Third Person's POV
"But I think Theodore is interested in you."
Aldrich frowned and said, "Vanya, take my advice and stay away from men like him, or you might end up with a life full of chaos."
"Got it."
Vanya didn't pay much attention to this.
From the hallway, she could clearly see Theodore walking around in her room, looking at some childhood photos on her desk.
"Theodore!"
Vanya rushed in and quickly turned over the photos on the desk.
Among them was a wedding photo of her and Cliff.
As expected, Theodore's expression turned cold, and his voice carried a hint of indifference: "You even have your wedding photo framed and displayed on your desk. Do you love him that much?"
"It's not..."
Vanya didn't know how to explain.
She had put it there when she and Cliff had just gotten married.
She and Cliff never had a wedding, and they barely had any photos together. This wedding photo was the only one.
Back then, she liked Cliff, so she had carefully kept this only photo of them together.
But now, it all seemed like a joke.
"It's getting late. I'll be going now."
Theodore's face was expressionless.
He rarely showed his anger, but at this moment, Vanya could tell he was upset.
Outside the door, Aldrich saw Theodore's cold face and immediately sensed that something was wrong.
He rushed in and asked, "Vanya, did you have a fight with him?"
"Aldrich, it's nothing serious. It's late, you should go get some rest."
Vanya rubbed her brow tiredly.
"Then, what about Mr. Winston?"
"He should... be fine."
Besides, that photo had been there for a long time; it had nothing to do with who she was now.
Theodore couldn't really be angry, could he? Maybe he'd be fine after a while.
That night, Vanya barely slept.
Early the next morning, news spread online that the Todd Group was targeting the Dalton Group.
When Vanya woke up and went downstairs, she found Mirabelle making a scene.
"I told you Vanya should just give in to Alpha Cliff. Now look, Alpha Cliff is going all out against our Dalton Group! I don't think even M Group can protect us now!"
Vanya walked down the stairs lazily.
When Mirabelle saw her, she became even more annoyed: "Vanya, you sure are relaxed! Do you even know how much trouble we're in right now?"
Vanya replied indifferently, "Cliff targeting the Dalton Group was only a matter of time. Why get so worked up?"
"If it weren't for you, why would Cliff go after our Dalton Group? Don't think you can do whatever you want just because you have Theodore backing you! To him, you're just a novelty—he never planned to marry you!"
As Mirabelle spoke, she picked up the newspaper: "Look, his real fiancée has already come over! There's no place for you anymore!"
Vanya paused in the middle of drinking her coffee, her gaze falling on the newspaper—a photo of a woman throwing herself into Theodore's arms.
The headline read: Theodore's First Love Returns Home, Wedding May Be Imminent.
"Vanya, you don't really think Theodore is serious about you, do you? This Gillian is a socialite—she's beautiful, comes from a good family, and most importantly, she's never been married! Did you see what the news said? She's Theodore's first love!"
Vanya put down her coffee cup with a blank expression and said calmly, "Did you misunderstand something? My relationship with Theodore isn't as close as you think. His first love coming back has nothing to do with me."
Not seeing any sadness or shock on Vanya's face, Mirabelle felt a bit disappointed.
She stood awkwardly to the side and muttered, "True, everyone says Theodore is cold and indifferent. You've already been married once—how could he possibly..."
Vanya shot Mirabelle a cold glance.
Mirabelle felt a chill run down her spine under Vanya's gaze.
Vanya said coolly, "If I remember correctly, Aldrich and Mirabelle are both on their second marriage, aren't they? Have you forgotten how you got into the Dalton family in the first place?"
"I..."
Mirabelle was at a loss for words.
"...Yes, yes, I misspoke."
Mirabelle stood aside. Now that the entire Dalton family belonged to Vanya, she naturally didn't dare provoke her too much.
Looking at Mirabelle, Vanya said coldly, "There are still things to do at the company, so I'll be leaving first. The table is dirty—please clean it up."
Vanya lazily tugged at her clothes, then walked out the door in her high heels.
Mirabelle watched Vanya's back. Only after confirming that Vanya had left did she glance at the messy table. "That Vanya! Does she take me for a servant?"
No, she couldn't just let Vanya do as she pleased.
If Vanya really divorced Cliff, then the Dalton family would have completely offended the Todd family!
She had to come up with a way to prevent Vanya from divorcing Cliff.
Wearing sunglasses, Vanya walked into M Group.
Now that the Dalton Group and M Group had merged, Vanya's presence at M Group didn't arouse anyone's suspicion.
At this point, only the M Group executives and Stuart knew that Vanya was actually Kendrick, the person in charge of M Group.
Everyone else still thought of her as the Dalton family's young lady.
Vanya walked into her office and sat down in her chair, feeling a bit tired.
Stuart had been waiting for a long time: "The Todd family has made a move, but everything is still within our control. Do you want to strike back?"