His 181St Second (Laverne and Marina) novel Chapter 179

Chapter 179

Marina didn’t say a word, and she didn’t look like she was going to explain herself at all. That just made Daron’s expression grow even darker.

Eddy saw this and spoke up for Marina in a low voice. “Mr. Zamora, please don’t scold Ms. Finley. She didn’t want to get tangled up with that jerk either.”

Daron kept a cold face as he watched Marina get into the car, keeping her head down, not saying a word. There was a hint of anger in his eyes.

“I bet she wanted it plenty,” Daron sneered.

Once Marina got in the car, she instinctively took the left seat. Seeing Daron looking annoyed, her eyes flashed with guilt as she quietly said, “I didn’t.”

She no longer had any coherent thoughts about Lavern Ross.

Daron climbed in, casting a shadow that swallowed Marina whole.

His expression didn’t soften one bit.

Once he was in, Eddy closed the door for them.

Marina just accepted her fate, mentally bracing herself for whatever sharp words Daron was about to throw her way.

But Daron didn’t even bother to look at her. He just gave her a dismissive glance, let out a cold snort, with a mocking glint in his eyes.

His gaze was full of contempt, and the silence spoke volumes.

Marina parted her lips, about to explain herself, when his phone suddenly rang.

He pulled out his phone, glanced at the caller ID, swiped to answer, and held it to his ear with those long, elegant fingers.

“Joyce, what’s up?” he said.

Marina caught the restraint in his voice and paused, her mind clearing for a moment. But in the end, she swallowed her explanation, turned to stare out the window, a trace of melancholy flickering in her eyes.

The car was quiet.

Even though Daron hadn’t put the call on speaker, Marina could still make out the sweet, girlish voice coming from his phone.

“Daron, I stopped by your office today and found out you were away on a business trip. My birthday’s the day after tomorrow, can you make it back?” Joyce asked, her voice sweet and a little playful.

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Daron’s voice was flat. “We’ll see.”

Joyce was clearly disappointed. “You’ve never missed my birthday all these years. If you can, please try to

come back.”

Daron just gave a noncommittal hum in response.

Marina felt her chest tighten, a jumble of emotions swirling inside her for reasons she couldn’t quite name.

But she quickly shoved those feelings aside.

It was obvious Joyce wanted to keep chatting with Daron.

But with Marina sitting right there, Daron kept it short and ended the call after a quick exchange.

As he put his phone away, Marina glanced up awkwardly, only to see Eddy in the rearview mirror, shooting her meaningful looks, clearly telling her to speak up.

Marina opened her mouth, then closed it again. For some reason, any urge to explain just disappeared.

She quickly looked away, pretending not to see Eddy’s hints at all.

Eddy saw Daron’s face in the rearview mirror, dark as a bottomless lake, and let out a quiet sigh. All he could do was focus on the road.

Marina stayed silent, and Daron didn’t say a word to jab at her either. A strange, heavy silence hung between them.

Inside the restaurant, after Marina led Daron away, everyone finally snapped out of their shock.

“Was that Mr. Zamora from Zamora Group?” someone asked.

“Yeah, I think so. How does Marina even know Mr. Zamora?” another

person

wondered.

“No wonder she broke up with Lavern so ruthlessly, turns out she landed Mr. Zamora. Talk about luck! Back in the day, she had Lavern, who helped her reach financial freedom, and now Mr. Zamora’s interested in her. She really changed her fate completely,” someone else chimed in.

“Maybe they’ve been together this whole time?” someone blurted out.

Lavern stood there, his face dark and stormy.

Everyone was gossiping about Marina and Daron, hinting at something going on between them, and that was all Lavern could hear.

Yara saw Lavern’s face change when she heard all that talk, and she immediately snapped at the people gossiping.

“Stop talking nonsense! Marina’s not that kind of person,” Yara said firmly.

One of the girls next to her quickly grabbed her arm. “When that girl was badmouthing you earlier, Marina

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didn’t say a word to defend you.”

“And judging by how close she seemed with Mr. Zamora, they’ve probably known each other for a long time,” another girl added.

Yara shot a worried look at Lavern, but with everyone watching, she didn’t dare go over to him.

Seeing him head out with a grim expression, Yara closed her eyes for a moment. Wanting to protect her own reputation, she nudged the girl beside her.

“Kary, go talk to Lavern for me. I’m worried he might do something he’ll regret, Yara said.

Daron was not someone anyone could afford to cross.

Plus, Yara had heard from Lavern that Daron now owned twenty per cent of Ross Group.

And Ross Group’s accounts were finally flush with cash again.

They needed to figure out a way to move that money out of the account.

If Daron had a full grasp of Ross Group, it would be much harder for them to siphon off money.

Yara couldn’t help but wonder if all the mess Shawna stirred up today would make Marina start to suspect them.

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