the two-faced Adopted Girl Who Melted CEO's Ice-Cold Heart
Chapter 204: If today he told her to get lost, she feared she would leave without looking back.

Chapter 204: Chapter 204: If today he told her to get lost, she feared she would leave without looking back.

It’s utterly unreasonable.

What does this have to do with Bessie? Ignatius noticed her changing the subject, took a deep breath, and suppressed the restless emotions surging through his veins.

The man tilted his face away, afraid that if he looked at her one more time or heard her speak another unwelcome word, he might lose control and strangle her.

Ignatius Leclair, in his thirty years of life, had spent an almost negligible amount of time on women. And now, Delphine was driving him to such rage that his heart, liver, and lungs felt as if they were burning, yet he couldn’t do a single thing about her. Unable to help himself, he mocked his own predicament—indeed, self-inflicted harm is the most fatal.

Maximilian was driving ahead, sensing the heavy tension in the air, so thick that even breathing felt wrong. His foot wavered on the accelerator as he held his breath, carefully asking, "Miss Delphine, about Fourth Miss falling off the horse, do you think it was deliberate or an accident?"

Out of everyone present, only she had witnessed the entire horse-riding incident from start to finish. Delphine pondered briefly before responding coldly, "Both Bessie and Leah have excellent horse-riding skills, and Leah never shows any intention of competing with Bessie. If one person falls off their horse, it can be chalked up to an accident. But if two people fall, then it absolutely cannot be a coincidence."

She had seen everything clearly as it happened. Bessie’s horse had gotten agitated first. On the surface, it appeared as though Leah rushed to save Bessie when her horse lost control. Yet, based on Delphine’s understanding of Leah and certain subtle clues, Leah must have noticed something was amiss long before—and only then staged the act of saving Bessie before falling herself.

Leah’s personality dictated that she would either coldly watch Bessie fall from the horse or, if she was going to fall herself, she might as well seize the opportunity to earn a favor.

"That doesn’t seem very likely." Maximilian glanced at the rear-view mirror, saw that Ignatius’s face had softened a fraction, and finally allowed himself to relax, wiping the sweat from his palm.

"Who could possibly have the audacity and skill to tamper with this?"

Delphine’s expression was lethargic as she spoke softly, "I don’t know."

Even arguing takes energy. Delphine curled up in her seat, trying her best to maintain as much distance from Ignatius as possible. This man wasn’t just cold; he was an unpredictable iceberg—freezing her to the bone. If she had seen his true nature while still young, she would surely have run away as far as she could without hesitation.

"The Yeager Family." The man spat out the words icily.

Both Delphine and Maximilian froze in shock, instinctively shaking their heads.

Ignatius noticed that she had retreated further into what she perceived as her safe zone. His expression darkened. At today’s engagement banquet, she was wearing a soft yellow long-sleeved dress, a color so vivid it made her look even more petite and pure. Her skin was delicately pale, almost translucent, exuding an air of frailty. Yet beneath such a fragile exterior lay a heart of resolute independence and strength.

A complex mix of emotions churned within Ignatius. Upon learning that she had been involved with Griffith Squire in the past, his fury reached an indescribable peak. But as his eyes accidentally landed on her perpetually indifferent and joyless face, his anger was diluted by a faint sense of helplessness.

If he were to demand she leave him today, she would probably do so without looking back.

The man let out a cold laugh.

Delphine pressed her lips together, keeping her silence despite the countless questions raging in her mind, unwilling to speak to Ignatius.

Seeing the stalemate between the two, Maximilian could only shamelessly interject, "Master Leclair, that doesn’t seem likely. The Yeager Family wouldn’t bring harm to themselves, would they? If Fourth Miss is injured, the engagement banquet wouldn’t be able to proceed."

Ignatius offered no explanation. If he hadn’t encountered the woman from the Golden Triangle, he might also have believed that Jocelyn Yeager was merely after the Leclair Family’s power—and would never commit such an outrageous act.

But now the circumstances had changed. That man had a motive. He not only wanted power but also sought for the Leclair Family and Griffith Squire to clash and destroy each other.

Such deep and sinister intentions.

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