Supreme Mars novel Chapter 46

Nadine parked the car near the kindergarten and walked with Leo to pick up Emilia.

The rain continued to fall, and the teachers’ held umbrellas for the children. They personally escorted the children to their parents as if they were precious treasure. They only returned after exchanging some greetings with the parents.

Even the principal of the kindergarten took the lead in escorting the children.

"Daddy!"

Leo heard a familiar voice shouting from the kindergarten.

He looked in the direction of the voice and saw Emilia. The principal of the kindergarten escorted Emilia to Leo as if she were a princess.

Leo picked up Emilia and spun circles with her in his arms. Then, he said with a smile, "Let me see. Did you get wet?"

It was just a simple greeting, but the face of the principal, who was standing by the side, changed drastically. He hurriedly explained, "Mr. Cohen, don't worry, she's nice and dry."

Leo was stunned for a moment. He then looked at the new principal and said with a smile, "Thank you."

"Of course, of course."

The principal wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and handed over a business card with a flattering smile and said, "My name is Tony Ramos. I was promoted thanks to you. Don't worry, Mr. Cohen. I'll take good care of your daughter, and won't let her suffer any problems."

"Thanks to me?" Leo asked doubtfully.

Next, he recalled something and turned to look at Nadine.

After Ken O'Brien dropped out of the school, the kindergarten was targeted by the Department of Education and underwent a great reorganization.

After the reorganization, some "gifts" were prepared.

The Department of Education highlighted several teachers and fired them for negligence. It was said that the principal of Kaiser Kindergarten was also implicated.

Nadine was the one behind this.

As soon as she made a phone call, her subordinates began to pile pressure on the Department of Education, stating that this matter had aroused the anger of a high-profile individual. If it was not handled to their satisfaction, the department would bear the brunt of the consequences.

Naturally, the staff of the Department of Education was both shocked and dismayed They launched an operation on Kaiser Kindergarten and some elementary, middle, and high schools where the wealthy attended were also implicated. Many teachers who had been bribed were promptly fired.

"You are so evil." Leo looked at Nadine, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

Nadine snorted in response, "They only have themselves to blame for provoking you."

Leo accepted Tony's business card and sent him away after they exchanged a few words.

He turned around and found Emilia in his arms looking straight at Nadine behind him. She asked cutely "Dad, why are the eyes of this lady red?"

Nadine looked uneasy and she lowered her head in a flustered manner.

Leo's expression changed slightly. Children often spoke their minds and Emilia's words had hit Nadine's sore spot.

However, before Leo could speak, Emilia smiled again. "They’re so pretty!"

"..."

Nadine's body trembled lightly again. She raised her head in shock and glanced at Emilia.

She had always felt insecure because of her unusual irises. This was the first time she had heard someone praise them like this.

"Emilia, this is Miss Nadine." Leo took the opportunity to say.

"Miss Nadine."

Emilia twisted around in Leo's arms and spread her tiny arms open before saying, "Carry me."

"..."

Nadine trembled again and stared blankly at Emilia. For a moment, her body was so stiff that she didn't know what to do.

"Carry her. I said she would like you."

Leo took a few steps towards Nadine and smiled at her. "I'm not afraid that you will laugh at me. When I first saw her, I was even more nervous than you."

Nadine's hands moved slightly, but her eyes remained fixed upon Emilia.

She had grown up in an environment filled with death. If she did not kill, she would not be able to survive. Her emotions had been squashed ever since she was a child. She did not even know what it meant to cry or laugh. Later on, she met Leo, and he was the first one to accept her and recognize her for who she was.

However, her heart pounded when she looked at Emilia.

It was as if her heart was about to jump out of her throat.

If Leo was the first ray of sunshine in Nadine's life, bringing light to her miserable fate without daylight, then Emilia was the sun. She felt warm with light and heat.

"An angel. She is like an angel."

Tears flowed down from her blood-red eyes.

She took Emilia from Leo's arms stiffly. The little girl noticed that Nadine was crying. She took the initiative to hug Nadine and touched her head.

"Don't cry. Mommy said that girls don't look good when they cry."

"..."

Nadine continued to shed tears nonetheless.

"Want me to sing you a song? Little bunny, open the door, hurry up and open the door. I want to come in. If you don't open it, I won't open it. Mommy isn't home. No one can open the door..."

Emilia stopped halfway through the song. She looked at Leo with some embarrassment and said, "Dad, she keeps crying. I can't calm her down no matter how hard I try."

Leo smiled and said, "Let her be. She's happy."

Nadine hugged Emilia tightly and vowed to protect her angel with her life.

Nadine did not leave with Leo. After sending them off to the International Commerce Center, she went to carry out the business he asked her to do.

Once again, it was Justine who welcomed Leo. Although Leo had purchased an entire building, Justin was still its manager. In a sense, he was working directly for Leo.

"Mr. Cohen, let me report the recent situation of the building."

Justine smiled obsequiously and reported, "A foreign company has moved out of the building, and Vesper Corporation moved into the vacant space."

"Vesper Corporation?" Leo narrowed his eyes. "The same company that used to belong to the Ford family, but was acquired by the Lawson family?"

"That's the one."

"Help me keep an eye on it."

Leo said indifferently, "Also, I just returned to Emerdale, so I don't know much about the business scandals here. Help me investigate the 316 Incident."

"Sure!" Justin accepted the task.

There was a cold light in Leo's eyes. The 316 Incident was a food poisoning incident that resulted in the Ford family's decline. He had always felt that it had something to do with Vesper Corporation.

Not long after, Lydia got off work. Leo got into the car with Emilia and Lydia drove off.

Lydia looked through the rearview mirror at Leo who was teasing Emilia. After hesitating for a moment, she still could not suppress the questions she had. She could not help but ask, "What did you do today?"

"Nothing."

Leo raised his head and looked at Lydia's reflection in the rearview mirror. He smiled and said, "I ate, slept, and picked up my daughter from school."

"..."

Lydia did not make a sound. She had already guessed most of his answer.

Irene had prepared for a long time, but had failed. It was likely that Leo had a hand in it.

Lydia's eyes softened when she thought of that. However, her tone became anxious.

"In the future, whether it is at home or outside, let me know if you encounter any trouble."

There would definitely be retaliation against Leo because of what he had done for her sake. At the same time, the Ford family would not tolerate him.

However, Leo merely shrugged and said casually, "What trouble could I encounter? Don't worry, I'll be fine."

Lydia did not say anything else. The corners of her mouth curled up slightly as a faint smile appeared on her face.

Lydia was in quite a good mood today. However, her good mood did not last long before Rachel's call dragged her good mood down.

"Miss Henderson, the Ford Family is planning to cancel their business arrangement with us, and cast Mr. Cohen out."

A layer of frost instantly appeared on Lydia's face when she heard the news. A bone-chilling coldness flashed across her eyes, "The entire Ford family wants to throw him out?"

"Other than the family patriarch, William Ford," Rachel reported.

Lydia fell into deep thought. She glanced at Leo, who was reading a fairy tale to Emilia.

After a long time, she parted her red lips slightly and said coldly, "We'll keep our deal with them for now. But the only person we will work with going forward is William Ford."

"At the same time, blacklist the other Ford family members, especially Caroline Ford and Rebecca Ford!"