the two-faced Adopted Girl Who Melted CEO's Ice-Cold Heart Chapter 252: When Do You Plan to Lay Your Cards on the Table

"Maximilian said you’re going to the film set, and you’ll be gone for two months?" Ignatius Leclair looked at her, his expression unreadable. Two months away—it might be for the best.

"Yes, we’ll be filming at the Riverscape in Springti set. There aren’t any similar buildings in Nanyang," Delphine said calmly.

Ignatius paused for a mont before finally saying, "Take a few more people with you. Being away from ho is never as safe."

"The production budget is limited, and no one really brings that many assistants. It draws too much attention."

Hearing this, Ignatius gave her a deep look. He wanted to reach out and touch her head, but his hand hesitated for a mont before he restrained himself and withdrew it.

It was ti to leave. The whole Wade Family ordeal had caused too much noise. Though he had always planned to take action against the Wade Family, thinking back on it now, one reason for acting so early was Delphine Carter.

This woman’s influence on him was growing stronger and stronger.

He needed to reflect and think things through calmly.

Ignatius nodded slightly and then turned to leave.

Delphine raised her eyes and watched his tall, elegant figure. For so reason, she felt as though he was deliberately keeping his distance from her.

She lowered her eyes and gave a faint, cold smile. Was it because lody Cloud had returned to Nanyang?

The next day was lody’s birthday banquet. It was said that all the attendees had been ticulously handpicked from among high society.

Leah arrived at the Leclair residence in the afternoon, wearing a red off-shoulder gown that revealed the elegant curve of her neck. Paired with her coldly exquisite and seductive features, she was like a resplendent peony in full bloom—luxurious and alluring.

"How do I look?" Leah lifted the hem of her dress, twirled once in front of Delphine, winked, and said with a playful smile, "Don’t worry, I’ll steal all of lody’s spotlight tonight. But are you really not planning to go?"

Delphine shook her head, responding faintly, "I don’t want to go."

Leah pinched her cheek and scolded her playfully, "Delphine Carter, how can you not be the least bit anxious? I told you, Ignatius Leclair and that woman are not ordinary acquaintances. What if that man cheats on you behind your back and then leaves you high and dry?"

Without even lifting her eyes, Delphine replied indifferently, "Leah, he’s already left high and dry once before. A second ti wouldn’t make a difference."

Leah stomped her foot in frustration and asked in a low voice, "So, when are you going to confront him? You can’t just keep dragging this out indefinitely. There are plenty of good n in Nanyang. You shouldn’t waste your ti."

By the end of the year, she figured. Once her current film was wrapped up and she received her pay, by then, the Leclair Family’s esteed elder should also have returned to Nanyang.

The Leclair family’s grand patriarch was soone who could easily keep Ignatius in check.

"Year’s end," Delphine whispered, her voice almost inaudible.

A spark lit in Leah’s eyes. The two exchanged a knowing glance and dropped the subject altogether.

In the end, even Leah didn’t attend lody’s birthday banquet. The two of them took the car out for a drive, drank until midnight at the mountaintop, and were eventually dragged back to the car by a furious Griffith Squire, who had to deal with the two drunken, chaotic won.

Delphine returned to the Leclair residence at 2 a.m.

Not a single call had co from Ignatius all night. Though she had drunk quite a lot, her mind was eerily clear. The Leclair residence was unusually quiet at night. Holding her shoes in hand, she walked barefoot upstairs, down the long and dark hallway, to the pitch-black, lightless bedroom.

She stood at the door, fumbling for a long ti before she finally flicked on the light. The room was cold and empty.

She had long grown accustod to these lonely and desolate nights. Even when he was beside her, the chill in her heart never dissipated.

The next morning, Delphine packed her luggage and joined the film crew early to begin shooting "A Pear Blossom Pressed Against the Sea." anwhile, lody Cloud’s stunning appearance at the Cloud Family young lady’s birthday banquet beca the talk of Nanyang high society. Soon after, lody was crowned Nanyang’s latest first socialite.