Chapter 291
“What happened to her?” When Simon Hernandez saw Marina Bailey’s expression, he knew that there
must be something going on behind the scene.
“She gives me the feeling she is Chrislyn Neil. Whether it’s her frown or smile, or her every move, she’s
v Chrislyn Marina recalled the scene when she saw Chrislyn previously and her emotions fluctuated a
little.
“Previously, I was very certain that Jeffery had recognized the wrong person.
s very
simr to
“I thought he missed Chrislyn too much, and that was why he grabbed onto this non–existent illusion
tightly.
“But after seeing that person, I almost believed that Chrislyn had returned.” Marina’s voice was a little
soft.
“Actually, I believe you have countless ways to verify whether that person is Chrislyn or not.
“The reason you have such doubts is simply because your heart is filled with a trace of hope, just like
Jeffery Garcia.
“Both of you hoped that nothing happened to Chrislyn, so you two started to find excuses for
yourselves from the bottom of your heart.
“Therefore, sometimes, it may not be that this person’s acting skills are good, but that they have
grasped the most fragile part of your hearts.”
Simon did not know Chrislyn, so he did not feel any guilt towards her.
Therefore, he was able to analyze the entire situation very rationally.
Marina’s lips moved when she heard this.
After quite a while, she managed to squeeze out a somewhat pale smile.
“You’re probably right. Indeed, I am hoping that she’s still alive….
“After Chrislyn was gone, I enlisted in the military. I avenged her and brought those kidnappers to
justice.
“But my heart had never rxed. Though those people had received the punishment they deserved,
the dead would nevere back to life anymore.
Jeffery also became extremely dejected because of this Marina’s tone was filled with guilt.
“So because of this, your Bailey family has been secretly supporting the Garcia family all these years?”
Simon said slowly.
In reality, the Garcia family had already shown signs of decline.
Based on Simon’s prediction, the Garcia family should have been gradually removed from the ranks of
the Four Families over the next few years
However, whay surprised Simon was that the Garcia family kept hanging on, barely getting by all these
years.
After some investigation, Simon found out that the Bailey family had been helping them behind the
scenes.
In the past, he had thought that it was probably because their families had a close rtionship.
Therefore, the Bailey family was willing to sacrifice so much to help the Garcia family maintain a vain
vencer of prosperity.
However, from the looks of things now, Simon was wrong all along.
The reason the Garcia family was still able to stand among the ranks of the Four Families was all due
to Marina’s sense of guilt.
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“Mr. Garcia was also a formidable mover and shaker in the business world back then, but none of his
sons inherited his excellent genes.
“On the other hand. Jeffery took after his grandfather a lot ever since he was young.
“Mr. Garcia has always nurtured Jeffery as his sessor. All these years, he has been showering
Jeffery with a lot of attention.
“Later, after something happened to Chrislyn, Jeffery gave up everything. Mr. Garcia aged a lot
overnight.
“He was still supporting the Garcia family with all his might, but his health had been deteriorating over
the years. I couldn’t bear to see the elderly man still working so hard at his age, so I went to look for
Jeffery.”
To my surprise, Chrislyn also showed up…”
In fact, everything that Marina had done for the Garcia family all these years could already make up for
the regrets of the
past
Even Alfredo also told Marina that she did not owe them anything at all.
After all, back then, Chrislyn chose to do what she did entirely on her own ord.
It could also be said that Chrislyn chose Marina over Jeffery without hesitation.
Therefore, there was no need for Marina to atone for what happened back then.
However, Marina refused to listen. All these years, be it money or resource allocation, she would favor
the Garcia family almost all the time.
Despite doing all these things, there was simply no way to salvage such a massive sinking ship.
It was just dying the behemoth’s inevitable demise.
“Then what do you n to do now?” Simon looked at Marina with zing eyes.
Marina moved her lips and only spoke after quite a while.
“When Chrislyn left, she asked me to meet her at our usual ce.”
Simon asked, “Are you going?”
“That ce is a small book cafe that Chrislyn and I identally stumbled upon.
“That ce is particrly remote, but there are many books there that can’t be found in bookstores
outside.
“The two of us had rtively simr interests and liked to read, so we often arranged to go there to
read.
“Gradually, that ce became our usual haunt.
“But we didn’t tell Jeffery about this ce because that guy doesn’t like to read those boring books.
“So the only people who know about that ce are just me and Chrislyn.” This was also the reason
Marina couldn’t make up her mind.
“I’l
go
with you.” When he saw Marina’s expression, Simon reached out and held her hand.
“You?” Marina was a little surprised.
“Chrislyn Neil was taken away before. I have to keep a close eye on you. Otherwise, what if you are
taken away too?” Simon said in a deliberately rxed tone.
When Marina heard this, the expression on her face could not help rxing considerably.
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“Don’t worry. No one can kidnap me.” Unless Marina herself was willing to be kidnapped.
“What time are you meeting her?” Simon asked.
“She didn’t specify. She only said that she would wait for me at the usual ce.” Marina shook her
head.
“Do you want to go take a look now?” Simon asked.
Mm–hmm” Marina hesitated for a moment before nodding eventually.
Silence hung heavily in the car.
On this trip. Marina and Simon did not bring anyone else.
Only the two of them went to that book cafe.
When the car came to a stop, Marina immediately saw Chrislyn sitting in front of the ss window.
She was still wearing the white dress she used to love.
Her soft hair was hanging loosely behind her back. Only when she was reading would she tie a
hairband behind her head.
While Chrislyn was waiting, she would stir the coffee in front of her every now and then.
Moreover, the way she stirred coffee was different from other people.
Most people would stir in a circle along the cup edge.
However, Chrislyn stirred with a back–and–forth motion.
Marina had once asked her about this habit.
Chrislyn wasn’t able to exin it herself.
She only said that when her mind had wandered somewhere, her hand would subconsciously begin
stirring.
And now, that Chrislyn in the book cafe was mimicking everything right down to this minute detail.
The heart in Marina’s chest could not help feeling excited again.
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Simon was sitting beside Marina and probably sensed her emotions. He then held her hand and
reassured her in a gentle voice, “Don’t be nervous. I will stay with you all the way.”