Married First, Loved Later : A Flash Marriage with My Ex's 'Uncle' novel Chapter 313

Chapter 313: A Gentle Blade

Riley looked genuinely concerned, as if she had no idea what was going on.

"Jaxon, put the gun down... Nancy, what happened?"

Jaxon didn’t move an inch.

Riley turned to Logan, flustered and seemingly at a loss. "Logan, did Nancy do something to upset you? I’ll apologize for her, okay? Just put the gun away."

Logan remained calm.

The whole backyard went eerily silent.

Then, Selina let out a soft laugh, breaking the stillness. "Logan, you scared Miss Nelson."

Only then did Logan give a slight nod, and Jaxon holstered the gun.

Nancy collapsed to the ground with a thud, face pale and terrified.

Selina beamed at Riley, already sure of the answer to the question she hadn’t yet asked.

—Why was Nancy so bold? Because Riley gave her the nerve.

Riley glanced at the flattened herbs on the ground. "Selina, I’m sorry. Nancy’s out of control because I’ve spoiled her. Just name your price for the herbs, and I’ll compensate you."

Selina cast her a sidelong look.

If she accepted the offer, and the story got out, Nelson Family would look like the reasonable ones.

After all, who’d believe a few herbs were worth that much?

Riley was betting Selina wouldn’t dare name a price. She was wrong.

Selina opened her mouth, but a cool male voice beat her to it.

"Then transfer the 0.5% Reid Group shares under Madam Nelson’s name to my wife as compensation."

Logan said it casually, like it was no big deal.

"If you agree, Jack will handle the transfer later. If not, well, my wife is generous—she won’t press the matter."

Madam Nelson’s expression cracked. Her vision swam.

0.5% of Reid Group...!

She had fought tooth and nail to get those shares—now she was supposed to hand them over to Selina?

Nancy was the one who ruined the herbs, so why was she footing the bill?

The shares might sound small, but the annual dividends added up to tens of millions.

She’d held onto them for years without Logan ever raising an eyebrow. Now he suddenly wanted them back? All for Selina?

Just as she was about to explode, Riley quietly held her hand.

"Mom," Riley said calmly, like it had just occurred to her, "Logan’s right. That was a gift for Hunter. If he doesn’t want it, we should return it."

Madam Nelson stared at her in disbelief. "Riley, you—"

"Mom, I’ve been meaning to say this. Hunter may be adopted, but he owes the Nelson Family nothing. If anything, we owe our current status to him. You can’t use your role as his adoptive mother to take advantage of his friendship with Logan."

Selina raised a brow in surprise at Riley’s righteous tone.

Madam Nelson flushed, fuming. "Why should Selina get it, though..."

"Mom!" Riley cut her off sharply. "Selina is Logan’s wife. If Logan agrees, why are you arguing? Those shares were never yours to begin with."

It seemed Madam Nelson was finally swayed.

Riley let out a subtle breath. "Jack, I’ll leave the rest to you."

Madam Nelson stormed off with Nancy in tow, radiating fury.

Riley stepped closer to Logan, brows furrowed.

"Logan, I didn’t know Mom hadn’t returned those shares. I really did try to talk her into it... I’m sorry."

Selina suddenly felt confused.

Why was Riley acting normal now?

From the conversation, it was clear the 0.5% stake was originally a gift from Logan to Hunter.

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