Trick Him Into Divorce, Then Flee With His Unknow Kid novel Chapter 290

Chapter 290: Chapter 290 Ariel’s Little Accident

Watching Ryan finish the champagne in one swallow, Samantha felt a warmth spread through her chest.

A smile bloomed across her face.

"Was it really that urgent?" she asked teasingly. "You drank it so fast."

Ryan casually lifted his phone.

"Work call."

Her smile grew even brighter.

"Then go take your call first."

"We’ll meet on the rooftop in a little while, okay?"

As she spoke, Samantha handed him a room key she had prepared in advance.

Along with it was a private-access pass for one of the rooftop pools.

Ryan glanced at them before slipping both into his pocket.

"Okay."

Rose never looked up once.

She treated her ex-husband and his girlfriend as though they didn’t exist.

Quietly, she continued removing the bones from a piece of fish for Ariel.

She paid no attention to their obvious flirting.

Occasionally, Ariel glanced curiously at the couple across the table.

She didn’t understand the unspoken meaning behind their conversation.

Nor did she know what adults might do together in a private pool.

But...

She knew what a bikini was.

Although she wasn’t quite six years old, she’d traveled to many countries and had been to plenty of beaches.

She looked at Rose excitedly.

"Mom, did you bring your swimsuit?"

"Daddy’s coming later."

"Why don’t you wear it and let Daddy teach you how to swim?"

"Maybe you’ll finally stop being afraid of the water."

A child’s innocent words were sweet and harmless.

To the adults around the table...

They carried an entirely different implication.

Everyone knew exactly what people imagined when a man and a woman spent time alone in a private pool.

Ryan’s eyes turned cold for just an instant.

His hand tightened slightly around the back of his chair.

Then he looked quietly at Rose.

His expression revealed almost nothing.

Samantha frowned.

She had finally become the Taylor family’s presumed heiress.

Yet Rose and Trevor were openly acting like a couple in front of everyone.

How disrespectful.

Rose simply smiled and gently stroked Ariel’s soft hair.

"Maybe I will."

She was thinking about her fear of water.

Nothing more.

The swimsuit never even crossed her mind.

By the time she looked up again...

Ryan and Samantha were already gone.

Rose didn’t think much of it.

After making sure Ariel had eaten enough, she let her go play in the children’s activity center.

Rose found a nearby seat and joined an online meeting.

The participants included Caleb, and G.S other members.

The first-stage performance report for G.S. Medical’s robotic tumor surgery system had just been released.

The system had already been deployed in major hospitals across the United States and overseas.

Its performance in complex tumor surgeries had exceeded expectations.

Its precision during delicate neurosurgical procedures, vascular control, and bleeding management had improved by nearly sixty percent.

Most importantly...

It had already saved the lives of five patients whose conditions had previously been considered inoperable.

Rose didn’t allow herself even a moment to relax.

She already had several ideas for further improvements and hoped to implement them before the end of the year.

"Our top priority now is expanding production."

"We’ll need full cooperation from New Hope Precision Manufacturing and Sky High Technologies to guarantee a stable supply of components."

By the time the meeting ended...

Nearly fifty minutes had passed.

Rose checked the time.

Then she immediately went to pick up Ariel.

But...

The children’s activity center was empty.

A cold feeling settled in her chest.

She hurriedly began searching throughout the hotel.

*****

After finishing several work calls, Ryan rubbed his aching temples.

Instead of heading directly to the rooftop...

He found himself wandering through the hotel.

Eventually...

He reached a quiet corner of the children’s play area.

There...

A tiny figure sat on the floor, completely absorbed in assembling an elaborate building-block set.

Even many adults would have struggled with it.

Ariel was entirely focused.

Her rosy cheeks glowed.

Whenever she found the correct piece, her eyes curved into little crescents and her dimples appeared as she smiled to herself.

Ryan silently watched.

For a moment...

His thoughts drifted back more than ten years.

There had once been another little girl just like this.

She used to remind him to take his medicine whenever he was injured.

Whenever he listened...

She would secretly smile in exactly the same way.

Mother and daughter...

They really were alike.

Ryan walked over.

He quietly sat beside Ariel.

Without saying anything.

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