the two-faced Adopted Girl Who Melted CEO's Ice-Cold Heart
Chapter 239: The night Yvonne Wade was detained, Reginald Yeager went to see her

Chapter 239: Chapter 239: The night Yvonne Wade was detained, Reginald Yeager went to see her

Jealous? Delphine lowered her eyes. Originally, she was just using this as a pretense to question Melody Cloud’s presence. Yet in the man’s mouth, it turned into jealousy.

"Bessie said you’re going to see the old man, and the wedding is imminent. I’m different from my mother. If you get married, then our relationship ends here," she said lightly. Her small face appeared even more radiant and flawless like jade under the light.

Ignatius Leclair’s teasing tone vanished instantly. The atmosphere inside the car dropped sharply, pressing down to the point where it was hard to breathe.

"What do you think my relationship with Melody Cloud is?" Ignatius Leclair spoke coldly. When the man wasn’t smiling, his presence carried an oppressive aura, cold and sharp as the depths of winter.

Seeing his immediate change in demeanor, Delphine remained composed and casually responded, "Perhaps I misunderstood. I’ll take a nap first."

Having said that, Delphine ignored his dark expression and curled herself up in the back seat, closing her eyes to sleep.

The remainder of the journey was deathly silent.

When they arrived at the Leclair estate, Delphine got out of the car on her own.

Ignatius Leclair stayed in the car without moving, watching her. Draped in a gray knitted shawl, she stepped through the tree shadows without looking back and entered the side hall.

The man fished out a pack of cigarettes from inside the car, lit one, and leaned against the window. Smoke curled around him as his expression remained cold and impassive.

Maximilian spoke cautiously, "Master Leclair, it’s getting late. You should rest soon."

Ignatius Leclair nodded absentmindedly and asked, "How’s the Wade Family doing?"

"The Wade Family is caught in a full-blown panic. Even Stone Leclair can’t come up with the enormous funds required to fill this bottomless pit anytime soon. The longer the Wade Family drags things out, the greater their losses," Maximilian shook his head. "If Jett Wade made a decisive move now, cutting off two major liabilities, they could still save themselves. Unfortunately, Jett still holds unrealistic hopes for Stone, and at this rate, the Wade Family will inevitably be removed from the ranks of the leading families in the South Pacific."

"What about Yvonne Wade?"

"Yvonne Wade has really gone mad." Maximilian hesitated before continuing, "After thorough investigation, we found that on the night she was confined, Reginald Yeager might have visited her. That Reginald Yeager is truly ruthless."

Ignatius Leclair’s face darkened instantly. That night, Reginald Yeager had been waiting outside the Leclair estate and never left. Ignatius had only just sent Yvonne Wade into her predicament when Reginald swooped in and drove her insane.

Reginald’s obsession with Delphine truly knew no bounds. Even if he couldn’t have her, he kept clearing obstacles for her in the shadows.

Ignatius stubbed out the glowing cigarette between his fingers and issued a cold command, "Notify the Wade Family—they have seven days to liquidate their ancestral property and leave the South Pacific."

Seven days later, the most sensational headline in the South Pacific was the Wade Family, one of the major powers, abruptly declaring bankruptcy amidst a financial crisis and relocating their entire family to Canada. The news sent shockwaves through the region. Many old families grew uneasy, while others were secretly elated. The departure of the Wades left a gap in the market that needed to be filled.

However, before these eager old-money families could revel in their dreams of seizing the opportunity, the piece of meat the Wade Family spat out was devoured in one bite by a warlord leader from the Golden Triangle. Emerging from a hail of bullets, the warlord had no ancestral blessings, no connections to high places. Yet through blood and iron, he amassed a mountain of gold and silver, reinventing himself as a nouveau riche in the South Pacific’s upper echelons.

When the news of the Squire Family’s rise spread, the old-money families that had been eyeing the opportunity nearly spat out blood in rage. For a time, the South Pacific was thrown into turmoil, and the situation grew dire.