Supreme Mars novel Chapter 66

Meanwhile, Marie as waiting anxiously inside the car. Even though the Reyes family was nothing compared to her own, they were now in Emerdale, not Valenham. In other words, they were in the Reyes family's territory, and the Henderson family had very little influence here.

Dejection filled Marie's heart. How she wished they were back in Valenham now. At the moment, she felt like a lioness in the ocean. No matter how powerful a lioness was on land, it could never defeat a shark in water. In Valenham, nobody would mess with her; but in Emerdale, she was a nobody, a sitting duck. She was completely out of her element.

When Leo didn't return after ten full minutes, Marie began to panic. If something were to happen to him, how was she ever supposed to tell Lydia? Lydia would never forgive her.

Two figures stepped out of the Royale Clubhouse just then. A man and a woman. A couple. It wasn't until the couple was a few feet away from the car that Marie realized who they were. Leo and Nadine had returned.

Relief coursed through Marie. The Rolls-Royce was unlocked and its door yanked open. "Oh, thank God you're back, Leo... I thought... I thought you were..."

Leo gave her an amused look. "What?"

From Marie's stuttering and stammering, Leo knew Marie had been panicking.

"Oh, shut up," Marie mumbled. "I was just worried."

Marie felt her cheeks grow warm. This was her first time voicing concern for Leo.

When the car began to move, Marie cleared her throat. "Anyway. What about Cedric?"

"It's all settled," Leo said. "You don't have to worry about him anymore."

Marie frowned in confusion. "Settled? Just like that?"

Leo nodded, the look of amusement never leaving his face. "Just like that."

Marie stared at her brother-in-law, stunned at the revelation. Cedric Reyes was one of the most powerful men in all of Emerdale, and Leo had dealt with him in all of ten minutes? How on earth did he manage to pull it off? Marie stole a glance at Leo, who appeared to be engrossed in the passing scenery outside the car window. "Leo?"

"Yes?" Leo answered while still staring out the window.

"How..." Marie cleared her throat again. "I mean, what did you do?"

"You don't have to concern yourself with that." Leo paused to give Marie a reassuring smile. "Although I do recommend checking out the headlines tomorrow."

Surprise flitted in Marie's eyes. "Headlines?" Marie frowned. "Why?"

Leo's lips curved upwards. With a soft chuckle, he returned his gaze to the trees flying past them outside the window. The Reyes family would definitely try to get in touch by tomorrow the latest.

Thanks to Nadine's superb driving skills, they made it back to Violet Residences in record time. At 8.30 p.m. sharp, the vehicle pulled up in front of the house.

Leo smirked at the paleness in his sister-in-law's face. The poor girl looked green around the gills, and Leo couldn't blame her. Nadine had truly outdone herself in trying to follow Leo's directive of making sure that they all make it back home before 8.30 p.m. Throughout the entire drive, Nadine had unleashed her high-performance driving skills, weaving between lanes, pushing the Rolls-Royce to its limits. And poor Marie's stomach had had just about enough.

Marie had always boasted about her driving skills, calling herself the "Goddess of Racing." But after witnessing Nadine's skills tonight, Marie realized that she didn't know a damn thing about driving. After what she saw, Marie would never boast about her own driving skills again.

Marie's body swayed the minute the stepped out of the car. "Oh God..."

Leo watched her in amusement. "You alright?"

Marie held on to the car. "Oh... shit... I think I'm gonna..."

Marie turned to the side and hurled out the contents of her stomach.

Before Leo could step forward to help Marie, a voice sounded behind him, a voice he was beginning to know and love: "Daddy! You're home!"

Leo spun around and saw Emilia charging towards him. In an instant, Leo's spirit soared, rising to the sky, plunging into a cloud of happiness. Before he knew it, he was crouching down and holding his arms wide open. Seconds later, Emilia's tiny figure crashed into his chest. And at that moment, he knew. He knew that he was truly home. "Why aren't you in bed yet, Emilia?" Leo pulled back to look at his daughter. "It's late, you know?"

A patio's look formed on Emilia's features. "I couldn't sleep without you, Daddy."

Guilt tugged at Leo's chest. "I'm sorry, Emilia." He patted his daughter's head. "I had something to take care of tonight."

A huge pout formed on Emilia's lips. "Humph!" Emilia turned away and lifted her chin haughtily. "I won't speak to you ever again if you come home late next time."

"What? Why?" Leo gave Emilia a helpless look. Admittedly, he was totally out of his element here.