and she was unhappy. It was


    because of this face that she had so many rivals. "Honey, I even did my hair for you. How about you


    get stic surgery for me?"


    Andre was speechless.


    Once at the Cedillo family''s, Hansen was surprised to see the two returning so soon. "Didn''t you guys


    go abroad? Back so soon?"


    Mia just said, "Tired."


    Naomi asked, "Too much time on the road?"


    Leo added, "She''s tired from all the arguing."


    After learning about Molly''s whereabouts, Mia directly grabbed her luggage and went back to her room.


    Andre told Leo, "Change your clothes,e out with me."


    Leo went back to his room.


    Naomi asked Leo where he had beenst night and why he hadn''te home. Leo made up an


    excuse on the fly to keep his mom from worrying.


    Ten minutester, Andre returned to the bedroom and told Mia his ns, "I''m taking Leo to meet Mars,


    you just rx at home and adjust your jetg. Don''t worry."


    "Okay, but no drinking."


    "Alright, I promise."


    Mia hung up the clean clothes for both of them and sorted the dirtyundry into theundry basket.


    Crescent Park.


    When Mars arrived, Andre and Leo were already there waiting for him.


    "You guys only ever reach out when you need something," Marsined.


    He closed the door and sat in front of them, "Go ahead."


    Later, Molly learned that Leo was being detained by the Marshal family, and there was hostility between


    the Marshal family and Mia. Moreover, that woman was even Barbara''s family... and possibly involved


    in the kidnapping incident from fifteen years ago.


    Molly''s mood suddenly took a turn for the worse.