Vicente couldn't stand it anymore. She raised her head and smiled. "Sorry, I don't want to remind you, but your marriage is invalid."
She knew that John and Nina's marriage certificate wasn't valid, so she had all the right to attack him. It was the one chink in John's armor.
Although cruel, her verbal attack was fair. John's face instantly dropped along with his heart.
There was no hint of aggression or rage building from inside him. John just slowly put the marriage certificate away and composed himself. His eyes seemed to hold a lot of emotions that couldn't be pinpointed.
His peaceful exterior gave Vicente a bad feeling. 'Is it just the calm before the storm?
Does he want to poison me?
Or does he want to cut my throat?'
Vicente swallowed nervously, touching her neck. Sweat started seeping out of her pores as her anxiousness rose.
She had to save herself. "I mean you can get new marriage certificates though."
John still stood silently. His uncharacteristic tranquility was enough to make them not know what he was thinking.
Before Nina could open her mouth, John said, "I will marry you and take you and our children back to Lexingport City."
He spoke sincerely, with his eyes fixated on Nina.
"Okay." Nina smiled.
Vicente breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that she was safe after all. She quickly changed the topic. "Let's continue. I'm really worried about dealing with Demi and Jett. What if we can't even get rid of him at all?"
"Well, that's all I have." Taking advantage of this opportunity, Noah turned his head to the side and said, "Next, let's see what John has."
John grabbed Nina's hand and reminded, "Little girl, it's your turn."
"Oh, yes, I've got the photos that you took." She projected the pictures onto the wall with her hi-tech watch.
She showed the photos John had taken one by one to everyone. They were of Demi in her bedroom and wardrobe.
"I've discussed this with John already. There's nothing strange about Demi's bedroom and we can't find anything out of the ordinary. The only strange things are the photos." Nina continued to analyze them calmly.
"All of Demi's photos look the same. The design, light, color and general look are very similar. They are obviously works from the same photographer and if my hunch is correct, they'll be Daisy's.
Demi has a calm and gentle aura about her and that comes through from the clothes in her wardrobe as well. Daisy is the complete opposite. The style of these photos match up perfectly with her character.
It can be seen from the photos that Demi was uneasy when taking them. I think she doesn't like the style, so whatever she wasn't fond of ended up being put in the bedroom. Demi and Daisy have a good relationship. Compared with Darleen, I think they are more like sisters, and..."
Nina earnestly continued before Noah interrupted her. "Where is Darleen?"
Vicente was confused. "Yes. Where is Darleen?"
"This is what we need to investigate." Nina looked at her brother and said, "Leon, you are the only one that can do that for us. Jett is against us, Noah and John are not from C Island and it'll be way too difficult for them to deal with it."
Leon had always done anything to help his sister. "Don't worry. I can handle it."
"And Demi," John reminded them. "Do some digging and try to compare her to how she was six years ago."
"Compare the current Demi with the Demi from six years ago? Are there any differences?" Nina was confused and so were the others.
John's eyes darkened. "I just have a feeling there's something there."
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