A Moment in Destiny

Chapter 783 My Mind Is Made Up

“Uh! It has something to do with me, heh, you think I am evil, right? Heh...” She sneered twice, “Marley, you are too stupid, you should not have thought of me as some kind person. In this world, no one owes anyone anything. When I owe you something, I will pay it back. Even if I owe you a lot, there will always be a day when I pay you back. I also hoped you won’t think of me as someone who’s super generous or kind.”

Marley was angry again as he grabbed her fiercely. “Sylvie, what exactly do you want? I'm telling you, about our divorce, I won’t allow it!”

At that moment, the phone rang again.

It was still Marley’s phone, and it was still from Jemima. Content property of NôvelDra/ma.Org.

The building was very quiet. So, the voice from the phone could be heard by Sylvie. Jemima was crying and shouting from the other side of the phone, “Marley, there are reporters around me, I can't do anything, I can't go anywhere...”

The sound of wailing sobs could be immediately heard coming from the phone. Jemima’s voice sounded harsh and sharp to Sylvie’s ears at that moment, like the tip of a knife cutting through her heart, “Marley, I'm so scared...”

Sylvie calmly turned her head over and looked at Marley, then a smile appeared on her face.

Marley was shocked for a moment and he frowned. However, he still said, “Jemima, these matters, if you don’t care about them, they will be left in the past! Reporters are always so pervasive!”

Sylvie’s heart calmed down but she still felt a bit sour in her heart.

“But I haven't eaten anything all day and all night, I'm so hungry. I want to go out, but the reporters are blocking out my home…”

“I'll have someone bring some food to you!” Marley said indifferently.

Sylvie, who had been standing there, watched all this without saying a word.

Finally, Marley hung up the phone.

She calmed down and only talked after a while, “Mr. Marley, you should leave now, you can't afford your time!”

Marley heard the blistering wind in her tone and felt a bit upset, “Sylvie, I noticed that you are very incisive. You are also very petty, aren’t you being too narrow-minded?”

His words were like sharp needles, one by one, they pierced into Sylvie’s heart.

She felt a sour feeling surging up from her heart.

Sylvie gave a cold smile. “I didn't beg you, but you repeatedly came to me. Mr. Marley, please stop talking about these meaningless things, we just need to get a divorce as soon as possible!”

“My father’s heart is in a bad condition; he will get angry when he sees this!” He spoke again.

Sylvie’s body stiffened, and after going silent for a long while, she replied, “This day will come sooner or later! And that's your father, it has nothing to do with me!”

Sylvie’s cold expression towards him had hurt Marley, he felt discouraged and his voice gradually softened, “If you must get a divorce, I know I can't stop it, I just want you to think about it again. My father has nothing to do with you, but Mr. Aiden is your grandfather, and his health is not in a good state! Can you bear to break everyone's heart?”

Thinking of his parents and Cassius, Sylvie hesitated for a moment. She then considered clearly, “Please don't pester me, my mind is made up.”

After saying that, she took the key and opened the door.

“Sylvie!” Marley called her.

She instinctively turned around. She raised her eyes slightly and looked at him as if he was about to say something. She found herself looking forward to it for a moment, but soon she sobered up again and said coldly, “Jemima kept crying on the phone, saying she hadn't eaten all day and all night, so hurry up and send her some food, don't starve your old lover! Uh! No, it's your lover to the end!”

After saying that, sneering, she walked into her house and closed the door.

During the entire duration, she did not shed a single tear. Her heart was like a city that was empty and silent. Although she might be able to walk out of the marriage, could she walk out of the grave that is in her heart?

Sylvie did not go out while Marley did not knock on the door anymore.

At ten o'clock at noon, her doorbell rang.

After Sylvie saw that the one standing outside was Ryan through the peephole of the security door, she opened the door with confidence.

As soon as the door was opened, Ryan walked in and began to say without waiting to sit down, “Sylvie, what's going on with you and Marley? Why did he come back with another woman last night? And there’s the newspaper today, damn it, what is he up to?”

However, Sylvie remained clam. “Ryan, it's okay, it's a misunderstanding, you don't have to worry!”

She did not want to say too much to Ryan about herself and Marley, this was her business, she could not let the people who cared about her worry anymore.

“But what about this news? It's true that the reporters are catching wind, but they must have a reason for it. He came back with that Jemima, isn’t that meaning he betrayed you?”

“You also know, those are written by the reporters, it’s not real!” Sylvie was calm.

Ryan was even more furious. “Sylvie, why are you still like this, being bullied like this, I'll take you to him!”

“Ryan, I am really fine, he is also fine, why do you not believe it? Snooping around will only cause trouble!” Sylvie said and laughed again, and made him a cup of tea. “I'm really sorry for making you worry about me. I feel very lucky to have you as my brother! Don't worry, if it's true that he did cheat on me, I'll tell you, but in this case, he did nothing wrong. He told me that it was just the newspaper spouting nonsense. Ryan, I can't be so petty and unforgiving when facing just a bit of problem, right?”

Ryan, who was very anxious, went silent for a moment. After he calmed down, he asked cautiously, “Is that really true? You two are okay?”

He noticed Sylvie’s smile looked kind of distant, as if she were in a trance, making him unable to see through her.

“Of course, we’re fine!” Sylvie smiled and nodded; she was trying her best to let out a happy smile. “You should quickly prepare for the engagement with Skyla! In my opinion, you both should just get married, she is the CEO of Harvey Group, a strong woman! She is also beautiful and famous. Ryan, why don't you quickly marry this sister-in-law!”

“Sylvie!” Ryan looked at her, he had a feeling in his heart that he could not explain. He then picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea. “Are you sure you're really okay?”

“I'm really fine! Ryan!” Sylvie said once again to calm him down.

And at the same time, the doorbell rang again.

Sylvie and Ryan were both shocked. Sylvie was a little surprised, who could it be? She went to the door and saw through the person standing outside through the peephole, it was Cassius, she let out a sigh, this was just great! Everyone was now coming to ‘care’ for her!

She then pulled open the door. Cassius was, after all, an old man who has experienced the vicissitudes of life. He had almost seen everything that life had to offer. After he just gave Sylvie a look, he then raised the thermos bucket in his hand, saying, “Sylvie, grandpa has asked the people in the kitchen to make soup for you. I come over here just to give it to you!”

“Grandpa, there is no need, you should not need to come again! I have made some soup for myself already.” Sylvie took the thermos bucket and let him come in the door.

Ryan immediately stood up as soon as he saw Cassius.

Cassius did not expect to meet Ryan. He had always known this person, but they had not really met, once he saw him, Cassius remained calm.

Ryan was also calm and greeted without being condescending, “Cassius, how are you!”

“Young man, have a seat!” Cassius walked to the sofa.

“You first!” Ryan waited for him to sit down first, and only then did he take his own seat.

Cassius’s eyes flashed with appreciation when he saw Ryan’s gesture. However, he still remained calm, “You are Ryan Babel, aren’t you?”

“Yes! I am Ryan Babel!”

“Our Sylvie’s time in America was thanks to your care, young man, I should thank you!” Cassius spoke politely.

“You're welcome, Cassius. We were both in a foreign country. Since we are from the same place and we were both friends, it's only right to do so! It's my honor to take care of a kind little sister like Sylvie!”

Sylvie listened to their conversation and frowned slightly. Their ways of interacting with each other were quite awkward. Both of them were so polite, so formal. She then made another cup of green tea for the old man.

“It's also an honor for Sylvie to have a friend like you!” Cassius’s sight surveyed Ryan as if he wanted to get more information about him.

Ryan did not say anything and just smile. Knowing that he might talk to Sylvie about what happened in today's newspaper, which might be inconvenient in front of himself, Ryan had to stand up and leave. “Cassius, you should stay here, I still have something to do, I'll leave first!”

“Uh! Alright, you should go and settle it!” Cassius smiled again.

Sylvie walked him to the door. At the door, Ryan whispered, “Sylvie, you have to tell me if you are aggrieved, do you understand?”

“It's okay, I'm fine, Ryan!” Sylvie smiled reassuringly once again. “You should hurry up and stay with Skyla, I can finish the drawings today and give them to you then!”

“Ok!” Ryan patted her head as if he was treating a child. “Fine, by the way, turn on the phone, don't keep turning it off as I could not find you without it!”

“Ok!” Sylvie nodded, feeling a bit embarrassed, and immediately explained, “Maybe the battery is dead!”

In fact, she did not want to contact anyone, so she turned off her phone!

“I'm leaving!” Ryan finally left.

Sylvie returned to the living room, where Cassius was calmly looking at her. “The soup is still hot, drink it while it's hot!”

“I just ate, I'm not hungry yet, I'll drink it later!”

“Sylvie!”

“Hmm?”

“Today's newspaper, have you read it?” Cassius hesitated and still spoke.

Sylvie was shocked, and after a long time, she nodded her head. “I’ve read it!”

“Marley has wronged you, hasn't he?” Cassius asked.

“No!” Sylvie still said the same thing.

“Grandpa intends to have Hughes Group repay the capital injection now!” Cassius looked into Sylvie's eyes and said directly.

“Grandpa!” Sylvie was shocked, she was totally dumbfounded. She naturally knew that the Hughes Group couldn't pay everything back now, it was not a small amount after all. Marley must not be able to pay it back.

Cassius naturally did not ignore her reaction. “I can see that you still care about him! Grandpa originally saved the Hughes Group for you. Since it's not necessary now, grandpa doesn't want to be a good guy anymore, I might as well take this money and donate it to save more children who dropped out of school!”

“Grandpa!” Sylvie’s felt her heart hurt, and his eyes suddenly dimmed. “Do you have to do this?”

“You said it's okay, you're not going to be the successor of the Mccarthy anymore, I had a hunch that something was wrong with you and Marley!” Cassius said again, “Since you are not going to be the successor, grandfather does not need to do these meaningless things for you!”

“Then you do as you please!” Sylvie’s eyes flashed with a touch of coldness. “If you think it's appropriate, you should just go ahead and do it! Anyway, you have done all these mean and nasty things before! You will not even let go of those innocent children, let alone others! Please leave, as for what you do, that is your right. However, I still will not inherit the Mccarthy Group! What happens between Marley and me is my business! It has nothing to do with you, whether you want the money or not, I don't care!”