Secret Wealthy Marriage
Chapter 90 - 90 90 Letting Go and Taking Action

Chapter 90: Chapter 90: Letting Go and Taking Action Chapter 90: Chapter 90: Letting Go and Taking Action The two quickly arrived at the Ruiz home, and Emily Hill was already sitting in the living room waiting for them. She couldn’t believe that her daughter, who had always been her pride, had the audacity to spend the night away from home.

She never raised her daughter like this, and to make matters worse, her daughter’s phone had been switched off the entire time.

“Mom, I’m back,” Carolline Ruiz unlocked the door, only seeing Emily Hill and not Henry Ruiz. However, before she could finish speaking, Emily walked over furiously and slapped Carolline right across the face.

Carolline’s fair cheeks instantly bore the red imprint of five fingers. Even though Emily didn’t use her full strength, she had still used quite a bit. Carolline’s face was distorted from the impact, and knowing that she was in the wrong, she didn’t try to argue.

Lucy Wade stood dumbfounded for a moment. She had anticipated this reaction, and Emily was so full of rage that she hadn’t noticed her standing behind Carolline. Lucy quickly placed the things she was holding onto the ground and warmly grasped Emily’s arm.

“Auntie Ruiz, please calm down. It’s my fault that Carolline didn’t come home last night, don’t blame her,” Lucy quickly took responsibility and with a look at Emily’s puzzled gaze, she conjured a smile, “Do you still remember me, Auntie Ruiz? I’m Celia Wade.”

“Celia?” Emily didn’t quite dare to believe that the stunningly beautiful woman with a hint of familiarity standing before her was the young Celia Wade. After all, she was just a little girl back then. Indeed, a girl changes greatly in eighteen years. “You’re back? How are your parents?”

“They’re still overseas. They said the smog here is too severe, so they don’t want to return. I came back myself,” Lucy replied quickly, handing something to Emily, “Auntie, I came here today for two reasons: to visit you and Uncle, and to apologize. Yesterday, I ran into Carolline on the street, and I was so excited that I dragged her off to have fun with me. Later, I forced her to drink with my friends, and she ended up staying the night at my bachelor pad. I only remembered to call home this morning. I’m so sorry, auntie. It’s all my fault.”

Lucy said this because she knew the Ruiz Family’s rules: an unmarried daughter could not spend the night outside the home.

Yesterday was indeed Lucy’s intentional set-up between Carolline and Bryan Cooper. Thus, she had to step forward, take responsibility, and help Carolline with her parents.

“So that’s how it was.” In Emily’s memory, Celia Wade was a well-behaved girl with outstanding academic results, a girl who never lied. Therefore, Emily naturally believed Lucy’s explanation.

What Emily didn’t know was that the reason she had such an impression of Celia was that she herself had a good daughter who always took care of Celia’s mess.

Celia was indeed excellent in some respects; for instance, she was a superb dancer and had a lovely singing voice. She had never attended any specialized academy, but her voice was a natural gift.

This was why Celia was now in the Entertainment Circle—it was the right path for her.

“Child, why didn’t you explain before entering the house?” Emily looked at Carolline’s face, which had already begun to swell slightly, and her heart ached, “Hurry and apply ice to it.”

“Okay,” Carolline didn’t blame Emily as she went to the kitchen, opened the refrigerator, and took out an ice pack to put on her face.

When she came out, Celia Wade and Emily Hill were sitting on the sofa, chatting amiably. Celia always had the ability to make Emily laugh happily. As Carolline sat on an adjacent sofa with the ice pack on her face, she watched the two of them.

In the end, Emily naturally invited Celia to stay for lunch. Celia readily agreed, and Carolline could see that Emily’s demeanor was becoming much softer. Carolline knew that Lucy had effortlessly resolved her crisis.

Initially, Carolline had planned to settle scores with Lucy after the incident, but at this point, she decided to let it go, considering Lucy’s actions as redeeming herself.

The pair went out hand in hand to shop for groceries, leaving Carolline at home alone. At that moment, she wondered who was truly Emily Hill’s biological daughter—her or Lucy.

But she was not jealous of their closeness.

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After dropping Carolline off, Bryan Hawkins headed straight for the Hawkins Family office. Xavier Estrada had thoroughly investigated the background of the Entertainment Reporter named Florence Browman. Originally, he had thought that Bryan would deal with the matter yesterday, but Bryan didn’t show up at the office all afternoon. It was only in the evening that Xavier received a belated call from Bryan.

Florence Browman was still unaware that she was now Bryan’s target. The news she had leaked had caused the click rate of their website to surge rapidly. Even the newspapers they published in the same period had sold out within just two hours of being printed.

For a third-rate media outlet like theirs, this was an unprecedented achievement. It seemed as though their website had become famous overnight. Florence received significant praise from her boss, who even considered promoting her to head editor.

For Florence, this was a perfect combination of fame and fortune.

However, in her excitement, she completely forgot the saying in Z Country that joy brings sorrow, which means that at the height of happiness, a tragic event can often occur.

“Is everything arranged?” Bryan asked coldly, his eyes as sharp as an eagle circling high in the sky, already fixated on his prey and ready to tear it apart.

“Yes, we’re just waiting for your order,” Xavier nodded. On the other end, all they needed was a phone call from them.

“Go ahead and proceed,” Bryan said indifferently.

“Yes, Mr. Hawkins,” Xavier followed the order and left.

Immediately afterward, Bryan’s office secretary came in and briefed him on the day’s work schedule. After listening, Bryan instructed her, “Reschedule the meeting that was canceled yesterday for half an hour later.”

“Yes, Mr. Hawkins,” the secretary complied and left.

Then, Bryan started his busy day full of work, feeling delighted the whole time.