the two-faced Adopted Girl Who Melted CEO's Ice-Cold Heart
Chapter 103: It’s hard to tell how deep Delphine’s feelings for Reginald Yeager are.

Chapter 103: Chapter 103: It’s hard to tell how deep Delphine’s feelings for Reginald Yeager are.

"Ignatius, regarding the Yeager Family issue, are we just going to sit back and watch?" Maximilian asked. Over the years, Ignatius had collected plenty of compromising secrets about the prominent families, enough to spark chaos with a single move. But he had refrained from taking action.

"No rush. With the old man in charge, the Yeager Family won’t collapse. It’s like the palm and the back of the hand—they’re both flesh; the pain is inevitable, that’s all." Ignatius narrowed his eyes slightly, a faint, teasing smile curling at the corner of his lips.

Ignatius glanced at Delphine emerging from the kitchen, his gaze deepening. Sooner or later, he would have to make a move against Reginald. He wondered how deep Delphine’s feelings for Reginald ran.

Delphine noticed his narrow, penetrating gaze sweeping toward her, full of inquiry, and quickly lowered her eyes, concealing any trace of emotion.

After dinner, Ignatius didn’t mention escorting her back to the Leclair manor. Delphine silently endured, sneaking a phone call to Kyla Zamora to confirm that Jocelyn Yeager had recovered consciousness and was out of danger. Only then did she feel relieved and wandered off idly to browse Ignatius’s collection room.

After skimming through everything without much interest, Delphine grew bored. She curled up on a wooden chaise lounge on the balcony, engrossed in a book.

Sister Kyla sent her the finalized magazine cover photos and reminded her to recover quickly—it was almost time to start shooting the movie. After taking such a long break, the popularity she’d painstakingly built beforehand was in danger of waning. She needed to return to the spotlight and reignite her following.

**Twin Flowers** was slated for a National Day release. If she took on a third film, she could ride the momentum from the holiday box office to drum up hype for the new movie.

Delphine murmured her agreement, drifting off to sleep in the sea breeze. When she woke again, it was because Ignatius pinched her awake.

The man’s handsome, stern face was so close that her bewildered expression upon waking made him chuckle lowly. He leaned down for a kiss and murmured in his deep voice, "Let’s go—back to the manor."

Delphine quickly got up to retrieve her jacket and bag.

It must have been a spur-of-the-moment decision. The driver hadn’t arrived, so Ignatius took the wheel himself, pulling a black Porsche out of the garage and gesturing her to get in.

For the first time, Delphine sat in the front passenger seat. She noticed that the car didn’t head toward the Leclair manor; instead, they ended up driving all the way to Cloud Summit, leaving her momentarily startled.

At the entrance to Cloud Summit, a solemn man stood silently, waiting. When Ignatius’s car pulled in, he immediately opened the door and reported steadily, "Ignatius, they’ve been in a standoff inside for half an hour now."

Earlier that evening, Emeric Thompson had caught the eldest Yeager son indulging in drunken debauchery at Cloud Summit. He promptly led his men to block the eldest Yeager son inside, sealing off all exits. No one got in or out.

When the Yeager Family patriarch heard that his grandson had a gun pointed at him, he disregarded his advanced age and hurried over. Now, members from both the Yeager and Thompson families had been at each other’s throats for half an hour. If not for its being Ignatius’s territory, they would have started brawling by now.

Ignatius had originally intended to spend another night at his villa. But upon hearing the news, he pinched Delphine awake and came here to take a look—planning to take her back to the manor afterward.

Whatever happened between Emeric and Leo Yeager, even if it escalated to murder, had absolutely nothing to do with the Leclair Family. However, no incident could occur under his roof. Besides, Emeric Thompson, despite being just a broker with some influence in Southeast Asia, wouldn’t dare be this brazen unless someone was backing him.

"Stay close to me later and don’t wander off," Ignatius thought for a moment, then decided it was better to keep her by his side, and issued the instruction in a low voice.

Delphine nodded, noticing how the tension between the two groups at Cloud Summit’s entrance had escalated. Their hostile gazes and the palpable aura of death made her realize the gravity of the situation. Otherwise, Ignatius wouldn’t have bothered to intervene.

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